SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 27-year-old man was sentenced on May 19 to 30 years to life in prison for a fatal drunk driving crash that killed two of his passengers in Irvine. Norman David Martin was convicted on Aug. 11, 2021, of two counts of second-degree murder for the July 22, 2017, pre-dawn crash in a…
Ex-Raider Ruggs Taking Plea Deal, Prison in Fatal DUI Crash
LAS VEGAS—Ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs told a judge Tuesday he will admit that he drove drunk at speeds up to 156 mph, causing a fiery crash that killed a woman. His plea deal is expected to send the 24-year-old first-round NFL draft pick to state prison for three to 10 years. Ruggs waived…
Bride Dies at Beach When Speeding DUI Driver Slams Golf Cart
FOLLY BEACH, S.C.—A bride leaving her wedding reception was killed when a woman driving under the influence and well over twice the speed limit slammed into the back of a golf cart on a South Carolina beach road, authorities said. Data retrieved from Jamie Lee Komoroski’s rental car indicated she was driving 65 mph (105…
3 Killed, 8 Others Injured, in Suspected DUI Crash in Placentia
January 26, 2023
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PLACENTIA, Calif.—A 24-year-old Santa Ana man was in police custody Jan. 26 on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing a two-vehicle crash that killed two adults and a 10-year-old girl in Placentia. Placentia Police Department officers responded at 8:45 p.m. Jan. 25 to the intersection of Orangethorpe Avenue and South Melrose Street where…
Man Arrested for Suspected DUI After Striking Pedestrian in San Diego
January 23, 2023
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SAN DIEGO—A 60-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after he struck and badly injured a pedestrian in Pacific Beach, the San Diego Police Department (SDPD) said Monday. Authorities responded to the accident just before 6:30 p.m. Sunday. A 30-year-old was using the crosswalk at 4300 Mission Boulevard and 800 Thomas…
Titans Offensive Coordinator Arrested for Speeding, DUI
FRANKLIN, Tenn.—Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Todd Downing is free on bond after he was arrested on charges of speeding and driving under the influence early Friday morning. Downing was released from the Williamson County Jail just before 7 a.m. CT on $2,500 bond after being booked into the jail at 4:39 a.m. The Tennessee Highway…
Repeat Drunk Driver Gets 15 to Life for Crash that Killed 6-Year-Old Girl
FULLERTON, Calif.—A 55-year-old Anaheim man was sentenced Sept. 9 to 15 years to life in prison for an alcohol-fueled collision that killed a 6-year-old girl in Fullerton. Maximino Delgado Lagunas was convicted June 22 of second-degree murder. Normally, prosecutors would file voluntary manslaughter charges against a defendant in a fatal drunk driving collision, but when…
Ex-Marine Sentenced to 15 Years to Life for DUI Wrong-Way Crash
VISTA, Calif.—A former Camp Pendleton Marine who drove drunk and caused a wrong-way crash that killed a motorcyclist in Fallbrook was sentenced Aug. 25 to 15 years to life in state prison. Adam Daniel Barooshian, 29, was convicted of second-degree murder for the New Year’s Day 2019 crash that killed 29-year-old Christopher Williams of Oceanside….
Woman Rescued From Car in Newport Beach Waters After Driving Off Dock
August 20, 2022
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A possibly intoxicated woman had to be rescued from the water in Newport Beach after driving her vehicle off the side of a dock. The crash took place near Via Genoa and Vido Lido Nord around 7:45 p.m. Aug. 19, CBS2 reported. Several bystanders helped rescue the woman from the water, the station…
Irvine Police to Use Cannabis Tax Grant for DUI Intervention Training
August 11, 2022
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The Irvine City Council announced Aug. 9 that it will spend about $190,000 from the state’s cannabis sales tax for police officers to be better trained to prevent impaired driving. Irvine was one of 45 local law enforcement agencies and nonprofits that split more than $12 million from the Highway Patrol Cannabis Tax Fund Grant this year….
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