Alcohol
Man indicted in DUI deaths of 6
The driver of a SUV that careened off a road and into a rain-swollen creek in December has been indicted on six counts of DUI manslaughter. The Neshoba Democrat reports (http://bit.ly/18QKgDR ) that a Neshoba County grand jury issued the indictment earlier this month for Duane John Sr. No court ...
Police: Intoxicated woman crashes into cruiser
Seattle police say an intoxicated woman crashed into a cruiser being driven by an officer on patrol, then took off. No injuries were reported. Investigators say that at 3:12 a.m. Sunday the officer was in the Ballard neighborhood when another car cut across the street and struck his patrol car. ...
Former Griz faces DUI, resisting arrest charges
A receiver on the Missoula Phoenix football team who is also a former University of Montana basketball player has been taken into custody by police. The Missoulian reports (http://bit.ly/189TU36) that 27-year-old Ceylon Elgin-Taylor was arrested about 2:30 a.m. Saturday and faces charges of misdemeanor aggravated driving under the influence and ...
Frederick police arrest driver after short chase
Police in Frederick say they arrested a female driver after a brief pursuit and charged her with driving under the influence and other charges. The Frederick Police Department says an officer attempted to pull over a vehicle Saturday night around 11:30 p.m. after the driver failed to stop at a ...
Man sent to prison for accident that killed teen
A Topeka man who was drunk when his speeding car crashed and killed a 15-year-old passenger has been sentenced to 10 years and three months in state prison. A Shawnee County judge on Friday rejected a request that 20-year-old Hunter Michael Hillmer receive probation for the March 2012 accident that ...
Vt. woman guilty of DWI, not homicide, in NY crash
A 31-year-old Vermont woman arrested after a fatal crash in upstate New York has been convicted of drunken and reckless driving. But a jury acquitted her of manslaughter and homicide. The Glens Falls Post Star (http://bit.ly/11L61oo) reports Cassie Earley of Arlington, Vt., cried when she heard the Washington County jury's ...
Sheriff: SW Michigan man drove farm tractor drunk
Sheriff's deputies arrested a southwestern Michigan man after finding him driving a farm tractor on a county road while drunk. The Van Buren County sheriff's office says the 49-year-old Paw Paw man was taken into custody around 5 p.m. on Friday in Decatur Township. The deputies spotted the man driving ...
Fill-er-up: Beer "growlers" are a frothy hit
When Fifth Street Growlers started pouring for the first time at noon on May 3, the line of people at the bar to fill reusable jugs with their favorite brew was 15 deep. And some local beer lovers couldn't even wait till the new taproom officially opened its doors. "We ...
Highlights from around the Capitol
A deal on a Texas budget is finally done. Now the Legislature must withstand one final and furious week without sinking a compromise that restores nearly $4 billion to public schools and puts more water in the pipeline amid a historic drought. Gov. Rick Perry must also like this bargain, ...
Billings man charged with 7th DUI
A Billings man with six prior convictions for drunken driving was charged with felony DUI after a convenience store clerk refused to sell beer to an intoxicated man and called police while following him as he drove away. The Billings Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/10yPCA3 ) 48-year-old Fernando Lionel Beauchene was arrested ...
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