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Blood Alcohol Level

Suffolk MA
Police & Fire
Boston Woman Arrested For Summer Drunken Boat Crash In New Hampshire: Police Boston Woman Arrested For Summer Drunken Boat Crash In New Hampshire: Police
Boston Woman Arrested For Summer Drunken Boat Crash In New Hampshire: Police A 31-year-old Massachusetts woman was arrested this week in connection with a boat crash that occurred this summer causing herself and one other person to be hospitalized, authorities said. Ivonne Pena, of Boston, was charged with two felonies: reckless conduct and aggravated boating while intoxicated after being arrested on Monday, Nov. 28. New Hampshire State report.  The boating incident involved Pena driving a personal watercraft, a class of vehicles that includes jet skis, at high speed with a female passenger.  Pena struck a boat with four passengers that was floating …

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by Morgan Gonzales
Ulster Sullivan
Police & Fire
Burger Dispute At McDonald's Drive-Thru In Saugerties Leads To DWI Charge Burger Dispute At McDonald's Drive-Thru In Saugerties Leads To DWI Charge
Burger Dispute At McDonald's Drive-Thru In Saugerties Leads To DWI Charge A dispute over a hamburger at the drive-thru window of a New York McDonald's led to the arrest of a Connecticut man whose blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit. The incident took place in Ulster County around 9:45 p.m. on Wednesday, June 22 at the McDonalds on Route 212 in Saugerties. According to Saugerties Police Chief Joseph Sinagra, officers responded to the fast-food restaurant for a reported dispute over a hamburger. When officer arrived, they interviewed 53-year-old Jeffrey Schneider, of Wethersfield in Hartford County, Sinagra said. "Schneider, who was int…

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by Kathy Reakes
Pascack Valley
News
Pre-Dawn DWI Driver Registers .25 BAC In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash Pre-Dawn DWI Driver Registers .25 BAC In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash
Pre-Dawn DWI Driver Registers .25 BAC In Fiery Garbage Truck Crash A drunk driver whose car burst into flames after slamming into a garbage truck overnight in Emerson registered a preliminary blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, authorities said. The 41-year-old Paterson driver told police he was heading home from work when his Nissan Altima slammed into the driver's side of the truck outside the Old Hook Farm on Old Hook Road at 4:15 a.m. Friday, April 22, Police Chief Michael Mazzeo said. The Altima's engine ignited, and flames quickly spread to the car's cabin and onto the truck, the chief said. The truck driver was OK, but the in…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lancaster
Police & Fire
PA Man With BAC More Than 3X Legal Limit Charged In Head-On Crash: Police PA Man With BAC More Than 3X Legal Limit Charged In Head-On Crash: Police
PA Man With BAC More Than 3X Legal Limit Charged In Head-On Crash: Police A central Pennsylvania man has been charged in connection with a head-on crash with an extremely high blood alcohol level, according to a release by police. Gary D. Hoffman, 60, of Ephrata, was charged for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol with a BAC of .277%— the state limit is .08%, according to the police. Ephrata police were called to investigate the accident at the intersection of Parkview Heights and Steinmetz roads in Ephrata Borough on Jan. 5,  at 6:36 p.m., the release shows. A vehicle that was driven by Hoffman had traveled into the opposing lane and struck another v…

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by Jillian Pikora
Baltimore
News
DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say
DWI Eastern Shore Motorist Arrested In NJ With Gun, Pot, Open Booze In Car, Police Say A driver from Cecil County was arrested after local police in New Jersey said they found pot, booze and a loaded gun in his car during a traffic stop. Moonachie Police Chief Richard Behrens said Officers Matthew Veltri and Frank Tamargo stopped Damian Roscoe Brooks, 39, of Elkton, for driving recklessly on eastbound Route 46 in Teterboro, NJ, which is 17 miles outside of Manhattan. After having him step out of his 2012 Honda Accord, the officers spotted several open alcoholic beverage containers and a Glock 9mm that turned out to be loaded with hollow-point bullets, Behrens said. The chief…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Lancaster
News
Police: Pennsylvania Mom With BAC 3x Legal Limit Killed Son, 11, In Head-On Crash Police: Pennsylvania Mom With BAC 3x Legal Limit Killed Son, 11, In Head-On Crash
Police: Pennsylvania Mom With BAC 3x Legal Limit Killed Son, 11, In Head-On Crash A pregnant Lancaster County mom had a blood alcohol level more than three times the legal limit when she struck another vehicle head-on, killing her 11-year-old son, authorities said.Jennifer Johnson, 35, of Manheim Township, was charged with homicide by vehicle while DUI, aggravated assault of an unborn child and several other offenses stemming from the Lititz Pike crash on Feb. 23, Manheim police announced. Johnson was driving on the bridge into Lancaster City in the 1100 block of Lititz Pike when she struck another car carrying four people around 8:30 p.m., authorities said.a All fo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster
Police & Fire
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign
New Holland PD: Driver Nearly 2X Legal BAC Level Blows Through Stop Sign A driver with a blood alcohol level almost twice the legal limit blew through stop signs and swerves in road way, says New Holland police. Justine Nicole Olweiler, 28, has plead guilty to two other traffic violations, including texting while driving, court documents show. Olweiler drove right through a stop sign at 2:48 a.m. on Sunday, and then continued driving erratically, police said. She swerved in the area of East Conestoga Street and Mentzer Avenue, where police were on patrol, they said. The officers stopped Olweiler and gave her a field sobriety tests--which she failed, author…

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by Jillian Pikora
Lancaster
Police & Fire
Lancaster PD: Driver With BAC 3X Legal Limit Crashes Into Another Vehicle, Flees On Foot Lancaster PD: Driver With BAC 3X Legal Limit Crashes Into Another Vehicle, Flees On Foot
Lancaster PD: Driver With BAC 3X Legal Limit Crashes Into Another Vehicle, Flees On Foot A driver whose blood alcohol level was three times the legal limit struck another vehicle injuring two people and then fled on foot from, Lancaster police said. Sean Anthony Morris, 41 -- whose driving privileges had already been suspended in a previous DUI conviction -- struck the other car on Fruitville Pike around 8:35 p.m. Friday, authorities said. Immediately following the impact, Morris got out of the car and ran away, police said. Officers found Morris walking nearby exhibiting signs of impairment, police said. Chemical analysis yielded a Blood Alcohol Level of 0.240, authorities sa…

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by Jillian Pikora
Morris
Police & Fire
Police: DUI Hunterdon County Woman Had BAC Nearly Four Times Legal Limit In Morris Crash Police: DUI Hunterdon County Woman Had BAC Nearly Four Times Legal Limit In Morris Crash
Police: DUI Hunterdon County Woman Had BAC Nearly Four Times Legal Limit In Morris Crash A Hunterdon County woman blood alcohol level was nearly four times the legal limit when she was involved in a crash in Chester, authorities charged. The Lebanon woman — whose identity was not released — collided with another car near Main Street and Seminary Avenue the afternoon of Oct. 31, local police said. A follow-up investigation found that the woman was drunk during the crash, police said. She was arrested and taken to Mendham Borough Police Headquarters, where her blood-alcohol level was tested at .31 percent, authorities said. The woman was charged with DUI and released on traffic…

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by Valerie Musson
Wilton
Police & Fire
Stamford Woman Charged With DUI After Traffic Stop In Wilton Stamford Woman Charged With DUI After Traffic Stop In Wilton
Stamford Woman Charged With DUI After Traffic Stop In Wilton A woman from Stamford has been charged with DUI after a traffic stop in Wilton, police say. Wilton Police initiated a traffic stop on a 2009 Mazda after observing the driver run a red light on Thursday, Nov. 21 around 6:45 a.m. When speaking with the driver, identified as Samantha Bonkowski, 28, of Stamford, police say she showed signs of impairment. Bonkowski was subsequently asked to participate in a series of field sobriety tests, which police say she did not pass. Bonkowski was arrested and transported to headquarters, where her blood-alcohol level was tested at .1877. Bonkowski wa…

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by Valerie Musson