From the Chicago DUI Police blotter

Man charged in fatal DUI crash in Heart of Chicago

A 35-year-old man who police said was drunk behind the wheel was charged with reckless homicide in connection with a crash that killed another man Saturday in the Heart of Chicago neighborhood, police said this afternoon.

Roberto M. Torres, of the 2000 block of West 21st Street, was also charged with leaving the scene of an accident resulting in an injury or death and was ticketed for driving under the influence of alcohol, operating a motor vehicle without insurance and failing to stop at a red light.

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Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have written numerous times in the past in regards to “No Refusal Weekends” and “Forced Blood Draws“.  These practices have hijacked the 5th Amendment in the name of drunk driving arrest rates.

Now we see the latest incident to come from this idea that it is acceptable to have law enforcement sticking needles in your arm – a nurse was arrested by the Chicago Police when she refused to perform a forced blood draw.

Nurse sues Chicago cop who arrested her

An Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center nurse has filed a civil lawsuit against a Chicago police officer and the city of Chicago, claiming the officer arrested her for wanting to consult with a supervisor before collecting a blood sample from a suspected drunken driver.

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Our DUI Lawyers were disappointed to hear of the arrest of a New Jersey man who will now be sentenced to 4 1/2 years for his 16th Drunk Driving conviction.

MORRISTOWN, N.J. (WPIX) – A New Jersey man – who has been convicted a total of 16 times for getting behind the wheel drunk – was sentenced to a four 1/2 year prison term Friday.

According to officials, Shaun Campbell, 40, of East Rutherford, had his driver’s license suspended a staggering 78 times prior to his 16th DWI conviction. Following his sentencing, Campbell was forced to pay $9,000 in fines and had his license revoked for the next 39 years.

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MADD, the organization known best for its war on Drunk Driving, is now getting into the bar business – sort of.  MADD is putting its name on a bevy of non-alcoholic drinks, including mojitos, margaritas, pina coladas, beer, and red, white and sparkling wines.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The advocacy group says it signed a license agreement with a Toronto-based marketing firm to produce the line of beverages, called MADD Virgin Drinks. They’ll be sold starting this fall, with some of the profits directed toward discouraging drunk driving.

They’re an alternative for people who want to serve drinks with “the great taste needed to make guests feel like they are part of the party — but without the alcohol,” said MADD’s national president, Laura Dean-Mooney.

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Our Chicago DUI Attorneys have learned that 20 year veteran school teacher Suzanne Morrison was arrested and charged with DUI while on her way to school.

Teacher arrested for driving drunk

CHICKASAW, Ala. – Normally you would find students burning off steam at Chickasaw Elementary School’s playground. Not Tuesday, because their physical education teacher, Suzanne Morrison, was arrested Tuesday morning.

“officers on morning patrol observed a vehicle swerve and they pulled the silver car over, and discovered the driver was intoxicated,” said Cpl. Charles Bagsby with the Mobile Police Department.

Police said Suzanne Morrison failed a field sobriety test on I10 near Highway 90 around 8:00 am. Mobile County Public School System Superintendent Dr. Roy Nichols assumes the long-time system employee was on her way to work.

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The NFL has taken a beating in the past few years with the arrests of several high-profile players. Now comes word that ex-Lions wide receiver Charles Rogers has been arrested for DUI.

Police: Ex-Lion Rogers arrested for driving drunk

NOVI, Mich. – Former Detroit Lions and Michigan State receiver Charles Rogers has been arrested on a drunken-driving charge.

Novi police say the 28-year-old Saginaw native was arrested Wednesday afternoon after failing sobriety tests. Rogers refused a Breathalyzer and results of a blood test are pending.

He was arraigned Thursday on charges of operating while intoxicated and operating without a valid license.

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Our Chicago DUI Attorneys have been following the legislation going on in Madison, Wisconsin regarding Wisconsin’s drunk driving laws. From all reports, it appears that, although the law does get a little tougher on those convicted of DUI, fist time offenders will still only be given a traffic citation.

Wis. aims to get a bit tougher on drunken driving

MADISON, Wis. – Unlike the criminal penalties it can draw elsewhere, a first-time drunken driving offense in Wisconsin will still mean a mere traffic ticket under a proposal lawmakers have touted as getting tough on the issue.

The bill set to pass the state Assembly on Thursday strengthens other parts of the law, like making driving drunk a felony on a fourth offense instead of a fifth. But a first offense would be a crime only if someone under 16 is in the car. It usually means a fine of up to $300 and maybe a lecture from a judge.

“We want to see people deterred from driving drunk,” said Paul Jenkins of Mequon, whose pregnant stepdaughter and her 10-year-old daughter were killed last year by a repeat drunken driver. “This bill doesn’t do that.”

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As if having 4 prior drunk driving convictions wasn’t enough, a Flordia man decided to ride his motorcycle in the buff AND allegedly intoxicated when arrested early this morning.

OCALA – An alert Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy spotted a nude motorcyclist driving near Interstate 75 and State Road 200 in Ocala early this morning.

“I thought the driver of the motorcycle was not wearing clothing,” said Capt. Moshoji “Mike” Rolls, who followed the silver motorcycle to investigate.

At about 12:30 a.m., the motorcycle driver, J. Dante Krauss, 45, headed north along I-75 and exited at Highway 40 in Ocala. When Krauss ran a red light, Rolls stopped him and confirmed that the man was not wearing clothes.

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Our Illinois DUI Lawyers have seen some strange things happen in Court, but the following story tops them all.

‘Intoxicated’ man shows up at court for DUI charge

Not the best of ideas: A man due in court on a drunken-driving charge showed up this morning so intoxicated he urinated on himself.

Seth A. Chuck, 37, of Allentown was taken out of a Northampton County courtroom by three sheriff’s deputies, then brought back by one unhappy judge for a reckoning.

“Mr. Chuck comes in here today as intoxicated as anyone I’ve ever seen,” said Judge Paula Roscioli.

“That’s correct,” said Chuck, whose head rolled back and forth and who had trouble focusing his eyes.

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Our Chicago Attorneys have reported on some unique drunk driving arrests in the past.

People have been arrested for DUIs while on a bar stool, a horse, and a riding mower and a golf cart

Adding to this list of strange and unique DUIs is the following story out of Milwaukee, WI:

WITI-TV, MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputies make a strange bust over the weekend. They arrested 35-year-old Danial Samplaski for driving drunk on a scooter style motorized wheelchair on the freeway.

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