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U.S. Traffic Deaths Drop to Historic Low
KickingTiresU.S. traffic fatalities are at a record low despite drivers traveling farther than they did in 2008, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration study of traffic injuries and fatalities in 2009...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Motorvehicle Accidents, Crime, Law and Justice, Commuting
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Victim in Gloucester wreck files $1.2 million lawsuit
Who's on Team Gloucester?On the night of Jan. 17, 18-year-old Jessica Lin West was driving a pickup with two intoxicated passengers before pulling over at Hazel's Store in Harcum to hand the keys to Michael Early, 20, so he could show her "how......Tags: Injuries and Wounds, Trials, Gloucester County, Crime, Law and Justice, Health
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Top 20 Cities with the Most Drunken Drivers
KickingTiresIn 2008, 11,773 people were killed in alcohol-related crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. To prevent or curtail drunken-driving fatalities, nearly 1.43 million drivers were arrested in 2007 on suspicion of driving...Tags: Detroit, Memphis, Houston, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), San Francisco
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Florida Attorney General candidate Jim Lewis: Just say yes to pot
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsOne of the sad truisms of American politics is that the candidates who have the least chance of winning often make the most sense. I realized this back in 2003, when I attended an early debate among 2004 Democratic presidential......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, Al Sharpton, Politics, Washington, DC
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Is Leyritz DUI manslaughter case sunk?
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsSo far, the prosecution has over-promised and under-delivered in the Jim Leyritz DUI manslaughter case. In her opening statement, prosecutor Stefanie Newman said two witnesses would testify that Leyritz, the former New York Yankee, ran a red light when...Tags: Vehicles, Murder, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers
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Leyritz DUI sentencing at 2 p.m. Thursday
Mayo on the Side: Michael Mayo | Sun Sentinel BlogsFormer New York Yankee Jim Leyritz will learn today whether he'll get jail time for his December 2007 drunk-driving wreck that killed Fredia Veitch, a mother of two who had also been drinking that night. Sentencing is set for 2......Tags: Punishment, Trials, Prisons, Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice
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Study: Texting While Driving Greatly Increases Risk of Crash
KickingTiresThe Virginia Tech Transportation Institute conducted the first extensive study of drivers texting in real-world conditions, and the results were not pretty. Researchers found that the risk of an accident was 23 times greater when drivers picked up a cell....Tags: Services and Shopping, Transportation Accidents, Vehicles, Virginia Tech, The New York Times
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State of the force: Do you trust police?
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsWhen I wrote a blog item earlier this week about the suspected drunk driver who was apparently the victim of a false crash report by Hollywood police, I was surprised by the vehemence of anti-police sentiments by many commenters. Usually,......Tags: Fort Lauderdale, Illegal Immigrants, Demographics, Trials, Boynton Beach
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Hollywood police ???victim??? should give thanks, not sue
Mayo on the Side: Broward news columnist Michael Mayo | Sun-Sentinel BlogsShe just got the biggest break of her life, with DUI charges dropped last week because Hollywood police were caught on tape talking about protecting an officer who rear-ended her car in February. If I???m Alexandra Torrens-Vilas, this is the......Tags: Politics, Constitutional Issues
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Drunken Driving Arrests for Women Continue to Rise
KickingTiresThe number of women arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol has increased by nearly 30% from 1998-2007, according to a report released this month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association. The increase was also confirmed by........Tags: FBI, Transportation, Motorvehicle Accidents, Police Arrests, Labor Day
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Texting while driving: 'License, please'
The Swampby Mark Silva TWD. There oughta be a law, says Ray LaHood, secretary of transportation, sponsoring a two-day conference in Washington starting today on: Texting While Driving. It should be illegal, nationwide, the DOT chief, a Republican former...Tags: Automotive Equipment, AAA, Politics, Motorvehicle Accidents, Washington, DC
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Supreme Court: DUI 'free swerve' stands
The Swampby David G. Savage The Supreme Court cast some doubt today on the legal authority of a police officer to pull over a suspected drunken driver based solely on a caller's tip. Over a strong dissent by Chief Justice John......Tags: Services and Shopping, Local Government, Politics, Virginia, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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