The way prosecutors see it, Oneil Sharpe Jr. was drunk when he raced down a Long Island, N.Y., highway at nearly 100 mph this summer and slammed into a car carrying a family home from a church gathering, causing a …
Authorities say a Wisconsin man suspected of his 10th drunken driving offense is blaming a Wisconsin tradition for his latest legal troubles. A criminal complaint filed in Adams County says 75-year-old John Przybyla told the deputy that stopped him that …
Putting his swimming career on hold after his second DUI arrest, Olympic champion Michael Phelps began a six-week program Sunday that he said “will provide the help I need to better understand myself.” The winningest athlete in Olympic history made …
A state drunken driving prevention program says Mesa County drivers who were arrested for driving under the influence had the highest blood-alcohol levels of any county in Colorado in 2013. The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel reported Monday the Persistent Drunk …
People who told police they were not that drunk while driving may have been right in one Pennsylvania county. Somerset County District Attorney Lisa Lazzari-Strasiser tells the Daily American that a hospital has been testing drivers’ blood serum, not whole …
A Clark County, Nev., jury has awarded $10 million to the family of a 28-year-old woman who died when her friend drove drunk after a birthday party. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports James LaPelusa and his two sons won the …
Even “minimally buzzed” drivers are more often to blame for fatal car crashes than the sober drivers they collide with, reports a University of California, San Diego study of accidents in the United States. Led by UC San Diego sociologist …
Josh Brent is no longer a Dallas Cowboy, but the stars on his old helmet figure heavily into his upcoming trial for a teammate’s death in a 2012 wreck. Brent’s trial is set to start Monday on allegations that he …
A western Kentucky lawmaker is proposing that Kentucky adopt stricter regulations when it comes to drunken drivers. Democratic Rep. Hubert Collins of Wittensville told the Messenger-Inquirer that he wants to lower the state’s legal blood-alcohol limit from .08 to .05. …
A North Dakota legislative committee plans to review aspects of the state’s strengthened DUI law just a few months after it took effect. The interim Judiciary Committee will begin holding meetings in the coming months. The committee will look at …