According to a recent news feature from the Detroit Free Press, Marcus Glenn, a well-known artist from Detroit, was just arrested after what was alleged to be a fatal drunk driving car accident. Authorities say defendant was driving his vehicle with his wife seated in the passenger seat when he…
To the victims of a drunk driving accident, and the victims’ families, being involving in the accident can have long lasting consequences. It is hard to quantify how each victim’s life is changed and how deeply a family can be hurt by the irresponsible actions of those who decide to…
Many people do not realize the total extent of the consequences of a decision to get behind the wheel while drunk. Some people are not worried at all and engage in this risky behavior on a regular basis. Others are worried about the possibility of getting arrested but do not…
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is proposing lowering the blood alcohol content (BAC) from 0.08 grams of ethanol (drinking alcohol) per hundred milliliters of blood to 0.05. While this may not seem like a significant reduction, it is very significant, according to a recent news article from Fox News.…
You may remember the case of Ethan Couch, who was arrested in June 2013 after he was driving on restricted license in an illegal manner, when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into a group of people who were standing near an SUV that had broken down. He…
Since 1983, New Year’s Eve party goers in Boston have been able to get a free ride home on the T. This is part of long standing effort to reduce drunk driving incidents and help make sure everyone makes it home safe and sound. However, this program was not always…
Mother Against Drunk Driving (MADD) has been doing what they do to fight against the epidemic of drunk driving accidents, including fatal accidents in the United States, for decades. This is actually the 35th year MADD’s anti-drunk driving campaign has been in existence, and, while the organization has done a…
According to a recent news article from the Boston Herald, a nurse from Beverly, Massachusetts is accused of drunk driving while being involved in a car crash in which she allegedly crashed into a Massachusetts State Police Trooper following a Patriots game. Troopers say the 29-year-old nurse was leaving Gillette…
According to a recent news article from My Fox Boston, a 67-year-old driver from Norton, Massachusetts has been arrested and charged with motor vehicle homicide and operating a motor vehicle under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs (OUI) after allegedly making “intentional contact” with another vehicle. Authorities are saying…
For years, people have been recording themselves and making online videos for people to watch and comment on. More recently, we have seen apps that let people broadcast themselves live and interact with their views and commenters. As one might expect, people do some pretty stupid things on these apps…