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Karni Metcalf Mom Crashes Into Lake With Kids

A Grand Island woman is facing multiple charges after crashing her vehicle in the Platte River with her children inside. Karni Metcalf, 28, is charged in Hall County Court with felony child abuse as well as misdemeanor driving under the influence and unlawful operation of a motor vehicle with a person under the age of 16.

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Julia Vega Crash Into Lake Kills Passenger

Authorities arrested a senior woman exactly one month after a deadly New Year’s Eve crash at her Hialeah Gardens condominium complex. Investigators said she was drunk behind the wheel when she drove into a lake, killing her passenger. Julia Vega, 72, was taken into custody on a DUI manslaughter charge.

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Alexis Rietz Drunk Driver Arrested in Death

Katelyn R. Wiggins, 31, is facing charges after her vehicle crossed the centerline and sideswiped one car then struck another head-on, killing the driver, 21-year-old Alexis Rietz (pictured) and injured her two younger twin sisters. Wiggins was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a high BAC causing death

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Jessica Reyes Drunk Driver Spits on Trooper

A Derby woman was charged with DUI after parking in the center median of Route 8 in Bridgeport this weekend. Jessica Reyes, 28, ran off the roadway into the center median. A trooper attempted to take hold of Reyes and she struck him in the chin with a closed fist. She spit in the troopers face.

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Dara Dupre Drunk Driver Had Toddler in Car

A Fall River, RI woman has been charged with a DUI with a 2-year-old child in the car. Police said the driver, identified as Dara Dupre, 24, had a strong odor of alcohol on her breath and failed field sobriety tests. The 2-year-old child was found in a safety seat in the back of the vehicle.

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Amy Dawn Crouch Drunk Driver Charged With Murder

A Lenexa, MO woman has been charged in connection to a suspected drunk driving crash that left one person dead late Friday night in Lenexa, Kansas. According to police, 46-year-old Amy Dawn Crouch has been charged with the second-degree murder of 48-year-old Tsige G. Mesfin of Shawnee.

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Patricia Shanahan Wrong-Way Driver Gets DUI

A wrong-way driver was charged with driving under the influence in Old Saybrook, CT. Patricia Shanahan, 58, of Naugatuck was charged with disobeying the signal of an officer, illegal operation of a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol and driving the wrong way.

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David Paul Allsop Southwest Pilot Charged With DUI

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested at a Georgia airport just before takeoff and accused of driving under the influence. A passenger saw police escort the pilot off the plane. David Paul Allsop, 52, of Bedford, New Hampshire, faces a DUI charge following his arrest at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.

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Waitress Tries to Flirt Away a DUI

A Sarasota, FL Hooters waitress has been arrested for a DUI, all while trying to flirt her way out of trouble. Bodycam footage from the responding officer shows the Hooters waitress, 22-year-old Sophia Ross, trying to smooth talk her way out of a .318 blood alcohol content with the responding officers.

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Officer Crashes Into Sibdivision Sign

A Florida Department of Corrections officer was arrested on Saturday after crashing his vehicle into a subdivision sign while allegedly driving under the influence. Dylan Kennedy, 28, of Winter Haven now faces charges of DUI and DUI with property damage after the incident at the entrance of the Bridgeport Lakes subdivision.

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Driver Charged After Victim Dies

A 5-year-old who clung to life for eight days after being involved in a head-on collision died Dec. 30 and now the woman police say was responsible for the crash is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge. Breanna Pinick, 20, was driving north on Grandview when she crossed into the southbound lanes.

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Driver Charged in Wrong-Way Crash

A 20-year-old woman was charged Wednesday after driving the wrong way on I-540, causing a head-on crash. The driver, Aleyda Josmari Soriano-Coto, was taken into custody and faces multiple charges, including: Driving by a person under 21 years old after consuming alcohol, driving while impaired.

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Police Officer Gets DUI Again

An off-duty Peñitas, TX police officer passed out behind the wheel of his car after drinking beer. Officers arrested Joseph James Granchelli, 35, of New Braunfels when they found him passed out behind the wheel of a black Cadillac CTS that had abruptly stopped in the drive-thru lane of a Subway restaurant.

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Drunk Gets 12th OWI Conviction

A man who took one last swig of vodka in front of an officer before being arrested for his 12th drunk driving offense was sentenced to eight years in prison. Jon Miner, 59, previously pleaded no contest for the incident in Kaukauna. He was also placed on extended supervision for five years.

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Driver Crashed Into Dallas Police

A man has been arrested and charged with DWI after Dallas, TX police say he crashed into officers conducting a traffic stop. Police say 67-year-old Jorge Villasenor was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated. There were no major injuries in the crash.

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Perfect Victim: The True Story of the Girl in the Box

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