Tag: Drunk Driving: Page 9

Patrol

N.J. Cop Killed In DWI Crash

Mount Arlington (N.J.) Police officer Joseph Wargo was killed when a drunk driver traveling at a high rate of speed collided into his patrol car. Officer Wargo, 38, was on patrol when he was struck while driving east on Route 80 at about 1 a.m. Sunday.

October 15, 2011

Patrol

Vermont Cop Retains Job After DUI

A Winooski (Vt.) Police officer will retain his job, following a drunk driving conviction, the agency has announced. City Manager Katherine Decarreau declined to say whether Cpl. Jason Nokes would remain on administrative leave, go back on patrol, or work in some other role.

October 5, 2011

Patrol

Wis. Cop Injured When Drunk Driver Plows Into Cruiser's Rear

Officer Jeff Everetts required staples in his head, following the crash at 11:15 p.m. while he conducted a traffic stop. A 23-year-old Green Bay woman was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor operating while intoxicated.

October 2, 2011

Patrol

N.D. Deputy Dies After Physical Arrest with Drunk Driver

Burleigh County (N.C.) Sheriff's Deputy Bryan Sleeper collapsed shortly before 1 a.m., after helping Deputy Jon Eide arrest Robbie Del James Roberson during a physical confrontation.

September 27, 2011

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Missouri Officer Allegedly Traded DUI Citation for Sex

A former County Club Hills (Mo.) Police officer has been arrested for allegedly allowing a 24-year-old driver he pulled over for suspected drunk driving to get out of the citation in exchange for sex.

August 25, 2011

Patrol

Colo. Cop Arrested DUI Driving Cruiser to Police Memorial

A Colorado police officer has been charged with driving his cruiser under the influence while a second allegedly threw beer cans out of the passenger-side window while the two were heading to South Dakota to attend the memorial service of a fallen officer.

August 11, 2011

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Calif. Cop Facing DUI Charge Found Dead

A San Diego (Calif.) Police officer who allegedly caused a hit-and-run death last winter while off duty was found dead at his Clairemont Mesa home on Monday. Officer David Christopher Hall's wife reported his suicide at about 10 a.m. He apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.

August 1, 2011

Vehicle Ops

Former Miami Beach Cop Charged In ATV Crash

The Miami Beach Police officer who plowed over two people during a sandy joyride was charged with drunk and reckless driving.

July 25, 2011

Patrol

Intoxicated Illegal Who Killed Houston Cop Had Six Warrants

The intoxicated illegal alien who struck and killed a Houston Police officer in late May while weaving around emergency vehicles had six arrest warrants and had been caught four times driving without a license.

July 24, 2011

Patrol

Rodney King Arrested for DUI

Rodney King's arrest Tuesday on a drunk driving charge is the latest run-in with law enforcement for the man whose videotaped beating sparked the Los Angeles Riots in 1992.

July 12, 2011

Patrol

Colo. Fire Chief Arrested for Impersonating Officer

William Nelson was arrested on eight charges including impersonating a peace officer, a second offense DUI/DWAI, and marijuana possession.

July 10, 2011

Patrol

Teen Charged In Dispatcher's Death During Pursuit

A 16-year-old boy who was allegedly driving under the influence while being pursued by police is facing charges connected to a crash that caused the death of a 911 dispatcher.

July 10, 2011