While President Obama was kicking back in Martha’s Vineyard, his half-uncle was locked up on a drunk driving charge. Unfortunately, Obama could not answer his relative’s phone call from the big house. Onyango Obama, 67, of Framingham was arrested on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. according to Middlesex District Attorney Spokeswoman Cara O’Brien. After he failed [...]
Just one drink impairs driving, research says
July 1, 2011 Leave a Comment
Likelihood of fatal accident increases even with a BAC of just .01 percent
“Jackass” star Ryan Dunn given private funeral
June 23, 2011 Leave a Comment
Died in 140 mph drunken Porsche crash
Springfield man arrested on 4th OUI offense after hitting pedestrian
May 3, 2011 Leave a Comment
A 60-year-old Springfield man was arrested Monday afternoon and charged with his fourth drunk driving offense after police said he hit a pedestrian. Jose A. Rivera, of Horace Street, was arrested after police responded to Belmont Avenue on a report of a pedestrian struck. As soon as police go there, Rivera was “displaying many signs [...]
PHOTO: Jaime Pressly arrested for drunken driving
Jan. 6, 2011 Leave a Comment
Actress Jaime Pressly, 33, has been arrested in Santa Monica for investigation of driving under the influence of alcohol. She was stopped for a traffic violation around 11 p.m. Wednesday and booked on suspicion of DUI. The Los Angeles County sheriff’s website reports that Pressly spent the night in jail and was released Thursday morning [...]
Wrong-way driver hits ambulance at 100 mph in Santa Fe
Dec. 15, 2010 Leave a Comment
A driver, headed the wrong way down I-25 in New Mexico at more than 100 mph crashed head-on into am ambulance early Tuesday, killing one person and injuring several others, according to FireFighterCloseCalls.com. The crash occurred around 2:30 a.m. Two people were ejected from the car, one fatally. The other was critically injured as was [...]
Rhode Island man gets 11th drunk driving charge
Dec. 5, 2010 2 Comments
An East Providence, R.I. man was arrested in Seekonk for allegedly driving drunk for the 11th time. Vernon Perry, 52, was spotted around 1:20 Saturday morning by Seekonk Patrol Officer Eric Chalifoux driving quickly down Taunton Avenue. The officer captured Perry’s 2001 Saturn on radar at 52 mph in a 40 zone, and then he [...]
Teen in Phoebe Prince bully case arrested for OUI
April 19, 2010 7 Comments
A Western Massachusetts teen charged in the bullying of 15-year-old Phoebe Prince who committed suicide earlier this year has been arrested for drunk driving. According to the Springfield Republican newspaper, Austin Renaud, 18, was arrested early Sunday morning in Holyoke and charged with operating under the influence. He was released on $40 bail and is [...]
Driving instructor guilty of giving lesson while drunk
April 16, 2009 1 Comment
A driving instructor was clearly sending the wrong message to his students — he was found guilty Thursday in Ipswitch District Court for giving a driving lesson while he was drunk. Daniel Winsky, 53, of Salem, was found guilty and sentenced to 18-months probation and a one-year loss of license after being found guilty of [...]
