Drunk Driving – Page 4

July 11July 11
Man told police he wasn’t drinking while driving, just at stop signs: report
- Entertainment
A Florida man came up with an interesting defense when confronted by officers in Indiana River County. According to Treasure Coast Palm, Earle Stevens Jr., 69, is facing a DUI charge. Indian River County sheriff’s officials were called to a McDonald’s drive-thru on June 27 after a woman said a vehicle behind her kept hitting her […]
June 29July 10
Charges Dropped Against Man Accused of Fatally Striking Pedestrian in Indio
- Crime
- Local
A man who had been accused of fatally striking a pedestrian in Indio while driving drunk, then fleeing the scene, is not the suspected driver involved in the crash, according to prosecutors, who dropped DUI vehicular manslaughter charges against the man Thursday. Charges were dismissed Thursday against Colin Havens, 30, of Palm Springs, who was […]
June 07June 07
Driver Arrested for Suspected DUI in Fatal Desert Hot Springs Wreck
- Crime
- Local
A man suspected of driving under the influence of drugs when his SUV crashed into a palm tree in an unincorporated area near Desert Hot Springs, seriously injuring himself and killing one of his passengers, was arrested on suspicion of DUI and could be held for other felonies, the California Highway Patrol said today. Marco […]
May 22May 22
DUI Suspect in SUV Hits, Kills 3-Year-Old Boy Walking on Sidewalk With His Mother
- Community
A 3-year-old boy was struck and killed by a sport utility vehicle in what police are investigating as a DUI crash. “I heard the crash, and I came out, and the baby was underneath the car and the car kept backing out,” Joyce Taylor, a witness said. “You only see stuff like this on TV in […]
May 21May 21
Marijuana DUI Suspect in Fremont Crash That Killed 3 Released From Jail
- Crime
A San Jose man suspected of driving under the influence of marijuana and causing a deadly freeway crash in Fremont was released from jail Friday night. Dang Nguyen Hai Tran, 21, was arrested late Tuesday following a five-vehicle crash that closed all lanes of northbound Interstate 880 in Fremont. Officials suspect he was under the […]
May 07May 08
CHP: Pedestrian Killed in Thermal When Driver Struck Disabled Car
- Local
- Traffic
Authorities Monday identified a motorist who was struck and killed by a Jeep in Thermal while trying to tow away his disabled sedan, which he had crashed into a water tower. Jesus Arellano-Rodriguez, 23, of Thermal, died at the scene of the crash, which occurred at 3:45 a.m. Sunday at the intersection of Johnson Street […]
September 29
Passenger in Desert Hot Springs DUI Crash Dies in Hospital
- Archive
Desert Hot Springs, CA A passenger in a Desert Hot Springs car crash allegedly caused by a drunken driver has died of his injuries at a hospital, county coroners said Tuesday. Jesus Moreno, 22, of Desert Hot Springs, was hospitalized in critical condition following a Thursday night crash that also injured five others. Moreno was […]

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July 27
Traffic Collision Leads to DUI Arrest in Palm Desert
- Archive
Palm Desert, CA A 32-year-old man suspected of drunk driving is in custody in Banning in lieu of $75,000 bail after he crashed into a truck in Palm Desert, injuring himself and the other driver, authorities said. It happened at 2:27 Wednesday afternoon on Monterey Avenue north of Country Club Drive, said sheriff’s Sgt. Jorge Ramirez. The […]

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