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A Cook County Board of Review Commissioner was arrested after the police believed she was driving under the influence when they responded to a car accident that she was accused of causing.

On the evening of November 10, an accident involving a Dodge Charger and a parked Subaru Forester occurred on the North Side of Chicago. Both vehicles were badly damaged, and the driver of the Charger ended up lying on the sidewalk. When officers from the Chicago Police Department arrived, the woman was still on the ground.

The police identified the woman as 44-year-old Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Samantha Steele. When they started talking to her about the wreck, the officers reported that her breath smelled like alcohol, and she showed several indicators of intoxication. She was asked to take roadside sobriety tests, but she did not consent. The police asked Steele if she had been drinking, and she informed them that she was not going to talk to them until she had an attorney present. They searched her vehicle and reported that they found an open bottle of wine on the floor.

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An Indiana woman is facing charges after reportedly telling her dog to “sic” the police when she was being arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol with two children in the vehicle.

On the evening of October 5, someone called the authorities to report that they saw a vehicle that they believed was being driven by someone who was intoxicated. They provided the authorities with a description of the car, and the police went out to try to locate it.

While they were searching, a 24-year-old woman from Evansville who was driving with two youngsters and a dog in her car stopped at a local gas station. She was approached by officers from the Evansville Police Department. They said they noticed the woman’s vehicle because it resembled the one they were looking for. While the officers were interacting with her, the woman was reportedly overly chatty, and they allegedly smelled alcohol on her breath. They suspected the report that the driver had been drinking was valid. When they asked her to take roadside sobriety tests, the woman declined to participate.

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A woman in West Virginia is facing charges after she was accused of crashing into a fence while driving under the influence of alcohol with underage passengers in her car.

“Fear on the Farm” is a popular seasonal attraction in Winfield. According to its website, haunted houses, escape rooms, and rides are some of the activities guests can participate in at what it refers to as “West Virginia’s premier haunted attraction.”

Last Thursday, a mom gave her child and some of their friends a ride to Fear on the Farm, and their time in the car reportedly provided the first fright of the evening. It was reported that when they reached their destination, the woman slammed the back of the vehicle into a fence. When they got out of the car, one of the underage passengers called her mom and let her know that she thought her friend’s mother was drunk.

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Actor Zachery Ty Bryant is facing felony DUI charges for the fifth time after he was arrested last week in Oklahoma.

Early in the morning on October 25, officers in Custer County saw a man sleeping in the back of a vehicle. When they walked up to investigate, they identified the person as Zachery Ty Bryant. After talking to him, they decided to let the former Home Improvement star continue napping in his car.

It was reported that a while later, the police spotted Bryant’s vehicle being driven and performed a traffic stop. Bryant was reportedly behind the wheel, and according to body-worn camera footage, he allegedly admitted to the officers that he was driving the car while under the influence of alcohol and said he had been drinking since the previous evening. The footage also reportedly showed Bryant struggling during the roadside sobriety tests. When the police asked him to consent to a breathalyzer test to check his blood-alcohol concentration, Bryant reportedly declined.

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A reportedly intoxicated man from Eastern Iowa is facing multiple charges after allegedly using a United States flag to choke his mother.

On the morning of October 21, a woman who lives in North Liberty was paid a visit by her 39-year-old son. According to reports, the man was carrying an American flag when he went inside, and he appeared as if he had been drinking alcohol. He was also reportedly angry, and he allegedly became physically abusive towards his mom. He reportedly said he wished she was dead, and he allegedly began choking her by wrapping the flag around her throat until she fell on the floor while she struggled to breathe. The alleged attack continued until the woman’s boyfriend was able to stop her son. After he left the house and drove away, the authorities were notified about the incident.

It was reported that the man was speeding, which caught the attention of an officer who noticed that the license plate number matched the one on the vehicle the suspect was driving. When they tried to perform a traffic stop, the man reportedly sped up and drove a short distance before stopping. The police reported that he was uncooperative during the entire arrest.

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A Southern California man was arrested after he called 911 several times, and the responding officers reportedly found him intoxicated and sitting in the driver’s seat of his vehicle.

Early in the morning on October 19, a man in San Marino was sitting in his car when he made a series of calls to 911. The dispatcher believed he sounded upset, and officers from the San Marino Police Department worked on finding him to see what was going on. The man had called four times before they came across his vehicle, and when the officers first spotted him, they reported that he seemed disturbed and stressed out. He was also sitting behind the wheel.

According to reports, when the officers began interacting with him, he told them he was sick and needed assistance, and they called San Marino Fire Department paramedics to the scene, and the police reported that the man smelled strongly of spirits and displayed several indicators of intoxication.  While peering at the inside of the car, the officers reportedly saw an open bottle of what appeared to be alcohol. They asked the man to take roadside sobriety tests, and he reportedly consented. When he failed to complete the exercises to the satisfaction of the officers, they determined that he was drunk.

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The father of a 16-year-old girl is facing numerous charges after he allegedly drove her to school while intoxicated and then reportedly crashed into vehicles and left the scene.

On the morning of October 15, a man from Waverly, New York, gave his 16-year-old daughter a ride to school. After they arrived and she got out of the vehicle, the girl’s father pulled away and was involved in an accident with two parked cars. According to reports, he drove off after causing the crash, but someone near the scene saw what happened and wrote down his license plate number.

The authorities were notified about the alleged hit-and-run and were told that the cars involved were heavily damaged. Officers from the Waverly Police Department went to the scene to investigate, and the bystander shared the license plate number with them. They used the information collected, and it led them to a residence where the vehicle with the matching plate was parked. It was reported that when the driver talked to them, the officers believed he was intoxicated. They also learned that his teenage daughter had been a passenger in the car prior to the crash and asserted that he put her in danger by having her in the vehicle.

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Former MLB pitcher Matt Bush was arrested last week after allegedly driving under the influence and causing several cars to crash while reportedly trying to escape from the police.

38-year-old Matt Bush was a Major League Baseball player who was a pitcher for the Texas Rangers and Milwaukee Brewers. He has had several run-ins with the law since 2004, including DUI with great bodily injury in 2012 which resulted in a 51-month prison sentence. It was reported that he has struggled with alcoholism for many years.

On the evening of October 4, Bush was driving a Lincoln Aviator on the parkway in Arlington. Just before 8:30 PM, officers from the Arlington Police Department spotted the vehicle and believed it was being driven erratically. When they tried to perform a traffic stop, Bush reportedly increased his speed to try to get away. Within minutes, the authorities were notified about an accident that happened nearby. The police went to the scene, and they identified Bush as the driver who caused the crash, which involved three other vehicles. They reported that Bush failed to stop at a red light, causing him to smash into three cars that were idle at the traffic signal. Before the authorities arrived, it was reported that Bush tried to run away from the area, but others at the scene forced him to stay.

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A 40-year-old man from Joliet found himself facing several charges after reportedly resisting arrest and trying to kick police officers during a routine traffic stop last week.

According to reports, officers from the Joliet Police Department spotted the driver of a van that reportedly failed to use his turn signal. A traffic stop was initiated, and the driver pulled over without incident. After he stopped the van, instead of staying inside the vehicle, the man allegedly got out and started walking away. The officers verbally tried to get him to stop, but he reportedly completely ignored them.

Before long, the man sat down on the sidewalk and the police were able to approach him. The officers suspected that the man was under the influence of an intoxicant, and they wanted to make sure he settled down. When they tried to grab him the man pulled away and stood up.

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A Utah teenager is being held without bail after allegedly driving recklessly while under the influence and forcing the police to chase him while he drove over 120 MPH.

On September 13, an 18-year-old with a learner’s permit was driving a Dodge Charger with three passengers in the vehicle. He pulled into a Maverick gas station and parked in front of a pump. The car reportedly had no license plate, and it caught the attention of an officer from the Santaquin Police Department. As soon as the Charger left the parking lot, the officer got behind it and tried to initiate a traffic stop.

According to reports, instead of pulling over, the driver entered the onramp to I-15. The officer continued to follow, and he noted that the vehicle was being driven over 120 MPH. The driver entered an offramp, and the car slid down an embankment. The people in the automobile reportedly began running, but the police quickly caught them.

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