Federal Transportation Officials Want States to Lower Legal Blood-Alcohol Levels to 0.05
The National Transportation Safety Board is pushing for the change for the second time, saying the reduced limit would save nearly 1,000 lives.
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TSA Screener Forced Off Restricted Area After Cops Said She Was Driving Drunk
A drunken TSA screener was forced off the road by Port Authority cops early Sunday when she was spotted driving in a restricted area
‘Affluenza’ Teen, His Mother Were Detained in Mexico After Fleeing Over Probation Violation
A wealthy Texas teenager who was given leniency after killing four people while driving drunk has been captured in Mexico with his mother.
FBI Agent at Bureau’s Indianapolis Field Office Charged with Drunken Driving
An FBI agent found himself on the wrong side of the law after crashing his bureau-issued car into a motorcyclist in Indiana.
Secret Service Has Strict, New Policy Limiting When Agents Can Drive After Drinking
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com The Secret Service is implementing a new policy that bars agents and other employees from driving government cars within 10 hours of drinking alcohol, The Washington Post reports. The policy comes after the embarrassing discovery that two agents allegedly interrupted a bomb-threat investigation scene at the White House earlier this month….
FBI Probing Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Accused of Lying During Testimony in Drunken-Driving Case
Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com A Utah Highway Patrol trooper appears to be under FBI investigation after a judge revealed she lied during testimony in a drunken-driving case, KUTV reports. The question is whether Trooper Lisa Steed, who has been fired, violated the civil rights of the person accused in the DUI, KUTV reported. At least one…
Secret Service Agent Gets Time Served for Drunken Driving in Iowa
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Secret Service agent Daniel Valencia’s drunken driving ordeal in Iowa has come to an end. The WCF Courier reports that Vaencia, who had gone to Decorah, Iowa ahead of President Obama’s visit last year, was sentenced Friday to two days in jail, but credited with time served. He was off-duty when…
Secret Service Agent Busted in Iowa for Drunk Driving
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The good news: At least Daneil L. Valencia wasn’t driving the President around. The bad news: The Secret Service agent, who lives in D.C., was busted in Decorah, Ia. on Saturday for drunk driving after running a red light about 1:30 a.m., according to the Des Moines Register. President Obama visited…