In Wisconsin in February 2013, an accident between a young woman and a police officer turned in to a legal battle to clear that young woman’s name after the officer who caused the crash claimed she had been drinking. 25-year-old Tanya Weyker was arrested for drinking and driving after being seriously injured in a car accident […]
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Panama City Beach Police Officer Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver
Early on the morning of March 23, 2014, Panama City police officer Ronald Crowson was assisting with an accident on Back Beach Roach in Panama City Beach when an alleged drunk driver struck him and another person. Richard Allen Johns of Panama City Beach was driving the wrong way down the road when he struck […]
As Death of Third SXSW Drunk Driving Victim Announced, District Attorney Announces Seeking Death Penalty for Drunk Driver
On March 13, 2014, two people died and dozens were injured when a drunk driver drove the wrong way on a one-way street during the SXSW music festival when attempting to evade police. A third victim died on the morning of March 17, 2014 and others remain in serious and critical condition. The driver of […]
DUI Suspect Charged With Vehicular Homicide at SXSW Concert in Texas
Each year, the ever popular South by Southwest Concert makes national headlines, but 2014 marks the first year these headlines were related to a succession of DUI accidents rather than a series of outstanding musical performances. In an episode that ended in two fatalities, DUI suspect Rashad Charjuan Owens was escorted beyond the police barricades […]
