An off-duty Memphis sergeant was accused of driving under the influence after he allegedly crashed his vehicle into a structure outside of a liquor store.
62-year-old Sergeant Thomas Berryhill has worked with the Memphis Police Department for 26 years.
On Saturday afternoon, Berryhill was reportedly involved in a single-vehicle crash while he was off-duty involving his car and a column outside of a liquor store in East Memphis.
According to the attorney working for a Washington City Councilman who has been charged with his fourth DUI, the charge will be viewed as a first-time offense.
On Monday afternoon, 42-year-old Matthew Staniszewski, a Washington City Councilman, was allegedly found behind the wheel of his Honda that was reportedly idle and askew on the side of the road in a position that was blocking oncoming traffic.
An officer approached the vehicle and reported that empty miniature bottles of liquor were laying on the floor of the car, and Staniszewski allegedly appeared rather disoriented.
A Sumpter County woman accused of driving under the influence of alcohol allegedly tried to get an officer to place a 25-cent bet on the elevated the level her breathalyzer test would display after she blew into the machine.
On August 19, 62-year-old Mary Westerlund was reportedly sitting in her vehicle near her residence in The Villages retirement community in central Florida.
A passerby spotted the woman in her Acura and they thought she appeared to be intoxicated. The Sumpter County police were notified to report the incident.
When the mayor of Richland was pulled over and suspected of driving under the influence he reportedly claimed his blood-alcohol level was elevated due to dehydration.
63-year-old Bob Thompson is the mayor of Richland, Washington, and he has been a member of the Richland City Council for 25-years. He has also been employed as a criminal defense attorney for over 36-years.
On Saturday, just before midnight, Thompson was reportedly spotted driving his BMW down a portion of Parkway with a curve in the road. He allegedly navigated out of his lane for a moment before righting his vehicle while going 12 miles over the posted speed limit.
The driver of a commercial truck traveling through Moorpark was pulled over for suspicion of having manufactured license plates leading to his arrest for several infractions.
On May 28, a motorcycle officer reportedly saw a semi-truck displaying a license plate that appeared to be bogus.
The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle and spoke with the driver about the plate with the counterfeit characteristics, which had the word “Califas” in the spot designated for the state name. The photo provided by the Sheriff’s Office shows an unevenly shaped black rectangle with raised yellow lettering that was lined up in an irregular fashion.
A woman who was accused of driving under the influence reportedly tried to explain to an officer that she would be unable to take the roadside sobriety test without failing, whether or not she had been drinking.
On May 28, a sheriff’s deputy arrived at the scene of a reported car accident involving a single car.
When the deputy scoped out the surrounding area, a vehicle was seen in a nearby ditch approximately 900 feet away from a damaged fixture on the highway. He went up to the car and spoke with the driver, identified as Amanda Barrett, and asked her what transpired.
A man who was allegedly under the influence was also accused of transporting two women under the guise that he was an Uber driver.
Last week, two women had gone out for drinks and ended up at the Cookout in Nashville, when they decided to hail an Uber so they wouldn’t be on the road after imbibing.
A vehicle approached and the women got inside, and both took a seat in the back.
When the police were trying to detain a DUI suspect they reported that he attempted to hit one of the officers with his car, in addition to allegedly trying to take his penis out in front of her.
69-year-old Don Wolfe was reported as having crashed his car in Donelson on Sunday, and local law enforcement made their way to the location after receiving a call about the incident.
When the police saw the vehicle and driver, they recorded that Wolfe was passed out in the driver’s seat while the car was in park, but the engine was still running.
As an officer tried to apprehend a man that he believed was driving under the influence, the suspect reportedly tried to drive away leaving the cop dangling from the side as the car took off.
On April 5, a Georgia police officer saw a white sedan that he determined was being driven in a reckless manner and decided to perform a traffic stop.
The officer pulled the driver over and walked up to the vehicle to speak with the man, identified as 25-year-old Dennis Aguirre.
A South Carolina man in the midst of a traffic stop allegedly spritzed Axe Body Spray into his mouth to try to hide the scent of alcohol.
Last weekend, 49-year-old Efren Mencia-Ramirez was reportedly driving on the interstate, allegedly sans license, with a passenger and a 12-pack of Corona beer.
After a deputy saw what he believed was Mencia-Ramirez’s car straying from his designated lane in addition to driving over the speed limit he pulled the vehicle over.
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