Louisiana: 5th time at bat for DWI driver John Day; will he drive drunk again to kill another Day?

April 15, 2013, 10:21 am

≫ Next: California: Brandon Royce Melton, with a prior DUI under his belt, ran down and killed Edward James Shaieb and ran like a yellow coward, say police; now he’s in slammer

≪ Previous: New Mexico: 4-time DWI driver Ladell Light goes for a 5th; fought cop, was tased, drove away and killed himself in crash with truck — this Light is out forever…

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The daily drum roll of death and stupidity shows that these idiots are America’s most dependable renewable resource.

From Red Stick Now

The Louisiana State Police arrested a man early Saturday morning and charged him with 5th offense DWI and speeding.

According to their report, a trooper clocked a vehicle going 69 in a 45mph zone on Siegen Lane around 3:45 Saturday morning.

The driver, John Day, 11031 Stanely Aubin Ln in Baton Rouge, failed a field sobriety test that was administered by the investigating Trooper. Day was then arrested and transported to a nearby station where he refused the breathalyzer test. …..MORE
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California: Brandon Royce Melton, with a prior DUI under his belt, ran down and killed Edward James Shaieb and ran like a yellow coward, say police; now he’s in slammer

April 18, 2013, 5:57 am

≫ Next: Texas: Deputy Chad Key killed by repeat DWI driver Ricky Trent Stanley

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From MyDesert.com
INDIO — A murder charge was filed Wednesday against a Palm Springs man suspected of fatally striking a 70-year-old bicyclist while driving under the influence in Cathedral City.

Brandon Royce Melton, 27, is also charged with DUI, gross vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run resulting in death or injury.

Arraignment was set for Wednesday afternoon at the Larson Justice Center in Indio, but then delayed at the request of Melton’s attorney.

It was rescheduled to May 3.

Melton was arrested around 9:10 p.m. Saturday, about an hour and 15 minutes after allegedly fleeing the scene of the crash in the 67-300 block of East Palm Canyon Drive.

The victim, Edward James Shaieb …..MORE

Texas: Deputy Chad Key killed by repeat DWI driver Ricky Trent Stanley

April 23, 2013, 6:13 pm

≫ Next: North Carolina: Johnny Allen Spell charged with DWI and hit and run in death of Alyiah Morgan; child was run down when Spell passed stopped school bus

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Ricky Trent Stanley, in a prior DWI arrest photo
From KXII

SHERMAN, TX — A Grayson County Sheriff’s Deputy was killed in the line of duty Saturday night, while directing traffic.

Just before 10:30, Fannin County Sheriff’s deputies and DPS troopers were in pursuit of a driver heading westbound on Highway 82. The pursuit ended at the intersection of 82 and Bethany Road — just east of Sherman.

That’s when officers, including Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Key, were called out to assist in directing traffic at the scene but that routine assistance turned into a deadly accident.

Sheriff’s Deputy Chad Key responded to this intersection of Highway 82 and Bethany Road east of Sherman, just before 10:30 Saturday night.

“They were working that scene and our deputy was out there assisting with traffic control, helping route cars around,” Lt. Rickey Wheeler said.

That’s when authorities say suspected drunk driver, 28-year-old Ricky Trent Stanley of Whitesboro, seen here in a prior mug shot, failed to stop and struck the 42-year-old deputy.

Key was rushed to Texoma Medical Center in Denison, where he later died.

Deputy Key graduated from ….MORE

North Carolina: Johnny Allen Spell charged with DWI and hit and run in death of Alyiah Morgan; child was run down when Spell passed stopped school bus

April 28, 2013, 5:54 am

≫ Next: New Mexico: Randy Saavedra nailed for 3rd DWI: has powerful pol pop in place to keep him working for State

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Johnny Allen Spell in jail charged with DWI fatal and hit and run

From WNCT

HARRELLS, N.C. – A truck driver in Sampson County has been charged with driving while impaired (DWI) and other crimes in relation to the hit-and-run death of a 7-year-old girl.

The North Carolina Highway Patrol said Johnny Allen Spell, 37, of Bud Spell Lane in Roseboro, was heading south on Highway 421 in the Harrells area of Sampson County on Tuesday afternoon when he passed a stopped school bus and hit Alyiah Morgan. Morgan was a 1st-grade student at nearby Union Elementary School. The girl was pronounced dead on the way to Sampson Regional Medical Center in Clinton, Highway Patrol spokesman Sgt. Jeff Gordon said.

Gordon said the bus’s flashing red lights were on, and its stop sign was out. He said troopers found Spell and his truck about 25 miles away in the parking area of the small trucking company on Hayne Stretch Road where Spell worked.

“He could ….MORE

New Mexico: Randy Saavedra nailed for 3rd DWI: has powerful pol pop in place to keep him working for State

May 11, 2013, 3:45 am

≫ Next: Michigan: Commissioner Steve Pace lost his front bumper in race with tree and kept on rolling home; tagged with DWI

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FROM KRQE

ALBUQUERQUE – The son of a powerful New Mexico lawmaker is on thin ice with his own powerful state job after receiving his third DWI charge.

41-year-old Randy Saavedra was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of driving drunk.

Randy is the son of New Mexico lawmaker Kiki Saavedra, chair of the powerful House Appropriations and Finance Committee.

Despite his arrest over the weekend, Randy is still working in his job as programs director at the 13th Judicial DA’s office.

Randy told News 13 he had no comment.

His boss, District Attorney Lemuel Martinez, says the office is conducting an internal affairs investigation about the incident.

“Based on the advice of the attorney on that investigation we’ll do the appropriate thing within the law, within our policy, et cetera, in moving forward with this case,” he said.

Kiki’s other son, Marc, has also held government jobs and run into similar problems.

In 2006, two months after being hired as the lobbyist for UNM, he got a DUI. But despite that, he got a 50% raise the next year. His salary is now nearly $147,000 per year.

When Randy Saavedra was hired by the ….MORE

Michigan: Commissioner Steve Pace lost his front bumper in race with tree and kept on rolling home; tagged with DWI

May 11, 2013, 3:59 am

≫ Next: Delaware: police find Takoi Morris yaking on cell for his 6th DUI arrest; gives him a cell to call home…

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Third DWI offense for politician who says he MIGHT resign if convicted

From WDIV

Monroe, Mich. — Stephen Pace was elected to the Monroe County Road Commission this past November. On Saturday, he got into trouble.

A neighbor had called police after hearing a crash. Police say Pace hit a tree, lost the front bumper on his vehicle but kept driving to his home a few blocks away. ….MORE

Delaware: police find Takoi Morris yaking on cell for his 6th DUI arrest; gives him a cell to call home…

May 11, 2013, 6:30 am

≫ Next: Montana: Joe Seward announced his 5th DUI arrest over his cell phone then pleaded not guilty

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Takoi A. Morris

From Dover Post
A Delaware State Police trooper has arrested a Dover man for driving under the influence after stopping the man for talking on a cell phone.

The incident occurred around 12:45 p.m. Thursday in the area of Route 13 and South State Street, said police spokesman Master Cpl. Gary E. Fournier. After stopping the car near the 1200 block of South Governors Avenue, the trooper noticed the smell of alcohol while talking to the driver, and conducted DUI investigation ….MORE

Montana: Joe Seward announced his 5th DUI arrest over his cell phone then pleaded not guilty

May 12, 2013, 4:23 am

≫ Next: Louisiana: Slidell Police find Majorie Portier DWI but didn’t know she would be back for arrest number two within 24 hours

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Joseph Allan Seward

From Billings Gazette

A Billings man who witnesses said was driving a van that was ”swerving  all over the road” was arraigned Friday on what prosecutors said is his fifth  drunken-driving offense.

Joseph Allan Seward, 45, appeared before District Judge Mary Jane Knisely and  pleaded not guilty to felony DUI. His bond was set at $10,000 after a prosecutor  said Seward was previously convicted of  DUI in 1990, 2000, and twice  in 2002.

Seward was arrested April 29 after witnesses called 911 to report a  Chevrolet Venture “swerving all over the road and cutting off other  drivers” on King Avenue West.

Officer found the van parked at a ….MORE

 

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Louisiana: Slidell Police find Majorie Portier DWI but didn’t know she would be back for arrest number two within 24 hours

June 4, 2013, 5:13 pm

≫ Next: Kentucky: lenient judge let meth-head Johnny Ray Allen out on low bail; killed Phillip Burgess while DUI

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she’s a keeper!

From Red Stick Now
A weekend of partying ended with a Carriere, Mississippi woman being arrested twice, in less than 24 hours, for Driving While Intoxicated.

The first arrest happened early Saturday morning around 2:30am. A Slidell Police officer noticed a red 2002 Saturn swerving on Front Street. When the officer stopped the vehicle, he came into contact with 26-year-old Marjorie Portier. Portier, who just left a party at a bar, exhibited signs of being intoxicated and was placed under arrest. Portier submitted to the breath alcohol test and had a blood alcohol content over twice the legal limit of .08. Portier was charged with First Offense Driving While Intoxicated and Improper Lane Usage.

Less than 24 hours later, a different Slidell Police officer, who was working a Louisiana Highway Safety Commission D.W.I. Grant,
stopped Portier early ….MORE

Kentucky: lenient judge let meth-head Johnny Ray Allen out on low bail; killed Phillip Burgess while DUI

June 19, 2013, 4:57 am

≫ Next: Louisiana: Redsticknow reports on a guy who had enough booze to be dead and pickled…308 percent! Randy Brown’s 3 prior DWI arrests qualify him to be All-Pro!

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Ride with a drunk driver, buy a ticket to your own funeral…

From Lex18.com
Police say a man was driving drunk when he ran a red light and struck another car killing his passenger Saturday in Georgetown.

On Tuesday the Scott County man faced a judge and it appears Johnny Ray Allen was in very familiar territory.

Johnny Ray Allen has an extensive criminal record filled with prior DUIs and drug charges. Phillip Burgess’ mother wants to know why Allen was even out of jail in the first place.

The 32-year-old, now charged with DUI and 2nd degree manslaughter in the death of Phillip Burgess was in the court room less than two months ago charged with manufacturing meth.

Scott District Judge Vanessa Dickson lowered his bond to $1,000 from $10,000 despite the fact Allen was already out on bond for another August 2012 charge of making meth.

“He might be alive today had he been put where he should have been,” Tammy said.

Phillip’s mother, Tammy, is surprised Allen was free on bond, but even more shocked when she was told her this is actually the fourth time allen has faced a DUI charge.

In one case Allen “ran his vehicle into the kitchen of a ….MORE

Louisiana: Redsticknow reports on a guy who had enough booze to be dead and pickled…308 percent! Randy Brown’s 3 prior DWI arrests qualify him to be All-Pro!

June 19, 2013, 11:00 am

≫ Next: Nebraska: Prison officials allowed inmate with two prior DUI convictions to drive prison van; Jeremy Dobbe killed Joyce Meeks in head-on crash

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Not dead yet, but, give him some time!

From Redsticknow

A West Baton Rouge man has been arrested for his 3rd offense DWI after his blood alcohol content revealed he was 3x the legal limit.

Police say that Randy Brown, 26, 1303 Ave C, Port Allen crashed into a mailbox early Monday morning.

After arriving on the scene officers conducted an interview with Brown and noticed that he smelled of alcohol.

Brown performed poorly on a field sobriety test and was placed under arrest. A breath test showed his blood alcohol level to be at .308 percent.

Brown has two prior DWI arrests from 2004 and 2012. He was booked into the EBR Parish Prison for 3rd offense DWI, driving under suspension, insurance required, and failure to maintain control of a motor vehicle.

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Nebraska: Prison officials allowed inmate with two prior DUI convictions to drive prison van; Jeremy Dobbe killed Joyce Meeks in head-on crash

June 26, 2013, 9:16 pm

≫ Next: Nebraska: just in case you think the government officials in your state are as dumb as bricks, read this…

≪ Previous: Louisiana: Redsticknow reports on a guy who had enough booze to be dead and pickled…308 percent! Randy Brown’s 3 prior DWI arrests qualify him to be All-Pro!

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Jeremy Dobbe

From Lincoln Journal-Star Online

A work release inmate with two DUI convictions was driving a state van with the OK from prison officials Tuesday night when he crashed with a minivan, killing a nurse’s assistant who was two blocks from home.

Jeremy Dobbe, 35, was driving the 2011 Ford Econoline east on Van Dorn Street “at a high rate of speed” at about 10:30 p.m. when he went into oncoming traffic and hit a 2004 silver Nissan Quest nearly head on, Lincoln Police Officer Katie Flood said Wednesday.

Joyce R. Meeks, 47, died at the scene. Rescue crews took Dobbe to Bryan West Campus with injuries that did not appear to be
life-threatening, police Capt. Michon Morrow said. ….MORE

 

Nebraska: just in case you think the government officials in your state are as dumb as bricks, read this…

June 27, 2013, 9:02 pm

≫ Next: North Carolina: Simeon Joel Thomas is going for all-pro as a DWI driver; beat feet from cops

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From 1011.com

Lincoln, Neb. —   The Nebraska Department of Correctional Services says inmates selected to drive vans for the prison’s work release programs first go through a review of their driving and chemical abuse records.

The department released some details of the policy on Thursday, following a fatal crash. Authorities say 35-year-old inmate driver
Jeremy Dobbe hit a minivan, killing its driver, 47-year-old Joyce Meeks. Investigators believe that Meeks tried to swerve out of the way, but was t-boned.

A news release from the department Thursday says selection as an inmate van driver includes a review of the inmate’s driving record, with particular attention to recent history. The department says drivers also undergo weekly urine testing to check for chemical abuse.

Dobbe is serving 5 to 7 years for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Deliver, Terroristic Threats, and Criminal Mischief from Colfax and Butler counties.  His tentative release is scheduled for October 14, 2014.

Online court records show Dobbe was convicted of DUI in 1999 in Colfax County.

In 2000, Dobbe had a Reckless Driving Conviction. He plead down from DUI in Stanton County.

In 2003, he received a DUI conviction in Platte County; a charge of Exhibition Driving was dropped.

In 2004, Dobbe was charged with Driving Under Suspension Stemming from the 2003 DUI in Platte county.

In 2010 he was also busted for driving without insurance or registration.

North Carolina: Simeon Joel Thomas is going for all-pro as a DWI driver; beat feet from cops

June 30, 2013, 6:37 pm

≫ Next: Texas: Samuel Cruz earns 4th DWI charge after crashing into car; was driving but couldn’t stand up, say police

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Simeon Joel Thomas

From The Daily Reflector
A man with a history of driving while impaired reportedly ran after a state trooper stopped him on Greenville Boulevard last week, court records show.

Simeon Joel Thomas, 31, had a pending DWI from last year, was convicted in 2009 on the same charge and had an extensive history in the court system when State Highway Patrol trooper pulled him for suspicion of impaired driving.

Thomas, of 134 Concord Drive, Apt. 9, allegedly was weaving in the southbound ….MORE

Texas: Samuel Cruz earns 4th DWI charge after crashing into car; was driving but couldn’t stand up, say police

July 7, 2013, 6:18 pm

≫ Next: Montana: Levi Roope was up to a little hospital hell-raising in Helena as he fought cops smashed his blood work; now up for 4th DWI arrest

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Drunk, Deadly, Dangerous and getting good at DWI: Samuel Cruz – will he kill your family?

From The Eagle
COLLEGE STATION — A 41-year-old Bryan man was charged with his fourth DWI after providing a breath sample almost four times the legal limit, police said.

Samuel Cruz was arrested Saturday after his vehicle hit a car near Main Street and East William J. Bryan Parkway.
According to Bryan police, Cruz’s speech was “severely slurred” and he almost fell over a couple of times when the officer ….MORE

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Montana: Levi Roope was up to a little hospital hell-raising in Helena as he fought cops smashed his blood work; now up for 4th DWI arrest

July 8, 2013, 7:38 pm

≫ Next: Missouri: Marcus Anthony Jones faces murder and DWI charges for killing Joyce Mullen in crash

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The Wild Man of Helena; Levi Roope

Photo courtesy of KBZK

From Missoulian

HELENA – Levi Roope, 28, was arrested Friday night on charges of a felony DUI and two felony charges of tampering with physical evidence.

After a bloody altercation with officers, as many as 14 charges could be filed against him, according to Helena Police Department Sgt. Jayson Zander.

Police officers responded to a 6:25 p.m. call Friday from the corner of Custer and Montana avenues, where a caller reported that a male had almost hit a vehicle at the Cenex gas station and was yelling profanities.

When he left the station, he drove through the Jade Garden parking lot at 3128 N. Montana Ave., reportedly striking two vehicles. A witness followed the driver to the vicinity of Insulator Avenue, where officers caught up with Roope, Zander said.

Roope appeared impaired and officers gave him a field sobriety test and then arrested him for driving under the influence, said Zander.

Roope refused to give a blood sample, so officers applied for and received a search warrant and transported him to St. Peter’s Hospital for the blood test. Roope, whose handcuffs were removed for the blood draw, said Zander, became combative and was able to grab a …MORE

 

Missouri: Marcus Anthony Jones faces murder and DWI charges for killing Joyce Mullen in crash

July 9, 2013, 7:38 pm

≫ Next: New Mexico: Frank Seymour was in the bag for his 10th DWI, say police

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Ride with a drunk driver, buy a ticket to your own funeral…Marcus Anthony Jones faces murder charges and DWI

Prison has no affect on this guy…been there, done that…

From St. Louis Post-Dispatch

WARREN COUNTY • A Wright City man involved in a crash earlier this year that killed a passenger in his car apparently was a repeat drunken driver.

Marcus Anthony Jones, 51, has been charged with second-degree murder, driving while intoxicated as an aggravated offender and driving with a revoked license.

The crash happened on Jan. 12 at 10:05 p.m. on the north outer road of Interstate 70 near Winding Woods Circle, west of Wright City.

Jones was driving a 2001 Ford Focus, and Joyce Mullen, 64 of Warrenton, was a passenger in his vehicle. Police said Marcus lost control of the car, left the roadway and collided with a tree.

Mullen, who had not been wearing a seat belt, was ejected through the rear passenger window and pronounced dead at the scene.

Jones suffered ….MORE

New Mexico: Frank Seymour was in the bag for his 10th DWI, say police

July 12, 2013, 6:29 pm

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From ABQ Journal

A Santa Fe man was arrested on his 10th DWI on Wednesday, according to the Santa Fe Police Department.

Frank Seymour, 45, was confronted by police at the Walmart on Herrera Drive as he was loading groceries into his Jeep Wrangler. Police noted that Seymour smelled of alcohol and was aacting intoxicated. He took breath tests, which showed blood-alcohol concentrations of 0.30 and 0.29, according to police. The legal limit for driving in the state is 0.08.

Police also found an open bottle of rum in the vehicle.

Seymour …MORE

 

Louisiana: Third DWI rap, counting newest one using Heroin, for Curtis Loftin

July 13, 2013, 1:50 pm

≫ Next: North Carolina: District Attorney Scott Thomas says Kitchen has spent too much time in a bar, now 4th DWI conviction will send him to slammer

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Curtis Loftin tested positive for heroin after DWI arrest

From Red Stick Now

The LSU Police Dept. was called to the scene of a motor vehicle accident at the corner of Nicholson and Skip Bertman Dr. Friday night.

After speaking with one of the drivers, Curtis Loftin, 24, Denham Springs, they noticed that his speech was slurred and that he appeared to keep falling asleep. Loftin told police that he did not have anything to drink but may have  taken a prescription adderall pill earlier ….MORE

North Carolina: District Attorney Scott Thomas says Kitchen has spent too much time in a bar, now 4th DWI conviction will send him to slammer

July 13, 2013, 4:11 pm

≫ Next: Texas: Michael Harris told officers to shoot him, he wasn’t going to get out of his truck for 3rd DWI; constable dragged by pickup as Harris attempted to flee

≪ Previous: Louisiana: Third DWI rap, counting newest one using Heroin, for Curtis Loftin

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From WITN

A Harnett County man is now a habitual drunk driver, after his fourth DWI conviction seven months.

James Kitchen of Dunn pleaded guilty in Carteret County to habitual driving while impaired.

Kitchen was stopped by Newport police on March 20th and registered a .14 blood alcohol level, almost twice the legal limit.

District Attorney Scott Thomas says the man ….MORE