A 64 year old man was struck by a car in Irvine, CA, while walking across the street. The pedestrian suffered head trauma and broken bones and is in critical condition. The driver is suspected to have been driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time. The…
Costa Mesa Police Department screened 475 out of 1,000 vehicles traveling through a checkpoint at 17th and Raymond Street on Tuesday night. They were checking for impaired drivers under the influence of alcohol or drugs, which resulting in 3 arrests for suspicion of DUI. Whether you live in Costa Mesa,…
The family and friends of Nick Adenhart will have to wait a bit longer to see if the DUI murder trial of Andrew Gallo, charged in the death of the Angels pitcher, will take place in Orange County or elsewhere. Gallo’s attorney was allowed to substitute in on his case,…
Rockfield Blvd. in Lake Forest must hold some kind of record for car collisions. In today’s example, a 66-year old man who was recovering from hip surgery, slammed his car into two others and was found to have a blood alcohol content of nearly twice the legal limit. This driver…
Wow. The folks up at the state capitol had a good idea: what if you were drunk and wanted to find out where the heck your taxi was? You just push the panic button! This is good common sense. Make it as easy as possible for a drunk person to…
Regrettably, no one is immune to the power of alcohol. Just ask a peace officer who’s been arrested for DUI. Mark Wayne Hewlett of Orange, a Sheriff’s deputy, was arrested on March 23 for DUI when he crashed his car into a tree at about two in the morning. As…
Hey Dummy! Don’t drink and drive in Orange County on Super Bowl Sunday! Know why? The cops are out in force trying to protect the rest of us. Last year, eleven people died as a result of DUIs on Super Bowl Sunday. Orange County residents know that it’s dangerous to…
Ciera Stoelting, 21, of Santa Ana, fresh off a stint in state prison, was spotted one evening weaving down West McFadden in the city of Santa Ana. Police saw her, turned on their lights and, in a fit of great judgement, Ciera did what so many parolees do: she jammed…
While this story doesn’t involve alcohol, it does involve speed and recklessness, two components of death and injury in the DUI arena. A 27 year-old saleswoman was out on a test drive a few days ago. Perhaps she was showing off. In any event, Amy Thomas lost control of a…
An Orange County prosecutor told a jury yesterday that Brittany Schuetz ignored her friends warnings not to drink and drive when she got into her car and later crashed into the car of April Whang, killing her instantly. Schuetz had been drinking at a house party in Sherman Oaks and…