Rutland City Police confirmed Wednesday that Mary Cohen, executive director of the Rutland Region Chamber of Commerce, was cited for drunken driving Friday. Cohen declined to comment Wednesday. Bill Ackerman, president of the chamber's board of directors, issued a brief statement Wednesday.
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Illegal immigrant charged in DUI crash that killed teenage girl
14-year-old Texas girl killed in crash after alleged drunk driver ran a red light. An illegal immigrant is accused of drunken driving in the Thanksgiving car crash that killed a teenage girl in Texas. Jose Victor Chaparro-Saenz, who is accused of running a red light and ramming another vehicle in the deadly …
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Man sentenced in DUI that injured one person
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – A man has been sentenced in a DUI case that resulted in serious bodily injury. Austin Mordaunt was sentenced in Sarpy County Court. The incident happened on May 6th of 2017 near 225th and Harrison. Mordaunt was driving under the influence when he veered off of the road …
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Police: Pensacola man charged with vehicular homicide had THC in system
A Pensacola man is facing vehicular homicide charges more than a year after he allegedly crashed into another vehicle and killed one of the occupants while he was high on marijuana. John Edward Samaras, 27, was the driver in the fatal crash Sept. 17, 2016, on Ninth Avenue, according to the …
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CT, MA Residents Arrested On DUI Charges: Roundup
13, 2017, for driving after revocation-subsequent, reckless operation, disobeying an officer, and suspension of vehicle registration. He was arrested on I-93 North in Bow. Michael Juri, 45, of South Sutton, was arrested at 9:47 p.m. on Nov. 11, 2017, for DUI. He was arrested on Roby Road House Route …
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Ask Us: DUI on your record? Think twice before heading north
That doesn't mean, however, that Americans with a DUI on their record are forever deemed hosers by the Canadian authorities and can never visit The Great White North. It just takes some advance planning. Getting across the border involves seeking advance approval for "rehabilitation" from Canadian …
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VIDEO: 16-year-old girl killed in suspected Livermore DUI crash on Thanksgiving
LIVERMORE (KRON) — A Thanksgiving tragedy for one family in the East Bay, as a 16-year-old girl was killed in a suspected DUI crash in Livermore.
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'Shameless' Star Ethan Cutkosky Charged with DUI … But Not for Booze
Ethan Cutkosky — who plays Carl Gallagher on "Shameless" — has officially been charged with DUI … but it doesn't look like the kid was boozing.
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New Kentucky Program Seeks to Curb Repeat DUI Offenses
Since 2011, Jefferson County—home of Louisville, Kentucky’s largest city—has averaged 4,260 DUI charges annually. In 2016 alone, Jefferson District Court saw a total of 2,383 DUIs, of which, 22% were repeat offenses.
This summer, the county implemented its Continuous Alcohol Monitoring Program (CAMP), which seeks to save lives and reduce recidivism among high-risk DUI offenders through 24-hour alcohol monitoring.
Under CAMP, courts can require repeat DUI offenders to wear an ankle monitor that uses transdermal technology to automatically test the wearer’s sweat to ensure they aren’t drinking. Offenders can be required to wear the bracelets before trial to prove that they aren’t committing new offenses, or as a condition of their sentence.
The Jefferson County Attorney’s office emphasized that CAMP is “designed to help individuals address their alcohol issues and reduce the chances that they will reoffend.”
“The use of this alcohol-sensing technology can absolutely save lives,” County Attorney Mike O’Connell said.
Jefferson County’s efforts aim not only to curb injury and loss of life, but also to minimize the economic impact of DUI offenses by reducing the costs associated with jail overcrowding. By agreeing to participate in CAMP, some offenders could potentially avoid jail altogether, saving taxpayer money.
Program aids rehabilitation
O’Connell also acknowledged that it’s not just about catching those who violate court orders—CAMP is an opportunity to focus on the individual offender’s rehabilitation.
The benefit for the defendants is twofold: the program allows them to remain employed and involved with their families, while also providing clear evidence for attorneys and judges that they are taking their sobriety seriously.
“Defense lawyers say their client hasn’t been drinking, but judges never know,” District Judge Stephanie Pearce Burke said. “And we don’t really want to be wrong.”
“This is an effort to use the accountability of the courts as a path toward sobriety,” O’Connell added. “The longer a person is able to stay sober, the greater the chance that they will not commit a DUI or other alcohol-involved crime.”
A Proven Solution to Repeat Drunk Driving
The origins of CAMP can be traced to a York County, Pennsylvania program called Target 25, a supervised bail program for repeat DUI offenders, in which, defendants are monitored continuously for alcohol consumption. Since its adoption in 2012, the outcomes have been positive—96% of Target 25 offenders were not rearrested while participating in the program.
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Church Hill man charged with second DUI
CHURCH HILL — A Church Hill man was charged with the second offense of DUI on the afternoon Nov. 16 following a traffic stop by a Hawkins Co. Sheriff's Deputy on Main Boulevard. A report filed by Hawkins Co. Sheriff's Office Sgt. Scott Ally indicated that he arrested Randall Scott Ramey, 53, of 307 …
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