Mass. woman charged as accessory to assault of 7-year-old who died after Father’s Day beating

WORCESTER, Mass. — The girlfriend of a man accused of fatally beating his 7-year-old son to death on Father’s Day has been indicted on new charges.

Vt. police say man accused of driving drunk left evidence on car trunk: A glass of beer

BENNINGTON, Vt. — Police said a man accused of driving drunk left evidence on the trunk of his car: a glass of beer. A Vermont State Police trooper said when a car pulled up next to him at an intersection on Wednesday night he noticed a glass sitting on the trunk.

Judges in Washington state restore $14 million award in bar’s ‘overservice’ of drunk driver

OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Supreme Court in Washington state on Thursday unanimously reinstated a $14 million award to a family who sued a tavern and a bartender after one of the bar’s customers drove away from the establishment and collided with their car, leaving a 7-year-old-boy a paraplegic.

Wisconsin court says drunken concert goer did right thing by trying to sleep it off

MADISON, Wis. — An Illinois teen knew he was too drunk to drive home after a Dave Matthews Band concert south of Milwaukee. So he fell asleep in his car, only to be awoken by a state trooper.

Judge: Leyritz ‘entitled’ to bond; Ex-major leaguer released from custody Monday night

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz was released on bond Monday, hours after a judge ruled he would not have to await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial in custody.

Judge: ex-major leaguer Leyritz ‘entitled’ to post bond while awaiting DUI manslaughter trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former major leaguer Jim Leyritz, jailed earlier this month on a charge of domestic battery against his ex-wife, will be allowed to await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial on bond, a judge ruled Monday.

Kidnapped Conn. woman says she feared for her life as ex-husband held her hostage for 13 hours

HARTFORD, Conn. — An advertising executive’s former wife who police say was held hostage by her ex-husband for hours inside his Connecticut home told a newspaper she did not expect to survive the ordeal, which ended when he allegedly set the house on fire after she escaped.

California’s highest court says juries can consider accuracy of breath tests in DUI cases

SAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court has joined a handful of other courts in the country that have said Breathalyzer results mean different things for different people and ruled that suspected drunken drivers can attack the test results in court.

Release hearing for former major leaguer, New York Yankee Jim Leyritz postponed til Monday

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Former Yankees star Jim Leyritz burst into tears during a court hearing after learning a postponement would keep him in jail for at least another weekend.

Conn. man accused of abducting ex-wife, torching home, released from hospital, taken to prison

HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s Correction Department says a man accused of holding his ex-wife hostage and burning down their suburban Hartford house during a standoff has been released from a hospital and taken to prison.

Police: Conn. man who kidnapped ex-wife, wouldn’t leave burning home was on ’suicide mission’

HARTFORD, Conn. — An advertising executive who handcuffed his ex-wife and held her hostage inside their home was on a “suicide mission,” printing out piles of papers on how to kill himself before setting the house on fire, police said.

Md. woman arrested twice in 5 hours for driving under the influence of alcohol

OCEAN CITY, Md. — Police arrested a Woodbine, Md. woman twice in five hours on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. Police said a 20-year-old woman was swerving across lane markers and failed to stop at a stop sign about 2:15 a.m. Friday. When officers stopped her, police said she was driving under the influence of alcohol.

Pantless man faces drunken driving charges after being pulled over for speeding in Md.

RISING SUN, Md. — A Delaware man who claimed he lost his pants faces drunken driving charges after authorities say the deputy who pulled him over noticed he was in the buff below the waist. A spokesman for Maryland’s Cecil County Sheriff’s Office says 41-year-old Jonathan Schultz “was driving commando” and only partially covered with a towel on his lap, though he was wearing a shirt.

‘Driving commando:’ Pantsless Del. man is charged with drunken driving in Md.

RISING SUN, Md. — A Delaware man who claimed he lost his pants faces drunken driving charges after authorities say the deputy who pulled him over noticed he was in the buff below the waist.

Cardinals manager Tony La Russa drops lawsuit against Twitter prompted by impersonator’s posts

ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has quietly dropped his lawsuit against the social networking site Twitter Inc.

Judge schedules Thursday hearing on bond revocation for major leaguer Jim Leyritz

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida judge has scheduled a hearing later this week on whether former major leaguer Jim Leyritz should be jailed until his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial.

Judge to decide whether to release former major leaguer Jim Leyritz until DUI trial

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A South Florida judge is expected to decide whether former New York Yankees World Series star Jim Leyritz will await his upcoming DUI manslaughter trial in jail.

Fla. judge says no to releasing video of Stallworth drunk-driving crash, cites victim privacy

MIAMI — A judge refused Thursday to release surveillance video depicting the moment a car driven by Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth struck and killed a pedestrian in a drunk-driving crash.

NJ man pleads guilty to 15th drunken-driving offense; license has been suspended 78 times

MORRISTOWN, N.J. — A New Jersey man whose driver’s license has been suspended 78 times has pleaded guilty to his 15th drunken-driving offense.

Former Texas House speaker Gib Lewis facing drunken driving charge

AUSTIN, Texas — A former Texas House speaker is facing a drunken driving charge after he was pulled over in downtown Austin with a blood alcohol level allegedly twice the legal limit.

Man arrested for driving under the influence allegedly tries to bribe officers to ‘go away’

ATHENS, Ala. — Athens Police Capt. Marty Bruce said a man arrested for driving under the influence faces additional charges after attempting to bribe two police officers to “go away.” The man was charged Monday after officers Josh Garlen and Cortny Barksdale responded to a call about a fight.

Milwaukee man accused of driving drunk on a highway in a golf cart

RICHFIELD, Wis. — A South Milwaukee man was accused of driving drunk after trying to use a golf cart to drive home nearly 40 miles away from the golf course where he had been drinking beer. The Washington County Sheriff’s Department said in a release Monday that the 47-year-old man told deputies his relatives had left him behind at the Kettle Hills Golf Course in Richfield Saturday.

Conn. town officials apologizes for behavior toward police after drunken driving arrest

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — A town councilwoman apologized to police Wednesday for her conduct after a police video showed her warning officers who were charging her with drunken driving that she approves their salaries.

Conn. councilwoman apologizes after release of DWI arrest video; warned cops she OKs salaries

GLASTONBURY, Conn. — A town councilwoman in Connecticut is apologizing for her conduct after police released the video of her drunken driving arrest which shows her warning officers that she approves their salaries.

Police: South Korean knocks down boy, shoots him dead to avoid drunk driving arrest

SEOUL, South Korea — A South Korean man allegedly shot and killed a 10-year-old boy after hitting him with his car, apparently to hide the fact that he was driving drunk, police said Tuesday.

Suburban St. Louis police officer suspected of drunken driving charged in wreck that killed 4

CLAYTON, Mo. — An off-duty Missouri police officer who investigators said killed four people in a drunken driving accident has been charged in their deaths.

Pa. man accused of speeding in police station parking lot, stopping between marked cars

ENOLA, Pa. — Police in south-central Pennsylvania say a drunken driver who was speeding in a police station parking lot and stopped his car between two marked cruisers so he could take a nap has been arrested. East Pennsboro police Chief Dennis McMaster said the 37-year-old man caught the attention of an officer Sunday night.

Pa. man is accused of speeding in police station parking lot, stopping between marked cars

ENOLA, Pa. — Police in south-central Pennsylvania say a drunken driver who was speeding in a police station parking lot and stopped his car between two marked cruisers so he could take a nap has been arrested.

Arizona motorist arrested for DUI dies when a car slams into back of parked police cruiser

TUCSON, Ariz. — A woman who had been arrested and placed in the back of a police cruiser was fatally burned Wednesday when another car slammed into the parked cruiser, igniting both vehicles and another cruiser in front, authorities said.

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