On Tuesday an out of control sedan crashed into an East Anchorage coffee hut injuring a woman who was working inside.  The Nissan Altima is said to have hit a median on Bragaw Street before going airborne twice and smashing into the side of the Arctic Grounds Coffee Company hut.  The driver who stumbled away was identified as Patrick Michael Osbon.

Police officers were called to the coffee stand at 1:19 p.m. where witnesses were able to identify Osbon..  A brief chase on foot took place before Patrick Osbon was apprehended about 100 yards from the scene of the crash.  A spokesperson for the Anchorage police said that Osbon blew more than four-and-a-half times the state’s 0.08 legal limit for blood alcohol content.  A passenger in the car, Jeff Satterfield,  said that there were between eight and twelve shot-sized bottles of liquor in the car.

Medics evaluated the woman at the scene and a friend drove her to a local hospital for treatment.  Luckily it is being reported that she only suffered minor injuries that were likely caused when items inside the hut fell and hit her.

Patrick Osbon has been charged with DUI, leaving the scene of an accident, third-degree assault, and felony criminal mischief.  His arraignment is expected to be this afternoon.

Alexander Graf, of Mobile, was arrested for vehicular homicide and his second DUI charge late on Saturday, April 27th.  The 28-year old was arrested after police say he hit a bike rider while intoxicated.  He was booked into the Mobile County Metro Jail early on Sunday morning.

The Mobile Police Department was called to the intersection of St. Francis and North Bayou streets around 11:45 p.m. where a bicyclist had reportedly been hit by a car.  Upon arrival, they found a man unconscious in the middle of the road.  That man, who was later pronounced dead at the scene, was 59-year-old Edward Lindsey Mack.  According to the public information office for the Mobile Police Department, investigators believe Mack was riding his bike near Springhill Avenue and St. Francis Street when he was bit by a car driven by Graf.  A witness at the scene said that Alexander Graf did call police and also walked to a nearby fire station for help.

Records show that Alexander Graf had been in jail before on alcohol related charges at the age of 20 when he was charged with possessing alcohol as a minor and public intoxication.  He faced a second public intoxication charge in 2005 and was also arrested in 2006 on one count of driving under the influence.  He currently remains in Mobile County Metro Jail.

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Mason Williams, a 21-year-old minor league prospect for the New York Yankees, was arrested early Thursday morning on DUI charges in Tampa, Florida.  Williams, who is currently playing Single-A ball for the Tampa Yankees, was pulled over at 2:45 a.m. after police observed his 2012 Range Rover weaving through traffic lanes and speeding on Kennedy boulevard.  He was clocked at approximately 50-53 mph in a 40 mph zone.

According to the Tampa police web site, a standard DUI traffic stop was conducted in which Williams displayed “clues of impairment”.  He was transferred to the Central Breath Testing unit where he submitted a pair of breathalyzer tests which both were below Florida’s legal limit of .08.  Williams was charged with a misdemeanor count of driving under the influence and booked at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office without incident.  In Florida, driving under the influence is a second degree misdemeanor but Williams could potentially face jail time if found guilty.

Yankees general manager Brian Cashman had no comment on the situation but did confirm that Mason Williams had been arrested.  The New York Yankees are looking into the matter further.

Before the season, Williams was rated as the Yankee’s #1 prospect and ranked as the #32 overall player according to Baseball America.  He missed a good portion of the 2012 season after surgery to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder which he suffered while making a diving catch.

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Yovani Gallardo, a right handed starting pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers, was arrested early on Tuesday morning and cited with drunken driving.  According to the report, Gallardo had a blood alcohol level of .22, which is nearly three times the legal limit in Wisconsin.

A Sheriff’s spokeswoman said another driver called 911 to report a suspected drunken driver.  Gallardo’s black Ford-150 pickup track was pulled over at 2:10 a.m. on I-94 in Milwaukee after the deputy spotted it driving very slowly and making erratic lane changes.  Gallardo told the deputy he had been drinking at a local bar nearby that is frequented by Brewers fans.  He was booked at the Milwaukee County Jail after failing a field sobriety test and his pickup truck was towed to an impound lot. He issued a public apology on Tuesday afternoon.

“I just want to apologize to the fans, my teammates, my family,” Gallardo said in a brief media session on the field at Miller Park. “It’s just a bad call. It’s something I shouldn’t have done. I regret it. But at this point there’s nothing I can do about it now. It happened.

In Wisconsin, as a first-time offender, drunken driving is a citation and not a misdemeanor or felony DUI charge.  Gallardo faces nearly $778 in fines for drunken driving and for unsafe driving.  The fines consisted of:

• $300 for his DUI charge
• $300 for his level of intoxication
• $178.80 for deviating lanes

In Major League Baseball, part of the collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union requires that a player charged with drunken driving or off-field violent contact be referred to a treatment board which will establish and supervise an individual treatment program.

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Phil Bryant, the current Republican governor of Mississippi, intends to sign a bill aimed at strengthening state laws against drunk driving.  The bill is expected to hit Bryant’s desk within the next several days and would become a law on July 1, 2013 with his signature.

The bill would cause someone convicted of a first-offense DUI to have their driver’s license suspended for 90 days, or a judge could order a 30-day license suspension and require the person to use an ignition interlock device for six months.  The bill also would make the fourth offense DUI automatically be a felony charge which would carry two to ten years in prison.  Under the new law, it would no longer matter how many years had passed between the previous convictions and the fourth one.  Currently under Mississippi law, a person can face a felony charge by having three or more DUI convictions within five years.

The bill is sponsored by House Speaker Philip Gunn, whose parents and sister were killed by a drunk driver 30 years ago.  Mark Formby, one of the co-sponsors, also faced tragedy when his young niece was killed two months ago when her parent’s car was hit by a driver who had previous DUI convictions.

Gunn told reporters last week that he considers this bill one of the top accomplishments of the 2013 legislative session, which ended last Thursday.

The final version of the bill passed the House 112-4 and the Senate 52-0.

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Abdula Jamal Richardson, who is running an underdog campaign for Pittsburgh mayor, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with driving under the influence.  Police say they found Richardson slumped over the wheel of a green minivan, whose engine was still running, around 3 a.m. A criminal complaint reported that he became “verbally hostile” stating that he was going to be mayor and refused a blood test on the scene.

On Wednesday afternoon while leaving the Municipal Courts Building, Richardson denied the allegations telling reporters, “This is a weak, feeble attempt to discredit me as a strong candidate for the mayoral election, this is all it is.”

He also denied being drunk, saying allegations that he was passed out were a “total lie”.

Hours later, at a mayoral candidate debate inside Pitt’s O’Hara Student Center, Richardson admitted that he had been drinking and shouldn’t have been behind the wheel.  He then excused himself to spend time in prayer with his family.

When asked why he was apologizing after earlier claiming it was a targeted attack, Richardson said that he still believed it was an attack, but that he admits to being wrong.

A.J. Richardson, who is running as a Democrat in the May primary, lists his current occupation as a school bus monitor.  When asked if he thought someone who had been charged with a DUI could still run for mayor, Richardson winked and said, “Wait and see, I’m still running”.  Online court records don’t list an attorney for Richardson, who faces an April 10^th preliminary hearing.

A woman hung up the phone when the Associated Press called a number listed for Richardson on a campaign-related website.  An e-mail message came back as undeliverable.

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Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe was arrested on DUI charges and property damage after he was found asleep behind the wheel of his car at the scene of a crash last Thursday.

A state trooper was called to the accident near the intersection of Northeast 21^st street and Northeast 156^th avenue.  When officials arrived on the scene at around 3:45am, they said Lowe appeared to be intoxicated and his silver Honda Civic was heavily damaged.  A field sobriety test was performed which showed Lowe to be under the legal limit.  The arresting officer concluded that Lowe was impaired at the time of the crash and he was later booked into the Alachua County Jail.  He was released later that afternoon on his own recognizance.

Lowe did admit to having three beers earlier that night, troopers said.

Craig Lowe, who is headed toward a runoff election against Ed Braddy on April 16th, issued a prepared statement Friday assuring residents and supporters that he would remain on the ballot.  “Over the next few days and weeks, I will continue to perform my duties as Mayor and work hard as a candidate for re-election,” said Lowe.

He is scheduled to reappear in court on April 11^th for his arraignment.  “I will accept the consequences of my actions and face the sanctions that are deemed appropriate,” he said.

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Mark Mullan, 50, was arrested Monday after his black 2012 Chevrolet Silverado quad cab hit a group of people near Eckstein Middle School in Seattle, WA.  Dennis Schulte and his wife Judy Schulte were killed.  Their daughter in-law Karina Schulte, and her 10-day-old baby Elias Schulte, were critically injured.  Detectives said Mullan failed a field sobriety test at the scene where he had a .22 blood alcohol reading.  He was taken into custody on charges of vehicular homicide.  On the day of the crash, Mullan was driving on a suspended license, did not have an ignition interlock device on his vehicle, and had a history of DUIs.

A spokesperson at the Seattle Municipal Court, said Mullan was arrested on December 25, 2012 for driving under the influence after a hit and run accident.  He reportedly hit the Seal’s Motel on Aurora Avenue North and fled the scene, witnesses told police at the time.  He eventually was apprehended and registered a .322 blood alcohol content on his breathalyzer test.  Mullan appeared in court on January 7^th and pleaded guilty to charges of driving under the influence and leaving the scene of an accident.  He also appeared in court on January 14^th for an October 2012 DUI charge in Snohomish County.

Both judges in Seattle and Snohomish County had told Mullan that, if he wanted to drive, he would have to install an ignition interlock device that would prevent him from starting his pickup with alcohol on his breath.  Documents filed in connection with Monday’s crash said Mullan’s pickup was not equipped with such a device.

Mark Mullan appeared in court on Tuesday afternoon where his bail was set at $2.5 million, $500,000 more than prosecutors requested.  Mullan’s latest arrest for driving under the influence was his third DUI arrest in less than six months.

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Tennessee legislators are now considering tougher laws in an attempt to decrease the number of driving under the influence and driving while intoxicated violations in the state.  One of the biggest changes to the proposed law would require ignition interlock devices for all people convicted of drunk driving, not just repeat offenders of those who had high BAC levels.

As of January 1, 2011, Tennessee law requires the following people to purchase and install ignition interlock devices if they want to have their driving rights reinstated after a suspension:

• Those convicted of DUI offenses with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) levels of 0.15 or higher

• Those who have received multiple DUI or DWI convictions

• First-time offenders are subject to stiff penalties such as:

• Jail time of over 360 days

• Fines as high as $1,500

• Driver’s license suspension of one year

• Community service

The biggest change to the proposed law would require ignition interlock devices for all people convicted of drunk driving, not just repeat offenders of those who had high BAC levels.

The added expense of the ignition interlock system drastically raises the bar for those convicted of a DUI or a DWI.  Installation of these devices can be expensive and monthly fees and testing costs are also required from those who are required to have them.  Total costs can sometimes exceed $1500.  The added expense also makes the cost of an occupational license prohibitive.

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