NBC10.com: Man Charged With Murder for Alleged DUI Fatal Crash July 18, 2006 8:26 am EDT
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man involved in a fatal two-car crash while he was allegedly driving under the influence is facing a murder charge.Police said they have charged James McClinton, 22, with murder, involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence, aggravated assault and related offenses.Police said McClinton ran a red light and collided with a Honda Accord, killing the driver....
Bonner County Daily Bee - Sandpoint,ID,USA Friday, Jul 14, 2006 - 09:56:46 am PDT By KEITH KINNAIRD, News editor
SANDPOINT -- The investigation into a lethal vehicle crash near Garfield Bay two years ago went on trial on Wednesday.
Defense attorney Doug Phelps stepped up his shelling of the case against Dustin Paul Trevino, calling into question just about every aspect of the vehicular manslaughter and drunken-driving investigation.Phelps called an expert defense witness who testified Bonner County Sheriff's Deputy Jeremy Deal improperly administered field sobriety tests. Phelps also argued the scene where the agility tests were conducted was awash in chaos, with ambulances driving up and down the road and even a rogue motorist who drove through the middle of the scene without any lights on, coming close to where Trevino and Deal were standing.
Georgia DUI becomes campaign issue in solicitor race
07/13/2006 — Jonathon Aurelia says his opponent in the solicitor race, Rosanna Szabo, is soft on crime. But Szabo says she finds that an odd argument coming from a man who has a record of driving under the influence.
Aurelia was arrested in June of 1994, when he was 19, for driving while intoxicated, according to records. He pleaded nolo contendre, or no contest, to the top charge and a charge of minor in possession of alcohol was dropped, the records show.
July 8, 2006 Albany — The Governor's Office of Highway Safety wraps up its Operation Zero Tolerance Campaign tomorrow. That's the effort to get drunk drivers off of Georgia's roads.In Dougherty County, it seems to be working. The Campaign started June 23, in preparation for the fourth of July holiday. Dougherty County Police stopped over 100 people violating the law and made 7 arrests. But fewer arrests these days are for DUI's. "The HEAT Program has been focused on drinking and driving and we've noticed a reduction in it. We've been out here agressively looking for DUI's and the good news is were not finding a lot of them and even on the roadchecks, people were using designated drivers," says Lt. Tom Jackson.Officers say greater enforcement has resulted in less crashes. The Dougherty County HEAT Patrol started monitoring the area in December.
Since then, only 47 DUI prosecutions are on record, compared to 98 two years ago. In March, there were 90 accidents in Dougherty County. In April, there were 46. And in May, just 32.
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