Woman allegedly tried to avoid DUI arrest with white entitlement

A South Carolina woman pulled over for suspected drunk driving charges allegedly tried to use white entitlement as an excuse to avoid being cuffed.
 
But the cops weren’t buying it and she was arrested anyway.
 
Officers from the Bluffton Police Department pulled over Lauren Cutshaw, 32, early Saturday morning after she reportedly sped past a stop sign going 96 km/h. According to The Island Packet, Cutshaw was stopped after she drove through a four-way stop.
 
After being pulled over, the woman told cops she had two glasses of wine, according to a police report. When questioned about the size of the glasses that contained the two drinks, Cutshaw said, “I mean I was celebrating my birthday.”
 
The police report noted Cutshaw’s eyes were glassy and bloodshot, her breath reeked of booze, and she slurred her speech. After failing on-scene sobriety tests – including blowing .18% blood alcohol level on a breathalyzer – Cutshaw gave a number of reasons why she shouldn’t be arrested.
 
The list of reasons included having perfect grades in school, graduating from a “high accredited university”, being a cheerleader and a sorority member, and that her boyfriend is also an officer.
 
“I’m a white, clean girl,” Cutshaw reportedly told the arresting officers. When asked what she meant, the woman’s reply was blunt.
 
“You’re a cop, you should know what that means.’
 
The arrest reported noted the cops were taken aback by Cutshaw’s comments.
 
“Making statements such as these as a means to justify not being arrested are unusual in my experience as a law enforcement officer and I believe further demonstrate the suspect’s level of intoxication,” the report stated.
 
Regardless, Cutshaw was arrested and charged with speeding, ignoring a stop sign, possession of marijuana, driving under the influence and possession of drug paraphernalia.
 
The woman was taken to Beaufort County Detention Center but was no longer in custody as of Tuesday.

 
Read the original article here.

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Fired Buckeyes coach had DUI arrest in ’13

 
Former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith, who was fired last month after a history of domestic violence allegations became public, was arrested on a drunken-driving charge in 2013 but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
 
Documents obtained by the Blade in Toledo showed that Smith was stopped for speeding in Dublin, north of Columbus, in the early hours of Feb. 23, 2013.
 
He was arrested after failing a field sobriety test and declining to take a blood-alcohol test.
 
In April 2013, Smith pleaded guilty to an amended charge of failure to control and paid a $375 fine.
 
It’s not clear whether the misdemeanor was reported to the university. Smith’s attorney declined to comment, and Ohio State didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment.
 
Smith was fired July 23. The university is investigating coach Urban Meyer’s handling of the domestic abuse allegations against Smith. Smith has never been criminally charged.
 
BASKETBALL
 
Anthony signs with Rockets
 
Veteran forward Carmelo Anthony signed a one-year, $2.4 million deal with the Houston Rockets. Anthony was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to the Atlanta Hawks last month before the Hawks released him.
 
Lynx star Whalen plans to retire
 
Minnesota Lynx star Lindsay Whalen says she’ll retire at the end of the season. Whalen has been balancing a new job as coach of the Minnesota Gophers with playing point for the Lynx. Her retirement will end a 15-year career that includes four championships with the Lynx, where the former Gophers star returned in 2010 after beginning her WNBA career in Connecticut. Whalen, 36, is a two-time Olympic gold medalist. She led the Gophers to their only Final Four in 2004.
 
FOOTBALL
 
2 more arrested in Frost burglary
 
Police in Lincoln, Nebraska, arrested two more people in connection with a burglary at the home of Nebraska football coach Scott Frost. Lincoln police said a 20-year-old man was taken into custody Saturday and a 16-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday. A 17-year-old girl also was arrested last week. Officer Angela Sands said investigators recovered several pairs of athletic shoes believed to have been stolen. Frost told police July 29 that burglars entered an unlocked garage door at his house, which is unoccupied while being renovated.
 
COLLEGES
 
Mastodons picked 8th
 
The Mastodons were picked to finish 8th in the 2018 Summit League Women’s Soccer Preseason Coaches Poll. Purdue Fort Wayne tied with Western Illinois, each receiving 12 votes to round out the poll. The leagues nine head coaches selected Denver to finish first with 61 points..
 
GOLF
 
PGA ratings up 69% from 2017
 
The charge by Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship and the two-shot victory by Brooks Koepka drew the highest final-round coverage for the major in nine years. CBS Sports said Sunday’s round at Bellerive in St. Louis drew a rating of 6.1 and share of 14 – up 69 percent from last year. The top viewership market was St. Louis (11.5/24), site of the year’s last major. Ratings represent the percentage of all homes with televisions tuned to a program. Shares represent the percentage of all homes with TVs in use at the time.
 
HIGH SCHOOLS
 
Warsaw names tennis coach
 
Warsaw announced Stacy Lind as its boys tennis coach, pending approval by the Warsaw Community Schools board. Lind replaces Rick Orban, who coached the Tigers to their sixth consecutive sectional final last fall. The Tigers have won 30 sectional titles in boys tennis since 1979. Lind coached at Tippecanoe Valley for three seasons and has worked at the Warsaw Tennis and Fitness Center for six years.
 
TENNIS
 
Murray loses 1st-round match
 
In Mason, Ohio, Andy Murray lost to Lucas Pouille 6-1, 1-6, 6-4 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open, clearing another obstacle for Roger Federer in this U.S. Open tuneup north of Cincinnati. Top-seeded Rafael Nadal dropped out Sunday night to prepare for the U.S. Open after winning his fifth title of the year in Toronto. On the women’s side, 13th-seeded Madison Keys held off Bethanie Mattek-Sands 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-4 to reach the second round. Wild card Victoria Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open champion, also came from behind to beat Carla Suarez Navarro 6-7 (5), 6-2, 6-4.

 
Read the original article here.

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Teen driver charged with DUI and manslaughter after car plunged off ramp killing 2 teens

A car crash left two 18-year-old men dead and two young women injured. The driver faces serious charges, including DUI and manslaughter charges.
 
Friends and family members hugged, keeping vigil outside John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek for two young women badly injured in a terrible car crash early Sunday morning. The crash killed two 18-year-old men who were also riding in the car.
 
“Everyone needs to be held up in prayer,” said the driver’s cousin, Anisha Hackney. “Sending good thoughts. Can’t imagine what pain families are experiencing right now.”
 
Hackney’s 18-year-old cousin, Ramya Ramey from Antioch, was driving the car. The CHP says it plunged off a connector ramp from eastbound Highway 24 to northbound Interstate 680.
 
The car was reduced to a twisted piece of metal.
 
“It’s my understanding this was Mya’s core group of friends,” Hackney said.
 
The CHP says Ramey suffered major injuries in the crash and is now facing serious charges. Her family disputes the fact that the recent graduate from Deer Valley High School was driving drunk.
 
“No toxicology reports have come back,” said Hackney. “We don’t know what occurred.”
 
“This is an underage drinking and driving collision which could have been prevented,” said a CHP spokesperson. “Just an awful situation for everybody.”
 
Read the original article here.

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Weekend DUI Enforcements Start

As people head outside to celebrate the unofficial start of summer, the Department of Transportation and statewide law enforcement agencies will increase patrols and utilize DUI checkpoints this weekend for the Memorial Day DUI enforcement period. Starting tomorrow, May 25, and running through Tuesday, May 29, almost 100 agencies will participate in The Heat Is On enforcement.

Motorists are encouraged to plan ahead for a sober ride to and from their holiday festivities.

Preliminary data indicates that of the 193 statewide roadway fatalities so far in 2018, 36 percent (69) involved impaired drivers.

During last year’s Memorial Day weekend enforcement period, 98 law enforcement agencies cited 332 motorists for DUI. The increased patrols aim to crack down on impaired drivers over the holiday weekend, when activities such as concerts, barbeques and graduation parties commonly involve alcohol consumption.

The Heat Is On isn’t the only special enforcement effort underway. The annaul statewide Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement campaign is in effect through June 3. In a coordinated effort between CDOT, CSP and 80 statewide law enforcement agencies, the high-visibility seat belt enforcement began May 21. Learn more about CDOT’s seat belt campaign at codot.gov/safety/seatbelts-carseats.

“Last May, 25 people were killed on Colorado roads in impairment-related crashes. That accounted for nearly 50 percent of all road fatalities that month and the third highest total of any month in 2017,” said Darrell Lingk, Director of CDOT’s Office of Transportation Safety. “With warmer summer months ahead, CDOT hopes drivers make plans for a sober ride home before heading out to parties and events where they will consume alcohol.”

The Heat Is On campaign recently completed a five-week spring DUI enforcement period, which totaled 1,850 DUI arrests from 95 law enforcement agencies. This was a decrease from the 1,958 arrests during the same enforcement period last year. The Colorado Springs Police Department (199), Denver Police Department (175) and Aurora Police Department (128) recorded the highest arrest totals.

“Driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or other drugs significantly impairs a person’s ability to drive,” said Col. Matthew Packard, Chief of the CSP. “Consuming any amount of alcohol or other drugs can cause impairment. If you are ever unsure if you are safe to drive, always opt for a sober ride home — you could save lives.”

The CDOT Highway Safety Office provides funding to Colorado law enforcement for impaired-driving enforcement, education and awareness campaigns. The Heat Is On campaign runs throughout the year, with 14 specific high-visibility impaired-driving enforcement periods centered on national holidays and large public events. Enforcement periods can include sobriety checkpoints, saturation patrols and additional law enforcement on duty dedicated to impaired-driving enforcement.

Read the original article here.

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Man faces DUI charge after 4-vehicle crash early Sunday

The man who allegedly caused a multivehicle crash early Sunday that left one person critically injured is facing a DUI charge, jail records show.
 
Santiago Herrera-Geraldo, 23, is being held without bond at the Clark County Detention Center.
 
At 2:55 a.m. Sunday, four vehicles collided in the intersection of West Charleston and South Decatur boulevards. The crash sent six others to local hospitals with minor injuries and shut down the busy central Las Vegas Valley intersection for hours.
 
Jose Castillo, a passenger riding in Herrera-Geraldo’s gray Honda Accord, was hospitalized in critical condition.
 
The hourslong investigation revealed that the crash happened when the Honda struck the right side of a Toyota Tacoma, which was traveling north on Decatur. The impact caused both vehicles to rotate, sending the Honda into a Volkswagen Jetta and the Toyota into the front of a Ford F150 stopped in the left turn lane on Decatur. Police said the Volkswagen also struck the Ford as it was coming to a stop.
 
Herrera-Geraldo’s 48-hour hearing was scheduled for Monday morning.
 
 

Read the original article here.

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Baby fatally struck by car in Ontario domestic dispute; mother arrested

A 7-month-old baby died after being hit by a car during a domestic dispute in Ontario, and the child’s mother has been arrested on suspicion of DUI causing her child’s death.
 
Officers responded to a domestic dispute call at about 11:40 p.m. Monday in the 500 block of W. D Street.
 
Ontario police said a young mother, later identified as 19-year-old Sarah Gomez, and her boyfriend were having an argument inside a vehicle until the boyfriend stepped out with the couple’s child.
 
Soon after, the mother, in the driver’s seat, struck the man, who was holding their baby girl in his arms, police said.
 
The child was transported to a nearby hospital with life-threatening injuries and later died. The 21-year-old boyfriend was transported with abrasions that were not life-threatening, police said.
 
“I believe, at this time, that the father and the child were either at the side of the car or at the back of the car, I’m not sure. It did happen near the apron of the driveway and getting into the street area,” said Ontario PD Sgt. Jeff Higbee.
 
Neighbors near the family’s home said they were in shock to hear about the tragedy. Edith Ramirez said the couple was very attentive to their daughter, especially the child’s father.
 
Next-door neighbor Sandra Rodriguez said she can’t imagine what the family is going through
 
“He is a very good father, yeah. I saw when they came, he was always carrying the baby. This is really, really sad,” she said.
 
Gomez was arrested at the hospital. Police say she is being charged with DUI resulting in great bodily injury or death and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
 
She was brought to West Valley Detention Center and was being held on $100,000 bail.
 
Police said it was not yet clear whether the strike was intentional but learned the couple had possibly been drinking at a family gathering prior to the incident.
 
Read the original article here.

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Toronto man charged with DUI homicide in Bensalem

A husband and wife from Northampton planned to have a few drinks while out at Parx Casino in Bensalem last month, according to Bucks County prosecutors.

So rather than drive themselves, they arranged to take a Lyft ride.

They never made it to their destination.

Shortly before 7 p.m. April 28, Bensalem police say a Ford F-150 pickup slammed head-on into the Chevrolet Malibu that had picked them up.

Neil Weiner, his wife Audrey Shapiro, and Lyft driver Daniel Weingart were rushed to Jefferson-Torresdale Hospital in Philadelphia where Weiner, 57, died May 1.

Now authorities have charged the driver of the pickup truck, Shane Learn, 48, of Toronto, Canada, with homicide by vehicle while driving under the influence and related offenses, court records show.

In an affidavit of probable cause, police said Learn’s truck struck the guardrail in the 4000 block of Richlieu Road and then crossed the double-yellow line into the opposite lane of travel where it collided with the Malibu heading south.

Read the full article here: https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Las Vegas lawyer who defends DUI cases facing own DUI charge

A Las Vegas attorney who often defends drunken driving suspects is facing a bench trial after being arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.
 
The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports 56-year-old John Leo Duffy was arrested March 3 and a bench trial for him is scheduled for July 9.
 
According to a criminal complaint, Duffy was booked into the Clark County Detention Center and later charged with DUI and failure to maintain a lane.
 
Duffy was released on his own recognizance.
 
Because Duffy works closely with the vehicular crimes unit of the county district attorney’s office, the Nevada Attorney General’s Office has been asked to handle the prosecution of the case.
 
A county commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday on handing the case to the state AG’s Office.

Read the full article here: https://www.570news.com/2018/05/13/las-vegas-lawyer-who-defends-dui-cases-facing-own-dui-charge/

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Blue Jays great Kelly Gruber arrested for drunk driving

Former Blue Jays great Kelly Gruber struck out with cops in Austin when they pulled him over on suspicion of drunk driving.

The legendary third baseman — who won a Golden Glove award in 1990 — was pinched for allegedly driving while intoxicated early Saturday, according to the Austin American-Statesman.

Cops say that the 56-year-old two-time All-Star was pulled over at 2:20 a.m. by Austin police after officers noticed that Gruber’s signal indicator had been on for a while.

The Texas native later was spotted driving 132 km/h — nearly 30 km/h over the speed limit.

Gruber admitted he had been drinking before getting behind the wheel, according to an affidavit.

A member of the 1992 World Series champion Jays, Gruber refused a breathalyzer test, field sobriety test and having his blood drawn.

He was booked into the Travis County Jail and released on $3,000 bail.

Gruber toiled for the Jays from 1984 to 1992 and was the first member of the expansion team to hit for the cycle.

After being traded to the California Angels two months after the World Series win, Gruber was plagued by a slew of injuries. He finally hung up his spikes in 1997 after an ill-fated comeback with the Baltimore Orioles.

In retirement, Gruber has worked as a motivational speaker and holds baseball seminars in Canada and the U.S.

Read the full article here: https://torontosun.com/sports/baseball/toronto-blue-jays/blue-jays-great-kelly-gruber-arrested-for-drunk-driving

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/

Driver charged with DUI after falling asleep at gas station

The Rapid City Police Department charged a Rapid City women with DUI on Monday afternoon after she was found sleeping in her running car at a gas station.

Katherine Thompson, 33, was found unconscious in the idling car around 3:30 p.m. near the Mobile gas station pumps at 3851 Eglin St. in Rapid City. Witnesses say Thompson had been there for more than an hour, according to a press release from the police department.

Police found the doors to the vehicle locked and attempted to knock on the windows to wake the driver. The driver eventually woke up and opened the door. Police noted the strong smell of an alcoholic beverage and the driver could not stand without assistance.

Upon further investigation, police located an open alcohol container in the vehicle, and Thompson was place under arrest for DUI and open container in a motor vehicle.

Read the full article here.

For more local DUI news and information please visit https://www.toronto-dui-lawyer.ca/