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Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Driver pleads not guilty in death of Seal Beach bicyclist

California | Local | By Susannah Rosenblatt | October 22, 2008
A Garden Grove man pleaded not guilty Tuesday to charges of killing a female bicyclist while under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Read more
 

Thursday, July 10, 2008

L.A. County sheriff’s deputy arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after on-duty crash

California | Local | By David Haldane | July 10, 2008
A Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy has been relieved of duty after being arrested on suspicion of drunk driving following a traffic accident while on duty in Orange County, authorities said Wednesday. Read more
 

Friday, July 4, 2008

LAPD veteran investigated in hit-and-run that injured 2

California | Local | By Richard Winton | July 4, 2008
A Los Angeles police officer assigned to the elite Metropolitan Division is under investigation for allegedly driving drunk, striking two pedestrians with his Hummer and then fleeing the scene, authorities said. Read more
 

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Anthony ‘sorry’ as police accused

Sports | April 16, 2008
Denver Nuggets forward Carmelo Anthony said Tuesday he was “truly sorry” for his arrest on DUI charges, and police denied giving him special treatment, even though one officer gave him a lift after his arrest and another drove his car to a city lot. Read more
 

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

Witness describes scene of screenwriter’s crash

California | Local | January 15, 2008
Oscar-winning screenwriter Roger Avary was trying to revive his wife in the middle of the road when a witness came upon his smashed-up car on a rural state highway near Ojai. Read more
 

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Valenzuela loses license after DUI

Sports | By Larry Stewart | December 29, 2007
The turbulent career of 45-year-old jockey Patrick Valenzuela took another downward turn Friday when the California Horse Racing Board terminated his conditional riding license after learning of a recent arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. Read more
 

Friday, December 28, 2007

Actress Mischa Barton arrested on DUI charge

California | Local | By Andrew Blankstein | December 28, 2007
Actress Mischa Barton was arrested early Thursday morning on suspicion of drunk driving after she was seen driving erratically in West Hollywood, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said. Read more
 

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

California in Brief / VISTA - Fire chief is held on DUI charge

California | Local | By Tony Perry | December 19, 2007
The chief of the Rincon Reservation Fire Department was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and child endangerment after the department-owned sport utility vehicle he was driving rolled over on a two-lane road, the California Highway Patrol said Tuesday. Read more
 

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Parole board chief resigns

California | Local | By Michael Rothfeld | December 18, 2007
The chief executive of the state parole board, who was riding as a passenger when a subordinate was arrested last month on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol in a government car, submitted his resignation Monday to Gov. Read more
 

Saturday, December 15, 2007

California in Brief / LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Ex-sheriff’s exec is convicted of DUI

California | Local | By Stuart Pfeifer | December 15, 2007
A former top-ranking county sheriff’s administrator was convicted Friday of driving while intoxicated in his county-issued car. Read more
 

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

California in Brief / MISSION HILLS - Gary Collins not charged in death

California | Local | By Andrew Blankstein | December 11, 2007
Prosecutors said Monday they will not charge entertainer Gary Collins in connection with the death of another driver in a traffic collision six weeks ago. Read more
 

Sunday, December 9, 2007

California in Brief / HOLLYWOOD - 2 killed when driver runs light

California | Local | By Tami Abdollah | December 9, 2007
A suspected drunk driver ran a red light and crashed into a car crossing a busy intersection early Saturday, killing two people, police said. Read more
 

Saturday, December 8, 2007

State parole official faces DUI charge

California | Local | By Michael Rothfeld | December 8, 2007
SACRAMENTO – A high-ranking commissioner at the state parole board, which makes decisions about whether criminals should remain in prison, is on the job 11 days after he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol at 2 a.m. Read more
 

Thursday, December 6, 2007

48 days in jail for star of ‘24’

California | Local | By Richard Winton | December 6, 2007
Actor Kiefer Sutherland was sentenced Wednesday to 48 days in the Glendale city jail in connection with a misdemeanor drunk driving charge and began serving his sentence the same day. Read more
 

Sunday, November 4, 2007

IN BRIEF The Region / TEMECULA - Paramedic, accident victim struck on freeway

California | Local | November 4, 2007
A firefighter paramedic and an accident victim he was treating along northbound Interstate 15 were hit by a suspected drunk driver early Saturday, and the victim, a woman, later died, Riverside County officials said. Read more
 

Thursday, November 1, 2007

Actor Lane Garrison gets 40 months in jail for crash that killed teen

California | Local | By Carla Hall | November 1, 2007
Actor Lane Garrison was sentenced today to 40 months in state prison for his role in a fatal car crash in December that killed one Beverly Hills High School student and injured two other teenagers. Read more
 

Thursday, October 18, 2007

Law toughens sentences for fatal DUI accidents

California | Local | By David Reyes | October 18, 2007
His voice cracking, Assemblyman Todd Spitzer (R-Orange) struggled at a news conference Wednesday speaking about a new law he helped sponsor in honor of a friend who was killed by a driver under the influence of illegal drugs. Read more
 

Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Bicyclist is killed by alleged drunk driver in Dana Point

California | Local | By David Reyes | October 16, 2007
A bicyclist was killed early Monday in Dana Point when a car driven by a woman with a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit jumped a curb and hit him, authorities said. Read more
 

Saturday, October 13, 2007

IN BRIEF / LOS ANGELES - Driver sentenced in crash that killed movie director

California | Local | October 13, 2007
The driver involved in a crash that killed the director of “A Christmas Story” and his son this year was sentenced Friday to six years in state prison, officials said. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Sutherland pleads no contest in DUI case

California | Local | By Stuart Silverstein | October 10, 2007
Actor Kiefer Sutherland pleaded no contest Tuesday to a misdemeanor drunk driving charge stemming from his arrest two weeks ago in West Los Angeles. Read more
 
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