A California appeals court Tuesday reinstated murder charges against a truck driver whose rig hit and killed a man and his 12-year-old daughter not far from Los Angeles. http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_14830906 Marcos Barboza Costa of Everett, Mass., was transporting cars over the…
Pa. driver charged in deaths of charity walkers, both 72, from Puerto Rico
Date: 12/6/2008 HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A central Pennsylvania man was charged with careless driving in the deaths of a couple who were struck as they walked to a fundraiser. David K. Shiery, 47, of Enola, was speeding when his…
Santa Fe Opera settles suit over wrong-way crash
Date: 10/23/2008 7:14 PM SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ The Santa Fe Opera and the estate of an employee have reached a settlement with relatives of a family killed in a drunken, wrong-way interstate crash triggered by the worker, who…
NY county alters internet DWI ‘Wall of Shame’
Date: 10/22/2008 5:14 AM By FRANK ELTMANAssociated Press Writer MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) _ Motorists charged with drunken driving will no longer be depicted on Nassau County’s internet “Wall of Shame” in light of a judge’s ruling that posting the arrests…
NY congressman convicted of drunken driving
Date: 10/17/2008 9:11 PM By DEVLIN BARRETTAssociated Press Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) _ Rep. Vito Fossella was convicted Friday of drunken driving in suburban Virginia, another blow from a late-night traffic stop that exposed secrets of his personal life and…
Police: 10-year-old driver flips van in Tenn.
Date: 10/7/2008 12:44 PM BLOUNTVILLE, Tenn. (AP) _ A 10-year-old was driving up to 90 mph when he crashed a van carrying a man who told police he had drank at least 15 beers and a woman who was trying…