Monthly Archives: May 2012

Kendallville, IN: Goshen woman charged in Noble Co. OWI crash. Victim critical | The Journal Gazette

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A Goshen woman was charged with operating while intoxicated following a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon that critically injured a Ligonier man, authorities said.

Nadine M. Bolduan, 59, was charged with operating while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, the Noble County Sheriff’s Department said.

Bolduan was driving east on U.S. 6, west of County Road 600 East, about 2:20 p.m. when eastbound traffic began to slow for a turning vehicle, police said.

Bolduan failed to slow and swerved left of center to avoid hitting the vehicle in front of her, striking almost head-on a westbound car driven by Paul D. Fought, 58.

Fought was pinned in his car with leg injuries, police said. He was flown by Samaritan helicopter to Parkview Hospital, where hospital officials said he was in critical condition.

read more here > Goshen woman charged in Noble OWI crash | The Journal Gazette.

Solon, OH: Man blows triple the legal limit in collecting 8th DUI charge | fox8.com

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Police in Solon arrested a man earlier in the month for operating a vehicle while under the influence, and unfortunately the man is someone authorities have come to know too well.

Solon Police Lt. Bruce Felton provided Fox 8 News with information on the arrest of Dean Matthew Klembus, 48, of Solon.

Klembus was taken into custody on May 6, 2012 at 7:27 p.m. along Portz Parkway.

According to Felton, an officer pulled Klembus’ vehicle over after he observed the driver not properly negotiating the lanes while turning left onto S.R. 43.

Fleton says that Klembus submitted to a breath test after being stopped and the test resulted in a blood alcohol content of .249, more than three times the legal limit of .08 in Ohio.

Klembus has seven prior convictions for OVI and consequently was charged with a felony count of OVI.

Felton says Klembus’ vehicle was seized and is subject to forfeiture, pending the outcome of his case.

Houston: Suspected drunk driver slams into ambulance, killing self | kens5.com

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A suspected drunk driver was speeding in northwest Houston early Thursday when he slammed into an ambulance and died, according to Houston police.

A Houston Fire Department truck and an ambulance were parked at the home of a sick patient on Kempwood at Ryson around 12:30 a.m.
Two paramedics were getting out of the ambulance when they heard screeching tires. A young man in a white Nissan Altima, traveling about 80 miles per hour in the residential area, slammed into the ambulance.
One of the paramedics was able to jump out the way, but the other hopped back into the driver’s seat when the car came along. He was transported to the hospital for observation.

Slaughter, LA: Suspected Louisiana drunk driver kills five | wafb.com

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Brett Gerald (Source: East Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office)

Five dead from crash

Authorities said a head-on collision that killed five people and critically injured two others Wednesday night may have been the result of drinking and driving. Family members of the victims say the group of seven people were heading home from church.

The crash happened on LA 67 near LA 412 in the town of Slaughter just before 10 p.m. Investigators said a 2007 Dodge pickup drove head-on into a 1996 Mercury Grand Marquis.

Brett Gerald, 30, of Greensburg was arrested and booked into the East Feliciana Parish Prison. The Louisiana State Police later released test results showing Gerald had a blood alcohol content of .15 at the time. Gerald faces the following charges:

  • Vehicular homicide (5 counts)
  • First-degree vehicular negligence injuring (2 counts)
  • DWI (2nd offense)
  • Reckless operation of a motor vehicle
  • Driving left of center

Troopers have released the names of the victims in the car who died. They are all from Baton Rouge and were pronounced dead at the scene by the East Feliciana Parish Coroner’s Office. They were identified as:

  • Brenda Gaines, 64 (Driver)
  • Angela Mosely, 35
  • Denise Gaines, 33
  • Diamond Johnson, 12
  • Jyren Johnson, 6

Two teens in the car suffered life-threatening injuries and were taken to the hospital.

full story here > http://www.wafb.com/story/18662289/5-dead-in-slaughter-crash-caused-by-suspected-drunk-driver%3E

Crandon, WI: Probation, jail ordered for Oshkosh man after New Years Day OWI homicide leaving wife dead | thenorthwestern.com

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An Oshkosh man convicted of drunken driving in a New Year’s Day crash that killed his wife will not spend time in prison.

Brian D. Griesbach, 39, pleaded no contest to homicide by intoxicated used of a motor vehicle during an appearance in Forest County Circuit Court Wednesday. Griesbach was charged in connection to the single-vehicle crash that killed his wife, Amy L. Griesbach, 38, on Jan. 1.

Forest County Circuit Court Judge Leon Stenz placed Griesbach on probation for five years and ordered him to serve six months in jail, perform 250 hours of community service and pay a $5,000 fine.

According to the criminal complaint, Griesbach was driving a truck that went into a ditch in Forest County during the early morning hours of Jan. 1. When emergency responders arrived, Amy Griesbach was unresponsive and still buckled into the passenger seat.

She was later pronounced dead.

full story here > Probation, jail ordered for Oshkosh man in northern Wisconsin OWI homicide | The Oshkosh Northwestern | thenorthwestern.com.

Wescott, WI: Menasha man charged with 6th OWI. Fled scene. Left passenger, cooler | Shawano Leader

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A Menasha man is facing a charge of sixth offense drunken driving after a single-vehicle crash in the town of Wescott.

Jeffrey A. Schmidt, 41, is accused of being intoxicated when he overturned the SUV he was driving on Lake Drive near Foesch Road about 1 a.m. Monday.

Schmidt fled the scene on foot, according to the criminal complaint, leaving behind a passenger who was not injured in the crash. The complaint states authorities discovered a cooler and open cans of beer in the vehicle.

Shawano County sheriff’s deputies gave the passenger — Ricky Mijokovich of Menasha — a ride to the cottage on Lake Drive where he and Schmidt were staying. Schmidt was found inside, asleep on the couch. The complaint states he had multiple cuts and bruises.

via Menasha man charged with sixth offense OWI – Shawano Leader – Shawano, WI.

Wauwatosa, WI: Woman Charged With 6th OWI After Driving Drunk on Highway 45 – Wauwatosa, WI Patch

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Consuelo Ehmke

A 56-year-old Delavan woman is facing her sixth drunk driving charge after she was caught speeding and driving erratically through Wauwatosa.

Consuelo Ehmke was charged Tuesday in Milwaukee County Circuit Court with one count of sixth-offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, she faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

On Saturday, a Milwaukee County sheriff’s deputy was travelling southbound on Highway 45 near West North Avenue during a heavy downpour when Ehmke came past doing 70 to 75 miles per hour, then slammed on her brakes once she got about two car lengths in front of the squad.

via Woman Charged With 6th OWI After Driving Drunk on Highway 45 – Wauwatosa, WI Patch.

Hobart, IN: Police say motorcyclist in fatal crash was intoxicated | Hobart News

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A 33-year-old Hobart man was intoxicated when driving a motorcycle that crashed and caused the death of his passenger in April, police said.

William D. Worley was charged Tuesday with operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing death, a class C felony; operating a vehicle while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury, a class D felony; and three misdemeanor counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated.

Rachelle M. Burge, 41, of Lake Station, died from blunt force trauma in the April 18 crash in the 1300 block of South County Line Road in Hobart.

Burge was a passenger on the motorcycle driven by Worley.

full story here > Police say Hobart motorcyclist in fatal crash was intoxicated : Hobart News.

Albuquerque: Wrong-way drunk driver gets 51 years in November fatal crash | kasa.com

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A wrong way drunk driver who killed two people in November will likely spend the rest of his life in prison.

Howard Haceesa, 35, was sentenced to 51 years behind bars Tuesday.

In November of last year Haceesa was headed south on U.S. 550 near Blanco Trading Post when he swerved into the northbound lanes of traffic and collided with an SUV.

Clifford Comanche, 43 and Natalia Fernandez, 50, were both killed in that crash.

In May Haceesa admitted to driving drunk and pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide. This was his fifth DWI conviction, which allowed for the longer prison sentence

via Wrong-way drunk driver gets 51-years.

Pomona, CA: Sakamoto pleads not guilty on charges related to Penhall’s death | Pasadena Star-News

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An Arcadia man pleaded not guilty Wednesday to fatally hitting a 21-year-old road worker when he allegedly drove onto a closed freeway in Baldwin Park while drunk.

Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, of Arcadia was arraigned at Pomona Superior Court on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony drunken driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level above .08, according to Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office spokeswoman Jane Robison.

She said Sakamoto will next appear in court June 27 to set a date for his preliminary hearing.

The charges stem from an April 4 crash on the westbound 10 Freeway at Francisquito Avenue in Baldwin Park.

California Highway Patrol officers said a Toyota RAV4 driven by Sakamoto entered a closed section of the westbound 10 freeway and struck Caltrans subcontractor Connor McDermott Penhall of Corona.

Sakamoto allegedly drove past cones and a sign that indicated a freeway closure was ahead.

Penhall died at the scene. His father is motorcycle racing champion and actor Bruce Penhall.

via Driver denies killing road worker – Pasadena Star-News.

Mt. Pleasant, WI: Woman facing 5th OWI after Mount Pleasant police chief spies her driving : The Journal Times Online

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A 44-year-old Racine woman is facing her fifth operating while intoxicated charge after the Mount Pleasant police chief arrested her for drunk driving earlier this Monday.

According to the criminal complaint, Mount Pleasant Police Chief Tim Zarzecki was driving eastbound on Spring Street in Mount Pleasant just before 1 a.m. on May 6 when he spotted a vehicle ahead of him weaving in the right lane.

Zarzecki stopped the vehicle at Ohio Street and found the driver, later identified as Lisa A. Gonzales, did not have her driver’s license because it was revoked, the complaint states. It further states that Zarzecki smelled a strong odor of alcohol coming from the vehicle and that Gonzales’ speech was slurred.

Probable cause was found to pursue charges against Gonzales on Wednesday during an initial appearance in Racine County Circuit Court.

In addition to the charge of operating while intoxicated, fifth or sixth offense, a felony, Gonzales faces a misdemeanor operating while revoked charge.

via Woman facing 5th OWI after Mount Pleasant police chief spies her driving : The Journal Times Online – Racine, Wisconsin.

Tampa, FL: Boy ejected in crash caused by 19-year-old suspected drunk driver | baynews9.com

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A Tampa boy is in serious condition after being ejected in a Tuesday night crash investigators said was caused by a 19-year-old drunk driver.

According to Florida Highway Patrol investigators, Edwin Rodriguez, 15, was a passenger in the two-vehicle crash on Dale Mabry Highway, north of Hillsborough Avenue, around 10:45 p.m.

Investigators said the driver of a 2001 Pontiac Grand Am, Miguel Angelo Rivera, 19, of Tampa, was under the influence of alcohol when he collided with a 2005 Hyundai Elantra driven by Lonnie James Glover, 46, Tampa.

A FHP crash report stated Rivera was traveling north on Dale Mabry Hwy. when he lost control. The car began to spin through the median and into southbound lanes of traffic, colliding with the Elantra.

Rivera was taken to the Hillsborough County Jail where he was charged with DUI, three counts of DUI injury, two counts of DUI property damage, driving with a suspended driver’s license and careless driving.

“Specific blood alcohol levels for Rivera are pending toxicology results,” officials said.

full story here > FHP: Boy ejected in crash caused by 19-year-old drunk driver.

Ottawa, WI: Waukesha Man Charged With 8th OWI – Waukesha, WI Patch

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A 42-year-old Waukesha man is facing his eighth drunken driving charge after he was pulled over for driving recklessly in Town of Ottawa Saturday.

Scott A. Martin was charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court on Tuesday with one count of eighth offense operating while intoxicated. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison and $25,000 in fines.

According to the criminal complaint:

A Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ranger on patrol Saturday was contacted after a reckless driver was spotted on southbound Highway 67 near Highway 18 in Dousman. The ranger caught up Martin, who was driving a pickup truck and made a wide turn onto westbound Highway ZZ and continued to swerve and vary speeds between 20 miles per hour and 60 miles per hour.

full story here > Waukesha Man Charged With 8th OWI – Waukesha, WI Patch.

Stuart, FL: Former major leaguer Kurt Abbott, now a deputy, busted in DUI stop | MiamiHerald.com

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Abbott (L) in his post-baseball law enforcement career

Longtime Marlins fans may remember the name Kurt Abbott. He was an early member of the team, and helped win a World Series championship in 1997.

He’s now a Martin County deputy. And one who now faces trouble.

Abbott was put on administrative leave Tuesday following his weekend DUI arrest, according to a report on tcpalm.com. Abbott, 42, was charge with DUI after Stuart police stopped him at 3 a.m. Saturday.

According to the report, he was traveling 60 in a 45-mph zone and drifting in and out of his lane. At the Martin County Jail, where he declined a breath test, Martin took the arrest like a bad call on the field, cursing and yelling at authorities. He has been released on $500 bail, according to the tcpalm report.

After Abbott left the Marlins, he went to the Mets in 2000. He began his law enforcement career in Stuart in 2004.

via Former Marlins player Kurt Abbott, now a deputy, busted in DUI stop – Florida – MiamiHerald.com.

San Francisco (UPDATED – see comments): Elementary school principal pleads not guilty to DUI, hit-and-run | San Francisco Examiner

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Sheila Milosky

The principal at Paul Revere Elementary School in Bernal Heights pleaded not guilty Tuesday to isdemeanor DUI and hit-and-run charges after allegedly sideswiping two vehicles just south of the Golden Gate Bridge on May 12.

Sheila Milosky, a Mill Valley resident, did not attend Tuesday’s court hearing. Her attorney, Sam Ware, appeared on her behalf.

“If Ms. Milosky made a mistake here, she’s going to own up to it,” Ware said after the hearing, adding that he had only just received the prosecution’s evidence against his client. “If she did not make a mistake and some of the facts were not reported correctly, then we’re going to dispute it.”

Meanwhile, Milosky still has a valid driver’s license, Ware said, pending an upcoming hearing with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles.

The principal also is scheduled to appear June 26 for a pretrial conference on the DUI and hit-and-run charges.

via San Francisco principal pleads not guilty to DUI, hit-and-run | Mike Aldax | Crime | San Francisco Examiner.