Driving under the Influence (DUI) and DUI consequences can be far reaching, both legal and emotional. Considering the rising number of deaths and injuries related to DUI, many states have become outraged this lack of social responsibility are levying stiff penalties on offenders. As a result, having a lawyer to plead your case and who knows the DUI Laws in exchange for a reduced sentence is a must have to stay out of jail. Judges are sending a clear message that such acts of irresponsibility will not be tolerated, in the way of harsh fines and penalties.
Over the past twenty years or so, there have been numerous DUI laws passed related to drunk driving, and the legal age for drinking in all states is now 21 years of age. Underage drinking and driving accounts for a disproportionate number of alcohol related accidents and deaths. As a result, many states are responding with felony charges and extended jail time for offenders.
A West Palm Beach man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly driving under the influence during an Oct. 10 crash on Northlake Boulevard that killed a 10-year-old Loxahatchee girl.
Mark William Bradley, 46, was charged with DUI manslaughter and causing personal injury and property damage, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.
Bradley was booked into the Palm Beach County jail on Thursday.
Khonii Louis died shortly after the crash at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where she was being treated for severe neck injuries.
The accident occurred just before 2 a.m. east of 140th Avenue North. Bradley had either stopped or parked his Ford F-250 truck in the westbound lane, according to a preliminary report.
A 2004 Honda four-door vehicle driven by Khonii’s mother, Shiin, 44, was headed west on Northlake and struck the back of Bradley’s truck.
Khonii, who attended Pierce Hammock Elementary School, was riding in the back seat of the Honda at the time of the crash. It was unclear whether she was wearing a seat belt.
No details were available on Thursday on Bradley’s blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash.
Article source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/pb-loxahatchee-dui-arrest-brf-20110721,0,5361359.story?track=rss
A 27-year-old Thoreau man has been sentenced to two years in prison followed by two years of supervised release for involuntary manslaughter stemming from a DUI-related crash on the Navajo reservation in 2008, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Nathaniel Ben Ashley, a member of the Navajo Nation, was sentenced Thursday in federal court in Albuquerque, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a news release.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said Ashley pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on Nov. 1, 2010, and admitted killing Jimmie Chacho, 75-year-old Navajo man, on Dec. 8, 2008, while operating a motor vehicle and under the influence of alcohol.
The news release said Ashley, who was released under pretrial supervision following his arrest on April 5, 2010, was remanded into the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service at the conclusion of Thursday’s sentencing hearing to begin serving his prison sentence.
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Article source: http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/07/22/abqnewsseeker/man-gets-2-years-in-prison-for-dui-related-involuntary-manslaughter.html
By Cynthia Roldan
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
A man who was involved in an accident last October was arrested on Thursday
for DUI manslaughter, after investigators determined that his actions caused
the “untimely death” of a 10-year-old girl.
As of 11:30 a.m. today, 45-year-old Mark Bradley, of West Palm Beach, was
being held at the Palm Beach County Jail without bond.
According to an arrest report by the Traffic Homicide Unit of the Palm Beach
County Sheriff’s Office, Bradley was driving westbound on Northlake
Boulevard around 1:50 a.m., on Oct. 10.
As Bradley’s Ford F-350 diesel pickup was approaching Coconut Boulevard, he
lost control of it. He drove onto the median and crashed into a traffic
sign, but continued to drive, the report stated.
Bradley ultimately parked his truck off to the side of Northlake Boulevard
near east 140th Avenue North in a dark area with “little or no ambient
lighting.” But the back of his truck stuck out about 5 feet onto
westbound Northlake Boulevard, investigators determined.
At some point, a Honda driven by Shiin Louis crashed into the part of the
truck that was sticking out onto the roadway, around 1:56 a.m. The crash
injured Louis, and two other passengers, including 10-year-old Khonii Louis.
The report stated that she was taken to St. Mary’s Medical Center in West
Palm Beach, where she was later declared dead.
Back at the scene, Bradley complied with a blood test, that concluded he had a
blood alcohol level of .272 and .273, three times the legal limit of .08,
the report stated. He also admitted to the deputy that he had drank “a
few beers and sake” that evening, the report stated.
Bradley was also arrested for DUI property damage.
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A man convicted of manslaughter and DUI will spend 30 years in prison.
Police say last November, Sherman Doug Perry was under the influence of drugs when he crossed the center line and hit a pick-up truck head on in Martin County.
Fred Marcum died at the scene. His passenger, Robin Crum, was seriously injured.
Perry was sentenced to ten years for manslaughter, 20 years for assault, and six months for DUI.
He will serve those consecutively.
Article source: http://www.wkyt.com/wymtnews/headlines/Man_sentenced_to_30_years_in_prison_125985428.html
A West Palm Beach man was arrested on Thursday for allegedly driving under the influence during an Oct. 10 crash on Northlake Boulevard that killed a 10-year-old Loxahatchee girl.
Mark William Bradley, 46, was charged with DUI manslaughter and causing personal injury and property damage, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.
Bradley was booked into the Palm Beach County jail on Thursday.
Khonii Louis died shortly after the crash at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where she was being treated for severe neck injuries.
The accident occurred just before 2 a.m. east of 140th Avenue North. Bradley had either stopped or parked his Ford F-250 truck in the westbound lane, according to a preliminary report.
A 2004 Honda four-door vehicle driven by Khonii’s mother, Shiin, 44, was headed west on Northlake and struck the back of Bradley’s truck.
Khonii, who attended Pierce Hammock Elementary School, was riding in the back seat of the Honda at the time of the crash. It was unclear whether she was wearing a seat belt.
No details were available on Thursday on Bradley’s blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash.
Article source: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/breakingnews/pb-loxahatchee-dui-arrest-brf-20110721,0,6287937.story?track=rss
By Michael Finch II
Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
A West Palm Beach man was arrested this evening for allegedly driving under the influence during an Oct. 10 crash on Northlake Boulevard that killed a 10-year-old Loxahatchee girl.
Mark William Bradley, 46, was charged with DUI manslaughter and causing personal injury and property damage, the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said.
Bradley was booked into the Palm Beach County jail this afternoon.
Khonii Louis died shortly after the crash at St. Mary’s Medical Center in West Palm Beach, where she was being treated for severe neck injuries.
The accident occurred just before 2 a.m. east of 140th Avenue North. Bradley had either stopped or parked his Ford F-250 truck in the westbound lane, according to a preliminary report.
A 2004 Honda four-door vehicle driven by Khonii’s mother, Shiin, 44, was headed westbound on Northlake and struck the back of Bradley’s truck.
Khonii, who attended Pierce Hammock Elementary School, was riding in the back seat of the Honda at the time of the crash. It was unclear whether she was wearing a seat belt.
No details were available this evening on Bradley’s blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash.
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A woman who pleaded guilty in a DUI-related involuntary manslaughter case stemming from a 2010 car crash on the Jicarilla Apache reservation was sentenced Monday in federal court in Albuquerque to a year and a day in prison followed by three years of supervised release, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced.
Richaline Atole, 30, also was ordered to pay $6,163.50 in restitution to cover the costs of the victim’s funeral, according to the news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The news release said Atole, who was released to a half-way house under pretrial supervision following her arrest on Oct. 20, 2010, is required to surrender to a federal correctional facility to be designated by the U.S. Bureau of Prisons within 60 days.
U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales said Atole had entered a guilty plea to involuntary manslaughter and admitted killing Andy Talamante, 41, on Oct. 16, 2010, while operating a motor vehicle and under the influence of alcohol.
Talamante was a passenger in a car driven by Atole that left the roadway when she lost control of it and went airborne, flipping four or five times, according to the news release. Talamante was ejected from the car.
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Feb. 15, 2011 — Woman Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter
A woman pleaded guilty Tuesday in federal court in Albuquerque to involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a man killed in a car crash last year on the Jicarilla Apache reservation, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The news release said that Richaline Atole, 30, a member of the Jicarilla Apache Tribe, entered the plea under a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office when she appeared before Chief U.S. Magistrate Richard L. Puglisi. During the hearing, Atole admitted killing 41-year-old Andy Talamante while operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, according to the news release.
Atole faces up to eight years in prison, a maximum $250,000 fine and three years of supervised release when she is sentenced, the news release said. The date for sentencing was not immediately set, and Atole remains on conditions of release under pretrial supervision pending the sentencing hearing, according to the news release.
The news release said that according to the criminal complaint, Talamante was passenger in the back seat of a car driven by Atole on the evening of Oct. 16, 2010, and alleges that he was in a hurry to get home and insisted Atole pass a slower moving vehicle.
When Atole attempted to pass the vehicle, she swerved, lost control of her car and went off the side of the road in an arroyo, the news release said. Talamante was ejected from the car and was dead when Jicarilla Apache police officers arrived at the crash site.
The news release said that according to witnesses, Atole’s car had gone airborne and flipped four or five times before coming to rest on the ground. Atole and a passenger in the front seat of car suffered minor injuries, the news release said.
Tests on blood drawn from Atole at San Juan Region Medical Center more than three hours after the crash showed she had a blood-alcohol content of 0.231 percent, the news release said. The presumed level of intoxication in New Mexico 0.08 percent.
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Article source: http://www.abqjournal.com/main/2011/07/18/abqnewsseeker/updated-woman-sentenced-in-involuntary-manslaughter-case.html
Charles L. Smith Jr, of the 200 block of Taylor Road, is now facing Aggravated Involuntary Manslaughter and 3rd Offense DUI (felony) charges.
Smith was arrested at VCU Medical Center for additional charges related to the single vehicle crash that killed 37 year old Tara Mason on July 1st.
The investigation revealed that the driver, Charles L. Smith, Jr, was traveling east on Meadow Road when he drove off of the left side of the road, struck a utility pole, and drove through a wooden fence.
The vehicle overturned multiple times and came to rest on the passenger side in the woods. Both Smith and the passenger, Tara Lee Mason, were transported to VCU Medical Center. Mason was pronounced dead at 5:00 a.m. Smith was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Alcohol and speed are considered factors in the crash.
Smith was transported to Henrico where he is presently being held without bond.
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Article source: http://www.wric.com/story/15076065/alledged-drnk-driver-charged-with-involuntary-manslaughter
Danielson state police arrested an East Hartford man on second-degree manslaughter with a motor vehicle and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs charges Monday morning in connection with a 2010 auto accident that claimed the life of one of the occupants of his car.
Ricardo K. Lewis, 21, of 14 Hanley St., was driving a 2000 Nissan Maxima west on Route 101 at about 2:30 a.m. on Sept. 11 when he lost control of the car about two-tenths of a mile from the Rhode Island state line. The car crashed into a dirt embankment and utility pole.
Steven J. Chandler, 22, of 20 Clark St., East Hartford, was ejected from the car during the accident and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Lewis and another occupant, Melvin Gordon Jr., 25, also of 14 Hanley St., were treated for serious injuries.
Lewis was held on a $25,000 bond prior to his presentation in Danielson Superior Court on Monday. His case was continued.
Article source: http://www.norwichbulletin.com/x910598844/DUI-manslaughter-charges-brought-in-2010-fatal-crash
INVERNESS –
A Floral City man is now facing charges of DUI manslaughter after a woman who was seriously injured in a May crash died from her injuries.
Steven M. Dickson, 62, was initially arrested after he was involved in a rollover crash on County Road 48 near Inverness on May 12. Troopers said his blood alcohol was nearly twice the legal limit at the time of the crash.
Dickson and his passenger, Deborah A. Dickson, 62, were both thrown from the vehicle.
Deborah Dickson was taken to Tampa General Hospital with serious injuries. On Friday, investigators said Dickson had died from her injuries.
Charges against Steven Dickson were upgraded from driving under the influence with serious injury to DUI manslaughter.
The relationship between the suspect and the victim is not known.
Article source: http://www.baynews9.com/article/news/2011/july/276256/Man-charged-with-DUI-manslaughter-for-May-crash?cid=rss
