A man from Virginia Beach, Virginia was able to rack up an unbelievable 25 arrests for DWI in several states. The 39 year-old man was sentenced to 25 years in prision due to his extensive record of DWI arrests that took place in Alabama, Virginia and Georgia. He is also banned from driving a vehicle… Continue reading 25 DWIs in 3 states nets Virginia man 7 years in jail
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New traffic cameras go online Monday in New Orleans, Louisiana
Watch out for 11 new traffic cameras that are going online in New Orleans, Louisiana on Monday, March 12. The cameras will be going online in Uptown, Gentilly, New Orleans East, and Algiers. There will be a higher threshold for issuing speeding tickets. Except during school zone times, drivers will have to be going at… Continue reading New traffic cameras go online Monday in New Orleans, Louisiana
Crosstown traffic: Feds grant New Orleans $68 million for streets
Great news for car traffic in the city of New Orleans: the federal government has pledged an additional $68 million for roadway repairs. WWL reports that the city says a total of 10 neighborhoods are expected to benefit from those FEMA dollars. “It’s happening at a good time because there are many neighborhoods the Lower… Continue reading Crosstown traffic: Feds grant New Orleans $68 million for streets
Fourth DWI in five months after crash in Metairie, Louisiana
The New Orleans Times-Picayune is reporting that State Police booked a LaPlace, Louisiana man with his fourth DWI in five months after he struck a curb and blew a tire on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie, Louisiana. The suspect had a toddler under the age of 5 with him in the vehicle, according to the… Continue reading Fourth DWI in five months after crash in Metairie, Louisiana
Name-dropping fails to help DWI suspect in New Orleans
According to the New Orleans Times-Picayune a DWI suspect asked “Do you know who I am?” and “Do you know who my uncle is?” to New Orleans Louisiana Police after being pulled over for a suspected DWI. The gambit didn’t work for a New Orleans Louisiana firefighter: The suspect, although politically connected throug his father,… Continue reading Name-dropping fails to help DWI suspect in New Orleans
Traffic tickets forgiven…if you’re a city employee
The Times-Picayune is reportiung that the City of New Orleans, Louisiana is forgiving over $548,000 in traffic tickets to city employees made as a result of city traffic cameras: When it comes to paying for tickets generated by New Orleans’ traffic cameras, some of the biggest scofflaws are city employees driving taxpayer-financed vehicles. As of… Continue reading Traffic tickets forgiven…if you’re a city employee
Drunk dad drives to state police office with children in car
The Times-Picayune reports that State Police arrested a man who drove his children to the Louisiana State Police office in Kenner while drunk: State Police usually must take to the roads to hunt for inebriated drivers. But they had to look no farther than their own Troop B lobby in Kenner early Sunday when a… Continue reading Drunk dad drives to state police office with children in car
New Orleans Traffic Road Closures
Here is a listing of car traffic road closures for the Rock n Roll Marathon, which is being held on Sunday, March 4, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana: N. Maestri Street St. Charles Avenue, Camp Street – 8:00 AM Friday, March 2 -10:30 AM S. Maestri Street Poydras Street – Whole Road
Zamboni operator charged with DUI
A Minnesota man who allegedly drove a Zamboni at a peewee hockey game while drunk is now charged with DWI. The thirty-four-year-old suspect of Apple Valley, Minnesota was charged this week with four counts of driving while impaired. According to the complaint, the suspect had a blood-alcohol content of 0.32 percent – four times the… Continue reading Zamboni operator charged with DUI
Police restrain DWI suspect in effort to force blood sample
When Kenner police found DWI suspect Troy J. Grassel he was asleep behind the wheel of a car, its motor running and his foot on the brake in the 2600 block of Veterans Memorial Boulevard. An officer awakened him and detected the odor of alcohol, but Grassel would not submit to a field test or… Continue reading Police restrain DWI suspect in effort to force blood sample