AAA Offers Tipsy Tow Program To Cut DUI Accidents (CBS 2 Los Angeles) The Automobile Club of Southern California is hoping to reduce the number of DUI-related accidents on the road this holiday weekend by offering free towing services. The "Tipsy Tow Program" provides drivers who had something to drink a free tow home, hauling the vehicle up to 7 miles.
DUI charges in wrong-way crash (Chicago Tribune) A Valparaiso woman was cited for DUI early this morning after a head-on crash on Interstate Highway 65 near Merrillville, Indiana State Police said. The crash occurred at about 2:15 a.m. about a mile north of Indiana Highway 30, police said.
Leyritz Arrested For Domestic Battery After Cops-Worthy Affair (Gothamist) Former Yankee Jim Leyritz was arrested once again at his South Florida home, this time charged with domestic battery against his ex-wife. He's accused of dragging Karrie Leyritz out of bed and pushing her to the floor because she wrote a check without his permission. However, like Leyritz's faulty Breathalyzer test in May, the details around the incident sound complicated. Police say Leyritz's ...
Kane Co. gears for 'no refusal weekend' (Chicago Tribune) Kane County law-enforcement authorities will conduct their third "no refusal" drunken driving crackdown over the holiday weekend.On Friday and Saturday nights, prosecutors and a judge will be available to authorize search warrants to compel suspected drunken drivers to provide a blood or Breathalyzer sample if they refuse an initial request, State's Atty. John Barsanti said Wednesday. Hoping for ...
Water-skier dies in crash (The Cincinnati Enquirer) A boating crash that killed a 28-year-old water-skier on Lake Williamstown on Friday afternoon appears to be an accident, Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said.
More use engine locks under new Illinois DUI law (Herald & Review) Several thousand Illinois residents won't be able to hop in their cars and leave if they have one too many drinks at a Fourth of July party, thanks to a new law that already may be saving lives here and in other states.
MADD Pleased With New DUI Law (News On 6 Tulsa) Under the new law, if you're caught driving under the influence and you have a child in the car, you could face felony DUI and felony child endangerment by DUI charges.