On the evening of January 7, a deputy with the Elbert County Sheriff’s Office was patrolling a local highway.
A vehicle drove past him, and he reported that the driver crossed over the double yellow line. The deputy also reported that he was driving 15 miles over the posted speed limit.
An Illinois elected school board official was arrested in the first hour of the new year for allegations of driving under the influence of alcohol.
At approximately 1:00 am on New Year’s Day, the authorities performed a traffic stop on the driver of a Toyota Highlander whose vehicle struck a curb.
When the driver pulled over, the police said she did not immediately give them her license, and it was believed that she was drunk.
A West Virginia mother is facing several charges after allegedly leaving her youngster in the car without supervision while she was reportedly in a bar close to where the vehicle was parked.
Early in the afternoon on January 10, the authorities received notification from someone claiming they saw a child alone in a vehicle.
Officers went to the location, and they noted that the car was parked in front of a bar. It was reported that they spotted the child in the vehicle alone and unrestrained.
An Illinois woman was accused of driving under the influence when the authorities reportedly found her asleep in her vehicle in the parking lot of a Dollar General store.
At approximately 8:00 PM on New Year’s Eve, the Joliet Police Department received a notification about someone who was parked in the local Dollar General store’s lot. It was reported that the person appeared to be an unconscious female.
Officers went to the location to make sure that the person did not require assistance.
A 33-year-old woman was suspected of driving while intoxicated after she reportedly drove her car onto the canal in Indianapolis causing it to break through the ice and sink into the water.
At approximately 11:00 PM on December 25, a woman was driving in downtown Indianapolis. Her car drifted down an embankment, and she continued navigating it through the park until she reached the canal near Colts Playspace.
According to reports, she drove onto the frozen canal and went North.
On December 13, one of the bus drivers from Woodland Community School District 50 in Lake County, Illinois, was driving with seven school children in the vehicle.
It was reported that when the driver turned a corner, he lost control of the bus and went over the curb. The bus also struck a brick mailbox.
Early in the morning on December 13, an officer with the Oceanside Police Department was on patrol and parked on a center island near a Route 79 offramp.
According to reports, someone driving a Kia Optima was speeding when they exited the highway. The car went over the curb and onto the center island, and it barreled into the front of the officer’s vehicle in a head-on collision.
Around 8:00 AM on November 29, a woman was driving down a street in Spanish Fork where a construction project was underway. There were barricades and traffic cones placed on the road to direct traffic around the work site.
A deputy with the Utah County Sheriff’s Office driving ahead of the woman reported that they checked their mirror, and they saw the woman behind them driving in an unsafe manner. The deputy said the woman’s vehicle hit some of the cones and barriers in the construction area.
Early in the morning on October 23, a man who was asserted to be under the influence of alcohol was driving his truck through a residential area in Lebanon County.
According to reports, the man allegedly drove the vehicle onto someone’s lawn and began to do a “burnout.”
On the evening of November 26, in Spanish Fork, Utah, the “Spanish Fork Parade of Lights” was taking place. Several people were standing on the sides watching the event.
According to reports, around 7:30 PM, a car approached the barricade used to block off the street for the parade. Officers were present, and they tried to tell the driver that they could not pass through the barricade because of the event.
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