Category: DUI

Trump’s NJ Golf Club Pays $400,000 Fine Over Fatal 2015 DUI Crash

A golf club in New Jersey that is owned by Donald Trump has agreed to pay a fine related to a fatal car accident that happened in 2015 when a guest who was under the influence of alcohol crashed his vehicle after visiting the club. The Trump National Golf Club Colts Neck on Wednesday settled the…


Illegal Alien With Felony DUI Can’t Argue Deportation Was Invalid, Supreme Court told

A defendant charged with illegally reentering the United States after being deported is not automatically entitled to argue the removal was invalid even if he was removed for a crime that was subsequently deemed not to be a removable offense, the Supreme Court heard. The case, United States v. Palomar-Santiago, court file 20-437, was heard…


Diamond Bar Man Arrested in Fatal Tustin Crash

TUSTIN—A 29-year-old Diamond Bar man was arrested in connection with a fatal crash after he fled Tustin police, authorities said April 19. The chain of events began about 8:45 a.m. April 18, when Tustin police were called to the 2800 block of Park Avenue, following reports of an unresponsive driver, said Lt. Bill Bingham of…


Man Faces Murder Charge Following Fatal DUI Crash in Newport Beach

A 28-year-old man with three previous driving under the influence convictions is facing a life sentence in jail after allegedly striking and killing a 74-year-old man with his car. The victim, Richard Frost, was fatally wounded about 4 p.m. April 10, after his car was struck by a Chevy Malibu on Newport Boulevard, the Orange County…


Tustin Crash Kills 24-Year-Old Woman 

A 24-year-old Anaheim woman is dead following a Feb. 23 suspected impaired driving-related crash in Tustin. The woman was a passenger in a BMW sedan heading southbound on the 55 Freeway, just north of the I-5 freeway, California Highway Patrol (CHP) said. The car she was riding in crashed into the back of a Lexus SUV about 2:05…


Former Police Sergeant Sentenced for Fullerton City Manager DUI Cover Up

A former cop has been sentenced for filing a false report in attempt to protect a former Fullerton city manager from an impaired driving charge. Rodger Jeffrey Corbett, 48, was given a pre-trial diversion sentence Feb. 22 by an Orange County Superior Court judge. It allows the former sergeant to have his record completely expunged in one year if…


Suspected DUI Crash Kills Woman in Santa Ana

An Orange County man is facing impaired driving charges following a Santa Ana crash that left a woman dead. The two-vehicle collision happened at 5:13 a.m. Feb. 6 when a Chevrolet traveling south on Main Street slammed into a Kia sedan passing through the intersection of Main and Third streets, police said. A passenger of…


Lawsuit Filed on Behalf of Daughters Orphaned in DUI Crash in Newport Beach

SANTA ANA, Calif. (CNS)—The family of three young sisters injured in a Newport Beach collision that killed their parents are suing the 22-year-old alleged drunken driver facing murder and other charges stemming from the crash, an attorney representing the victims said Dec. 28. The lawsuit, which was filed Christmas Eve in Orange County Superior Court,…