driving while intoxicated

• Driving while intoxicated

• A comparison of actual and perceived problem drinking among driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenders.

ABSTRACT Problem drinkers account for a large proportion of those convicted of driving while intoxicated (DWI). Nevertheless, specific rates of prob...

• Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education
• Vol. 55 Nbr. 1, April 2011

• Assessing driving while intoxicated (DWI) offender characteristics and drinking problems utilizing the numerical drinking profile (NDP).

Abstract Driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol is a major public health concern. By distinguishing the type of individuals violating driv...

• Journal of Alcohol & Drug Education
• Vol. 50 Nbr. 3, September 2006

• 23 USC 164 - Sec. 164. Minimum penalties for repeat offenders for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence

• US Code - Title 23: Highways

• From the Blotter / Niagara County Police Calls and Court Cases, March 15 to 21

March 15 Niagara County sheriff's deputies said they charged an Olcott man with driving while intoxicated after he passed a stop sign at West Creek and Ide roads and then crossed the center lines several times. Kevin C. Burkwit, 23, of Washington Street, was stopped at 2:13 a.m. on West Creek Road and was found with a blood-alcohol reading of 0.15 percent, nearly twice the legal limit. He admitted to deputies that he had consumed beer and "Irish car bombs," and also was charged with driving to the left of pavement markings and failure to stop, according to a sheriff's report.

• Buffalo News
• March 28, 2011

• Officers Testify Barry Was Driving While Intoxicated

A breath test indicated that D.C. Council member Marion Barry was not intoxicated, but Secret Service officers testified yesterday that he smelled like he was and appeared to be intoxicated. Mr. Barry, 71, went on trial yesterday in D.C. Superior Court on charges of driving while under the influence, operating a vehicle while impaired, operating an unregistered vehicle and misuse of temporary tags.

• The Washington Times
• June 13, 2007

• Yoder Declines Test

By Tim Carpenter THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL LAWRENCE -- Third District congressional candidate Kevin Yoder apparently refused an officer's request during a traffic stop to participate in a field sobriety test to determine whether he was driving while intoxicated, according to court records obtained Saturday.

• The Topeka Capital-Journal
• January 29, 2011

• Dwi: ; Fines, Legal Fees, Higher Auto Insurance Rates -- Ban On Entering Canada -- Drink and Drive. Save a Bunch and Take a Cab Instead.

The next time you're out after a night of bar-hopping and wondering whether to risk driving home, keep in mind what Michael Anthony Rossi tells his adult children. Rossi has a law practice on Grand Island and has years of experience defending clients accused of driving while intoxicated and driving while impaired.

• Buffalo News
• October 11, 2011

• Alliance Leader Charged with Drunken Driving

Bergen County police said they have charged the executive director of the Paterson Alliance, a non-profit social services coalition, with driving while intoxicated in a traffic incident Wednesday. Police said Maria G. Perez of New York was charged after an officer intervened in what appeared to be a dispute between drivers at the scene of minor accident on Broadway in Fair Lawn about 9 a.m. They said that when the officer approached, the driver of a 1998 Honda Civic involved in the accident fled in the car toward Warren Point Elementary School in Fair Lawn as children were arriving to begin the school day.

• The Record, Bergen County, NJ
• October 22, 2010

• ; Unclear Thinking Makes Reactions Unpredictable

Dr. James G. Corasanti's head hung low as he was led out of Amherst Town Court after spending the night behind bars. The prominent Getzville gastroenterologist has been charged with driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident that left 18-year-old skateboarder Alexandria "Alix" Rice dead last weekend.

• Buffalo News
• July 17, 2011

• Errant Shot at Driving Home May Net Penalty Golfer Accused of Driving Cart While Intoxicated

Richfield -- James R. Polakowski will have to explain to a judge why he has been accused of driving drunk -- in a golf cart -- in an attempt to return to his home in South Milwaukee. After drinking at least 10 beers at the Kettle Hills Golf Course on state Highway 167 and being left behind by the relatives who brought him there, Polakowski started driving the nearly 40 miles back to his home, authorities said.

• The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
• June 28, 2009