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Lakewood Police Dept Colo. motor unit at crash scene.

From KDVR 

LAKEWOOD, Colo. 11/03/2015 — A passenger was killed, and the driver and another passenger were hospitalized after a car crash on Sixth Avenue early Monday morning.

It happened in the eastbound lanes just before Sheridan Boulevard when the driver lost control and hit the guardrail, rolling several times, according to the Lakewood Police Department.

A driver and two passengers were in the vehicle. One passenger was ejected and pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified her as 19-year-old Kayla Ann Flinchpaugh. Officials said she died as a result of significant head trauma.

The male driver was thrown from the vehicle but suffered non-life-threatening injuries. He remains in the hospital.

Another female passenger was injured during, but Lakewood police said she was wearing her seat belt. Identities of the driver and third passenger have not been released.

Investigators believe alcohol and drugs might be a factor. ...MORE

From Westword.com
Commuters on 6th Avenue driving toward downtown Denver from the west yesterday morning found the route closed at Wadsworth — a sign that suggested something awful had taken place.

Unfortunately, this proved to be true.

A single-car accident near 6th and Sheridan resulted in the death of nineteen-year-old Kayla Flinchpaugh, a passenger in the vehicle.

The driver and another passenger survived — and investigators believe that alcohol and/or drugs may have been a factor in the crash.….MORE

Kayla Flinchpaugh killed in DUI crash Lakewood Colo 110215

From Gofundme page

11/03/2015 —- This Morning,  November 2, 2015 we lost an amazing young girl with a beautiful smile! She is up with all the other angles now! Kayla was young, bright, loving, caring and had a smile that would light up any room she walked in to!

In the early hours of Noverber 2nd, Kayla was involved in fatal car accident. She was with two other people who survived the accident. Kayla was sitting in the back seat and was ejected from the car. Kayla was only 19 years old! I wanted to start this page because this is not the only loss this family has had this year. Earlier in the year Kayla’s Grandfather died. So, not only does this family need your prayers but they need your help to give Kayla the funeral she deserves. ….MORE

Austin Police Department DWI arrests

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Jeffery Jason Kelley 38 DUI liquor fatal Apple Grove Road Lacey Springs Ala

Morgan County Ala fatal DUI crash 110115

From WAFF

11/05/2015 — A pedestrian was killed on Sunday around 7:50 p.m. after being hit by a vehicle on Apple Grove Road in Morgan County.

State troopers said Daniel Lee Sharp, 35, of Lacey’s Spring, was hit and killed by a 1988 Chevrolet van driven by Jeffrey Jason Kelley, 38, of Arab.

Sharp was pronounced dead at the scene. Kelley was not injured.

The crash happened five miles south of Lacey’s Spring.

Kelley, Jeffery Jason (W /M/38) Arrest on chrg of D.u.i. -liquor (M), at Apple Grove Rd, Lacey Springs, AL, on 11/1/2015 22:00.

Alabama State Patrol cruiser with lights

ROCKVILLE, MD. — Samuel Joseph Ellis has been indicted by a Montgomery County Circuit Court Grand Jury on seven counts of negligent manslaughter, negligent homicide and causing life-threatening injury for killing Alex Murk and Calvin Li,  two of his high-school friends in a DUI crash in North Potomac last June.

Ellis faces Judge John W. Debelius III on Nov. 20, 2015 for a scheduling hearing.  A video bench warrant hearing was held on Nov. 6, 2015 at 1:30 pm before Judge Cynthia Callahan. Ellis, of 14609 Snapdragon Circle in North Potomac, Md.,

Ellis also faces a criminal hearing on Nov. 18, 2015 in Ocean City from charges brought by Ocean City Police Officer R. Flanagan for being involved in a fight on June 2, 2015. A civil citation for possession of alcohol under the legal age on March 15, 2015 was dropped by Montgomery County States Attorney John McCarthy on June 9, 2015.

Kenneth Saltzman, a parent who was at the party on 14600 Boat House Way in North Potomac, and whom hosted the teen party, was charged on Oct. 28, 2015 with furnishing alcohol to a minor. He faces trial in District Court for Montgomery County on Dec. 10, 2015.

Montgomery County States Attorney McCarthy dumped the alcohol charge

ROCKVILLE, MD. — The driver who police say killed two of his passengers while on a high-speed booze cruise after a teenage drinking party was busy racking up a record of alcohol and fighting in two Maryland counties in recent months.

While Samuel Joseph Ellis, of 14609 Snapdragon Circle in North Potomac Maryland rests up in his hospital bed from injuries which were apparently self-inflicted by his reported speeding into the grounds of a home after a teen drinking party; an examination of his court record shows a civil citation for underage possession of alcohol was served on him by Montgomery County Police Officer N. Culler on March 15, 2015.

The incident of underage alcohol was just three months prior to the fatal crash in which police say he killed two of his school chums. Dead are Alexander Murk and Calvin Jaixing Li, both recent graduates of Wooten High School.

On June 9, 2015, the Montgomery County States Attorney John McCarthy dropped the citation, which carried no criminal record but did have a fine payable of $100.  The court record doesn’t show any public service assessed in lieu of the fine.

On June 2, 2015 the party boy Sam Ellis was reveling in Ocean City, Maryland along with thousands of other newly graduated high school students when he was arrested by Ocean City Police Officer R. Flanagan.  The criminal charge which is pending in Worcester County District Court for a hearing on July 9, 2015 is for the criminal charge of “affray”, which means participating in a fight among several persons, often associated with a riot or rumble.

Arrested at the same time as Ellis was one of the teens who died in the crash, Calvin Jaixing Li, of 2326 McCormack Rd. in Rockville, Md. The pair were charged by Ocean City Police in a June 2, 2015 2:27 am incident which took place at 6007 Coastal Highway.

Court records show that Rockville attorney Brian Clark represented Li and has filed an order with the Worcester County District Court on June 29^th for abatement of the charge due to Li’s death.

Montgomery County lawyer and former Delegate Robin Ficker made this comment on aWashington Post article about the double fatal teen crash:

“Just this past week in Montgomery County Circuit Court, Vincent Olalo was sentenced to 3 years in jail by Judge Mason because his drunk driving accident contributed to the death of a man who already had very serious health problems. Let’s see if States Attorney McCarthy administers justice even-handedly.”

Coverage from WUSA9 News

NORTH POTOMAC, Md. Sept. 22, 2015 – (WUSA9) — The family of one of two 18-year-old Wootton High School graduates killed in a car crash after a party released a statement Monday expressing shock about the news a parent was present for the party, and a desire to make sure the laws change.

The statement by David and Pamela Murk comes days after a WUSA9 report into the investigation into the crash that killed their son Alex Murk and fellow Wootton graduate Calvin Li on June 25. The two were killed after the car they were traveling in flew into a fence, hit a tree and landed in a yard.

READ:
The report on the fatal accident

According to documents obtained by WUSA9, the driver of the car, Sam Ellis, was traveling at least more than 30 miles above the speed limit and has a blood alcohol content of .09 two hours after the crash.

“Needless to say, this has been a lot — almost too much — for us to absorb. The details into what happened that night re-opens fresh wounds and our family is absolutely devastated,” David and Pamela Murk said in the statement.

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The two also expressed disgust at the circumstances at the party, specifically the knowledge that a parent was present at the party. According to sources, Kenneth Saltzman knew about the party his daughter was hosting, and at one point jokingly asked a partygoer if one of the 30-packs of beer they brought was for him.

Salzman is expected to be charged with adult responsibility, but the Murks believe punishment associated with that charge is too little.

“What is even more shocking is the fact that under Maryland law, a first offense for behavior such as Mr. Saltzman’s carries no jail time, but merely a maximum fine of $2500,” the Murks said in the statement. “$2500 for something that results in the death of two young men.”

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Read the full statement from David and Pamela Murk.

The two also call for a change to the laws, specifically the potential punishments that can be held against drivers.

“Slaps on the wrist, or short jail sentences, will NOT deter other teenagers from acting as grossly irresponsibly as Sam Ellis did that night,” the Murks said in the statement.

“It goes without saying, we were extremely disappointed that so many family and friends of Alex and Calvin within our community who had knowledge of what took place that evening, were unwilling to come forward without subpoenas and a Grand Jury proceeding,” the Murks said in the statement.

Blount County Alabama Asst. District Attorney Lindsay Nadeau busted for DUI; resigned after getting out of jail. Birmingham Police Dept. photo

From AL.com

Birmingham, Alabama – 11/09/2015 — A Blount County assistant district attorney has resigned after she was arrested for her involvement in a DUI crash with injuries.

Birmingham police arrested Lindsay Nadeau early Saturday morning. Birmingham City Jail records show she was booked into the jail after the 1 a.m. crash, and released later that day.

Blount County District Attorney Pamela Casey said Nadeau immediately resigned from her job. “As the Blount County District Attorney, I take very seriously my responsibility to promote public safety by prosecuting those individuals who commit crimes in our community,” Casey said. “My employees understand that, like myself, they are public servants and that the public’s expectations are much higher for us given the work that we do.”

The crash happened about 1 a.m. Saturday. Birmingham police said an officer on patrol drove up on a wrecked vehicle at Oporto Madrid Boulevard South and Cooper Hill Road. Nadeau, said Sgt. Bryan Shelton, was in the driver’s seat of a vehicle that had struck a utility pole. Two passenger were already outside of the vehicle, but another male was in the vehicle and unresponsive.  ....MORE

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Wiktoria Filc, a 19-year-old passenger in Joseph Auteri’s 2005 Acura, was fatally injured when he crashed into the guard rail on Belt Parkway in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, early Sunday Nov. 8, 2015. THEODORE PARISIENNE/FOR NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

From SILive.com

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 19-year-old Huguenot man has been charged in the fatal Belt Parkway crash that killed a Midland Beach woman early Sunday morning.

Wiktoria killed by Joseph Auteri in DUI crash

Joseph Auteri, of Lamont Avenue, was driving drunk in a 2005 Acura with four passengers just before 6:30 a.m. when he hit a guardrail while attempting to exit the Belt Parkway at 65th Street in Brooklyn and flipped the vehicle, police said in a statement.

His front-seat passenger, Wiktoria Filc, 19, of Moreland Street, was found unconscious and unresponsive at the scene and taken to Lutheran Medical Center in Brooklyn, where she was pronounced dead, according to police.

Auteri, who suffered a severe left arm injury, and his three backseat passengers, who suffered only minor injuries, were also taken to Lutheran Medical Center, cops said….MORE

Oregon State Police fatal crash DUI driver hit taxi

TORRALBA-ARZOLA, LEOVIGILDO DUI manslaughter Oregon State Police 11/15/2015 13:50

A Woodburn, Oregon woman is dead and Salem man is in jail on DUI manslaughter charges after a booze cruised ended when the DUI driver rear-ended a taxi, killing a passenger.

According to the Oregon State Police, on November 15, 2015 at 2:43 AM Oregon State Police Troopers (OSP) responded to a two vehicle fatal crash on SR HWY 99 near Belle Passi Road just outside of Woodburn city limits.

According to Senior Trooper Frank Hagen, vehicle #2, a 2000 Honda Odyssey, was traveling southbound on HWY 99 E near milepost (MP 34) when it was rear-ended by vehicle #1, a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche.

Vehicle #2 was a taxi and was operated by Erica Perez Perez, age 31, from Woodburn. Vehicle #1 was being operated by Leovigildo Torralba Arzola, age 29, from Salem.

Vehicle #2 was also occupied by three passengers and they have been identified as: (right front) Eliceo Armmenta Arredondo, age 41, from Beaverton; (left rear) Francisco Aguilar Munoz, age 45, from Hillsboro; (right rear) Martha Cruz Aldama, age 34, from Woodburn. Safety restraints were being used by the front passenger and driver and it is unknown if seat belts were being used by the rear passengers.  Martha Cruz Aldama was pronounced deceased at the scene.

Alcohol is being considered as a contributing factor for the crash. Leovigildo Torralba Arzola has been lodged at the Marion County jail for driving while under the influence of intoxicants, reckless driving, reckless endangering person (x3) and manslaughter II. Additional charges may be considered as the investigation continues.

OSP was assisted by Woodburn Police Department, ODOT, OSP-Criminal Division, Hubbard PD, Keizer PD, and Marion County District Attorney’s Office.

Anyone who witnessed the crash or has additional information please call the Northern Command Center (NCC) at 1-800-452-7888. Detective Carlos Barrientos is the lead investigator.

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Palm Beach County Florida Sheriff Ric Bradshaw

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw

Clinton T East charged with DUI manslaughter Delray Beach Fla booked Palm Beach County Sheriff jail 112315

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Address:    3474 LAKEVIEW DR, DELRAY BEACH, FL 33445		Gender:  Male
Facility:  Main Detention Center	OBTS Number:  5002292190	Booking Date/Time:  11/23/2015 14:21
Cell Location:M-W-02-C-33-B
Arresting Agency:  01-PBSO	Release Date: N/A	Holds For Other Agencies:No
Jacket Number: 0140790

From Palm Beach Post:

LAKE WORTH — A suburban Boynton Beach man is facing DUI manslaughter charges following an August wreck west of Lake Worth that killed a suburban Lake Worth man.

The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office on Monday arrested Clinton East, 44, without incident, three months to the day after the wreck in which Richard Reyes, 38, died at Melaleuca Lane and Mathis Road in suburban Lake Worth.

East also faces charges of DUI property damage and DUI injury, the sheriff’s office said. He was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail and is expected to make his first appearance before a judge Tuesday morning.

According to a sheriff’s report made public Monday, East was driving westbound in a 2008 Volvo Xc90 and Reyes eastbound in a 2005 Nissan Murano on Melaleuca Lane just after 4:45 p.m. Aug. 23.   ..…MORE

Lee W VOLGARDSEN Lane County Sheriff Oregon

According to Oregon State Police, on 11/25/2015 at about 1:06 AM the Lane County Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a single vehicle crash on Washburn Lane west of Junction City. Upon arriving, they found a male passenger deceased. The Oregon State Police Collision Reconstruction Unit responded to assist with the investigation.

Preliminary information indicates a 2016 Dodge Charger was traveling on Washburn Lane when the driver left the roadway and struck a power pole. The passenger, William T BARNETT, age 29, of Junction City was pronounced deceased on scene.

The driver, later identified as Lee W VOLGARDSEN, age 41, of Eugene, fled the scene on foot before emergency vehicles arrived. He was later located and his residence. VOLGARDSEN was taken into custody and transported to the Lane County Jail where he was charged with Manslaughter in the Second Degree.

Alcohol use is being considered a contributing factor. Police say that this is an ongoing investigation more information will be released when it becomes available.

Doper express meets parked Freightliner Lakeport Police Calif. 120215

LAKEPORT POLICE SEEKING WITNESSES ON MAJOR INJURY HIT AND RUN

DUI trailblazer with two pounds of pot ran into parked tractor trailer

DRUNK DRIVING COLLISION

At approximately 2:00 AM this morning. December 2, 2015, Lakeport Police Officers were dispatched to the area of N. Main and Ninth Streets to investigate the report of a hit and run vehicle collision involving a sport utility vehicle and a 18 wheeled truck. The reporting party advised that both vehicles were unoccupied.

While enroute to the collision scene, Officers were diverted to the report of an in progress disturbance in front of the Anchorage Inn less than a block away from the collision scene. Officers arrived at the Anchorage Inn and located two intoxicated male subjects, ages 23 & 24, who were both injured and had blood on their skin and clothing. Both subjects denied having any knowledge of the hit and run collision.

The Lakeport Fire Protection District (LFPD) was requested to respond to the scene to check both subject’s injuries while officers also responded to the collision scene to conduct an investigation.

Lakeport California Police Department

Officers determined that the unoccupied 18 wheeled rock truck had been parked facing south along the west curb of N. Main Street just south of Ninth Street when a black 2005 Chevrolet Trail Blazer traveling north in the northbound lane of N. Main Street, at a speed estimated to be at least 40 MPH, left its lane and traveled north-west across all lanes of N. Main Street and hit the rock truck head on.

Officers determined that the subjects from the Anchorage Inn call were in fact involved in the collision and had fled the scene immediately after it happened. Both subjects were transported to Sutter Lakeside Hospital for treatment with the driver, identified as Kevin Cody Hermo 23 of Kelseyville, CA, being arrested for felony drunk driving causing injury and felony hit and run with injury. A blood sample was taken from Hermo for testing for drugs or alcohol.

Due to the severity of the injuries sustained by Hermo and the male passenger, Sutter Lakeside staff had them both flown by helicopter to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital where they currently remain for treatment.

During the investigation, Officers also located approximately two pounds of suspected marijuana in the Trail Blazer which was impounded for further examination and processing for additional evidence.

This investigation is currently ongoing and we are asking that anyone who may have information on this incident to contact Officer Tyler Trouette or Sergeant Gary Basor at 707-263-5491 or by email at ttrouette@lakeportpolice.org or gbasor@lakeportpolice.org

From KRQE

ALBUQUERQUE (12/04/2015) – Three people are dead in what police are calling a drunk driving crash.

Jacob Jaramillo charged with killing three in DWI crash

The Albuquerque Police Department says Jacob Jaramillo, 23, was driving on I-25 Frontage Road at 12:30 a.m., approaching the I-40 Frontage Road, when he ran a red light and struck another vehicle with three people in it.

All three of those people were killed. They have been identified as Roberto Mendez, 27, Sergio Mendez-Aguirre, 23, and Grace Sinfield, 20.

Friends say Roberto Mendez and Grace Sinfield both worked at the High Finance Restaurant at the top of the Sandia Peak Tramway.

Police say Jaramillo was driving while “extremely intoxicated at the time of the crash which is a contributing factor to the crash.” He will be booked on three counts of vehicular homicide, aggravated DWI, and red light violation.

According to a criminal complaint, Jaramillo admitted at the scene to drinking alcohol before the crash. Later at the hospital he told officers he had one beer. They say he failed sobriety tests and his blood alcohol level was tested. That number has not been released. ….MORE

From KOB

KOB –

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico —  His job is to protect people, but instead, police say an Albuquerque firefighter chose to get behind the wheel and drive drunk with children in the car.

Around 9 p.m. Saturday, police say 27-year-old Jeffrey Dallman – an Albuquerque firefighter – was arrested for driving drunk with three children between the ages of 2 and 12 in the car.

Police say Dallman crashed his vehicle near the intersection of Grande Blvd. and 16th Ave. SE and continued to drive away. Police were able to find him by following an oil trail that led them to a nearby driveway.

According to the police report, Dallman did not want to speak to officers.

The arresting officer wrote in the police report that Dallman smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech.

He failed a field sobriety test, but complained of tightness in his chest and was transported to a local hospital.

Police say they found two open bottles of Jack Daniels in a backpack near his car.

Dallman, who has been on the force for three years, faces multiple charges, including aggravated DWI and three counts of child endangerment. ….MORE

Albuquerque_firefighter Jeffrey Dallman arrested for DWI with kids in_car

DWI Vehicles Seizure and Forfeiture Ordinance

The City of Rio Rancho passed a DWI Vehicles Seizure and Forfeiture Ordinance on February 11, 2015, with an effective date of 120 days later.

A motor vehicle is subject to seizure and forfeiture if the driver of the vehicle is arrested while driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (DWI), or arrested while their driver’s license is suspended or revoked as a result of a DWI.

The Rio Rancho Police Department will seize the vehicle and move it to an official location within the jurisdiction of the District Court pending disposition of the matter.

Ashley Chieco drunk driver was killed in crash after leaving Martell’s Tiki Bar so intoxicated she drove away in wrong car.

From NJ.com

OLD BRIDGE – Martell’s Tiki Bar has agreed to settle lawsuits filed over a drunken driving accident two years ago resulting in the death of one of their patrons and the serious injury of another driver.

The bar patron, Ashley Chieco of Wood-Ridge, had been drinking for several hours and left in a vehicle that looked like hers, but was not.

Dana Corrar critically hurt by boozing patron of Martell’s Tiki Bar. Photo released by her attorney

After the accident, two lawsuits were filed in a Middlesex County court against the popular shore bar – one by Chieco’s family, the other by the injured driver.

Dana Corrar maimed by drunk driver Ashley Chieco who left Martell’s Tiki Bar. Photo courtesy of NJ.com

Martell’s lawyers agreed to resolve the lawsuits in open court earlier this month, two attorneys involved in the case said Wednesday.

In an agreement with the judge, the attorneys and their clients have agreed not to disclose monetary amounts. Martell’s admitted no wrongdoing by settling the suits, the attorneys said.

Attorney Peter D. Manahan, who represents Martell’s, did not return several calls seeking comment.

Injured driver rushed to hospital after being hit by DWI driver from Martell’s Tik

“Martell’s did the right thing,” said attorney Paul Edelstein, who represents Dana Corrar of Old Bridge. “Dana was compensated adequately and fairly.”

Corrar, 57, was driving home from work Aug. 16, 2013 when she collided with an SUV that Chieco was driving the wrong way on Route 18 near the County Road 516 overpass.

Several drivers called 911 to report an erratic, wrong-way driver moments before the crash. ….MORE

From Car Crash Detective:

Dana Corrar maimed by drunk driver Ashley Chieco who left Martell’s Tiki Bar

Why:
This is another sad case of alcohol use leading to a fatality, as are 1 of every 3 traffic deaths in this country, year after year.

So many things went wrong that night, but I find myself siding with the suit against the bar. It is incredibly irresponsible to serve alcohol in a location where patrons are asked to leave their keys in their vehicles, and it would have been impossible not to notice a person as inebriated as Chieco was not capable of driving a vehicle. She should not have been allowed to enter any vehicles that night, and while she was ultimately responsible for her tragic death and the injuries imparted to Corrar, she would not have been in a position to drive away had the bar spent less time serving her alcohol and more time ensuring individuals were not allowed to drive away under the influence. A bar capable of tracking individuals’ tabs in order to obtain payment before patrons left is certainly a bar capable of calculating when individuals would not legally be capable of driving. Additionally, it is against the law to serve alcohol to patrons who are already drunk, and has been for decades. ….MORE

Crash scene where Ashley Chieco died driving drunk in a booze cruise from Martell’s Tiki Bar. photo courtesy of Car Crash Detective

New York State Police

South Glens Falls man arrested for DWI in the Town of Kingsbury

Anthony Mitchell DWI New York State Police 120315

12/04/2015 — New York State Police report that troopers from Greenwich arrested Anthony Mitchell, a 63-year-old man from South Glens Falls for DWI after a traffic stop on ST-196 near Burgoyne Rd. on Thursday at 1:55 PM.  Mitchell failed several standardized field sobriety tests and was taken to the Greenwich barracks for processing.

His blood alcohol content was determined to be 0.08% and he was charged with Felony DWI due to a previous DWI conviction, as well as several other traffic tickets.  Mitchell was released and is scheduled to appear at the Town of Kingsbury court at a future date.

  Bemus Point Woman arrested for Driving While Intoxicated

Lori Scott 54 of Bemus Point NY charged with DWI by New York State Police 120414

12/04/2015 — New York State Police report that Lori Scott,  54, of Bemus Point, NY, was arrested on Waterman Road, in the Town of Stockton, for Driving While Intoxicated.

Fredonia-based State Police had received a report of an erratic operator in the Town of Stockton. The vehicle was located and stopped after it was observed drifting into the opposite driving lane and then off the right shoulder several times.

Further investigation revealed Scott was Driving While Intoxicated. Scott was transported to the Fredonia State Police Station and processed for DWI. Scott had a BAC of .25%.

Scott was issued appearance tickets for DWI and Aggravated DWI to appear in the Town of Stockton Court on December 28, 2015.

Salerno kicks off the Christmas Drinking, Driving and Dying Season!

Kimberly Salerno 41 of Arcade NY charged with DWI by NYSP 120215

12/04/2015 – New York State Police report they responded to a complaint on Nov. 30, 2015, at a residence in the Town of Attica. Troopers met one of the involved parties on the roadside just prior to arriving at the residence, and this interview would lead to the arrest of Kimberly Salerno, 41 years of age of Arcade, NY for Driving While Intoxicated. It is alleged that Salerno left the residence in a vehicle while under the influence of an alcoholic beverage. Following roadside sobriety tests Salerno was taken into custody and at the Warsaw Barracks submitted to a breath test which resulted in a .11% BAC. Salerno was later released to a third party and will answer the charge at a later date in the Attica Town Court.

Kyle Rutland’s DWI journey included both booze and drugs, say police

Kyle Rutland kicks off DWI high season with both booze and drugs NYSP 120115

(Lockport, NY – November 29, 2015) New York State Police report that Troopers arrested Kyle W. Rutland, 20, for Driving While Intoxicated and Unlawful Possession of Marihuana when he Failed to Use a Designated Lane and Moved from Lane Unsafely on Davidson Road.

Troopers immediately detected the odor of alcohol emitting from Rutland. He was administered and failed the SFST’s. Investigation revealed a small plastic bag containing approximately 20 grams of marihuana.

Rutland was issued an Appearance Ticket and Traffic Tickets returnable to the Town of Lockport Court on December 10, 2015.

Bad boy, watcha’ gonna do now? Bryan Eichhorn didn’t have his ignition-interlock! Now charged with felony DWI after a traffic stop

Bryan R. Eichhorn DWI arrest by NYSP on 113015

(Laurens, NY – November 30, 2015) New York State Police report that on November 28, 2015, at about 8:27 p.m., New York State Police at Oneonta arrested Bryan R. Eichhorn, 26, of Laurens, NY for the felony of driving while intoxicated with a B.A.C. result of .13% and other traffic violations.  This arrest occurred after troopers observed Eichhorn failing to stop at a stop sign then speeding as he drove on County Route 10 in the Town of Laurens.

An investigation determined that he was driving while intoxicated.  This arrest became a felony because Eichhorn has a prior conviction for DWI within the last ten years.  Also, he was observed driving a vehicle without a court-ordered ignition interlock device.  Eichhorn was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Laurens court on December 7, 2015.

Three times the legal limit!

Scott T. Frawley three times the legal limit DWI by NYSP on 112515

Scott T. Frawley had so much booze in his system he didn’t know what to do – so he got behind the wheel and was busted by New York State Trooper

(Afton, NY – November 25, 2015) On November 24, 2015, at about 9:00 p.m., New York State Police at Sidney arrested (Afton, NY – November 25, 2015) On November 24, 2015, at about 9:00 p.m., New York State Police at Sidney arrested Scott T. Frawley, 31, of Bainbridge, NY for the misdemeanor of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a B.A.C. result of .22%.  This arrest occurred after a traffic stop when Frawley was observed driving a vehicle without a working tail lamp while on Maple Street in the Town of Afton.  An investigation determined that he was driving while intoxicated.  Frawley was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Afton court on December 7, 2015. 31, of Bainbridge, NY for the misdemeanor of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a B.A.C. result of .22%.  This arrest occurred after a traffic stop when Frawley was observed driving a vehicle without a working tail lamp while on Maple Street in the Town of Afton.  An investigation determined that he was driving while intoxicated.  Frawley was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Afton court on December 7, 2015.

NYSP arrested a Homer man for aggravated DWI with a B.A.C. almost three times the legal limit

John P Nichols DWI arrest by NYSP on 113015

(Cortlandville, NY – November 30, 2015) On November 28, 2015, at about 10:15 p.m., New York State Police at Homer arrested John P. Nichols, 49, of Homer, NY for the misdemeanor of aggravated driving while intoxicated with a B.A.C. result of .21%.  This arrest occurred during a DWI road check that was held on State Route 11 in the Town of Cortlandville.  An investigation determined that Nichols was driving while intoxicated.  Nichols was issued tickets returnable to the Town of Cortlandville court on December 7, 2015.

 NYSP arrested a woman from Greene for felony driving while ability impaired by drugs after crashing into a porch

Sarah A Cahill DWI drugs on 112515 arrest NYSP

Sarah needs to understand that she needs to use more drugs and next time can take out an entire block

(Greene, NY – November 25, 2015) On November 22, 2015, at about 10:04 p.m., New York State Police at Sidney arrested Sarah A. Cahill, 35, of Greene, NY for felony driving while ability impaired by drugs.  This arrest occurred after troopers responded to a Chenango County 911 report of a car crashing into a home on State Route 12 in the Town of Greene.

Prior to arriving troopers were advised that the female operator of the vehicle was passed out behind the wheel but then woke up and was attempting to leave the scene.  Once there an investigation determined that she was driving while impaired by drugs when she drove off the roadway, continued driving through a field, then struck the front porch of the home.  This arrest was a felony because Cahill had a prior conviction for driving while impaired by drugs in the last ten years.  She consented to a test of her blood for drugs but the lab results are pending.  Cahill was arraigned in the Town of Oxford court and was remanded to the Chenango County jail in lieu of $500 cash bail or $2,000 property bond.  Her next court date in the Town of Oxford is for a felony hearing on November 25, 2015.

From the Denver Channel:

DENVER – The hit-and-run driving suspect accused of killing a female pedestrian in Lakewood Thursday night has a history of driving drunk on a revoked license, according to court records.

Jonathan Dale Cordova, 53, is again accused of driving drunk on a revoked license just before midnight when a woman crossing Colfax Avenue west of the intersection with Wadsworth Boulevard was hit and killed by a white sedan, said Ty Countryman, spokesman for Lakewood Police Traffic Investigations.

The suspect driving a 2012 Mitsubishi Galant kept traveling westbound, followed by a witness in another car who got a license plate number and called police before to losing sight of the vehicle, Countryman said.

Police found the Mitsubishi about 1.5 miles away at an apartment complex near West 14th Avenue and Garrison Street and arrested Cordova, a Denver resident.

He was booked into Jefferson County Jail on investigation of hit-and-run, vehicular homicide and DUI — all felonies. He remained in jail without bond on Friday afternoon. …MORE

Jonathan Dale Cordova had prior DUI before killing pedestrian in DUI hit and run Denver Colo 120415 photo courtesy of the Denver News Channel