Derek Lamonds Wylie, 40, of Rock Hill has been charged with driving under the influence, police say. A woman said she was in the McDonald's drive-thru on Cherry Road near Winthrop University when a Toyota behind her hit her car from behind, according to a Rock Hill police report. Officers detected a strong smell of alcohol on the driver, who was identified as Wylie, the report states. His words were slurred, and while searching for paperwork, he lost his balance several times, police say. Wylie told officers he had had three beers at his home and was hungry, so he went to McDonald's, the report states.
When a teen got a car in the 60’s, a popular hobby was to “cruise” with friends to show off a car. Teens would drive around slowly and pointlessly to look cool and sometimes, pick up girls. When George cruised, he hung out with a gang called the “Greasers.” No one wanted to mess with them, and therefore, George. When he wasn’t driving with the Greasers, George would ignore the speed limit and break many driving laws. Consequently, George got a lot of speeding tickets and had a boat load of money to pay off.
@llen Yang People v. Kibbe 362 N.Y.S.2d 848 (1974) Facts: Barry Kibbe and his friend Roy Krall, the defendants, met George Stafford, the victim, in a bar in winter. Kibbe and Krall noticed that Stafford had a lot of money and also was intoxicated. Unfortunately, Stafford asked Kibbe and Krall, who already decided to rob him, to help give him a ride. They got into Kibbe’s car and drive toward Canandaigua. As Krall was driving, Kibbe slapped Stafford several times in order to get all his money.
Jose decided to go to a bar to drown his feeling in tequila. He got kicked out of the bar because he was too drunk. The bar tender didn’t realize that Jose had driven to the bar so he just went back inside. Jose got in his car to drive to see where the road would take him since his family was now broken. After a long drive he was being chased by a police officer for speeding Jose didn’t want to stop so he kept on going.
During the high school career of the average teenager, one will abuse drugs and alcohol and make atrocious choices like drinking and driving. These days it is not unusual to find a teen that is a homosexual, and teens are more becoming in the acts of unprotected sexual intercourse when they are under the influence of some type of drug. A teenager pleaded guilty Thursday to vehicular homicide for causing a drunk-driving crash in which his car hit a tree and split in two, killing one passenger and severely injuring another. Adam Sofio was driving more than 75 mph in a 25 mph zone in Middletown after drinking on February 27, 2011. Killed in the crash was his front seat passenger, 18-year-old Paul Bradley of Middletown.
Angela Veles Crime 330 Thursday 7:00pm Outline Major Topic: Should Captains, Supervisor and Police Officers be immune to the Criminal Justice system or should their ranking be enough to hold them to a higher standard than the ordinary citizen, or does in fact rank bestow privilege? Brief Summary: On February 12, 1998, about 11 p.m., Philadelphia Police Captain James Brady, off duty, left a bar drunk, got into his department-issued Grand Fury, and headed home. A few blocks from the bar Brady rear-ended a parked car, causing substantial damage both to his car and to the Honda Civic he hit. When Captain Brady got pulled over he identified himself with his badge, hence the obvious inference that he was asking for special treatment,
Question 25 Ruby sells her car to Bob. She fails to tell him that the car has been previously wrecked, even though he had asked if it had ever been involved in a collision. If Bob later learns that the car was almost totaled six months prior to the sale and wants to rescind the contract, what would be his best defense to the enforceability of the contract? Question 26 An uncle, in writing, promised his nephew $5,000 if his nephew would refrain from drinking, using tobacco, swearing, and playing cards or billiards for money until the age of twenty¬one, all of which was otherwise legal for the nephew to do at the time. The nephew performed as requested.
16 year old teen Ethan Couch became responsible for the death of four individuals. The night of the accident, Couch along with seven of his friends had stolen beer from a local Walmart and proceeded to get behind the wheel of his father’s company pickup truck. In addition to his blood alcohol level being three times over the adult legal limit, the perpetrator “also had traces of Valium in his system” (Voorhees). Couch committed an array of crimes the night of the accident including underage drinking, reckless driving, and manslaughter, yet the surge of controversy regarding this case stems from both around the defense and verdict, as the judge handed to Couch a rather lenient sentence given the circumstances; Couch was sentenced to rehab and to
In the story of tom brennan, Daniel Brennan is accused and found guilty of Manslaughter of two of his friends and Drunken, reckless driving. For these actions Daniel Brennan was only committed to a jail time of 5 years. Daniel is portrayed as drunken young man (18,19) who experiences severe mood swings, so what will 5 Years of jail change? As soon as Daniel Brennan walks free, he is given the opportunity to drink and drive again. What we ask is, is it enough?
People V Farrell Facts: Defendant Joseph Farrell, was driving under the influence when he was stopped by Officer Greg Moser. The defendant was driving 20-25 miles per hour in a 55 miler her hour zone and weaving onto the right shoulder. The officer noticed the defendant had red, watery eyes, and slurred speech, and there was a strong odor of alcohol from the car, and he noticed the defendant had some dried blood on his face and clothing. Defendant says he was in a fight with the casino security, but denied that he had been drinking, but later admitted to having one beer. CHP Officer Terry later arrived and defendant said he had been in a fight with someone over money he owed him and admitting to having one beer an hour earlier.