In a story that seems like a case of real-life-grand-theft-auto, reports out of Fairbanks, Alaska claim 21-year old say Aleksandr Glushko of Delta Junction drove a stolen forklift more than 3 miles while intoxicated to retrieve a truck he crashed. Police say Glushko drove off a road in a pickup and crashed into pipe stacked […]
Alaska man Steals Forklift After Drunken Crash Into Construction Site
DWI Suspect Chows Down – Picks Up New Charges
Kenneth Desormes of New York expressed his contempt, or perhaps dismay, at his Breathalyzer test results by attempting to scarf them down. This creative plan cover-up plan didn’t pan out, however, and the police served him up a steaming hot dish of new charges. Desormes would have been only charged with misdemeanor DWI, but his […]
For Drunk Driving Firefighters in Austin The Party Is Over
Apparently there is a bit of a drunk driving pattern emerging among Austin’s brave men that battle blazes. Since January, six firefighters have been suspended for being arrested for suspicion of DWI. The latest suspect was one of the brass, on July 11, Madison, a 29-year AFD veteran who receives the highest salary of any […]
Friendswood Officer dodges DWI conviction after paperwork botched
Friendswood police officer Fred Cramer was arrested for DWI – but due to a mistake in the paperwork submitted by the Pearland Police officers that arrested Mr. Cramer, he dodged a DWI conviction and was convicted of Public Intoxication instead. Pearland Police confronted Friendswood Officer Fred Cramer when they saw his motorcycle lying in the […]
SCOTUS: Anonymous 911 caller is reasonable suspicion for DWI
Yet another blow was dealt by the Supreme Court on our civil liberties and our 4th amendment rights on April 22 when the Supreme Court held that California Highway Patrol officers had reasonable suspicion of DWI, and therefore were justified in conducting an investigative traffic stop where the only basis for the stop was that the vehicle matched a […]