The next schedules hearing for the conductor of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is April 20, following his plea of not guilty to charges of DUI.
Since he was entering this plea, Paavo Jarvi did not have to appear in court athe the Hamilton County Municipal Court.
The polices arrest Jarvi last week, saying that he was asleep at the wheel of his car, which was stopped at an intersection along Wooster Pike. He then failed a field sobriety test, and refused a breathalyzer.
Read the article “Symphony Conductor Pleads Not Guilty to Drunk Driving Charge” from Local12.com
One of the 12 former members of the fraternity and sorority charged in the alleged hazing death cause by alcohol of a Utah State University Freshman pleaded guilty Monday. She made a deal that would leave her record clean after she completed 12 months on probation. Sadie Green, who is only 19, is the first to plead guilty for the Nov 21st death of Michael Starks, who was pledging Sigma Nu fraternity. Green wasnt the only one present, but several teenage Chi Omega sorority women, who had “captured” and painted Stark as part of a faternity initiation that was non-sanctioned. Greens “plea in abeyance” requires he to make public presentations about drinking, as well as go to alcohol counseling as part of her community service, according to prosecutor Tony Baird. Hazing charges were dismissed earlier this month against Cecily Kiss and Grant Barney. Barney however pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice, and is set for sentancing on April 20.
Read the article “First USU student pleads guilty to hazing in alcohol death” by Brian Maffly from the Salt Lake Tribune
- The Franklin Township School Board has fired a school bus driver for driving drnuk. The driver is accused of transporting more than 100 students while legally intoxicated. Phillip K. Leslie was arrested by police on March 3rd. The police were acting on tips that parents had voiced when Leslie hit a mailbox, didnt follow his correct assigned route, and drove on the wrong side of the road. A probable cause affidavit produced the results showing his blood alcohol content was .22, which is nearly 3 times the legal limit.
Read the article “District fires bus driver in DUI case” by Cindy Marshall from The South Indy Star
The state Court of Appeals ruled today that a person who is alone, drunk, and asleep behind the wheel of his working car with his keys in the center console is sufficient support to convict him of DWI.
Citizen Daryl Fleck had the policed called on him by a concerned citizen when he was asleep in his car around 11:30 pm. When the police arrived, he was obvisouly intoxicated and registered a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) of .18%, which is double the legal limit!He is facing up to 4 years in prison, since he has had prior convictions
I always heard my friends and others talk about this, but I never thought it was true. It is hard to decide, because he was sitting behind the wheel in the drivers seat. If he had been laying down in the passenger or back seat, I wonder if it would have effected the outcome. The lesson to be learned to make sure to be safe is dont be in a car asleep drunk with the keys and by yourself… unless it is a non working car. (The picture is not of Daryl Fleck, but another man who fell asleep in his car, drunk)
Rea the article “Court: Man drunk, asleep in car still guilty of DWI” from the Star Tribune
We have all seen the alcohol portable breath detector, or something similar. A digital alcohol tester like the keychain one above can be bought for less then $25. Having a keychaing device seems like it is already too late, but maybe since they have made alcohol portable, they think your bac alcohol tool should be too.
The idea behind having these small easy devices is good, but it has caused people to think of breathalyzers as either little toys that arent accurate, or tools that are going to get them prosecuted (or hopefully relieved) of DUI charges. Our breathalyzer is the only FDA approved BAC testing instrument. Our goal is to hopefully stop you before you even get to your keys, by giving you a safe way to test yourself.
Make sure to look for our breathalyzers this year at the Pride Celebration in Long Beach on May 16 & 17. We have made a deal to provide blood alcohol awareness tools around the 2 day celebration at no cost to the event planners, $1 for drinkers. The money collected from the breath alcohol instrument will help us expand to be in more bars around the community.
Over the previous 25 years the Long Beach Gay & Lesbian Pride Festival Celebration has become the 3rd largest in the country, and attracts over 90,000 people.They pack the Shoreline Village Drive area with 7 dance areas a main stage for Grammy Award Winner Jennifer Hudson.
This festival revs up the economic engine for our community, generatin $10 million in direct spending to Long Beach, and $20 million to the regional economy! With sponsors like Ed Hardy, Budweiser, and Bacardi supporting their event, how can it go wrong!
Visit the 26th Pride Celebration Official Website
LONG BEACH - A spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney
said Long Beach’s First District City Council Candidate Bill Grisolia is still facing two charges for driving under the influence of alcohol. This contradicted statements earlier mentioned by Grisolias representative.
The incident occured on Jan 24 in San Pedro, which is why it is being prosecuted by the L.A. City Attorneys Office, spokesman Frank Matelijan said. The two charges he faces are driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a BAC (blood alcohol concentration) above .08%.
Read the article, “Grisolia’s DUI case still alive” by Paul Eakens
of the Press Telegram
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LONG BEACH - A number of Eastside homes and businesses were without power early Friday after a drunk driver crashed lost control of his car and crashed into a power pole. Jonathan David Milane, age 22, crashed his 1997 Nissan around 1:30 a.m into a Southern California Edison pole near the cornery of Atherton Drive and Daggett Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department’s spokeswomen Nancy Pratt.
Milane was the only one involved in the accident, and didnt suffer any severe injuries. It wasnt clear what caused him to lose control, but afterward he was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.He is being held in a $15,000 bail, according to records from the jail. He will be arraigned on a DUI charge next week.
Read the article “Crash causes power outage” by Tracy Manzer from the Press Telegram
Read the article “Six Die in LA County Holiday Traffic Accidents” from the press telegram below
“Six traffic deaths were reported over the holiday weekend in Los Angeles County and DUI arrests by California Highway Patrol officers were down from last year’s total.
Emelio Ramirez, 25, of Oxnard, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Christmas Eve while walking in the right-most lane of the San Diego (405) Freeway just south of the Marina (90) Freeway.
Sheryl Thacker, 38, and Carmela Rodriguez, 64, both of San Pedro, died Christmas Day when their van crashed and rolled over on the Harbor (110) Freeway near Pacific Coast Highway.
Information on the other three traffic fatalities was not immediately available.
Only three traffic fatalities were reported during the similar time period in 2007.
Local CHP officers made 233 DUI arrests between 6 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Sunday, compared with 331 arrests in the similar period last year, CHP Officer Anthony Martin said. ”
LONG BEACH — A random DUI checkpoint led to the arrest of a mother of 2 after she was caught with an open bottle of beer in her lap. The checkpoint was located on PCH and Loynes from 6pm until 2 am. At the time of the incident, her 2 children were sleeping in the back seat of the car. Joyce Lopez, 21 year old from Huntington Beach, was arrested for driving under the influence according to Long Beach Police Dept.
Sgt. Tom Marcoux said the police tested her BAC (blood alcohol concentration) and found it was nearly DOUBLE the legal limit! “Oh my God,” was the first thing Marcoux thought after he noticed the 2 children in the back seat and the strong odor of alcohol in the car. The children, who appeared to be ages 1 and 7, were taken into protective custody by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services.
Read the article “Police: Mom drove with kids, beer” by Tracy Manzar from the Press Telegram.
The official website for Dont Die Drunk is now back in action. We suffered some technical difficulties this past Fri and had to rebuild our entire site. We want to thank all the people that have been visiting the site and helping us to gain momentum. We arent going to stop any time soon! Check back for regular updates and new stories.
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