Drunk Driving

Jennifer Troiano (file / credit: Bad Lawyer NYC)

Former Bronx ADA Jennifer Troiano Admits To Drunk Driving

Last month, Jennifer Troiano was fired from her job as an assistant district attorney in the Bronx. Now, she has accepted a deal that allowed her to plead guilty to a drunk driving charge and avoid jail time.

2012/03/02

New Jersey Authorities Worried About Drunk Driving During Super Bowl

The last time the New York Giants played in the Super Bowl, in 2008, New Jersey Attorney General Jeff Chiesa says state troopers arrested 176 people for drunk driving that Sunday.

2012/02/02

Police investigate the fatal DUI crash. (credit: CBS 2)

Sen Schumer Calls On Federal Government To Help Cops Curb Drugged Driving

The federal government should help police departments nationwide obtain the tools and training needed to attack a rising scourge of driving under the influence, two U.S. senators said Sunday.

2012/01/29

Police Out In Force To Catch Drunk Thanksgiving Drivers

According to federal highway statistics, Thanksgiving is the deadliest holiday weekend on the roads.

2011/11/23

An Ignition Interlock Device - File / Photo: TOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images

Nassau County Busts Drunk Drivers Evading Ignition Interlocks

Ignition interlock devices became mandatory for any drunk driver sentenced on or after August 15, 2010. The device requires the driver to pass a breath test in order to start the vehicle.

2011/08/22

Actor Al Pacino, seen here in January 2011, starred in "Dog Day Afternoon." (credit: VALERIE MACON/AFP/Getty Images)

Gotham Gossipist: Julie Pacino Arrested For Drunk Driving, But Will Celebrity Justice Prevail?

If reality TV has taught us anything it’s that money can’t buy you class. That goes for the children of celebrities, too.

2011/08/01

Braylon Edwards (credit: AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Ohio Probation Hearing Set For Jets Braylon Edwards

Jets star wide receiver Braylon Edwards is due for a court date in Cleveland to discuss whether he violated his probation there by driving drunk in New York City.

WFAN–2011/07/25

Drunk Driving Demonstration at East Islip High School - Islip Terrace, NY - Jun 1, 2011 (credit: Sophia Hall / WCBS 880)

East Islip High School Tries To Teach Lesson About Drunk Driving Ahead Of Summer

There is a reason authorities call the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day the Deadly Days of Summer.

2011/06/01

Memorial Day Weekend Arrests Up On Connecticut Highways

Arrests were up in every category, from drunk driving to speeding, according to the Connecticut State Police.

2011/05/31

The Westhcester County district attorney is investigating whether Tuckahoe police let off an allegedly drunk, off-duty NYPD officer after an accident. (Credit: CBS 2)

DA Probes Whether Westchester Cops Fixed Allegedly Drunk NYPD Officer’s Ticket

An investigation into the NYPD is spilling over borders, as the Westchester County district attorney is looking into whether local cops let off a drunk, and potentially dangerous, off-duty NYPD officer.

2011/05/18

Public Advocate Bill De Blasio Wants NYPD To Fess Up To Ticket Fixing, Other Misdeeds

As if ticket fixing isn’t serious enough, New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio says there are even more troublesome allegations involving the NYPD.

2011/05/10

Woman Swerves Into Truck, Causing Fatal Accident

Police said a Connecticut woman was drunk behind the wheel when she swerved her car into a tractor trailer, killing the truck driver and a passenger.

2011/05/08

Police: New Jersey School Bus Driver Had Beer, Rum Bottle While Driving

A school bus driver, on her way to pick up a group of disabled children, was arrested for DWI.

2011/05/06

Man Killed, 3 Other People Hurt In South NJ Crash

One person was killed and three others injured early Saturday when a pickup truck driven by an alleged drunk driver crashed into their vehicle in southern New Jersey.

2011/03/19