Potential driving distractions include grooming, using your cell phone, eating and drinking, or even reading maps or adjusting the radio. Each day in the United States, more than 9 people are killed and more than 1,153 people are injured in crashes that are reported to involve a distracted driver. A Massachusetts teenager was sentenced to one year in prison, after he swerved into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle head on, killing one person and seriously injuring another. He will also have his license suspended for 15 years. 69% of drivers reported they talk on their cell phones while driving.
Luana Rosa Professor K. Kraynak Monday-Wednesday Improper Use of Force With fifty-eight incidents over the past five years, Officer Michael Hobbs of the Clayton County Police in Atlanta, has been accused of being an out of control cop. He has been terrorizing and abusing citizens throughout the days and was not given any disciplinary measures. Brian Hoolahan had passed out in his car from a diabetic coma. There is proof of his life-threatening medical warning, a sticker on the windshield of his car. The police report showed that when officer Hobbs arrived at the scene, he wrongfully assumed Hoolahan was drunk.
Brent Evans Mr. Calver American Lit 2: 1st period May 14, 2012 The Perks of Fitting In As shown Stephen Chbosky’s novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” too many teenagers these days take far more dangerous drugs, and make far worse choices in the acts they take place in. About 75% of high school students have tried alcohol, and about 26% of teens have had a recent episode of heavy drinking (more than 5 drinks within a couple of hours). “When the police came, they found my brother asleep on the roof. Nobody knows how he got there ”(Chbosky 105). In Stephen Chbosky’s novel “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, teens abuse alcohol, drugs, and unsafe sex.
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.
This led the officers to search in Sam’s car. Sam was arrested on September 20, 2006 in his motor vehicle by members of the Toronto Police Service. In the course of the arrest, police officers seized drugs and two thousand dollars in Canadian currency that was located under the driver’s car mat. Sam was scheduled at youth court and was charged with possession for the purpose of trafficking, fraud, and production of marijuana in the Municipality at North York. He appealed the decision of the court and luckily to get a good defendant counsel the, case was dropped.
He had to serve a few days in “tent city” (Hill, Jim, 1999), he had his driver’s license suspended for one year, and he has had to take a few hours of alcohol related courses. He also has had to pay fines to the city and his lawyer. He no longer has a vehicle because it was totaled during the accident that occurred while he was driving intoxicated. Kevin is lucky because he can still work and he has family that can provide him with transportation to and from work. Although, I think Kevin has learned his lesson, I am glad that Arizona has laws in place that will prevent him from being able to drive for one year.
On September 24, 2012, Justin was arrested for another driving under influence (DUI), driving without proof of insurance and driving with suspended licenses. Justin bail has been revoked on the result of the second driving under influence (DUI). Gary Hosey bail is at an enomorsously higher amount that his family is unable to afford. Each offender is waiting for a hearing in November, 2012.
My mom had already learned of the news and I started to cry her shoulder. I just wanted to know if my friends were okay. This wasn’t just any car wreck. My friends had been hit by a drunk driver. My best friend, Landon, was in the passenger seat of the car where they had been hit the hardest.
Busi 301 Courtroom Observation The court case is between Deborah White and Patrick Gibbs and O’Malley’s Tavern. Mrs. White is trying to seek recovery damage due to her husband being killed by a drunk driver; Mr. Hard, who was intoxicated and received several drinks at the Tavern. She stated that the bartender at the Tavern knew Mr. Hard was visibly drunk and continued to give him alcohol. The defendants are arguing that they did not know of such thing and that Mrs. White is just victim of a criminal act. The case took place in the United States District Court in the Northern district of Indiana.
He is a 16 year old Caucasian male who was a drunk driver; he killed four people and injured two. In addition to the injuries and murder, the impact of his truck hitting a parked vehicle caused the parked vehicle to slide into another vehicle headed in the opposite direction. Ethan Couch also caused the two teens that were in the back of his pick-up truck to be thrown out. The effects of that: one teen will never be able to move or talk again, and the second person suffered internal injuries and broken bones. “Earlier on the night of the accident, June 15, Couch and some