A little after 2am on Sunday night, Gary Kietlinski of Cossayuna called OnStar from his pickup truck saying to the dispatcher, “I just can't drive my truck home. You can see. I'm on a back road here going to Cossayuna. I could do it but I really don't want to…I'm a little under the influence.” Ac...

John G. Fox, 46, of the Seattle Police Department, was arrested on Thursday and charged with driving under the influence after causing a 4 car collision in Mukilteo. Fox is a 23 year veteran of the Seattle Police.  According to Chief Rex Caldwell, Fox refused to take a breathalyzer test to measu...

There are three finalists left for the position of the Seattle school superintendent. One of the three candidates, Sandra Husk, has revealed that 12 years ago she was arrested for driving under the influence. This conviction, according to the Seattle School Board President, will not have any bea...

A recent study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reveals that drinking and driving for high school teenagers has decreased by more than 50 percent in the last 20 years. In 1991, high school students who were at least 16 years of age were surveyed to determine how often ...

This Saturday marks the Mexican Independence Day holiday, Cinco de Mayo. This holiday is celebrated by many, and large amounts of liquor and beer are usually consumed. Police in several cities throughout the country are urging individuals to secure a safe ride to and from Cinco de Mayo festiviti...

The King County prosecutor's office released more information on the death of a local wakeboarder that occurred last summer. According to reports, the boat's operator was arrested on suspicion of BUI after the death of wakeboarder he was pulling, Nate Bahner 33, but it does not appear that the o...

On July 26, officer Zsolt Dornay and his brother were arrested on suspicion of DUI when they were riding their motorcycles in Ocean Shores. The brothers have since pleaded not guilty to DUI charges. Officer Dornay submitted to breath tests when he was arrested, blowing a 0.149 and a 0.172 BAC. T...

At 2am Saturday morning, at the intersection of 36th street and Phinney Avenue North, a man crashed his vehicle into a crowd and struck six pedestrians in front of Nectar Lounge in Fremont. One witness stated, “I know I saw for sure two bodies and then it looked like clumps of clothes and shoes ...

Brian Holm, 52, of Lolo, MT was sentenced to 15 years in prison for killing pedestrian Brian Beaver, 23, of Aberdeen, WA in a drunk driving accident in Missoula, MT last November. Holm is requesting a new trial for a variety of reasons–one of them being the judge fell asleep during the defendant...

According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Washington has one of the highest DUI fatality rates in the country.  The state has only received 3 of 5 stars in its fight against drunk drivers. According to MADD's report, “The state needs a better child endangerment law, legalization of sobriety ch...