i think that they should make a warning DUI for people 21+

cop pulls you over... and if he/she smells alcohol and you blow ANYTHING at all, you have to get one of those machines. even a .02 -- i mean .04 is half drunk, right?

it's like the commercial says... buzzed driving IS drunk driving. most people don't consider themselves DRUNK until they're at like .15, and that's a fact

i think that anyone who shows that they will drink even one drink and get behind the wheel is a liability and should be forced to install one of those. hell, any responsible person would WANT something like that, just to make sure they don't ever drive drunk on "Accident" after having some wine with dinner.

(i know you all know someone who has had a DWI after only 2 liquor drinks)

ps - anyone who says that addiction isn't a disease is fucking delusional

8/13/2008 5:07:00 PM

^^Gloves. Your system fails and adds unnecessary and in all likelyhood a burdening cost to the purchase of automobile.

8/14/2008 12:49:32 PM

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"Posted: Aug. 16 11:08 a.m. Updated: Aug. 16 4:01 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. — Police charged a motorist with driving while impaired after his vehicle struck and killed a bicyclist along Capital Boulevard Saturday morning. Police said that Ernest Lee Moody Jr., 36, of Raleigh, was driving north on Capital, while Ronald Keith Saul, 38, of Raleigh, was riding a bike in the same direction around 7 a.m. Moody's vehicle struck Saul's bicycle under the overpass of Interstate 540, officers said. Medical workers declared Saul dead on arrival. After the wreck, Moody continued to drive north on Capital, and then stopped on the side of the road near Gresham Lake Road, police said. He got out of the vehicle, along with his juvenile son, and walked north along the road, away from the scene of the wreck. Moody faces charges of DWI, felony death by motor vehicle, felony hit-and-run and misdemeanor child neglect. Several lanes of Capital were temporarily closed while police worked the scene of the wreck. Moody was being held in the Wake County Jail under a $102,000 bond late Saturday afternoon. His first court appearance was set for Monday. "

8/17/2008 12:16:11 AM

i had the pleasure of meeting that dude

8/17/2008 5:40:36 AM

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"My girlfriends mountaineer beeps bloody murder whenever you do not have your seatbelt on. It will worry the living shit out of you. I could easily disable this by cutting one wire, or write a page long article about how it infringes on my right to do something stupid (drive with no seatbelt)."

My biological father is such a piece of shit that he will drive around with that fucking thing beeping rather than put on the seatbelt. He drove from Georgia to Durham with that thing beeping the whole way apparently. I wouldn't ride in the car with him because I refuse to be killed by his projectile carcass when he gets in a wreck.

Luckily I only see him once every few years at most (Hopefully never again now), so it's not really a problem.

8/17/2008 8:57:25 AM

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" HIGHLAND, Calif. — Authorities say a 16-year-old girl who died after losing control of her car had been texting on her cell phone moments before the accident. Kayla Preuss, of Highland, was driving on the Interstate 10 Freeway in Redlands when she lost control of her car and crashed. She died of head injuries. Authorities say Preuss had been driving drunk and was speeding. But another factor may have contributed to the crash. Phone records show Preuss was texting just before the accident. Her cell phone, which was flipped open, was found resting on the floorboard by her feet. Preuss' mother Kelly said she hopes the accident will make other people think before texting and driving. "

8/17/2008 10:51:16 PM

UNC tennis star charged with DWI, hitting two pedestrians

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3392856/

i happened to be about 100 yards up the road when it happend last night, and ran back when i heard it, two girls with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, the dude was ACC freshman of the year, and ranked 3rd nationally in doubles

8/18/2008 12:03:51 AM

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"Raleigh, N.C. — A North Carolina State University junior facing a felony charge in the death of a bicyclist is expected to plead guilty this week. Brian Anthony Reid, 21, is expected to plead guilty to felony death by motor vehicle and driving while impaired in the April 23 death of Nancy Leidy. Leidy, 60, died after Reid struck her with his pickup truck while she was riding her bicycle on Nazareth Street near North Carolina State University's campus. According to court records, Reid registered a .12 in an alcohol breath test and admitted to police that he had been drinking when he struck Leidy. Authorities said he had been celebrating his 21st birthday. "

8/18/2008 6:07:57 AM

I kinda like my ability to do what i want when i want and face the consequences when i fuckup. Thats part of what it means to be an american.

8/18/2008 6:50:14 AM

I saw this in a Salon.com article about 9 years ago. One of my favorite quotes:

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" There is a huge paradox to a frontier-busting culture now disinfecting itself from the slightest odor of danger."

http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/07/22/risk/print.html

8/18/2008 10:12:56 AM

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"Preuss' mother Kelly said she hopes the accident will make other people think before texting and driving."

LOL!!!! driving drunk AND speeding, and this is what the mom had to say?

i wish the mom was in the car when it happened.

8/18/2008 10:21:17 AM

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"Knightdale, N.C. — Two bicyclists were hit by a truck driven by a drunk driver Monday evening near Knightdale, the Highway Patrol said. It happened at about 7 p.m. at the intersection of Rolesville and Todd roads. The bicyclists were taken to WakeMed. Troopers Monday withheld the victims' names and conditions. Jeffrey Lynn Price, 6708 Bethany Church Road in Wendell, was charged with driving while impaired. He was also driving with a revoked license because of a prior DWI, troopers said."

8/19/2008 12:10:50 AM

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"I kinda like my ability to do what i want when i want and face the consequences when i fuckup. Thats part of what it means to be an american."

y'know i agree with this 100% until your "consequences" and "fuckups" involve the deaths of innocent people.




call me a fascist, but i'm not willing to sacrifice my life, nor my family and friend's life, for your "ability to do what you want."

I'd just as soon see you gutted with a serrated blade and hung as an example as one whose yearn for freedom was such that he'd die for it... but executed because he was reckless enough to kill for it.

8/19/2008 12:19:55 AM

It seems like most people who ever consider driving drunk are far more concerned about the police than they are actually hurting anybody, because of course they think they can drive just fine. But no matter how well you can drive, you can still run into a checkpoint or otherwise run into a cop. It's hard to increase the police's ability to catch drunk drivers, but it's damn sure possible to increase the consequences when they do.

Reduce the legal limit to, say, .06. For the first offense, take away their driver's license for ten years. For a second offense or driving without a license, no less than two years in prison and license revoked for life. A truly zero-tolerance policy like this makes the consequences more expansive and severe in a way that I think would play very strongly in the mind of a potential drunk or buzzed driver and dramatically reduce the incidence of either.

8/19/2008 3:29:07 AM

10 years is definately fair for driving after 2 bud lights.

8/19/2008 9:39:41 AM

if that 2 bud lights could potential kill someone else then i think it's very fair

8/19/2008 9:44:24 AM

2 bud lights can kill no one

8/19/2008 9:46:44 AM

^^^^ AND JAIL TIME FOR ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING TOO!!!


Listen dumbass people make mistakes all your plan is going to do is create an incredible drain on the economy by making otherwise useful intelligent people into unemployable welfare receiving losers...

To be honest i do think the limited privileges thing is too slack but other than that the laws are fine the way they are. As with anything some people get arrested who probably shouldn't have and others don't get arrested who probably should have been. The people that are barely over the limit and get popped really are no danger to anyone unless they are inexperienced drinkers and their bodies have 0 tolerance. The people that you usually find out that killed some one are the people that would blow a .19 on a Wednesday morning (over exaggerating). But there has been studies that show people that are slightly sleep deprived are much worse drivers than those who are slightly over the legal limit. Now those who have been out till 3am and have been drinking have the combination of sleep deprivation and alcohol that is a compound problem which also makes them horrible drivers.

All I'm saying is you're giving people with no malicious intent charges that imply malicious intent.

I also have an issue with the consistency of how alcohol is viewed by the government. A person can claim rape because they were too intoxicated to know better. But a drunk driver is always responsible for their actions.... I don't care which way it goes but please keep it consistent either you are or are not responsible for the poor choices you made while under the influence.

8/19/2008 9:56:54 AM

amen!

8/19/2008 10:15:23 AM

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"AND JAIL TIME FOR ILLEGAL DOWNLOADING TOO!!!"

Comparing copyright violation to deaths caused by gross negligence? Nice.

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"all your plan is going to do is create an incredible drain on the economy by making otherwise useful intelligent people into unemployable welfare receiving losers..."

I think useful, intelligent people are able to see a consequence this severe and factor it meaningfully into their decision-making process. The point here isn't to punish, it's to deter, and I think drunk driving is one of those things where deterrent has a good chance of having a serious effect. Extreme penalties are likely expensive, but I think the aggregate effect here would be positive both economically and socially.

8/19/2008 4:57:38 PM

if you drive drunk and kill someone it should be first degree murder

i mean, you deliberately drank and got in the car

8/19/2008 5:18:04 PM

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" Comparing copyright violation to deaths caused by gross negligence? Nice"

How is it gross negligence? From a probability perspective relative to how many people drive drunk there are not that many accidents, and even less fatal ones. I'd say gross negligence should be something mathematically significant, like using fuel known to be contaminated in aircraft where the odds approach 1 in 100 instead of 1 in 10000.

8/19/2008 8:00:38 PM

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"RALEIGH - A former N.C. State University student who ran over and killed a bicyclist as he drove home drunk from class on his 21st birthday will not be able to drink or drive for three years, but avoided prison. Brian Anthony Reid, of Graham, pleaded guilty Thursday to felony death by vehicle and impaired driving after he ran over 60-year-old Nancy Leidy just before 11 a.m. April 23. Leidy was struck as she pedaled down a side street near the university campus where she frequently volunteered to teach in the entomology department. Her widower, retired NCSU professor Ross Leidy, asked Wake Senior Resident Superior Court Judge Donald Stephens to be lenient in his sentencing of Reid. "To be honest with you, part of me wants this kid to go to jail," Leidy told Stephens. "But, your honor, I don't know what that will do." Reid, an engineering major who was in the university's Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps, had been out drinking the night before the accident to celebrate his 21st birthday, a milestone allowing him to legally drink. He was driven home by friends and slept for a few hours before waking and driving to class, said Rusty DeMent, his defense attorney. A police officer took a Breathalyzer reading after the accident of 0.12, said Wake assistant district attorney Jeff Cruden. It is illegal to drive with a level of 0.08 or above. 'You have become a teetotaler' In exchange for Reid's guilty plea, Stephens structured a punishment of his own. He waived a two- to three-year prison sentence and put Reid, who has no criminal record, on probation for three years. During that time, Reid was ordered not to drive or drink alcohol. And, he must perform 400 hours of community service, including 100 visits to local high schools to talk about the dangers of drunken driving. "If you consume alcohol, the sentence will be activated," Stephens said. "You have become a teetotaler." Reid will also have to spend five weekends in either the Wake or Alamance county jail and pay more than $10,000 in restitution for medical and funeral costs. His hometown is in Alamance County. Stephens told him the punishment was not harsher, in part, because of Ross Leidy's request for leniency. Reid was asked by Stephens how he ended up in a criminal courtroom, despite growing up with a close family, good schooling and opportunities. "It comes down to myself making a bad judgment call," Reid said before receiving his sentence. Hoping to avoid jail time, he added, "Why should I be just another statistic?" Stephens responded, "The question is, why shouldn't you be just another statistic?" His lawyer submitted a notebook filled with 50 to 60 letters from family, friends, church members and fellow fraternity brothers of Phi Kappa Tau. Reid is now taking classes at Alamance Community College. He had hoped to become a Navy pilot, but that may be impossible with the felony conviction, DeMent said. Leidy, who taught in NCSU's toxicology department, took time Thursday to describe his wife. The couple met in 1970 at Auburn University, where he received his doctorate and she was a recent graduate. They married in 1971 and moved to Raleigh so he could teach at NCSU, a professorship he held for 31 years until his retirement. He said she was caring and compassionate, the type of woman that threw herself wholeheartedly into projects. When Nancy Leidy decided in 1996 that she wanted to enter jams, jellies and baked goods in State Fair contests, she ended up winning more than 100 ribbons in the next six years, including two Best in Shows, her husband said. In 2001, when Nancy Leidy found that she was of Irish heritage, she began learning Irish Gaelic, eventually becoming fluent. She also enrolled at a university in Ireland, where she spent summers studying the language. She became so close to Ross Leidy's students over the years that that many flew in from all over the country to attend her funeral, her husband said. "A lot of my graduate students considered her their surrogate mother," Ross Leidy said. Since his wife's death, Ross Leidy has found himself the sole caretaker of her parents, ages 98 and 95. He spent the past few months since her death moving them into retirement homes in Alabama. "Nancy and I were a team, we were lovers, we were companions," Leidy said. "

8/22/2008 9:48:36 AM

I think they should change it to something like .12 and if you blow it, you lose your license for 10-15 years without any classes or anything.

I'm pretty sure that I'm more aware and safe with .10 than a 16yo girl with a cell phone - and there fewer people on the streets.

It's obvious the person lacks self-control and/or reason, this will make them remember that the government controls the roads and it is his or her privilege to drive on them.

Of course this would never work, because it would instill the mindset that a person could drink more than they could have previously and still drive.

[Edited on August 24, 2008 at 10:15 AM. Reason : d]

8/24/2008 10:14:49 AM

^^ What a crappy situation You know he was probably thinking because he had gone to bed and woken up he was no longer drunk.

8/24/2008 10:18:29 AM

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"WAIMANALO, Hawaii -- Police arrested a Honolulu city bus driver on Thursday night on charges he allegedly drove the bus while drunk with passengers on board. Searle Pestana, 61, has been a driver with TheBus for 36 years. He has two prior drunken driving convictions -- one in 2000 and another in 2002. There were seven people on board the bus when Searle Pestana was on his final run near the end of his shift in Waimanalo. Honolulu police received a call about a bus driver who was driving erratically and had sideswiped a tree. It was a concerned bus passenger who called 911 at about 8 p.m. Police pulled over Pestana in a parking lot, performed a sobriety test and arrested him. Pestana blew 0.18 on his blood-alcohol test. That is more than twice the legal limit. He also allegedly had an open container of alcohol on board the bus when police pulled him over. "I'm not only surprised, I'm shocked," Oahu Transit Services President Roger Morton said. OTS runs the city's bus system. Morton said the company was aware of Pestana's 2002 DUI conviction, but allowed him to drive again after he successfully completed rehab. "Both in terms of customer contact and safety and showing up for work and attendance and all of those things, he's a good employee," Morton said. Morton said his company performs random drug tests on employees. Drivers are subjected to inspection before starting their shift, he said. Just how long Pestana had been drinking while behind the wheel is unclear. "Public safety is our first concern. We take drugs and alcohol very seriously. We don't tolerate their use in the workplace," Morton said. OTS suspended Pestana without pay. He is scheduled to appear in District Court on Sept. 26. "

8/30/2008 3:27:01 PM

when are people going to learn

8/30/2008 3:49:07 PM

I busted me a drunk last night

8/30/2008 5:02:51 PM

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"RALEIGH - Drunken-driving deaths fell nationwide last year. But not in North Carolina. The state had the biggest increase -- 66 -- in alcohol-fueled deaths in the nation, according to figures released last week by the U.S. Department of Transportation. In 2006, 421 people were killed in alcohol-related wrecks in North Carolina. In 2007, that number rose to 487, a 15.7 percent increase. While the numbers don't factor in population growth, the Census Bureau estimates that the state's population grew just 2.2 percent from July 2006 to July 2007. Drunken-driving deaths fell in 32 states, the transportation department said. They rose in Virginia, by 34, and South Carolina, by 44. Nationwide, an estimated 12,998 people were killed in drunken-driving accidents, a decline of 3.7 percent from 2006. The department said 16 percent of those killed were passengers riding with drunken drivers, and 11 percent were in other cars. The state Highway Patrol says it is concerned, but can't explain the increase. "We're just not sure," said patrol spokesman Lt. Everett Clendenin. "We do believe that our educational efforts have made a difference. "Some people have said because of the economy and people losing jobs, often people turn to alcohol," he said. "I hope that's not the case. ... Hopefully this will just be one of those unusual years." DWI deaths involving motorcycles are also up -- which the patrol says is due to more motorcycles on the road, a trend Clendenin attributed to high fuel prices. "

8/31/2008 1:35:47 PM

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"A man standing on his porch with family and friends was struck and killed by an unlicensed 22-year-old drunken driver who does not legally live in the United States, Littleton police said Monday. Witnesses said at about 10:30 p.m. Sunday, a drunken driver lost control of a Ford Explorer, struck two parked cars, and then drove onto the front porch area of a Littleton apartment building where several people were standing, said Littleton Police Lt. Mike Broadhead. The man who was run over and killed was 41 years old and also an illegal immigrant, Broadhead said. His identity has not been released. Three others were hurt, and the suspected drunken driver was treated for minor injuries. Adrian Pizana Rodriguez, who is also known Adrian Pizano, was taken to Arapahoe County jail, where he is being held for investigation of vehicular homicide. The apartment building at 368 W. Powers Ave. was partially damaged, though a city building inspector declared that the structure was sound. Additional charges against Pizana Rodriguez are pending."

9/2/2008 9:34:19 AM

at least he killed another illegal immigrant and not a US citizen

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"The state Highway Patrol says it is concerned, but can't explain the increase. "We're just not sure," said patrol spokesman Lt. Everett Clendenin. "We do believe that our educational efforts have made a difference."

bullshit, the reason is simple .... illegal immigrants. NC is a sanctuary state for illegals to obtain insurance, drivers licenses and other documents. hopefully with the new DL centralized system some of the falsifying documents will be cut back dramatically.

[Edited on September 2, 2008 at 9:48 AM. Reason : sdf]

9/2/2008 9:46:12 AM

9/2/2008 9:47:59 AM

^^I'd hate on the state before the illegals. Illegals are going to drive with or without a license. How many times can you get a DUI in this state? How many times is the sentence reduced in court effectively getting rid of the punishment? I recently heard a story on WRAL (IIRC) where they reported that of 60 some odd DUI tickets they handed out during one of their crackdowns 40 or so were dropped before they went to court. What does this state do with repeat offenders? Repeat offenders would drive with or without a license as well, but what would they do with them when they are caught?

I'd like to see a few statistics. Of the cases that ended in someones death, how many were repeat offenders, under the legal age, illegal immigrants, etc.

[Edited on September 2, 2008 at 7:01 PM. Reason : -]

9/2/2008 6:58:17 PM

^ take ragged/slowblack for example, he got a dui after a major crash, got off scot free, and continues to drive drunk and brag about it

9/3/2008 10:24:13 AM

^^ 40/60 don't get off you're retarded if you think that.
To get off now the judge has to write a freaking essay why he let you off which imho makes it more of a guilty until proven innocent situation.

^ has slowback even been to court yet? if so how did he get off??

When i went to court they really had no proof i was drunk i didn't blow the field sobriety test was performed improperly (ON FUCKING GRAVEL) and on the report the police officer didn't even document my attire correctly (which there is a mug-shot to prove) and i still got rubber stamped guilty.


[Edited on September 3, 2008 at 10:31 AM. Reason : .]

9/3/2008 10:28:19 AM

Yeah they just changed all of the laws to make it a lot harder to get off a DWI last year. If you blow over .08 there is not much else of a defense they could present.

9/4/2008 5:14:12 PM

yeah, considering he's riding a fucking bike around i highly doubt he got off. i can have my mom look it up to be sure if anybody really cares.

with DUI's you're guilty until proven innocent thanks to MADD. I agree drunk ppl shouldn't be driving but I don't agree that no one has any defense whatsoever. unfortunately that is what it has turned into however

9/4/2008 7:30:10 PM

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" DALLAS — A car driven by a drunk driving suspect with four previous DWI arrests raced away from a sheriff's deputy, ran a red light then went airborne after a wreck and landed on top of an SUV, killing a newlywed couple inside, authorities said. Second-grade teacher Erika Clouet, 24, and her husband of a little over a month, construction worker and aspiring musician German Clouet, 23, of Irving, were killed in the accident early Monday. The driver, Uriel Perez Palacios, 22, of Dallas, remained in the hospital Tuesday. His passenger had to be cut from the vehicle and was also hospitalized. Officials on Tuesday charged Palacios with two counts of murder and three counts of intoxication assault. A phone listing for Palacios could not be found. Palacios was arrested as recently as June for driving while intoxicated and was released after paying a $500 fine. He was also involved in two police chases and had four outstanding drug and DWI warrants, officials said. A Dallas County sheriff's deputy pulled over Palacios around 2 a.m. Monday after spotting him weaving through traffic, authorities said. As the deputy approached the car on foot, Palacios sped off with his lights off and drove through a red light, striking a sport utility vehicle carrying five Southern Methodist University students. Palacios' car went airborne and crashed into the Clouets' SUV, crushing it and killing them at the scene, authorities said. The couple was returning from a date at the movies. "She was a wonderful teacher and will be greatly missed," said Irma Vega-Zadeh, the principal at the elementary school where Clouet taught. At least three others were injured, including two SMU students who were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. "Many deputies said it was one of the worst accidents that they ever saw," Dallas County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Kimberlee Leach said in a story on The Dallas Morning News' Web site. "You couldn't make out what kinds of vehicles were involved." "

9/4/2008 9:10:49 PM

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"Raleigh police officer charged with DWI Christopher Harmon Posted: Today at 7:02 a.m. Updated: Today at 7:04 a.m. Raleigh, N.C. — Authorities arrested a Raleigh police officer early Monday and charged him with DWI. A state trooper arrested Christopher Harmon around 2 a.m. on Glenwood Avenue near Interstate 540, according to the Wake County magistrate’s office. No other details were released."

http://www.wral.com/news/local/story/3502274/

9/8/2008 9:18:18 AM

It just proves that even people who know better often make the mistake of driving drunk.

9/8/2008 10:11:56 AM

why do we need proof of that? of course people are stupid and fuck up occasionally.

that doesn't make it right

9/8/2008 10:23:25 AM

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"^ take ragged/slowblack for example, he got a dui after a major crash, got off scot free, and continues to drive drunk and brag about it"

stuff like that really pisses me off.

9/8/2008 10:40:40 AM

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" Police: Man blames bad driving on spilled beer Posted: Today at 3:14 p.m. ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A man with four previous drunken driving convictions who was stopped for weaving in and out of traffic on Interstate 40 was ready with an excuse for his poor driving: his passenger spilled his beer. Not surprisingly, the man was arrested just before midnight Saturday, said state police officer Kurtis Ward, who said he initially thought the driver was joking. "He was so matter of fact about it, like it wasn't a big deal," Ward said. The 31-year-old man was allegedly too drunk to perform field sobriety tests and was arrested on aggravated drunken driving charges, court records said. Ward found four opened bottles of beer in the car, court records showed. It was the man's sixth DWI arrest. He had been found guilty of four of five previous drunken driving charges and has paid $1,750 in fines, the DWI Resource Center said."

9/9/2008 9:47:52 PM

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"Driver charged in fatal accident Anthony Caggiano, drive in fatal joyride Posted: Today at 5:49 a.m. Updated: Today at 4:07 p.m. Raleigh, N.C. — One man died in a wreck early Thursday along Leesville Road, police said. Police said the vehicle was traveling north on Leesville Road when it left the right side of the road, struck a utility pole and flipped, police said. Daniel Robert Esmond, 38, of 4109 Lake Lynn Drive in Raleigh, died in the 2:25 a.m. crash. Esmond was traveling in a vehicle driven by Anthony Joseph Caggiano. Caggiano, 20, of 11901 Appaloosa Run in Raleigh, was injured in the incident. He has been charged with felony death by motor vehicle, driving while impaired, provisional driving while impaired and careless and reckless driving. The wreck caused limited power outages in the area. Progress Energy reported that it had more than 325 customers in Raleigh without power, but service was restored later in the morning. Crews had to wait until a new utility pole could be brought in before reopening the road. The damaged pole connects to two man feeder lines, so crews couldn't cut it down without shutting off electricity to 8,000 customers and stop lights at several major intersections, authorities said."

9/11/2008 7:29:32 PM

what the fuck.

9/11/2008 7:38:58 PM

^^ I will bet good money that happened in front of my parents' house. They've had 6 drunk drivers crash in their ditch since living there. They even had a cop smash his patrol car in front of their house. We think that section of road is built on an Indian burial ground

9/11/2008 7:42:16 PM

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"Woman charged with DWI after hitting school bus Posted: Today at 8:13 a.m. Updated: 21 minutes ago Wake Forest, N.C. — Authorities charged a Wake Forest woman with driving while impaired Wednesday after a car sideswiped a school bus carrying 35 students to Wakefield High School. Troopers also charged Melody Parsons, 42, with careless and reckless driving. The crash happened at 6:35 a.m. near New Light Road and N.C. Highway 98. Troopers say a car crossed the center line on New Light Road and struck the bus. School officials identified the bus as No. 565. As a precaution, emergency crews took seven students to WakeMed North with minor injuries, according to Wake County school district spokesman Bill Poston. All of teh students were treated and released. A second bus picked up the remaining students at 8:10 a.m. and took them to school. Parsons was listed in good condition at WakeMed."

9/24/2008 2:15:59 PM

holy shit, she was drunk at 6:35?

wow...

9/24/2008 3:37:32 PM

i was on TV, http://www.wral.com/news/local/video/3601147/

9/24/2008 7:19:18 PM

I just had the opportunity to convict a drunk driver while serving jury duty today. I'm glad I had the opportunity, and I'd do it again. It was his 3rd offense, and they put him away for 2 years.

9/24/2008 10:53:59 PM