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Nick Fairley is back in the tabloids, this time for driving under the influence in Alabama. The Detroit Lions defensive tackle was arrested around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning after he was clocked at driving more than 100 miles per hour. He was charged with eluding police, driving under the influenc...
A former NBA player was jailed after being charged with vehicular homicide. The charge stems from a car accident that he caused in Atlanta on May 31. Ex-NBA All-Star Daron “Mookie” Blaylock surrendered on June 10 after being involved in a fatal car accident that killed a 43-year-old woman in Jon...
On July 14, Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested in California on suspicion of driving under the influence. He was allegedly swerving in his lane on Interstate 880 in Oakland before he was pulled over. At the time of his arrest, his breathalyzer test registered at 0.08, the ...
Red Sox relief pitcher, Bobby Jenks, has now been arrested for a DUI, hit-and-run and property damage. According to police officials, Jenks was arrested in Fort Myers, Fla. and charged with five misdemeanor charges including three counts of property damage from a DUI, hit-and-run, and one count ...
A Seattle police officers suffered from minor injuries when a man attempted to flee from police after an alleged DUI accident. According to officials in the case, the incident began just after 11 p.m. when a witness called police after seeing a car hit another car on MLK Jr. Way South. The car'...
The city of Seattle is interested in having bars stay open past their 2 a.m. closing time. They have sought the approval of the Washington State Liquor Board. At this time, the request has neither been approved or denied, but there is a great deal of opposition to the proposal. Critics argue tha...
On Friday morning, two Seattle Police detectives were injured in a car accident with a drunk driver. The detectives, who are part of the SPD gang unit, were in an unmarked patrol car at the time of the accident. The drunk driver, a 42-year-old woman, was operating a Volkswagon Beetle around 2 a....
On Friday morning around 3:00 a.m., former actress Amanda Bynes was suspected of driving under the influence and taken into custody by police in West Hollywood. Bynes, who in 2010 announced that she was retiring from acting, had just turned 26-years-old. She was near a patrol car in West Hollywo...
The U.S. Government is focusing on informing the public of distracted driving this month in an attempt to reduce the number of fatal car accidents that take place each year due to the issue. Operating smart phones inside motor vehicles is considered one of the most hazardous distractions a driv...
On Monday, a rollover crash injured three people on I-5 near Bow Hill Road. According to the Washington State Patrol, at around 3:30pm, Daniel L. Burgess, 65, of Bellingham, and Catherine E. Roffe, 52, of Langley, B.C. were driving northbound on I-5. Burgess crossed his 1992 Cadillac Deville int...
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