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Former Red Sox, Yankees Star Johnny Damon Arrested on DUI Charge
Former All-Star baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested early Friday morning in Florida on suspicion of drunken driving and resisting arrest, court records show. Damon’s wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, was also arrested by Windermere police, who’d pulled the couple over after noticing their SUV was weaving on the road about 1:23 a.m., officers said. Mangan-Damon was charged with hitting an...
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After DUI Crash Killed 3 Children, Mejia Family Celebrates New Baby
Alexis and Juanita Mejia were driving on Indian Head Freeway after attending a religious service when a driver under the influence of alcohol collided with them and killed their three children. The pain brought the couple even closer. “The answer is because there is real love and because God was there with us,” Juanita Mejia said. “Without God we...
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Police Crack Down on DUI ‘Hot Spot' on Beltway
Police are grappling with a drunk driving hot spot on the Beltway. An investigation by News4’s Scott MacFarlane found a surge in DUI cases along one section of the highway.
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Neighboring Counties Differ on Jail Time for DUI Cases on Maryland Highways
The News4 I-Team reviewed dozens of DUI cases on Route 210 and found that many result in probation or fines, not jail time, in Prince George’s County
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I-Team Investigates Outcome of DUI Cases on Notorious Maryland Highway
The News4 I-Team reviewed dozens of DUI cases on Route 210 and found that many result in probation or fines, not jail time, in Prince George’s County. News4’s Scott MacFarlane reports.
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Off-Duty Nevada Officer Dressed as Stormtrooper Stops Suspected Drunken Driver
An off-duty Nevada state trooper was dressed as a “Star Wars” stormtrooper when she stopped a suspected drunken driver who had entered a Las Vegas freeway driving in the wrong direction.
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Virginia Mother Killed, 2 Children Hurt in Crash With Wrong-Way DUI Driver
A woman who was driving with her two young children died after a drunken driver hit her car head-on early Thursday in Woodbridge, police say. Her children were injured. Lataja Ikea Reena Wilkins, of Triangle, was killed in the crash, the Prince William County Police Department said. She was 32. Ronal Eriberto Guillen, of Woodbridge, was arrested and charged with…
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Fundraiser Started for Children of Woman Killed in Crash With Suspected DUI Driver
Friends and family are mourning a woman killed in a crash with a suspected drunken driver allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. Lataja Wilkins of Triangle is remembered as a great mother of an 8-year-old girl and a 6-year-old boy. She is described as a dedicated recreation manager at Apollo Gymnastics in Woodbridge, Virginia. Wilkins was driving…
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Community Rallies to Help Children of Woman Killed in Accident
News4’s Shomari Stone reports on a mother killed in an accident by a man accused of driving drunk on the wrong side of the road and how friends of the victim are trying to help her two young children.
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Drunk Driving Spikes Again Despite Quarantining Measures
Even with the ongoing stay-at-home orders, Maryland is seeing another wave of drunken driving. News4’s I-Team obtained records that show where these are taking place. The latest series of incidents included at least 32 DUI arrests by state police in Maryland on state highways and the Beltway. Records also show more than a third of the arrests were made in…
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Drunk Driving Incidents Spike Again
Despite the ongoing stay-at-home orders, the D.C. area is suffering another wave of drunk driving incidents. Records released to the News4 I-Team show where the incidents are happening.
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Man Killed, 4 Maryland Officers Injured in Suspected DUI Crash
A suspected impaired driver crashed into a police cruiser at the scene of a traffic stop in Largo, Maryland, Tuesday night, killing one man and injuring four Maryland officers, police say. Marc Alexander, 60, of Upper Marlboro, was killed. Police say his Honda Ridgeline had been rear-ended by a different suspected impaired driver. In the first crash, Victoria Cross, 59,…
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Woman Who Killed 5 Children, 1 Man in Maryland DUI Crash Gets 18 Years
A woman is set to spend nearly two decades in prison for killing a man and five children — including her two daughters — in a drunken car crash last year. Dominique Taylor was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for the crash in Bowie, Maryland, in February 2019. She could have been sentenced to a maximum of 30…
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Woman Who Killed 5 Children, 1 Man in Maryland DUI Crash Gets 18 Years
A Maryland mother who admitted to driving drunk, crashing her car and killing five children and a friend will spend almost two decades in prison. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.
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Maryland Lawmaker Jay Walker Accused of Driving Drunk
Maryland State Delegate Jay Walker was arrested Sunday in Charles County after the sheriff’s office says he drove under the influence of alcohol. The Democrat, who represents District 26 in Prince George’s County, was stopped at about 12:50 a.m. near the Tinder Box cigar lounge in Waldorf, online court records say. An officer in a marked police car was...
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Maryland State Delegate Charged With DUI
Maryland State Delegate Jay Walker was arrested Sunday in Charles County after allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. News4’s Aimee Cho reports.
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Maryland DUI Driver Who Killed 3 Gets More Prison Time for Trying to Drive Drunk Again
A Maryland man who served prison time for a drunken-driving crash that killed three of his friends was sentenced to more prison time on Monday after he tried to drive with alcohol in his system more than 100 times and removed a device from his car that would monitor his sobriety. Kevin Coffay, 28, appeared in Montgomery County Circuit Court…
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Maryland DUI Driver Who Killed 3 Gets More Prison Time
Kevin Coffay is responsible for what officials say is one of the worst drunk driving crashes in Montgomery County’s history. He was ordered to spend more time in prison after trying numerous times to drive after drinking. News4’s Meagan Fitzgerald reports.
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Grandfather, 80, Dies After Suspected DUI Crash on Christmas Day
A grandfather has died after he was injured in a Christmas morning crash that also killed his wife in Loudoun County, Virginia.
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Family Devastated After Deadly DUI Crash on Christmas Morning
A grandfather is in a hospital on life support after he was injured in a Christmas morning crash that also killed his wife in Loudoun County, Virginia. Saad Malik was driving a sedan with four of his family members when the car was rear-ended on Route 50 by a suspected DUI driver, the county sheriff’s office said. Malik saw…