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Veteran Criminal from Pekin to Face the Wrath of Law Soon

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It appears that time is up for a man from Pekin with quite a long criminal history. The forty year old Joshua Haynes has entered five guilty pleas and has convinced judges to vacate four of them along with prison sentences two of them produced. He has hired at least five public defense attorneys and aborted a trial just moments before it was about to start and was convicted in another. Haynes has been imprisoned four times in the past and has filed several motions that include claims of an inadequate representing counsel that kept him in Tazewell County Jail for 550 days on a bond of $100,000, a term he would have spent in a state prison much sooner with sentencing and convictions.

However, sentencing finally came in one of the cases pending against him. With the remaining two cases still pending against Haynes, he could face a prison term of around 36 years in all three cases. The Circuit Judge Thomas Keith gave 10 years of imprisonment to Haynes on Wednesday for possessing ingredients necessary for methamphetamine in a case that had begun in mid of 2016. The jury convicted him in July 2017 and he will remain in jail until sentencing on the pending charges of drugged driving with prior offences and violation of a protection order.

Haynes also faces a 20 year jail term in the DUI case filed in 2014 wherein he withdrew guilty pleas twice. In his third guilty plea that has an inclusion of a reinstated DUI charge, sentencing is set for March 15. Haynes made phone contact with his daughters while in jail while his ex-girlfriend who is the mother of the two girls had obtained a court order against Haynes barring any contact with them.

 

Read the full article here: https://www.pekintimes.com/news/20180208/past-catching-up-to-veteran-pekin-criminal

 

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Tennessee’s $250 DUI Fee Rendered Unconstitutional by the Appeals Court

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Knoxville, Tenn.- In a remarkable verdict this Tuesday, the appeals court has ruled that the state law according to which a $250 fee is paid to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation for each DUI conviction that is obtained using a blood or breath test is totally unconstitutional. As per the ruling of the Court of Criminal Appeals in Knoxville that came out on Tuesday, the system of paying a $250 fee to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation violates the due process and raises a question mark on the trustworthiness and reliability of the results of the tests conducted on a person by the scientists of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. As per the said ruling, it is clearly stated that the whole system of making a payment is flawed and it creates a pecuniary interest in the minds of forensic scientists through continued employment, salaries, equipment and training.

The said law came into existence after the state lawmakers passed a proposal backed by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation in the year 2010 in order to raise the fee from $100 to $250. As per the ruling the fees amounts to about $3 million in totality annually. The case involved a number amounting to more than 20 defendants who had provided breath or blood samples during various periods and after the ruling came out it was applauded by several drinking and driving defense attorneys. It is still unclear whether the prosecutors will appeal to the state Supreme Court or not.

 

Read the full article here: https://clarksvillenow.com/local/appeals-court-says-tennessees-250-dui-fee-unconstitutional/

 

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Alcohol: A Major Factor in Many Crimes Involving Violence

Alcohol Crimes

 

Mark Jante, a 59 year old man from Middlesex Township called 911 on March 12 to report that he had stabbed someone and was in need of medical attention. The police arrived and they found Jante covered in blood and the victim bleeding from his back. The victim was referred to as his “buddy” who ultimately succumbed to his injuries and Jante was the first of two people to be charged with criminal homicide in the Cumberland County. There aren’t many killing that happen in Cumberland County but a factor that has become common in the commission of violent crimes is alcohol.

 

According to David Jernigan who is an associate professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, adding alcohol to any situation that has potential for violence is like adding gasoline to fire. As per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 300 homicides in Pennsylvania between 2006 and 2010 where alcohol was a key factor. Other recent researches by various government authorities have shown that violent crimes have been committed under the influence of alcohol and alcohol accounts for the commission of more than half of such crimes.

 

Daniel Webster is a professor at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and believes that alcohol affects the behavior of individuals. According to Webster, a little bit of alcohol doesn’t change anything and it is only after a few drinks that the individuals start to show signs of change in behavior. They are rendered unable to drive ultimately resulting in driving and drinking charges, disability to control impulses and other behavioral changes resulting in violence.

 

Read the full article here: https://cumberlink.com/news/local/closer_look/over-the-limit-alcohol-is-a-factor-in-many-violent/article_6acff982-9a6c-50da-9497-4b84f4ff5b8c.html

 

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The fatal Alligator Alley Crash Included a $150M Powerball Winner

Alligator Alley Crash

 

A man who had reportedly won a massive payout in a Powerball drawing was seriously injured in the Alligator Alley crash that killed a young woman from Minnesota. The crash took place earlier this week when a pickup collided with a van along the Interstate 75 stretch known as Alligator Alley in western Broward County. Lauren Vanreese of Andover, Minnesota was the victim who did not survive the crash and was confirmed by family members as aged 18. Florida Highway Patrol also stated that all of the injured victims were from Minnesota.

 

Another passenger in the van was Paul White aged 49, who got seriously injured and was reportedly a winner of $150 million share of a Powerball drawing in 2013. The crash that took place on Tuesday at 5:34 p.m. near Mile Marker 41 on the eastbound side of the highway and that is when both the vehicles heading east collided. NisbanySuritGarcias, of Fort Myers, the driver of the pickup had a blood alcohol level of 0.182, which is twice the legal limit and was arrested. He would be facing multiple charges and not just the over 80 charge criminal code.

 

The occupants of the van who had survived the crash told the investigators that they saw Garcias crawling out of his pickup and gathered the “items in the median that had come from his vehicle in the rollover,” as per the arrest report. The van was carrying 15 occupants and all of the occupants were rescued by crews from Boward, Miami-Dade and Palm Beach counties.

 

Read the full article here: https://www.sun-sentinel.com/local/broward/fl-sb-crash-fatal-alligator-alley-20180307-story.html

 

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Police plan DUI enforcements on St. Paddy’s weekend

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St. Patrick’s Day falls on a Saturday this year, which means many people will celebrate all weekend long.

Police will keep their Irish eyes peeled for impaired drivers.

If you drink green beer, be prepared to see red and blue lights in the review mirror. All weekend long, police will be cracking down on partygoers who choose to drive impaired.

According to a new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, binge drinking is a big issue for Americans — and not just on holidays.

In 2015, Americans drank more than 17 billion drinks annually; that’s 470 drinks per binge drinker. Half of the bingers are over the age of 35 and 80 percent are men.

State police want to remind people who plan to have one or two drinks that the consequences of buzzed driving are the same as drunk driving.

“With DUI enforcement, the purpose is to save lives,” Trooper Brent Miller said. “We have to take those drivers who are drinking or using illegal drugs [off the road] when they choose to get behind the wheel.”

There are many ways people can avoid needing to fight impaired driving charges. Police encourage anyone drinking to download the Safer Ride app, which can call a taxi or predetermined friend as well as share your location.

Police also encourage you to use transportation services such taxis, Uber and Lyft to party responsibly.

 

Read the full article here: https://abc27.com/2018/03/16/police-plan-dui-enforcements-on-st-paddys-weekend/

 

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Canadian ski cross racer David Duncan apologizes after drunken joyride at Olympics

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Canadian ski cross racer Dave Duncan is apologizing for “behaviour that demonstrated poor judgement” after being released from jail following an alleged drunken joyride at the Pyeongchang Games.

The Canadian Olympic Committee confirmed in a statement Sunday that Duncan, his wife Maja and Canadian technical coach William Raine had been detained by police in South Korea and were now released. The statement came after an investigator with the Gangwon Provincial Police Department told The Canadian Press the two Canadians and an American woman were arrested for drunk driving and stealing a car.

A joint statement from the Duncans offering an apology did not offer specifics, saying only their behaviour “was not up to the standards expected of us as members of the Canadian Olympic Team or as Canadians.” But Raine singled out “the owner of the vehicle that was involved” in his statement.

“I would like to apologize profusely for my inexcusable actions,” Raine said. “Words are not enough to express how sorry I am. I have let my teammates, friends and my family down.”

Raine is the son of Canadian skiing legend Nancy Greene.

 

Read the full article here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/olympics/canadian-athlete-wife-manager-allegedly-steal-car-and-drive-drunk-in-winter-olympics/article38104346/

 

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Ways to Avoid Getting Charged With a DUI Offence While You Party

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We all love a good time out with friends on a weekend or on a holiday. An evening out with friends or loved ones in D.C. is surely something we all love to go to and look forward to all the time. Partying out with friends during the holidays or the weekend is always fun but sometimes this fun leads to consumption of excessive alcohol and if one needs to drive back home after such a party, all the fun may go down the drain if you get charged with a DUI offence. It’s no secret that DUI laws are quite stringent in United States and in D.C. things are even stricter as there is no tolerance against drinking and driving. So in order to avoid getting charged with a DUI there are a few things you need to follow so that you can enjoy every bit of the time out with friends without you worrying about getting on the wrong side of the law. Here’s what you should do.

Get a driver. Ensure you have a sober driver to drive you back home after the partying is over. You should also ensure that the said driver does not consumer alcohol while with you at the party.

Opt for public transport. You can opt for public transportation services after you are done with your time out with friends and this is the best way to reach home safely.

Book a hotel. You can choose to book a hotel and stay there for the night after your party and once you are sober the next day you can travel back home.

Get a taxi. You can choose to get a taxi for heading back home. A local taxi, Uber or Lyft can be your best option in case you get too drunk.

Make sure you act responsibly while you party and even after that because getting charged with a DUI offence can be life altering.

 

Read the full article here: https://wtop.com/ddot/2017/12/tips-to-avoid-a-dui-in-d-c/

 

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A Shift from Driving to Drinking as a Measure to Control DUI Offences

Control DUI Offences

 

There aren’t many people who get charged with a DUI more than once and most of the people who get charged with a DUI never get arrested while being under trial for the DUI offence. Then there are those who get charged with DUI offence in a repeated fashion due to their habit of getting drunk and then driving. As per an analysis of the court records around 1400 people were charged with a DUI in Pennsylvania in the year 2016 and out of them 100 people were charged with more than two DUI charges.

Experts believe that DUI offences can be extremely harmful as those getting drunk and then driving a vehicle being intoxicated can cause a lot of harm to the other law abiding citizens of the society and cause irreparable damage to them. In order to deal with cases involving intoxicated driving, the governments are taking a fresh approach and are letting go of the traditional methods that focused on the driving aspects of the intoxicated drivers.

Now a lot of new ways have been adopted in order to deal with DUI cases such as the 24/7 Sobriety program implemented in South Dakota in the year 2005 according to which a habitual offender needs to appear at the office of the county sheriff twice a day i.e. in the morning and the evening to get a breathalyzer test done and if the said offender fails in one such test then the offender is sent to a county jail for a day or two. Another program by York County known as the Target 25 program has won accolades as it uses SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitor on habitual DUI offenders as a condition to release them on bail and the alcohol monitor detects alcohol consumption. The idea behind these programs is to hold offenders accountable for their reckless behaviors and it seems that these programs are being popular by the day being accepted on a national level.

 

Read the full article here: https://cumberlink.com/news/local/closer_look/over-the-limit-dui-solutions-that-target-drinking-not-driving/article_66f90bd4-d79a-5bc2-a020-57d203146910.html

 

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Mom driving with baby arrested for DUI and peeing on a cop

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A Florida mom suspected of driving drunk with a baby in the back seat was also accused of urinating on an officer during her arrest.

Nichole Nespolini, 40, of Melbourne, was arrested Monday after rear-ending another car at an intersection in Melbourne, where Nespolini then pleaded with the motorist not to notify police, Florida Today reported.

When cops arrived on the scene, Nespolini walked into traffic and began pushing an officer in the chest and stood on her toes at one point to yell in an officer’s face, according to an arrest report.

Then, as three cops started putting Nespolini in handcuffs, she said, according to the report: “I’m peeing and I hope it gets on you!”

Nespolini then started urinating on an officer’s foot before kicking another cop in the groin as she was taken into a police cruiser. Officers at that point discovered a baby secured in a child seat in the back seat of Nespolini’s car.

The father of the child responded to the scene to pick up the baby as Nespolini was taken to a hospital before being taken into custody at the Braved County Jail. She remains in custody as of early Thursday on $18,500 bond, jail records show.

Nespolini is facing charges of driving under the influence, DUI with property damages, child neglect, resisting an officer with violence, resisting an officer without violence and battery on a law enforcement officer.

 

Read the full article here: https://nypost.com/2018/02/15/mom-driving-with-baby-arrested-for-dui-and-peeing-on-a-cop/

 

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Driver charged with DUI, leaving crash scene

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A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday for causing a multiple-car crash while driving under the influence before leaving the scene of the crash, according to a GPD report.

Police said Jeffery Wayne York Jr., 28, of 840 NW 55th St., was driving while intoxicated early Saturday morning when he crashed his car into the rear-end of another vehicle, which caused that vehicle to hit the rear-end of another car.

Both victims contacted the police, and York began arguing with both parties before leaving the scene, the report said.

Police were able to use a license plate number provided by one of the victims to locate York at his residence.

Police said York admitted being involved in the crash and to leaving the scene before taking part in a field sobriety tests in a nearby parking lot.

York also gave breath samples that registered .241 and .242, which is more than three times the legal limit in Florida.

York was charged with a DUI involving damage to property and with leaving the scene of an accident. He was taken to the Alachua County jail where he was released Saturday on his own recognizance.

 

Read the full article here: https://www.gainesville.com/news/20180211/driver-charged-with-dui-leaving-crash-scene

 

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