Tag Archives: DUI

Miami Cop Charged With DUI After On-Duty Crash Into Marked Police Car, Drawing Gun On Fellow Cop [VIDEO]

Miami’s ABC affiliate reports: Detective Victor Manuel Montalvo crashed the unmarked Miami-Dade Police Department car he was driving into a marked police cruiser while driving drunk, according to his colleagues. The police officer, who was injured, reported having to draw his side-arm and order Montalvo, 43, at gunpoint to drop his department-issued gun after he pulled it out from his …

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Tennessee GOP Bill Would Outlaw Sales Of Cold Beer

Memphis’s CBS reports: A bill working its way through the Tennessee legislature could put a chill on cold beer sales in the state. SB 2636, according to its summary on the state website, “prohibits a beer permittee from selling at retail refrigerated or cold beer.” It passed two votes in the Senate and was referred to a committee. The bill …

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North Dakota GOP Rep Gets $1K Fine And Probation After Spewing Racist, Anti-Gay Slurs During DUI Arrest

The Associated Press reports: A North Dakota lawmaker who insulted police with vulgar, homophobic and anti-migrant comments during an arrest last month for drunken driving was sentenced to serve nearly a year of unsupervised probation and to pay $1,000. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, received the sentence on Jan. 8, when he pleaded guilty to drunken driving, court …

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North Dakota GOP Rep Faces Calls To Resign After Spewing Racist And Anti-Gay Slurs During DUI Arrest

ABC News reports:  Republican leaders have called on a North Dakota lawmaker to resign after he lashed out at police with homophobic and anti-migrant remarks during a traffic stop earlier this month in which he was arrested for drunken driving. Republican House Majority Leader Mike Lefor said Tuesday he called on Republican state Rep. Nico Rios, of Williston, to resign …

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GOP State Rep Spews Anti-Gay Slurs During DUI Arrest

The Associated Press reports: A North Dakota lawmaker who serves on a panel that handles law enforcement legislation made homophobic and anti-migrant remarks to a police officer who arrested him on a charge of driving drunk, body camera footage shows. Republican state Rep. Nico Rios of Williston was also charged with refusing to provide a chemical test. Both that and …

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New Jersey Defies Feds With Highway Warning Signs

Gothamist reports: New Jersey transportation officials have posted quirky, holiday-themed highway safety warnings for drivers, even though the federal government ordered the state to remove similar signs last year. “Only Rudolph should be lit, drive high get DUI,” one of this year’s digital signs reads. “Reckless drivers are worse than fruitcake,” says another. In 2022, the Federal Highway Administration told …

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NYPD: Drunk Man Tried To Drive Down Subway Stairs

The New York Daily News reports: A drunken driver was busted Friday after he rammed his SUV into the entrance of a Washington Heights subway station, police said. Miguel Delacruz-Martinez, 25, was driving near Broadway and W. 157th St. about 9:15 a.m. when his black Nissan Rogue hopped the curb and ended up on the sidewalk, cops said. He continued …

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Tennessee “Santa’s Train” Driver Charged With DUI

Knoxville’s ABC affiliate reports: Police in Tazewell say Henry Meade, 40, was operating “Santa’s Train” at the town’s Christmas Tractor Parade — i.e., driving a motorized lawn mower that he was using to pull carts full of children and their families. On Saturday evening, visitors at the event said they saw Moore acting erratically. Local police officers were soon alerted …

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Anti-Gay WV College Coach Resigns After DUI Arrest

CBS Sports reports: West Virginia coach Bob Huggins has resigned as Mountaineers men’s basketball coach after he was arrested Friday night in Pittsburgh for driving under the influence of alcohol. Huggins, who informed the team of his impending resignation on Saturday night, intends to retire. Huggins, 69, is one of the biggest figures in college basketball, with two Final Fours …

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Anti-Gay Coach Arrested, Drove Nearly 3X DUI Limit

The New York Times reports: Bob Huggins, the men’s basketball coach at West Virginia, was arrested in Pittsburgh on Friday and charged with driving under the influence. According to a post on the police department’s public safety site, officers in Pittsburgh found Huggins blocking traffic in a black S.U.V. just before 8:30 p.m. Huggins’s door was open, and the car …

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Far-Right GOP State Rep Busted In DUI Crash-And-Run

The Indiana Capital Chronicle reports: Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas was arrested and held in the Jackson County Jail Wednesday morning after police said he drove while intoxicated and left the scene of a crash. Lucas crashed his vehicle on Interstate 65, just north of Seymour, around midnight, an Indiana State Police spokesperson told the Indiana Capital Chronicle. Police said …

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Megachurch Pastor Faces Jail For “Blackout Drunk” DUI

The Christian Post reports: Days after pleading “not guilty” to driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood alcohol content of .08% or more, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston pled “guilty” to the charges and was sentenced to three years’ probation, a $140 fine and other penalties. He is yet to be sentenced for an enhanced charge …

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Texas Southern Baptist Megachurch Pastor Resigns After DUI And Weapon Arrest With Child Passenger In His Car

The Baptist News reports:  Drew Erickson, lead teaching pastor at Travis Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas, resigned suddenly March 5 after he was arrested in Tarrant County two days before on suspicion of carrying an unlawful weapon and driving while intoxicated with a child under age 15 in the car. “Over the last 12 months and more recently, …

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Notorious Cultist Arrested In Connecticut DUI Crash

The Connecticut Insider reports: Robert Hyde, the two-time congressional candidate known for his role in the first impeachment of former President Donald Trump, was arrested early Sunday morning on a driving under the influence charge. Bloomfield police officers took the 43-year-old lobbyist and businessman into custody after a one-car crash around 2:20 a.m. Hyde, a Republican, gained notoriety in 2020 when …

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Hutchinson’s Son Arrested On Drugs, Weapons Charges

Little Rock’s NBC affiliate reports: The son of former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson’s has been arrested in Northwest Arkansas, according to the Benton County Sheriff’s Office. William Asa Hutchinson III, 47, was taken into custody on Friday by the Benton County Sheriff’s office for multiple charges. Hutchinson faces charges of simultaneous possession of drugs and firearms along with refusal to …

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Convicted Rioter Charged With Illinois DUI Homicide

The Peoria Journal-Star reports: A 44-year-old Auburn, Ill., man who pleaded guilty in federal court in early September to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the deadly Jan. 6 breach of the U.S. Capitol has been arrested in connection with a fatal accident on Interstate 55 Tuesday. Illinois State Police confirmed Sunday morning Shane Jason Woods, also known as Shane …

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Students For Trump Co-Founder Hit With Second DUI After Attacking Candidate For Defending DUI Clients

The Daily Beast reports: A few months ago, MAGA influencer and Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier took some social media shots at a GOP congressional candidate for his legal work representing people accused of drunk driving. But while the right-wing youth activist may not think DUI criminal defense attorneys belong in federal office, he may be grateful to have …

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Paul Pelosi Pleads Guilty In DUI Crash, Gets Probation

TMZ reports: Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul, just pled guilty to a DUI charge stemming from his May car accident and arrest. According to court records, obtained by TMZ, Pelosi pled guilty to one count of DUI. He was sentenced to three years probation and 5 days of jail time, with credit for time served. As part of the probation terms, …

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Florida Cop Busted Driving Nearly 5X Over DUI Limit

Orlando’s ABC affiliate reports: Apopka Police officer Oscar Mayorga, 25, was in full uniform when Eustis Police officers pulled him over on Monday. Body camera footage shows the interaction Mayorga has with officers during questioning. Mayorga seems visibly disoriented and his speech is slurred as he is placed on a stretcher. Mayorga denies being intoxicated and refuses a field sobriety …

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Paul Pelosi Charged With Two DUI Misdemeanors

NBC News reports: The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was charged with two alcohol-related driving misdemeanors Thursday stemming from a collision last month in Napa County, California. The county district attorney’s office issued a criminal complaint against Paul Pelosi, 82, for driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury and driving with a blood alcohol level at or …

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