Category: DUI Accident

Two motorcyclists die in Douglas County crash; woman arrested on suspicion of DUI

Two motorcyclists die in Douglas County crash; woman arrested on suspicion of DUI
Fox
2/28/16

Uninsured driver was driving drunk, received DUI and reckless driving charge. Killed 2 motorcycle riders and injured another.

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The motorcyclist, 58-year-old Brian Lehner of Parker and passenger Jacquie Lehner, 56, were ejected and died at the scene.

Another motorcycle, driven by 28-year-old Joseph Bartoletti of Colorado Springs was also hit.

Mental competency trial ordered for woman accused of running down cyclists

Mental competency trial ordered for woman accused of running down cyclists

CBS San Diego
2/20/15

[…] Owens allegedly drove the wrong way on a one-way road about 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 12, plowing into a group of 16-20 cyclists, hitting 10 of the riders head-on, according to Deputy District Attorney Jessica Coto. […] One of the riders, 43-year-old Juan Carlos Vinolo, suffered permanent paralysis from the waist down when struck by the vehicle. […]

Douglas County school bus-hitting suspect ID'd, faces 13 counts

Douglas County school bus-hitting suspect ID’d, faces 13 counts

Denver Post
2/4/15

[…] Authorities in Douglas County have identified a man accused of crashing into a school bus Tuesday while driving twice the speed limit in a construction zone.

The sheriff’s office said the man ran away after the crash, attempting to open the doors of cars waiting in traffic in a failed effort to flee. […]

Insurance industry data link NFL games to higher car crash rates

Insurance industry data link NFL games to higher car crash rates

1/30/15
LA Times

[…] They looked at five years of California crash data and found there was a 77% increase in alcohol-related crashes causing injury or death on Super Bowl Sunday. In some communities, such as San Diego, the number of drunk driving crashes more than doubled. […]

13 hit as they look at holiday lights; driver has DUI history, no license

13 hit as they look at holiday lights; driver has DUI history, no license

LA Times
December 15, 2014

A Los Angeles man suspected of driving under the influence in a crash that left more than a dozen people injured in Alhambra on Sunday night has a history of driving under the influence and wasn’t licensed to drive, records show. […]

Update: Bike rider killed in Newport Beach; DUI driver faces murder charge

Update: Bike rider killed in Newport Beach; DUI driver faces murder charge

Biking LA Blog
October 20, 2014

[…] This is the 73rd bicycling fatality in Southern California this year, and the 15th in Orange County; that compares to 12 in the county for all of last year. And it’s at least the eighth fatal bike collision in Newport Beach in just the last five years. […]