A school bus driver in Utah may face several charges after he was accused of operating the vehicle with three times the legal blood-alcohol content while students were on board. On September 15, a 57-year-old man driving a school bus for the Sevier School District was making afternoon rounds to…
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Woman with 8 Times the Legal BAC Arrested for DUI
A Utah woman behind the wheel who allegedly had more than eight times the legal blood-alcohol limit was arrested after she reportedly came close to hitting a police vehicle while driving erratically. Around 8:00 AM on November 29, a woman was driving down a street in Spanish Fork where a…
Drunk Dad had Over Triple the Legal BAC with Kids in Car
An allegedly drunk driver was taken into custody on suspicion of several charges after he reportedly crashed his vehicle and endangered his children during a custody exchange. On October 9, just after 10:00 AM, a 32-year-old man from Oroville, California, was taking his children to a residence in Paradise to…
DUI Suspect Cracked Open Beer at Police Station
After a West Virginia man was in a single-vehicle crash and arrested for driving under the influence, he allegedly pulled out a beer and tried to continue drinking at the police station while he was being processed. Just before midnight on March 26, 56-year-old Dwight Coffelt was driving in Randolph…
Woman with Almost 4 Times the Legal BAC Arrested for 4th DUI
A Nevada woman with three prior DUI arrests was allegedly found with nearly four times the legal BAC resulting in a fourth DUI charge. 36-year-old Appollonia Kidd lives in Las Vegas. She has three prior charges for driving under the influence. Two misdemeanor charges were incurred in 2014, and a felony charge in 2015. Late in…
DUI Suspect Tried to Escape Jail with Bra Wire
When a woman was jailed for allegedly driving under the influence, she reportedly took the underwire out of her bra and tried to use it to escape. In the evening on Halloween, Susan Mae Sheppard, a 59-year-old living in Central Florida, was reportedly in an automobile accident while driving an SUV. It was…
Oregon Driver Set New Record for Highest BAC
A reportedly drunk driver in Central Oregon allegedly had a blood-alcohol level more than nine times over the legal limit, setting a new record for the highest recorded BAC since 2007. In December 2007, a woman in Klamath County, Oregon, was charged for driving under the influence. When tested, her…
Sober Woman Wrongfully Arrested For DUI
Though she was not intoxicated, a woman who was pulled over for traffic violations was placed under arrest for DUI when the officer interpreted her anxious demeanor as an indication that she was under the influence. On July 22, 29-year-old Ariel Berry went out in her pajamas to pick up…
Avoiding a DUI this Independence Day Weekend
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has issued a bulletin that their task force will be in full effect on July 4 to combat the increased number of individuals potentially driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). The task force will be deploying deputies and officers to numerous checkpoints throughout Orange…
How to Avoid a DUI Arrest on St. Patrick’s Day
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is warning residents of Orange County to plan ahead for festivities tonight that involve alcohol. The agency will be deploying multiple DUI checkpoints throughout the area with the intention of arresting anybody who is driving a vehicle who is under the influence of alcohol. Sheriff…