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Published on: October 24, 2024

Intoxicated Dad in Hit-and-Run After Taking Daughter to School

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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Published on: May 12, 2023

Woman Drove Truck into Store to Look for Boyfriend

by Staycie R. Sena

A reportedly angry Tennessee woman was searching for her boyfriend and allegedly purposely smashed her car through the front of a store and drove around the aisles to try to find him.

On the afternoon of May 8, a 33-year-old woman in Nashville and her boyfriend were having a domestic dispute in the parking lot of a local Family Dollar store.

It was reported that the man walked away in the middle of the argument, and the woman was unable to locate him. She believed he went into Family Dollar. She allegedly climbed into her pickup truck and positioned it to face the front of the store.

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Published on: March 10, 2023

Intoxicated Woman Kidnapped Grandchildren

by Staycie R. Sena

The grandmother of an infant and preteen allegedly kidnapped them from their home and drove away with them while intoxicated.

Just before 4:30 AM last Sunday, the mother of a 12-year-old daughter and a 2-month-old son had an argument with her mother. She reported that her mother was intoxicated and wanted to take the girl out in the car. She informed her mother that she would not let her daughter get into the car.

It was reported that the woman fought with her daughter about taking the girl, and allegedly threatened to take the infant as well.

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Published on: January 11, 2023

Man Drove Off Cliff with Family in Car

by Staycie R. Sena

A California man is facing multiple charges after allegedly purposely driving over a 300-foot cliff with his wife and two young children inside the vehicle.

On the afternoon of January 2, a 41-year-old man was driving his Tesla near an area called Devil’s Slide, where many accidents have happened. His 42-year-old wife, and two children, ages 5 and 7, were passengers in the vehicle.

The man was cruising down Pacific Coast Highway when his car went over the side of a cliff and dropped approximately 300 feet. It smashed onto the rocky coast below.

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Published on: May 15, 2022

DUI Suspect Drove to Court While Intoxicated

by Staycie R. Sena

A man facing charges for his third DUI has been accused of driving himself to the courthouse while under the influence of alcohol to attend his arraignment.

58-year-old Lawrence Williams hails from Tyrone, Pennsylvania.

In 2021, Williams had two separate incidents leading to his being charged and convicted for driving under the influence of alcohol. He is currently on probation for those charges.

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Published on: February 17, 2022

Intoxicated School Bus Driver had 40 Students on Board

by Staycie R. Sena

A school bus driver in Florida has been accused of having four times over the legal BAC while he drove an afternoon route carrying 40 middle school student passengers.

60-year-old Mark McNeil lives in Ormond Beach, Florida. He is employed as a bus driver for the Flagler County School District.

On the afternoon of February 9, McNeil went to work to pick up a bus for the afternoon run at Buddy Taylor Middle School.

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Published on: February 15, 2021

Officer Buried Theft and Drove Stolen Truck for a Year

by Staycie R. Sena

A Los Angeles police officer has been accused of stealing a truck from an Orange County used car lot and using the vehicle for a year after falsifying the records to reflect that it had been recovered.

45-year-old Matthew Calleros resides in Whittier, California.

Calleros is employed as an officer with the Hollenbeck division of the Los Angeles Police Department.

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Published on: May 9, 2020

Mom Drove With 5-Year-Old Sitting on Hood of Car

by Staycie R. Sena

A woman from South Carolina allegedly recorded a video while she drove a vehicle with her youngster seated on the hood and she is facing a felony charge for the incident.

26-year-old Thrista Johnson is a mother of two who lives and works in Rock Hill, South Carolina.

On April 26, Johnson reportedly took her 5-year-old daughter for a car ride in a purportedly illegal fashion by allegedly sitting the child on the hood of the car near the front windshield while she drove in the area around her apartment building.

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