Not only were the women too drunk to start the car, but they made their noisy attempt outside the home of a municipal judge, who phoned the incident in, town police spokesman Carlos Centeno said.

Bond was set at $50,000 apiece for Jessica Rosalez, 28, of Weslaco, and Linda Rosalez, 31, of La Villa, after police on Sunday determined both women “had lost all use of their mental and physical faculties and were a danger to themselves and others.”

Centeno said there were five children in the car ranging from 2 weeks to 10 years old. It was unclear which of the children was asked to blow into the breathalyzer, which had been ordered as a condition for one of the women's probation for a previous driving while intoxicated offense. There was also alcohol in the car.

Both women are charged with public intoxication and child endangerment.

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A law that takes effect today requires offenders to install ignition-interlock devices in their vehicles. If the device detects alcohol on the driver's breath, the vehicle will not start.

The law starts on an experimental basis in four counties - Alameda, Los Angeles, Sacramento and Tulare.

The experiment phase will last five years, after which lawmakers can consider expanding the program statewide.

Supporters hope the built-in Breathalyzers will help reduce accidents and deaths, as they have in other states.

Pennsylvania wine lovers can now purchase a bottle at supermarkets -- but only after they blow into a Breathalyzer.

Easing up on its strict liquor laws, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board this week began allowing wine sales in grocery stores. The pilot program involved machines installed in two stores near Harrisburg.

After selecting which wine they want on a touch screen -- the machines offer 53 varieties -- wine drinkers insert their drive's license (an employee at the Liquor Control Board can see the customer through a camera) and their credit card into the device. Then they are asked to blow into an opening in the device.

Only those who are sober get the sale.

If successful, the PLCB aims to launch kiosk sales in at least 100 stores statewide in August.

Brazil's state government says in a statement that Romario was asked to take the test early Monday as police randomly checked for drunk drivers.

Romario gave no reason for refusing, but was forced to call a friend to come and drive his car home for him.

Romario - who led Brazil to the 1994 World Cup title and was voted the world's best player that year - has seen other trouble of late.

Last July he spent a night in jail for failure to pay child support.

In the same month, he was convicted of tax evasion.

Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Judith Hunter sentenced Vitaly Simin, 36, on the tampering as well as his sixth conviction on drunken driving.

His driver's license was also suspended for 10 years.

Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh, author of the law that says drivers cannot refuse to submit to a Breathalyzer test, said the guilty verdict is a victory.

"The law is now clear that drunk drivers cannot refuse to take a breath test," she said in a news release. "It is mandatory, and the jury agreed that Mr. Simin broke that law and deserved prison time. Bottom line: It doesn't pay to refuse to cooperate. It will increase your sentence."

On March 21, 2009, Twinsburg police saw Simin's car swerving and riding the curb line of Interstate 480. When police pulled the car over and spoke with the driver, the officer smelled alcohol on his breath.

Simin failed the field sobriety test, but refused the Breathalyzer test and also refused to give a blood sample at the hospital.

Freese was stopped for a traffic violation at the intersection of Lindbergh and Page in Maryland Heights around 2:40 a.m. Saturday. He was given a field sobriety test and then arrested.

Freese told the officer he drank seven beers and was headed from downtown St. Louis to his Wildwood home.

His blood alcohol was 0.232. The legal driving limit is 0.08.

Freese, a graduate of Lafayette High School, is scheduled to appear in court on February 4, 2010. All Cardinal players are due to report to Spring Training in Jupiter, Florida on February 23.

This is the fourth drunk driving incident involving a member of the Cardinals organization since 2007.  Manager Tony LaRussa was arrested in Jupiter for DUI during Spring Training in 2007, Scott Spiezio was arrested and charged for a drunk driving accident in February 2008 in California.  And relief pitcher Josh Hancock died in April 2007 after slamming his SUV into a tow truck on Interstate 64.

Los Angeles police say 36-year-old Alexandra Kerry was stopped by officers on a Hollywood street at about 12:40 a.m. Thursday and failed a sobriety test.

Officer Bruce Borihanh says she was booked at the Hollywood police station and was held for about five hours. She was released at about 5:30 a.m. after posting $5,000 bail.

Borihanh didn't immediately have other details.

Alexandra Kerry is the eldest daughter of the Massachusetts senator, the Democrats' 2004 presidential nominee.

She has produced documentaries and has had several small acting roles.

Requests for comment from Alexandra Kerry's agent and John Kerry's office were not immediately returned.

Justice Minister Rob Nicholson raised the prospect recently at a meeting of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, according to MADD chief executive Andrew Murie.

If random testing were to be adopted, it would be a major change to Canada's 40-year-old breathalyzer legislation, which stipulates that police may only administer a test if they suspect a driver has been drinking.

In June, a House of Commons parliamentary committee recommended changing the legislation to allow for random testing, arguing it is an effective deterrent.

The change would also bring Canada in line with a number of other countries in Europe and countries like Australia, which have adopted similar measures.

Murie said its biggest selling point is that it improves road safety, with drunk driving fatalities dropping 36 per cent in Australia after legislation was introduced, and 23 per cent in Ireland when it made the change.

Tests could infringe on civil liberties

"In the European Union, they demand that their countries, as part of membership for road safety, have sophisticated random breath testing because of the difference it's made in lives saved," he told CBC News.

Murie said the change would allow police at roadblocks to conduct about three times as many breathalyzer tests because they would not need to spend time determining whether there is "reasonable" suspicion a driver has been drinking.

The issue for civil libertarians, however, is that changing the law to allow random testing would be a violation of a person's right to protection against unreasonable search and seizure.

"It has no real place in a democratic society," said Richard Rosenberg of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association.

"Giving police power to act on a whim is not something we want in an open democratic society."

Liberal MP Ujjal Dosanjh, the former attorney general of British Columbia and a member of the House justice committee, said the question of whether any legislation would be allowable under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms would come down to implementation.

Constraints on police power needed: MP

"It remains to be seen what the actual legislation is when the minister brings it forward because we want to make sure that it's appropriately constrained and it's not too much of an infringement on civil liberties," Dosanjh told CBC News.

Dosanjh said the charter does allow for constraints on rights when they are deemed reasonable, but said he would need to see how those constraints are implemented before judging any future legislation.

"For instance... I wouldn’t want the east side of Vancouver monitored more than the west side of Vancouver because there is a clear economic division in the city," he said.

"We want to make sure that areas are not unnecessarily excessively focused on and that's why I think that we need to make sure that the legislation is properly drafted with appropriate constraints and guidelines for the police," he said.

But Dosanjh pointed out that driving is not a right itself, but rather a privilege subject to licences given by government authorities.

Federal Justice Minister Rob Nicholson could not be reached for comment.

The checkpoint was in place from 6PM to 2AM Monday on the Eastlake Parkway. The checkpoint was part of the national DUI crackdown, "Over the Limit. Under Arrest." This national effort has granted funds through state departments of traffic safety for increased enforcement of DUI and vehicle-safety violations surrounding the Labor Day holiday.

California is one of nearly 40 states that allows DUI checkpoints. Other states, such as Texas, have determined they are violations of arrest procedures. In the Labor Day crackdown campaign, local law enforcement agencies are choosing whether to implement checkpoints or increase patrols on the road in order to step up enforcement. 

Despite the high number of tickets, the checkpoint only ended in 1 arrest for drunk driving. The 25 vehicle impounds were for those drivers on the road without a valid license. Three drivers were arrested for possession of a controlled substance.  

The majority of the DUI checkpoints initiated throughout the country have resulted in a high number of citations but a relatively low number of DUI arrests. Police did not issue a statement regarding the total number of vehicles checked on Sunday night, but 1 DUI arrest is likely less than 2% of the total vehicles stopped. The checkpoints are generally well-publicized, which can often lead to their lower success rate.

Chula Vista is the second-largest city in San Diego. DUI checkpoints are typically placed in high-traffic areas around bars, restaurants and other attractions. They are not typically placed directly in city centers to reduce the hassle that would put on both traffic flow and local businesses. However, it is common for 200-500 cars to be stopped on an average DUI checkpoint.

Beginning this school year, students at Shawnee Mission high schools will be subject to Breathalyzer tests if a district police officer has probable cause to suspect alcohol use.

The new policy, approved last month by the Shawnee Mission USD 512 Board of Education, allows any district police officer at the district’s four high schools with probable cause to administer a Breathalyzer test to students during school or school-sponsored events.

The policy was first brought to the board at the July 13 meeting for a first read-through.

Superintendent Gene Johnson said the policy had been a topic of discussion among high school principals and administration for many years.

“Well, obviously we are extremely interested in the safety of our students and there are times where students may make poor decisions about the consumption of alcohol,” Johnson said. “There would be times where the use of a Breathalyzer would help up in getting support for that student as quickly as possible. It has been a point of discussion for a long time. I supervised the principals at the high schools and middle schools for more than 10 years, and occasionally the topic came up. We would discuss it and each time we talked about it and decided not to move forward with a policy. But last year it just got to the point we thought a policy would be appropriate.”

The policy states that a Breathalyzer can be given only by Shawnee Mission District police officers on school property. The policy defines school property to include but not be limited to, “school buildings, buses, facilities, athletic fields, all parking areas rented and/or leased by the school district, or other facilities or premises utilized for school sponsored activities.”

The policy states probable cause must be met before the test can be administered.

Probable cause can be satisfied by “conduct including, but not limited to, physical impairment, unusual behavior, blood shot eyes, odor of alcoholic beverages or on the basis of any other behavior or information that provides probable cause that the student has consumed alcohol or is in possession of alcohol.”

Johnson said with the board’s approval of the policy the district would look into purchasing the Breathalyzer equipment before the beginning of the school year. The Breathalyzers cost approximately $400 each, he said.

District officers will also be required to train in the use of the equipment before administering any tests.

Saying Goodbye Once Is Hard Enough

It’s a printed coffee table with legs in wheelchair.

At first the writing seems to be in Russian but if you look in the mirror it says “real men don’t drink and drive.”

When you drink your reaction time slows down.

Tom Flanagan, a first-year member, said he was told the breathalyzer policy would not be voted on at the June 18 meeting. He had asked because he had a commitment and was not going to be at the June 18 meeting.

“I was assured it was not going to come up for a vote,” Mr. Flanagan said last week. “Bob McIntyre (school superintendent) had assured me.”

Dr. McIntyre said he could not recall whether he had assured Mr. Flanagan the item would be voted on and added that the school committee and not the superintendent decides what happens at the meetings. Mr. Flanagan said he had told the police chief there would not be a vote on the mandatory breathalyzer topic at the June 18 meeting.

“I’m angry. I told the chief there would not be a vote,” Mr. Flanagan said. “My feeling is that the school committee acted with good intentions but without a deep understanding of the impact of their actions on the community ... the school committee appears like they did this with a backroom deal.”

Others also reacted with surprise when they discovered the school committee voted to approve the procedural change at its June 18 meeting.

Jim Tumber, a resident who has urged the school committee not to implement the mandatory testing in the past, said he had no idea the issue was going to be voted upon.

“The last meeting we had was a hearing, and (school committee chairman) Jim Hasenfus said there was no policy. I’ve been waiting for this policy to be revealed. Now the policy has been voted through,” he said. “I’m very discouraged.”

School officials said the meeting was posted appropriately, and a copy of the agenda for the June 18 meeting shows “Breathalyzer Policy” listed as item number four under the heading “Information and Proposals.” The minutes from the meeting have not been formally approved and therefore are not available to the public.

As the coordinator for the local chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving, Roney oversees many community-action programs, including the donation of equipment to city and county officials along the coast.

On Monday, Roney presented Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd with two breathalyzer machines and 250 breathing tubes, which made a total of four such field sobriety devices the sheriff's department has received from MADD in the last five years.

According to Byrd, the breathalyzers are much needed, and will immediately be used in county patrols and roadblocks to determine the blood alcohol level of drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated.

State law defines intoxication as a blood alcohol level of 0.08 percent for any driver 21 or older. For younger drivers, the legal limit is 0.02 percent.

"This is something that is very, very helpful to our patrol officers in the field," Byrd said, looking over the small digital device, which measures alcohol levels when suspects breathe into the plastic tube connected to it.

"This will help save lives, and that's what it's all about," he said.

In October, the sheriff's department was awarded a $110,000 DUI grant by the Justice Department, for use in funding driver checkpoints across the county. Byrd explained the breathalyzers are employed at those roadblocks, and have contributed to 186 arrests for driving under the influence since October.

"We're trying to make their job a little easier, so they can go out and get the people that have been drinking and driving," Roney said. "(The breathalyzers) help make our streets safe."

Roney said the breathalyzer donations are just one facet of MADD's community outreach. On Tuesday, she will present the Gautier City Council with two pairs of Fatal Vision "impairment goggles," which simulate what it looks and feels like to have a blood alcohol level of 0.06 percent. The goggles will be used to educate Gautier students on the dangers of drinking too much.

Over the last several years, Roney has headed the Victim's Impact Panel, a program that she said works through the local court system to educate first-time DUI offenders on the human costs of drunk driving.

"The defendants come and listen to people like me, who have lost someone," Roney said. "They learn that, if they stay on the path they're on, they might end up the ones being talked about," because they killed or were killed. She said the panel has featured speakers who have actually killed others while drunk, sometimes not even realizing they hit someone.

The Victim's Impact Panel convenes every other month at the Jackson County Courthouse and has even inspired similar programs to the east in Mobile County. Roney said she speaks in Mobile quarterly in conjunction with the city's Underage Drinking Task Force. She also operates a booth at local health fairs, such as the yearly event at the Chevron Refinery and the fair at Gautier Middle School this past April.

"When I joined MADD, it was to go out and educate people," she said. "We've got to do something to make people understand not to (drive drunk)."

Roney said it's especially important that parents know where their children have been and what they are doing.

As for her late son, Roney said she believes Chad would be right beside her had he not been taken so early. As she continues to cope with the fact that he can't, she said her work with MADD helps fill the void.

"I had to make something good come out of it," Roney said. "And it's my therapy, it helps me get through.

"Chad was a good kid. I know this is what he'd want me to do, and if he was alive, he'd be right here helping me do it."

The charge against Martin will be dismissed if he undergoes the treatment and follows the other conditions during those five years, according to his agreement with King County prosecutors.

Martin, 55, was charged in May with driving under the influence of alcohol in King County District Court after he was involved in an accident on April 19 in which he allegedly drove into a planter in front of a home in the 12600 block of 14th Avenue Southwest north of Burien.

Martin was arrested after a King County sheriff's deputy said he found Martin outside his car, "leaning forward and swaying side to side." Martin's breath strongly smelled of alcohol and his speech was slurred, according to a Sheriff's Office report. He told the deputy he had consumed a couple of glasses of wine and two beers, the report said.

Martin refused field-sobriety tests or a preliminary breath test and, after being arrested, declined to submit to a Breathalyzer test, the report said.

Under state law, refusal to take a Breathalyzer test results in automatic suspension of a driver's license for at least one year. Drivers may ask for a hearing to challenge the suspension or seek approval for an alcohol-ignition interlock device.

Martin was named Burien city manager in November 2006. His yearly salary is $135,180.

He resigned in October 2005 from a top administrative job in Kent after a hit-and-run incident. He admitted to causing the accident, paid a $1,025 fine and underwent alcohol-abuse assessment, alcohol- and drug-information school and attended a victim-impact panel.

Officer Anthony Portman said he saw Kinsey, at the wheel of his Bentley, driving erratically and then speeding as fast as 70 mph in a 55 mph zone, WEWS, Cleveland, reported.

Kinsey failed a field sobriety test and refused a Breathalyzer test, police said. He was arrested and bail was set at $500.

After signing with the Cavaliers as a free agent in August, Kinsey averaged 2 points a game in 50 games last season.

Conservative MP Ed Fast (Abbotsford), chair of the justice and human right committee, said the move might be controversial but something has to be done because impaired driving remains the No. 1 criminal cause of death in Canada.

Currently, the law requires reasonable grounds before police can administer a breathalyzer to a driver suspected of being impaired. Under the committee proposal, that requirement would disappear.

Fast told a press conference yesterday the all-party committee decided random checks, like those used in Ireland and Australia, would be the most effective deterrent available to stop motorists from driving after drinking.

"It increases the probably of an impaired driver coming into contact with police and therefore increases the risk of being caught," Fast said.

The all-party committee stopped short of recommending the legal limit of 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood (.08) be reduced, citing the inability of the justice system to cope with the increased workload.

The New Democrats dissented on this, arguing it should 50 milligrams (.05).

The checkpoint started at 10 p.m. on U.S. 74 at the intersection of Long Branch Road and netted a total of 85 charges. "It was a very successful night," said Trooper Sgt. J.C. McClelland. "We are trying to send a message that you can expect to see random DWI check-points the remainder of the year." Shelby Police, the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Department, the Cleveland County Detention Center and the Cleve-land County Magistrate's office assisted at the checkpoint. "The process was very streamlined," McClelland said. "The officers were able to process (people) at roadside without the officer leaving the scene."

There were a total of 85 charges, McClelland said. Even though there were only five DWI arrests, McClelland said, the results were positive. "Anytime you remove an impaired driver from the roadway, you are saving lives," he said. The bulk of charges that occurred that night might surprise some. There were 20 who were driving while license revoked and another 35 for those who were driving without a license. "That was amazing," he said. "That is one of the highest I have seen at one particular checkpoint in my career."

The BAT Mobile is a portable breathalyzer room, McClelland said, and was stationed at the checkpoint to help process DWI charges. There is a separate section where the magistrate can process those who were charged, he said. "This is all about public safety," he said. "Hopefully they will think twice before getting into the car and driving."

McClelland said the agencies have three focal points when doing a DWI checkpoint. "We want to deter, detect and apprehend those who are committing violations," he said.

The sensors that allow a breathalyzer to spot alcohol on the breath of a drunk driver are now being installed in a Florida hospital to monitor how often nurses wash their hands.

Hospitals may soon be on the alert for careful hand-washing practices. As of October 2008, a list of "hospital-acquired conditions" -- those that a hospital could have prevented with better practices, such as hand-washing -- can disqualify a hospital for Medicare coverage of the costs of treating the conditions. Infections like mediastinitis, a preventable complication that sometimes follows heart surgery, are on the list of disqualifying conditions, and several antibiotic -resistant bacteria are slated to be considered in the future.

"People in infection control all know how costly hospital-acquired infections are, but those dollar signs don't seem to move hospital administrators," said Maryanne McGuckin, president of McGuckin Methods International and a senior fellow at Thomas Jefferson Medical College.

The money may be hard to provide, but getting an infection can be easy. An area of skin the size of a fingernail can contain as many as four billion colonies of bacteria, and nurses can pick up large amounts of foreign microorganisms when touching patients or hospital equipment (especially wet surfaces). During a typical day at work, a nurse may wash his or her hands more than a hundred times, following the guidelines published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the World Health Organization. This hand washing has been shown to cut the spread of infectious bacteria transmitted directly or on the surface of medical devices like catheters.

Despite the importance of soap and water, a recent study of a few hundred U.S. hospitals showed that only about half of all hospital workers comply with the guidelines.

To achieve greater compliance, Richard Melker, an anesthesiology professor at the University of Florida College of Medicine, has designed a sensor system that tracks hand washing, reminds nurses to do so, and tells patients whether their nurses have washed their hands.The technology, called Hygreen, is designed to curb the spread of hospital infections by improving the hygiene of healthcare workers.

Melker has installed small sensors near every sink and antiseptic dispenser in the Neuro Intensive Care Unit of Shandsat the UF Medical Center. When a nurse cleans his or her hands, a small fan sucks in the fumes. The breathalzyer sensors behind the fan detect alcohol in the vapors -- which is a key component of hospital soaps and waterless antiseptics.

The sensor then sends a message to a badge worn by the nurse, where an LED bulb turns from red to green for a minute and a half after a hand washing. This gives patients a straightforward way to tell if a nurse has washed his or her hands just before visiting them, as dictated by guidelines. "Our slogan is 'green is clean,'" said Melker.

Mounted on every bed in the ICU is another sensor that notices the approach of a nurse. A red badge that comes within eight feet of one of these bed sensors will vibrate three times, reminding the nurse with dirty hands to turn around and clean them. "Sometimes healthcare workers are so focused on fixing a problem that they just inadvertently forget; this gives them a private signal, a feedback that people respond very positively to," said Christine Pearson, director of Hospital Infection Control at Shands.

Some of the nurses approached for this small-scale trial were apprehensive about this "big brother" approach to hand washing. But those who chose to participate, according to Melker, appreciate the buzzing reminders.

"I do wash my hands more often," said Carrie McGirr, a nurse at Shands. "It's a fairly simple process to learn."

According to the CDC, better hand washing practices could cut the number of cases of antibiotic-resistant superbugs like MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)by 30 percent because these bacteria are easily washed off or killed on hands with antiseptics but very difficult to treat with antibiotics once inside a patient.

With hospitals increasingly footing the bill for these complications, Melker hopes to deploy the sensors initially in the part of the hospital where people are most vulnerable to infections: intensive-care units, chemotherapy wards, "any places that have immunocompromised patients," said Melder.

Enforcement of hand washing is currently done by bringing in observers who monitor nurses or by measuring the amount of soap consumed in a given time to spot problematic areas of a hospital. "We've tried buttons, we've tried posters ... but if you don't routinely change them, people get used to them and they just become wallpaper," said Christine Pearson.

The biggest challenge for a technology like HyGreen will be its cost, saidMcGuckin. "I've been doing this for 30 years ... there's a lot of tech that comes out, and it just never goes anywhere," she said.

"Technology has a role, but it's not going to be the total answer," said McGuckin. She recommends a variety of approaches, the most important being to encourage patients to take a more active role in checking that their local hospitals and healthcare attendants are washing their hands.

Montalvo, who famously was the city's first Hispanic mayor, urged officers not to ruin his reputation after a Sunday evening car crash along the 800 block of S. Ware Road, the records state.

"Do you know who I am?" he asked police according to the records. "Please sir, don't ruin my several years of public service."

Montalvo apparently crashed with a vehicle carrying a mother and some of her children just before 5 p.m. as he was returning from a day spent golfing, according to police. No one was seriously injured, said Sgt. Joel Morales, a McAllen police spokesman.

Police have declined to place blame for the crash and have released few other details, saying the case remains under investigation.

When police responded to the scene they found Montalvo standing alongside his Toyota 4-Runner, with bloodshot eyes and the smell of alcohol on his breath, according to records. Police said he slurred his words as he told officers that neither he nor the passengers of the other vehicle were hurt, according to the report.

"It's only a little bump, they are OK," he said.

A person who answered the phone at the Montalvo home Monday night said that he had no comment.

But in 2001, when his son was arrested for driving while intoxicated, then-Mayor Montalvo said nobody was above the law.

"The enforcement of such laws must be carried out regardless of who is involved," he said at the time.

According to police, Montalvo said he drank "like one or two beers" while golfing earlier Sunday. Several officers smelled alcohol on Montalvo's breath. He once even asked officers to call the chief of police, which they refused to do. When police told him he was being arrested, he made one final plea, the records state.

"Sir, please, it was just a little bump and you are treating me like a criminal," Montalvo allegedly told police according to the records. "Please let me go."

Police arrested Montalvo and charged him with driving while intoxicated. He refused to take a Breathalyzer, said McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez.

Montalvo faces up to 180 days in jail and a $2,000 fine if convicted. For refusing to take a Breathalyzer test, he could also have his driver's license suspended. He was released Sunday night on a personal recognizance bond of $5,000.

When Montalvo narrowly defeated controversial and long-time incumbent Othal Brand in 1997 by just 144 votes, his victory was championed as the symbolic end of old guard's political power. Montalvo was the first Hispanic mayor since the city was incorporated in 1911, an accomplishment Montalvo downplayed at the time.

While critics said Montalvo coasted on the Brand administration's momentum during his eight-year reign, supporters say Montalvo was a decisive and important McAllen mayor.

During his tenure, from 1997 to 2005, the city expanded by 12 percent geographically and by more than 22 percent in population. Montalvo doubled spending on public safety and culture and recreation and more than tripled spending on highways and streets. The city had no outstanding debt when he left office.

After deciding not to seek reelection in 2005, Montalvo worked for Mayor Richard Cortez's election campaign.
But while in office, his son Michael Montalvo faced trouble with the law.

In May 2001, Michael Montalvo was indicted on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest.

And on June 7, 2001, he was indicted on charges of assaulting a public servant - eight years to the day before his father's arrest.

Michael Montalvo's DWI and assault charges have been dismissed.

According to a police report, an officer said he pulled Walker over early Saturday morning after seeing him turn the wrong way onto a one-way street. Once pulled over, he said he noticed a slight smell of alcohol.

The report said Walker admitted to drinking, and was asked to complete field sobriety testing. He was arrested when he failed some of the tests, but Breathalyzer testing showed a .01 blood alcohol level. The charges were then dismissed.

“It's kind of tough because he is a brand new coach here at school, he just started and he hasn't even had one season,” said Tyler Haugness of Las Cruces.

NMSU released this statement from Walker:

"I was not driving while intoxicated and thankfully those charges have been dismissed. I have been in contact with Dr. (McKinley) Boston and university administration and they have been fully apprised of this incident. I apologize if this has created a distraction for the University or my team. I look forward to fully resolving this matter in the very near future.

Lastly, I am thankful that the Las Cruces Police Department is out there doing their job to keep our community safe, a community of which I am proud to be a member."

Another statement was released from Athletics Director Dr. McKinley Boston.

“Coach Walker made me aware of the incident that occurred on May 22 and that he was detained on suspicion of a (DWI). I’m now aware that all charges have been dropped and from this point forward the NM State Athletics Department views this as a closed issue.”

Walker will still have to report to magistrate court Friday for a citation for driving the wrong way.

The tests on Chicago Police Officer Richard Bolling, 39, revealed a blood-alcohol level of .079, just shy of the .08 legal limit, according to the Cook County state's attorney's office.

A police spokesman said the allegations against Bolling, of the 8600 block of S. Wolcott, are part of an internal investigation and that the department wouldn't be commenting on the blood alcohol test.

Earlier in the day, Bolling appeared before Cook County Circuit Court Judge James Brown, who set bail at $2 million on charges he struck and killed a 13-year-old boy riding his bicycle early Friday at 81st and Ashland.

Relatives of the teen, Trenton Booker, showed up for what they believed was a noon hearing for Bolling — making his first court appearance — only to learn it had happened an hour earlier.

"I'm very angry," said Morris Upton, who identified himself as Trenton's grandfather.

Asked by reporters if Bolling received preferential treatment — considering the hearing was held before the boy's family or the media arrived in court, Upton said: "Well, I'm sure."

A man and woman who identified themselves as Trenton's parents climbed into an SUV outside the courthouse building at 26th and California after learning the hearing was over. "We just lost our son," the woman said, adding: "Let's just hope justice is served."

The officer's attorney as well as relatives declined comment.

Before the crash, witnesses saw Bolling in a bar near 55th and Indiana, authorities said.

About 1:30 a.m., witnesses saw Bolling's 2006 Dodge Charger traveling through the intersection of 81st and Ashland at a high rate of speed — striking Trenton as he rode his bicycle, authorities said.

Patrol officers arrested Bolling a few blocks away when they noticed he was driving the wrong way on a one-way street in the 1900 block of West 82nd Street, authorities said. The car sustained front-bumper damage and a shattered windshield. Inside the vehicle, officers found an open bottle of beer, according to the state's attorney's office.

The 17-year department veteran, currently assigned to a tactical narcotics unit, was charged with reckless homicide, aggravated DUI and leaving the scene of an accident involving death or injury.

The officer, off-duty at the time of the crash, has been stripped of his police powers.

The pilot was due to fly a London-to-Chicago route leaving Heathrow at 10:15 a.m. He was replaced and the flight departed at 11:30 a.m., the airline said.

It declined to name the pilot.

London's Metropolitan Police said he was a 57-year-old man who was arrested 20 minutes before the plane was due to take off.

He took a blood test, the results of which are not yet available, the American Airlines'pilots' union said.

Arrests of drunken pilots are "quite infrequent," said a police spokesman who declined to be named, in line with police policy. "They are not everyday occurrences."

The police declined to say how far over the limit the pilot was.

He was released on bail to face a possible court appearance in July.

Since 1999, 22 pilots have appealed to the National Transportation Safety Board in the United States after the Federal Aviation Administration took action against them for alcohol consumption, the board said. All the appeals were rejected.

The aviation agency did not immediately respond to a CNN question about how many pilots had been suspended for alcohol consumption. Britain's Civil Aviation Authority said it does not keep such records.

As his mother hung her head and sobbed, an unemotional Jonathan Caruso, 18, pleaded not guilty in Lynn District Court to motor vehicle homicide and other charges in the tragic crash that killed Carol Marean and seriously injured her daughter, Charlotte, 41, during their ritual Saturday morning dog walk.

Police arrived at about 7:30 a.m. to find Caruso’s smashed Chevy Cavalier with four beers in the trunk, said prosecutor Christina Ronan. A despondent Caruso was lying with his head in Rosa Palomba’s lap. A passenger in the car, Palomba, 18, was screaming, “We killed that person!” according to officer Matthew S. Donahue’s report. Charlotte Marean was “screaming and crying in pain.”

The prosecutor said that when Caruso was asked how many drinks he’d had, he told them he was “celebrating prom and drank 10 beers earlier.” Caruso’s blood-alcohol level was .02 at 9 a.m.,which would have made it .06 at the time of the crash, according to court testimony.

His speech heavily slurred, Caruso was unsteady on his feet and reeked of alcohol as he acknowledged that he shouldn’t have driven after drinking, Donahue wrote. Caruso told cops he fell asleep behind the wheel and when he awoke, another passenger, Christopher Baldwin, 19, told him he’d hit two people.

Authorities say Saugus High administered a Breathalyzer at the prom, which was held at the Danversport Yacht Club - and another alcohol test at the after-party aboard a boat in Boston Harbor.

The night of school-sponsored festivities ended when students were bused back to the school parking lot shortly before 4 a.m. However, a Saugus junior who was a girl’s date to the senior prom told the Herald students were given a Breathalyzer just once - prior to the prom. He said no test was administered between the prom and after-party.

“You had to be at the school at 4 p.m., then board the bus to Danversport where you got a Breathalyzer for the first and only time,” said the student, who asked that his name be withheld for fear of retribution. School administrators declined comment.

Caruso lives with his mother and extended family in Saugus, said his attorney, James McCall. His family, including his grandparents, aunt and uncle, declined to talk to the media.

Caruso’s date, Courtney Faysal, told NECN-TV: “Everyone is making him out to be a monster. This could have happened to anybody, 80 percent of the kids who went to prom went out right after. It just happened to be Johnny.”

Faysal told WCVB-TV Caruso had dropped her off at her home at 4:30 a.m. and that she had not seen any alcohol in the car.

According to police, both Caruso and Palomba said they were supplied the alcohol by Baldwin, who could not be reached.

Michelle Marean said last night that her sister Charlotte has been told of their mother’s tragic death but “has no recollection of the impact.”

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Leyritz reportedly got distraught when, on Wednesday night, he blew into the Breathalyzer to start his car but the device indicated that he had been drinking. According to Leyritz’ ex-wife Karri whose house Jim is currently living in, he had not been drinking. A second attempt at breathing into the Breathaluzer registered a clean reading, but Leyritz got upset with the first reading and the fact that it will be reported as a violation on his part of his bail conditions. He reportedly threatened suicide, and police went to Karri Leyritz’ house after receiving a phone call from someone that the police said “had concern for Leyritz’ welfare”.

Police officers drove the former athlete to the hospital. He was released from the Memorial Hospital psychiatric unit in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday afternoon. If the first reading of the alcohol-testing device confirms a violation, a warrant of arrest due to violation of bail conditions may be issued by Thursday this week.

The official statement from authorities is that they are awaiting results from the alcohol testing device. This would not be the first time, however, that Leyritz consumed alcohol since being released on bail. A judge ruled, however, that he was not specifically ordered to refrain from drinking and let him go free. However, in a hearing last February, Leyritz was specifically told not to drink.

“A person sits at the wheel and, if he is drunk, the car won’t start because alcohol fumes are being given off and so the machine blocks the car’s starting system,” Shoigu explained. He admitted the move may not be popular, saying, “No one is likely to put such a system in his car voluntarily. If we take combating drunken driving seriously, we have to make it mandatory.”

Russia has a notoriously high traffic fatality rate. According to Sky News last year, two-thirds of all the road deaths in Europe occur in Russia. One hundred people per day die on Russia’s roads, which is a major contributor to Russia's steep mortality rate and ten times more per automobile than in Great Britain. Bad roads and the lack of emergency equipment and trained personnel are also a major problem. Traffic police are not trained in first aid, for example.]]> Tue, 19 May 2009 17:19:30 +0000 http://www.breathalyzeralcoholtester.com/blog/dui-penalties-utah-stiffer/

For the second DUI violation the current suspension is one year and the new suspension will be two years. For a DUI first offense for someone under 21 the suspension was 90 days. The suspension is now the longer of 120 days or 21st birthday. For a second DUI offense for someone under 21, the current suspension is one year, the new suspension will be the longer of two years or 21st birthday.

For someone 21 years or older for a BA (breathalyzer or blood alcohol test) refusal the current suspension stays the same at 18 months; for a second BA refusal for a prior suspension the current suspension is 18 months, the new suspension is 36 months. For someone under 21 years the BA refusal first offense is 18 months; the new suspension is the longer of 18 months or the 21st birthday; the second offense for a BA refusal, with a prior suspension is the longer of 36 months or the 21st birthday.

For under 21 an alcohol/drug possession the current suspension is 90 days, the new suspension is one year. For a second alcohol/drug possession the current suspension is six months; the new suspension is two years. The third suspension for drug/alcohol is currently a one year suspension; the new suspension is two years.

For all ages a DUI within the last 18 months will require the installation of an ignition interlock device. All these changes become effective May 12.

When you sign your name to get a driver license you are agreeing that you will consent to a drug alcohol test or a breathalyzer test upon the request of a peace officer. It is a privilege to have a driver license not a right.

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