Fatal Accident & Driver’s License Suspension

President Barack Obama’s new immigration program will mean some undocumented immigrants will be granted driver’s licenses — and some will not, depending on where they live. It’s the first sign that states will differ dramatically in their implementation of the President’s program. The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) told reporters Friday that it will grant driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants who get an “employment authorization document” under Obama’s program. Days before, Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed an executive order directing state agencies to deny driver’s licenses and other public benefits — such as welfare and in-state tuition — to undocumented immigrants under the President’s program. Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman issued a statement continue

Portland mayoral candidate Jefferson Smith has acknowledged a fifth driver’s license suspension, in the 1990s. “During college I did have a number of moving violations and a license suspension,” Smith wrote in an email to The Oregonian over the weekend. “I have never driven under the influence, and no one has been hurt while I have been behind the wheel. That said, I have done a terrifically bad job during multiple intervals of keeping a clean record and responding to tickets continue

On June 4, 2012 at approximately 11:10 p.m. officers responded to the area of Route 4 near Kingston Creek Road for a reported motor vehicle accident with injuries. Preliminary investigation reveals, a 2002 Harley Davidson motorcycle, operated by Michael Allan Heller, 37 of Lusby, Maryland with passenger Holly Hope Full wood, 32 of Lusby, Maryland was traveling south on Route 4 from Calvert County. The Harley Davidson motorcycle was being followed by a 2003 Ford Taurus passenger car, operated by Richard Kenneth Cornelison, 27 of Lusby, Maryland. The motorcycle approached a 2002 Jeep Cherokee, operated by Jacklyn Marie Cox, 21 of St. Leonard, Maryland with passenger, Katelyn Ruth Wilt, 21 of St. Leonard, Maryland in the vehicle. The Jeep Cherokee was also traveling south on Route 4. Mr. Heller applied brakes; however, still collided with the rear of the Jeep Cherokee. The collision ejected both occupants of the motorcycle. After being struck, the Jeep Cherokee skidded sideways. Mr. Cornelison swerved to avoid the motorcycle and collided with the Jeep Cherokee continue

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Driver’s License Checkpoint Leads To Arrest

A total of 10 people were arrested during a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint in Fontana on June 9, according to the Fontana Police Department. The checkpoint was located on Valley Boulevard at Catawba Avenue between 6 p.m. and 2 a.m. As a result of this operation, seven arrests were made for driving under the influence, one of which was drug related. Additional arrests were made for identity theft and resisting arrest, and one person was arrested for having an outstanding DUI warrant. see more

Concord Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License checkpoint on May 19, 2012 at Monument Boulevard near Erickson Road within the city limits between the hours of 7:30 p.m. and 3:30 a.m. DUI checkpoints are a proven enforcement tool effective in reducing the number of persons killed and injured in alcohol involved crashes. Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough. Officers will be contacting drivers passing through the checkpoint for signs of alcohol and/or drug impairment. Officers will check for proper licensing and will strive to delay motorists only momentarily. Drivers caught driving impaired can expect jail, license suspension, and insurance increases, as well as fines, fees, DUI classes, other expenses that can exceed $10,000. “Over the course of the past three years, DUI collisions have claimed 9 lives and resulted in 116 injury crashes harming 182 of our friends and neighbors,” said Traffic Sergeant John Nunes. see more

Several police departments announced they will crack down on drunken driving this weekend with sobriety checkpoints and a saturation patrol. Kansas City, Shawnee and Independence police said they will conduct the special enforcement efforts. Kansas City police will run a checkpoint sometime this weekend at a location known for alcohol related crashes or arrests. Independence police said the traffic safety unit will run both a checkpoint and saturation patrol on Friday in an area where drunken driving arrests and crashes are prevalent. see more

A driver’s license checkpoint conducted by the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of a man wanted in five counties last week. Deputies with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office were conducting a driver’s license checkpoint Thursday in the 12000 block of Old U.S. Highway 52 when they came in contact with 43-year-old Charles Michael Story. Story, of 1100 National Highway, Thomasville, was operating a motor vehicle while his license was revoked, according to a sheriff’s office news release. Deputies searched Story’s background and found he had several outstanding warrants from surrounding counties for his arrest. Deputies alleged they also found Story in possession of several narcotics consisting of Hydrocodone pills, Adderall pills, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. see more

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Woods Agent Mark Steinberg Loses Driving License

Mark Steinberg, the agent for golfer Tiger Woods, had his license revoked when he was arraigned on charges related to a drunken driving arrest on June 2. Steinberg, 44, was arraigned yesterday on aggravated driving while intoxicated and DWI charges in Ardsley Village Justice Court in Ardsley, New York, Patricia Basini, the court clerk, said in a telephone interview. His license was revoked and he is due to appear back in court on Jan. 25. Steinberg had blood-alcohol content higher than 0.18, more than twice the legal limit of 0.08 in New York state, when he was one of 11 people arrested on June 2 by police at a sobriety checkpoint off the New York State Thruway, according to the Ardsley Police Department. Steinberg said in an e-mail that followed his arrest that “It’s a medical issue that I was dealing with. It’s not what you think.” Steinberg is being represented by more

The Nebraska Court of Appeals revoked the driver’s license of a man accused of drunken driving on Tuesday, siding with the Department of Motor Vehicles after a lower court ruled a department hearing officer unfairly revoked the license. Joshua Stone had a Nebraska driver’s license in February 2011 when police found him asleep behind the wheel of a running but parked car. Officers said Stone had an open beer in the car and appeared to be drunk, but Stone refused to be tested for intoxication. He was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. A Sarpy County judge reversed the revocation, noting that the DMV report saying there was enough evidence to revoke Stone’s license was signed a day before Stone’s hearing. The judge said that led him to believe that the hearing officer decided the case before she heard any evidence. Nebraska Court of more

Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Justin Blackmon appeared in an Oklahoma courtroom Monday for the first time since his weekend arrest for suspicion of drunken driving. The former Oklahoma State star wide receiver’s attorney entered a not guilty plea for him to a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence. Blackmon was allowed to remain free on $1,000 bond. Police arrested Blackmon during a traffic stop in Stillwater early Sunday after a breath test allegedly showed his blood alcohol content to be three times the legal limit. Blackmon left the courtroom surrounded by friends. His attorney, Cheryl Ramsey, declined to comment. The Jaguars selected Blackmon fifth overall in April’s draft. A team spokesman said Sunday that the Jaguars were trying to learn more about the arrest more

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