Articles Tagged with reckless driving

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Professional basketball player Russ Smith is fighting a DUI charge stemming from an early June arrest where his BAC was reported as being significantly below the legal limit.

34-year-old Russ Smith, a former University of Louisville basketball player, is well-known for his extensive basketball career as a point guard. He is currently playing for Pallacanestro Nardò of Serie A2 in Italy. Early in the morning on June 8, the Kentucky local was driving in Louisville when he caught the attention of an officer from Louisville Metro Police. The officer claimed the Maserati Smith was driving displayed registration tags that expired approximately three years ago. Additionally, he reported that the man failed to stay in his lane. A traffic stop was initiated, and Smith pulled over without incident.

When the officer approached and began talking to Smith, he asserted that he could smell alcohol and believed the man had been drinking. When asked, Smith allegedly said he had two drinks, and he reportedly consented to taking a roadside sobriety test. According to reports, the officer thought Smith seemed unsteady on his feet. He noted that Smith passed many of the exercises but claimed he did not properly execute a few of them. A breathalyzer test was administered, and it gave a result of .060 BAC.

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A Kentucky man accused of driving under the influence was arrested at his residence after reportedly crashing into an Amish buggy and leaving the scene without helping the dad and three children in the carriage.

On July 24, a man was driving a Toyota Camry on State Highway 11 at the same time and place that a man and three children were riding in an Amish buggy. According to reports, onlookers saw the car collide with the buggy, causing the horse to run away with the carriage. They reported that the driver of the car only stayed long enough to inspect his vehicle before he left the scene. The authorities were notified, and law enforcement and ambulances went to the location. They noted that the youngsters were injured and needed medical attention, and they were taken to a local hospital for treatment.

Deputies from the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department found the 21-year-old suspect at his home, and they reported that the car they believed he was driving during the incident was covered with a tarp. He allegedly smelled like alcohol when he was taken into custody. After a trip to the hospital, he was booked on multiple preliminary charges, including four counts of first-degree assault, tampering with physical evidence, leaving the scene of an accident, failing to render aid, reckless driving, operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol – first offense, driving on a suspended license, and failing to maintain insurance on his vehicle. The man had his blood drawn to check his BAC, but at the time this was written, the results were unknown.

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A man driving a reportedly stolen vehicle in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky is facing a slew of charges after allegedly driving erratically and plowing into another driver while trying to escape from the police.

According to reports, a car was recently reported stolen from someone who gave the authorities a physical description of the person they believed took the vehicle. On the afternoon of June 22, Lexington police spotted what they believed was the stolen car being driven by someone fitting the description provided by the alleged victim. When they tried to pull him over, things reportedly became complicated when the man allegedly tried to get away. After reportedly turning the wrong way on a one-way street, he slammed into the side of another vehicle, and the driver was taken to the hospital. The suspect allegedly took off on foot and was caught behind a nearby residence.

The man, whom the police alleged smelled strongly of alcohol, reportedly said he smoked something from a pipe that was found in the vehicle, but was unsure what it was. He was taken to a nearby hospital for assessment and treatment, and while there, the suspect reportedly refused to consent to a blood test for drug screening.

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A Utah teen may face multiple charges after a single-vehicle accident alleged to be caused by his driving under the influence reportedly took the life of his 16-year-old passenger.

In the early morning hours of March 30, an 18-year-old was driving a truck on Utah State Route 36 in the Rush Valley area of Tooele County with a 16-year-old young man in the passenger seat. The posted speed limit was reported as being 65 MPH, but the man was allegedly traveling at 85 MPH. According to reports, the pickup ended up going off the road and rolling over, and both men were thrown from the vehicle onto the ground, and the 16-year-old was severely injured.

When the authorities learned about the accident, a trooper from the Highway Patrol headed to the site, where a sheriff’s deputy was there and giving the younger man CPR. The trooper, who believed he smelled alcohol, took over for the sheriff, but when EMS arrived, the teenager was pronounced dead. The driver was given a breath test, and his BAC was recorded as 0.18. When speaking with the authorities, he allegedly said he had a few beers at a social gathering. His truck and the surrounding area were searched, and several empty alcohol containers were reportedly found.

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A 34-year-old Georgia woman who was believed to be intoxicated is facing many charges after reportedly leaving her youngsters at a fire department and forcing the police to chase her as she drove away.

According to reports, late in the afternoon on March 23, a woman who was believed to be intoxicated and her two young children were passengers in a vehicle, when the driver was pulled over and arrested for driving under the influence. Just after 1:00 AM the following morning, the woman, again with her youngsters as passengers in the vehicle, drove to a fire station in Meldrim. She reportedly parked her car and passed out, and when she was seen by the firefighters, they went to see what was going on.

They reported that the woman looked like she had passed out, so they took the children out of the vehicle. She woke up and allegedly told the first responders that she had consumed a lot of alcohol, and then drove away and left the youngsters behind. They were able to trail her until sheriff’s deputies joined the pursuit and eventually used a PIT maneuver to force her to stop. The deputies reported that they found several alcohol containers in the car.

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When the police arrived at a home after an allegedly intoxicated man and his wife got into a fight, the husband reportedly fled from them for over 30 miles before crashing his truck.

On the morning of July 29, a man and his wife were in their Rozet residence together. The man had allegedly been drinking, and the couple reportedly became entangled in a domestic dispute because he had done so.

At approximately 1:00 PM, the woman learned her husband spent more money on a purchase of liquor, and when she confronted him about it, they got into another argument. The man allegedly started throwing things around the house during their dispute.

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A man accused of carrying a gun around in an apartment complex was taken into custody after the police chased him and allegedly found him in possession of drugs and the firearm. 

Late in the morning on August 26, someone called the authorities and told them that a man holding a firearm was walking around their apartment complex. 

Officers with the Portage Police Department went to the reported address to investigate. 

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A Florida man was placed under arrest after leading the police on a chase in a reportedly stolen four-wheeler in which a firearm and drugs were allegedly discovered.

Justin Williamson resides in the census-designated unincorporated community of Geneva in Seminole County, Florida. Williamson was previously convicted of a felony.

On April 16, Williamson was reportedly driving on the highway on a four-wheeler.

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After a Georgia police sergeant got into a single-vehicle car accident, the authorities asserted that it occurred because he was driving under the influence of alcohol. 

Robert Parsons is a sergeant with the Dunwoody Police Department. 

It was reported that just before midnight on January 25, Parsons, who was reported as being off duty, was on the road and driving his own vehicle. 

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A Florida man allegedly sped over a traffic-filled bridge at over 130 MPH while a child was a passenger in the vehicle. 

19-year-old Eric Killins is from St. Petersburg. 

Early in the morning on November 11, Killins was reportedly driving around in a 2015 Infinity G37 with four people in the vehicle. It was reported that one of them was underage. 

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