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Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI
Smiley PA Driver Charged With DUI A Pennsylvania man didn't seem too upset about his recent arrest based on his mugshot Jonathan Shaffer, of Phoenixville, beams in the photo after West Chester police charged him for DUI. Shaffer, 25, was pulled over around 2:30 a.m. on May 3, when police saw spotted him driving erratically on the 400 Block of E. Market St. in the city, they said. Shaffer showed signs of impairment, and following an investigation, he was charged with impaired driving. A preliminary hearing was pending at District Court 15-1-04.

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Maryland Man Hospitalized In Pennsylvania DUI-Related Crash: Police Maryland Man Hospitalized In Pennsylvania DUI-Related Crash: Police
Maryland Man Hospitalized In Pennsylvania Dui-related Crash: Police A Maryland man is in the hospital after being injured in a DUI-related crash in Pennsylvania earlier this month, authorities said. Coskun Uslu, of Lanham, was seriously injured after a drunk driver collided with the vehicle Uslu was in, Pennsylvania State Police said. The driver of the car, Madeline Stoken, of Carlisle, was later arrested and charged with a DUI, police said. The crash occurred on the eastbound side of Route 322 in Dauphin County around 8:14 p.m. on March 19, police said. Both cars were going in the same direction when Stoken started swerving towards the other vehicle. Th…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Off-Duty Anne Arundel Sheriff's Deputy Arrested For Drunk Driving, His Department Says Off-Duty Anne Arundel Sheriff's Deputy Arrested For Drunk Driving, His Department Says
Off-Duty Anne Arundel Sheriff's Deputy Arrested For Drunk Driving, His Department Says Anne Arundel County's Deputy Sheriff has been arrested for a suspected DUI, his department said on Facebook.  Cpl. James Walker Jr, a 25-year veteran, was off-duty and not in uniform when he was said to be erratically driving his black Dodge Charger over the weekend, the County Sheriff's Office said.  Police stopped Walker at the intersection of Solomons Island Road and Mill Swamp Road in Harwood around 8:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 27, the office said. After they approached his vehicle, officers determined Walker was under the influence of alcohol.  Corporal Wal…

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by David Cifarelli
Police & Fire
Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed With PA State Police Troopers On I-95; Driver Charged With DUI Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed With PA State Police Troopers On I-95; Driver Charged With DUI
Authorities ID Pedestrian Killed With PA State Police Troopers On I-95; Driver Charged With DUI A 21-year-old woman has been charged with DUI and third-degree murder, among other offenses, in the I-95 crash in Philadelphia on Monday, March 21 that claimed the lives of two Pennsylvania State Police troopers and a pedestrian, authorities said. Jayana Tanae Webb, of Eagleville, was driving the speeding car that struck and killed Trooper Martin F. Mack III, 33, Trooper Branden T. Sisca, 29, and Reyes Rivera Oliveras, 28, of Allentown, near southbound milepost 18 when the troopers were trying to help Oliveras, who was walking on the highway, into their patrol car just before 1 a.m…

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by Nicole Acosta
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Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Car, Dies During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Authorities Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Car, Dies During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Authorities
Suspected DUI Driver Crashes Car, Dies During Police Pursuit In Maryland: Authorities A female suspected of driving under the influence died and her passenger was injured when she crashed her car while speeding away from a police officer overnight in Maryland, authorities said. A Montgomery County police officer stopped a 2011 Honda Civic near Route 355 and Nicholson Lane, after he saw the car commit a traffic violation around 1:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 26, county police said in a release. As the officer approached the car and tried to make contact, the driver sped away. The officer pursued the vehicle eastbound on Randolph Road for suspicion of driving under the influenc…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania
Support Surges For Family Of 12 Year Old Twin Killed In DUI Crash In Pennsylvania A community is rallying for the family of a 12-year-old boy who died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Colby Crumlich, 12, of Swatara Township, was identified as the victim by his family on a verified GoFundMe campaign page. He died at a local hospital from injuries relating to the crash that occurred in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. It is unclear which, if any of his siblings were in the vehicle but everyone in the vehicle wa…

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by Jillian Pikora
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Woman Killed By Driver Backing Out Known As 'Ma Kim' Was Maternal Figure In DC Community Woman Killed By Driver Backing Out Known As 'Ma Kim' Was Maternal Figure In DC Community
Woman Killed By Driver Backing Out Known As 'Ma Kim' Was Maternal Figure In DC Community A 52-year-old mother from Washington DC was killed after being run over by a car in Prince George's County over the weekend, police said. Kimberly Maria Tucker had fallen on the ground in a parking lot on the 5100 block of Indian Head Highway before she was struck by a vehicle backing out of a spot around 6:10 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 6 in Oxon Hill, county police said.  Investigators were working to determine why Tucker fell. The driver remained on the scene and was not injured. Tucker was pronounced dead on the scene. The driver and the pedestrian did not know each other. Tucker's relat…

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by Cecilia Levine
News
12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police 12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police
12 Year Old Boy Killed In Central PA DUI Single Vehicle Crash: Police A 12-year-old boy has died as a result of a single-vehicle crash where the driver is thought to have been driving under the influence, according to police. Swatara Township police were called to a report of a vehicle into a ditch in the 700 block of Keckler Road on Saturday around 3:40 p.m., according to a release by the police. Upon arrival police found "a serious accident scene involving a single vehicle with multiple occupants," as written in the release. All of the occupants were transported to a local hospital— where the 12-year-old boy died from his injuries, police say.  …

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by Jillian Pikora
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Longtime NBC News Anchor Leon Harris Charged With DUI In Maryland Crash Longtime NBC News Anchor Leon Harris Charged With DUI In Maryland Crash
Longtime NBC News Anchor Leon Harris Charged With DUI In Maryland Crash Longtime NBC4 news anchor Leon Harris is facing a DUI charge in a Maryland crash over the weekend, his news station reports. Harris rear-ended a vehicle on Bradley Boulevard on River Road, sending that car into a third vehicle, the outlet says citing police. The news anchor apparently tried to leave the scene but was stopped by police and had a BAC twice the legal limit, which is .08%. No injuries were reported. Click here for more from NBC4.

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by Cecilia Levine
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Maryland Man Arrested For Stealing Ambulance, Hitting Cops While Intoxicated: Police Maryland Man Arrested For Stealing Ambulance, Hitting Cops While Intoxicated: Police
Maryland Man Arrested For Stealing Ambulance, Hitting Cops While Intoxicated: Police A man was arrested after stealing a Baltimore County Fire Department ambulance and crashing into police while under the influence, according to officials. Steven David Gary, 55, allegedly stole the ambulance on Jan 6. in the area of the Emergency Department at Carroll Hospital, according to the Carrol County Sheriff's Office. Sheriff’s Office Deputies, along with Troopers from the Maryland State Police located the ambulance on Route 32 in the area of Knox Court but it continued South on Route 32, eventually striking a Maryland State Police vehicle. Gary then also struck a Carroll County She…

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by Joe Gomez
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DUI Driver Flips His Car At Lancaster Intersection: Police DUI Driver Flips His Car At Lancaster Intersection: Police
DUI Driver Flips His Car At Lancaster Intersection: Police A 56-year-old man is facing charges for allegedly driving drunk and flipping his car at a Lancaster County intersection on Christmas Day, authorities said. Officers were called around 2:20 a.m. Saturday to the 600 block of West Main Street in New Holland Borough on a report of a one-car crash, local police said. Emilio Hernandez-Cisneros was driving eastbound when he hit a fire hydrant, crossed over to the opposing lane, hit a curb, and overturned, according to investigators. Although he escaped with no injuries, officers stated that "he displayed multiple signs of intoxication." He was u…

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by Nicole Acosta
Police & Fire
Driver In Reisterstown Crash That Killed 30-Year-Old Man Arrested For DUI: Police Driver In Reisterstown Crash That Killed 30-Year-Old Man Arrested For DUI: Police
Driver In Reisterstown Crash That Killed 30-Year-Old Man Arrested For DUI: Police A 23-year-old driver was arrested for suspected DUI at the scene of a Reisterstown crash that killed a 30-year-old man on Christmas, authorities said. Carlos D. Lievano was heading south in a Honda Civic on Reisterstown Road when he struck an eastbound Toyota C-HR at Richmar Road around 5 p.m., Baltimore County police said. The Toyota driver, Quincy Ross, was pronounced dead at the scene while his two passengers were taken to local hospitals with non life-threatening injuries. Lievano has been charged with homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, homicide by mot…

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by Cecilia Levine