On July 4, 2009 eighteen year old Dana Barczewski, a Newton, Massachusetts resident rear ended a woman while driving in Burlington. Apparently two witnesses reported that Barczewski cut them off and almost hit a utility pole. She continued driving, striking the victim’s car. She was then seen searching her car…
About a week ago police in Newton, Massachusetts flagged down a police cruiser. He was with a woman who he claims hit his car with hers and fled the scene shortly after midnight on July 3, 2009. The man told the police that he witnessed the woman’s vehicle hit a…
Jonathan Muir is just twenty one years old and he has a tremendous legal battle ahead of him. Just over a week ago Muir was driving a 1984 sports car at around 1:30 a.m. Muir apparently lost control of the car and struck a tree. One of his three passengers…
Former NFL defensive lineman Bruce Smith was convicted of DUI and the charge of refusing to take a breathalyzer test by a Virginia Beach judge. As a result Smith was given a ninety day suspended sentence. He will also lose his license for twelve months. During the trial Smith claimed…
Jeffrey Daluz is no stranger to operating vehicles under the influence of alcohol. Last Saturday he did it again, this time in his boat. The fifty three year old Cape Cod man has five OUI convictions in Massachusetts and seven arrests for alcohol related crimes. On the Fourth of July…
Over the holiday weekend Jason Spurlin was driving with his girlfriend, Amanda Murray and two others, Anna Dubois and Nick Kelly. According to the police he was drunk and speeding. He lost control of his car around 1:15 in the morning, left the road and struck a tree. Spurlin survived…
Law enforcement authorities allege that David Dibenedetto of Carver, Massachusetts was involved in a car crash in Hanson yesterday. Apparently the police received a call about the crash and were able to locate Dibenedetto a short distance away in the town of Pembroke. Dibenedetto was arrested and charged with OUI,…
Pamela Balsamo was arraigned yesterday in the Berkshire Superior Court in Pittsfield, Massachusetts. She has been charged with Motor Vehicle Homicide. Police allege that Balsamo was driving south in the northbound lane of a rural road in Berkshire County when she struck a car being driven by Erin Dufour, another…
Law enforcement in Florida uses a breath alcohol testing machine called the Intoxilyzer. The machine is developed by a company known as CMI Inc. Recently lawyers in Florida have asked judges to order the prosecution to disclose the software source code of the machines so that they can assess whether…
Owen Schmitt is slated to be the Seattle Seahawks starting fullback this season. He is a fifth round draft pick from West Virginia going into his second season in the National Football League. Last weekend Schmitt was arrested and charged with drunk driving or OUI as it is called in…