Two top officials in the San Francisco Fire Department are among those subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury investigating an incident in which a firefighter suspected of being drunk drove a ladder truck into a motorcyclist and left the …
Santa Fe County has seen the number of crashes involving alcohol drop sharply over the past year, and experts say that’s evidence New Mexico’s drunken-driving laws, police enforcement and education are making the state safer. “It’s not noise. It’s not …
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk is meeting with the justice and interior ministers to discuss ways to prevent drunken driving. The meeting Thursday was Tusk’s response to the deaths of six people who were hit by a car driven by …
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has extended for five years its agreement with automakers to continue researching advanced alcohol detection technology that could prevent vehicles from being driven by a drunk driver. Under the partnership, …
It used to be that friends wouldn’t let friends drive drunk because they cared about their friends. Today, it’s become a legal obligation. In the 1998 Seinfeld series finale, Jerry, George, Elaine, and Kramer witness a car-jacking and rather than …
Texas Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst on Thursday called on a state Senate committee to study sentences for intoxication manslaughter cases after a teenager received probation for a wreck that killed four people. Dewhurst said he wants the Senate Committee on …
St. Charles County, Mo., drivers pulled over at several recent weekend safety checkpoints received something other than the usual verbal warnings, traffic citations or even tickets for drunken driving. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday that private government subcontractors working …
Texas troopers will be on the road watching for people driving drunk and other traffic violators during the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. DPS on Monday encouraged travelers to practice safe driving habits and use seat belts. AAA estimates about 3.4 …
A federal appeals court is allowing a Texas man to sue southern New Mexico officials for not promptly providing him medical care after being arrested for drunken driving although he was suffering from West Nile virus. The Denver-based 10th U.S. …
A New York boater who admitted he drunkenly got into a deadly crash near the Statue of Liberty won’t be going to jail, under a plea deal he took Tuesday. Richard Aquilone pleaded guilty to charges including criminally negligent homicide …