Red Light: ROME, N.Y. (AP) -- Man nabbed twice in an hour for alleged drunk driving. Authorities say they arrested an upstate New York man twice in less than an hour for driving drunk. Oneida County deputies said the man was initially stopped Monday at about 1:26 a.m. near Westmoreland for moving from his lane unsafely.
After he was charged, he was released to another person. Deputies said the man's blood-alcohol level at the time was .25 percent - more than triple the state's legal limit of .08 percent.
About 30 minutes later, deputies spotted the same man's vehicle in Rome and stopped him for failing to keep right.
The man was charged a second time with driving while intoxicated after his BAC registered .23 percent. He was arraigned in Floyd Town Court and is being held in the Oneida County jail on $1,500 bail. Detroit Free Press, June 16, 2008.
Green Light: Volvo and Bark Buckle UP are partnering on a campaign to educate pet owners about how to travel with their animals safely. Volvo dealerships across the United States and Canada will host Pet Safety Days from June through September to teach owners how to secure their pets safely. If unrestrained, a 60-pound dog in a vehicle traveling 35 mph can cause an impact of 2,700 pounds. Pets can also impede the progress of rescue workers who need to care for crash victims as soon as possible. Fewer than 2 percent of Americans currently restrain their pets in vehicles. Source: Automotive Fleet, June 4, 2008.
Red Light: A lakeshore man is recovering after he was hurt trying to avoid a monster pothole. He was riding his motorcycle on 6th street near Columbia in Muskegon Heights when he crashed trying to avoid large ruts in the road. Charles Holmes underwent surgery yesterday for a broken arm. His doctor says he will be out of work for three months. Holmes shattered his radius in four places. He has screws and steel plates in it now, after wiping out his bike. “This shouldn’t happen to nobody else,” said Holmes. Holmes took his Harley out for a spin Sunday. “I hadn’t come even out of second gear yet, saw a pothole, went around and came into another one. No sooner than I came into that second one, that’s when I lost it,” said Holmes. Detroit Free Press, April 16, 2008.
Green Light: Casselberry, Florida – Gregory McLarry rear-ended two cars waiting for a light and then took off. Michael Wang, a tow truck driver, saw what happened and followed him in his tow truck, finding him a few streets away. Wang called police and then kept McLarry with him until they arrived. First, Wang asked McLarry if he was hurt or needed an ambulance. Then, to buy more time, Wang offered to tow him and McLarry agreed. Florida Highway Patrol troopers arrived a shortly, gave McLarry a field sobriety test, and arrested him on suspicion of DUI. "If it wasn't for the witnesses following the suspect vehicle – not trying to force him off the road, but following him at a safe distance and getting us the information we needed in order to make contact with the suspect vehicle – it probably wouldn't have ended as it did," said Trooper Frederick Hall.
