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Colorado Man Arrested on 12th DUI Charge

Longmont, Colo., police have arrested a man on suspicion of drunken driving for the 12th time since 1986. Boulder County District Attorney Stan Garnett says the arrest serves as an example why the state needs a felony DUI law. According …

Tennessee Reports Decline in Traffic Deaths

A law enforcement official says focused enforcement efforts on drunken driving and seatbelt usage has helped decrease the number of traffic fatalities. Preliminary numbers from the Department of Safety and Homeland Security and the Department of Transportation show there were …

Man Charged With Drunk Driving in Jennifer Lopez Crash

A Las Vegas man has been charged with crashing into Jennifer Lopez’s Rolls Royce in Malibu, California, while drunk. Los Angeles County prosecutors said in a statement Monday that 53-year-old Robert John Reitz was charged with misdemeanor counts of driving …

Massachusetts School Bus Operator Charged With Drunken Driving

A Massachusetts school bus operator has been charged with driving drunk while transporting high school cross-country runners home from a meet. Robert Murphy, of Ashland, appeared in court Monday and was ordered held without bail pending a dangerousness hearing to …

Kids’ DUI Deaths Most Often Linked to Their Own Drivers

The number of children killed by drunken motorists has declined substantially in recent years but the biggest threat remains their own drivers, not strangers in other vehicles, a study found. The data show most impaired drivers survived these crashes, suggesting …

California Congresswoman, Aide Sued in Fatal DUI Case

Parents of a Santa Barbara woman killed by a drunk-driving congressional aide have filed a federal lawsuit against the driver, Democratic Congresswoman Lois Capps, and the U.S. government. Santa Barbara news station KEYT reports that the wrongful death suit was …

‘Affluenza’ Teen Rehab Costs Family Only $1,200 a Month

The family of a Texas teenager sentenced to probation after killing four people in a drunken-driving wreck will pay for only a fraction of his court-ordered treatment. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports a juvenile court official testified Friday that Ethan …

Rhode Island Gets $1.5M for Highway Safety

Rhode Island congressmen say the state is receiving almost $1.5 million in federal grants to improve highway safety. Reps. Jim Langevin and David Cicilline say the grant money has been awarded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The grants …

Van Driver Hit by Connecticut Commuter Train Was Drunk

The driver of a van struck by a Metro-North train in Norwalk in February has been charged with drunken driving, and authorities say his blood-alcohol level was three times the legal limit. The Hour of Norwalk reports that 36-year-old Jeffrey …

Actor Chris Pine Charged With Drunken Driving in New Zealand

Hollywood actor Chris Pine, known for playing Captain Kirk in the “Star Trek” movies, has been charged with drunken driving in New Zealand. The 33-year-old American is due to make his first court appearance in the case on Monday, court …