Groton, CT
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Groton State Rep’s DUI Charges Dropped After Completing Intervention Program Groton State Rep’s DUI Charges Dropped After Completing Intervention Program Groton State Rep’s DUI Charges Dropped After Completing Intervention Program
Groton State Rep’s DUI Charges Dropped After Completing Intervention Program A Connecticut state representative who faced intoxicated driving charges after a late-night traffic stop will no longer be prosecuted. State Rep. Aundré Bumgardner, who represents Groton and Stonington, had his charges dropped following his participation in a court-approved program for first-time offenders, reports said.  The case stems from an early morning stop along Gold Star Highway in Groton. It happened around 2:30 a.m. on March 2, 2025. Related: Groton Lawmaker Charged With Driving Under The Influence Police said they spotted two vehicles moving slowly. The lead car shifted …

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by Josh Lanier
Pleasantville-Absecon, NJ
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Wrong Way DWI Driver Indicted In Deadly Atlantic City Expressway Crash: Prosecutor Wrong Way DWI Driver Indicted In Deadly Atlantic City Expressway Crash: Prosecutor Wrong Way DWI Driver Indicted In Deadly Atlantic City Expressway Crash: Prosecutor
Wrong Way DWI Driver Indicted In Deadly Atlantic City Expressway Crash: Prosecutor A 23-year-old Bridgeton woman was indicted after driving the wrong-way and causing a deadly crash last year, authorities announced Thursday, Feb. 19. At 4:27 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, David Salas, a 24-year-old Bridgeton resident, was killed on the Atlantic City Expressway in Pleasantville when the car he was a passenger struck a concrete median, the Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office said. The driver, Diana Barrios-Ortiz was traveling the opposite direction of traffic prior to the crash and was driving while intoxicated, authorities said. Her driver's license was also suspended at the tim…

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by Sam Barron
National Interest
Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County
Driver Admits To Drunk Driving Crash That Killed Vikings Rookie, Teammates In PG County The woman responsible for a crash in Maryland that killed Minnesota Vikings rookie cornerback Khyree Jackson and two former teammates will spend years in prison, according to reports. Cori Clingman, 25, pleaded guilty this week to three counts of negligent homicide under the influence of alcohol for her role in the July 2024 crash that claimed the lives of 24-year-old Khyree Jackson, 23-year-old Isaiah Hazel, and 24-year-old Anthony Lytton, Jr., according to the Prince George's County State's Attorney's Office. On Wednesday, Feb. 4, Clingman was reportedly sentenced to three years…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
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California Visitors’ Late-Night Hotel Stop Ends With DUI Arrest In Stafford County: Sheriff California Visitors’ Late-Night Hotel Stop Ends With DUI Arrest In Stafford County: Sheriff California Visitors’ Late-Night Hotel Stop Ends With DUI Arrest In Stafford County: Sheriff
California Visitors’ Late-Night Hotel Stop Ends With DUI Arrest In Stafford County: Sheriff A cross-country trip took an unexpected detour after a California couple was arrested in a Virginia hotel parking lot when deputies spotted signs of impairment that were hard to ignore. A Stafford County deputy was patrolling the Staybridge Suites parking lot along Richmond Highway around 1:48 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 18, when he noticed a man urinating next to a vehicle, according to the sheriff's office. When the deputy made contact, the man showed slurred speech, bloodshot and glassy eyes, and smelled of alcohol, officials reported. As the encounter unfolded, a woman sitting in the driver’s sea…

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by Zak Failla
West Chester, PA
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PA State Police Seek Maryland Man Accused Of Striking On-Duty Trooper In Chesco: Warrant PA State Police Seek Maryland Man Accused Of Striking On-Duty Trooper In Chesco: Warrant PA State Police Seek Maryland Man Accused Of Striking On-Duty Trooper In Chesco: Warrant
PA State Police Seek Maryland Man Accused Of Striking On-Duty Trooper In Chesco: Warrant A Maryland man is wanted after investigators say he struck a Pennsylvania State Police trooper who was directing traffic at the scene of a crash, authorities said. Eugenio Perez-Bard, 37, is facing a full extradition warrant issued by the district attorney’s office, Pennsylvania State Police announced. Troopers say Perez-Bard hit an on-duty trooper around 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at the intersection of 5th Street and Little Elk Creek Road in East Nottingham Township while the trooper was handling traffic control at the scene of a crash involving a horse and buggy and another vehicle. Bo…

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by Jillian Pikora
Stafford, VA
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Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff
Speeding Driver Sparks Wild I-95 Chase In Stafford Before Crashing, Drug Arrest: Sheriff A speeding driver took deputies on a high-speed chase along I-95 in Virginia before crashing and being busted with drugs, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. At around 1:15 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8, a deputy on patrol in the area of Warrenton Road and McLane Drive spotted a vehicle traveling 68 mph in a 45 mph zone, prompting an attempted traffic stop. Devin Chewning had other ideas. Instead of stopping, investigators say that Chewning took off onto the southbound lanes of the interstate before crashing near the mile marker 130 exit. Chewning was ordered out of the vehicle,…

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by Zak Failla
Laurel, MD
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Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills Two On I-95 In Laurel; Passengers Airlifted To Hospital: MSP Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills Two On I-95 In Laurel; Passengers Airlifted To Hospital: MSP Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills Two On I-95 In Laurel; Passengers Airlifted To Hospital: MSP
Wrong-Way DUI Driver Kills Two On I-95 In Laurel; Passengers Airlifted To Hospital: MSP An impaired driver who caused a fatal wrong-way crash on I-95 that sent two others to the hospital is being held behind bars in Maryland, state police announced. Baltimore City resident Michael Coupet, 34, was arrested and charged following a double-fatal crash that was reported in Howard County early on Sunday morning. At around 2:45 a.m. on Jan. 4, troopers from the Maryland State Police Barrack in Waterloo were called to a southbound stretch of the interstate near Maryland 216 to investigate a reported wrong-way crash. According to police, North Carolina natives Venkata Asha Khanna…

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by Zak Failla
Stafford, VA
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Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says
Stafford Mom Accused Of Third DUI After Dropping Kids At School, Sheriff Says A Virginia mother was arrested for driving under the influence after deputies found her slumped over in a running vehicle — just hours after she had dropped her children off at school, authorities said. Deputies were called shortly before 11 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 12, to a stretch of Reservoir Road, where there were reports of a woman slumped over inside a parked vehicle that was still running, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. When deputies made contact with the driver, later identified as Stafford resident Kierstin Johnson, 32, her speech was so slurred it was difficult to …

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by Zak Failla
Pemberton-Browns Mills, NJ
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Person Airlifted After DWI Driver Causes Crash: Pemberton PD Person Airlifted After DWI Driver Causes Crash: Pemberton PD Person Airlifted After DWI Driver Causes Crash: Pemberton PD
Person Airlifted After DWI Driver Causes Crash: Pemberton PD A person had to be airlifted to nearby hospital following a three-car crash in Pemberton on Monday, Dec. 1, authorities said. At 5:31 a.m., officers responded to Route 70 westbound after a Genesis struck the back of a Hyundai, causing the Hyundai to strike a Nissan Frontier, Pemberton police said. A passenger in the  Genesis sustained moderate injuries to the head area and was airlifted to a hospital, police said. The driver of the Hyundai sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported by ambulance to a hospital, police said. The driver of the Genesis, Joseph No…

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by Sam Barron
Gaithersburg, MD
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Unlicensed Teen Charged In Red-Light Crash That Killed 88-Year-Old Woman In Gaithersburg: PD Unlicensed Teen Charged In Red-Light Crash That Killed 88-Year-Old Woman In Gaithersburg: PD Unlicensed Teen Charged In Red-Light Crash That Killed 88-Year-Old Woman In Gaithersburg: PD
Unlicensed Teen Charged In Red-Light Crash That Killed 88-Year-Old Woman In Gaithersburg: PD A Maryland teen accused of slamming into the back of a car at a Gaithersburg red light — killing an 88-year-old woman inside — has now been charged months after the crash, police said. Liam Donnelly Coskun, 18, of Germantown, turned himself in on Friday, Nov. 21, after investigators obtained an arrest warrant in the death of Myrtle Gottlieb of Rockville, according to the Montgomery County Department of Police – Collision Reconstruction Unit. The crash happened on Saturday, May 31, around 8:35 a.m., at the intersection of westbound Sam Eig Highway and Fields Road in Gaithersburg, police said…

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by Zak Failla
National Interest
Driver Who Killed Grandmother After Skipping Seizure Meds In Selkirk Sentenced To Prison Driver Who Killed Grandmother After Skipping Seizure Meds In Selkirk Sentenced To Prison Driver Who Killed Grandmother After Skipping Seizure Meds In Selkirk Sentenced To Prison
Driver Who Killed Grandmother After Skipping Seizure Meds In Selkirk Sentenced To Prison A New York woman who caused a fatal head-on crash while off her anti-seizure medication will spend years in prison. Jacklyn Parker, 25, of Troy, was given 1 ⅓ to four years behind bars in Albany County Court on Monday, Nov. 24. A planned lighter sentence was scrapped after Parker was later arrested on suspicion of DWI while awaiting sentencing. Monday’s sentence followed Parker’s guilty plea to criminally negligent homicide for the August 19, 2024, crash on River Road in Selkirk that killed 60-year-old Colleen Selkirk. Investigators said Parker crossed the center line and struck an oncomin…

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by Michael Mashburn
Leesburg, VA
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Florida Man Sparks Chaos In Leesburg After Waving Gun Outside Business, Cops Say Florida Man Sparks Chaos In Leesburg After Waving Gun Outside Business, Cops Say Florida Man Sparks Chaos In Leesburg After Waving Gun Outside Business, Cops Say
Florida Man Sparks Chaos In Leesburg After Waving Gun Outside Business, Cops Say A Florida man learned the hard way that drunkenly waving a handgun in front of a business after being escorted out is not tolerated in Virginia. Orlando native Jon Holland, 42, was arrested in Loudoun County following a strange scene that played out at a Leesburg business and landed him behind bars, according to the police. Shortly before 1 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 15, officers from the Leesburg Police Department were called to the 500 block of E. Market Street, where there were reports of an intoxicated man who brandished a firearm after being escorted out. Upon arrival, it was determined t…

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by Zak Failla