With a blood alcohol level of three times the legal limit, Andrew Thomas Gallo, 22, decided to drive. He ran through a red light in Fullerton in April and hit a Mitshubishi Eclipse. Inside the Eclipse was Angel’s pitcher Nick Adenhart, college cheerleader Courtney Stewart, law student Henry Pearson and…
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Marine Killed in DUI Accident in Orange County
Andrew Steuber, of Camp Pendleton’s second Batallion and first Marines division, was driving his Ford Mustang this weekend with Cpl. Edmond K. Vandecasteele IV, of Camp Pendleton’s first Batallion and first Marines division, in the passenger side. Steuber was speeding and intoxicated when he crashed his car into a tree…
Westminster City Councilman Arrested for DUI
On Saturday night, after dinner with his friends, Westminster City Councilman Andy Tuan Ngoc Quach accidentally slammed his car into a power pole and knocked out power for about 300 homes in the area. Police arrested him because they believed he was driving under the influence. Quach claims that he…
Drunk Driver Hits 24 Cars in UC Irvine Parking Lot
Driving up or down a windy and narrow parking structure is hard enough. Being drunk and driving through a parking structure proved impossible for a drunk Downey man last week. Alexander Diaz, a non college student, crashed into 24 cars as he was trying to navigate through the narrow parking…
Operating a Boat While Intoxicated
Did you know that you can get a DUI for operating a boat while intoxicated? According to the California Department of Boating and Waterways, the same rules that apply to driving a car also apply to operating a boat. A person who is operating a boat cannot have a blood…
Trabuco Canyon Residents Detain Fleeing Drunk Driver
Early Thursday morning, a drunk driver was driving through a residential part of Trabuco Canyon when he hit a light pole. After hitting the light pole he decided to flee the scene, running through a resident’s backyard. The homeowners heard the commotion and ran outside to see what was happening.…
Fountain Valley DUI Driver Wets Himself During Field Sobriety Tests
A Fountain Valley man, was stopped in front of a Newport Beach restaurant on suspicion of driving under the influence. The individual says he was just waiting for his car at the valet station when police stopped him. Police claim that they had received a call that someone was driving…
Safe and Sober Summer Campaign in Los Angeles County
In the city of Gardena this weekend, volunteers of the Safe and Sober Summer Campaign were offering free water bottles to drivers as they were waiting at red lights in busy intersections. This program is geared towards quenching the community’s thirst so that they don’t have to reach for liquor…
Fontana Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for DUI Murder
After drinking four Crown Royal and colas, two patron tequila shots and three Jagermeister bombs earlier that evening, Yanira Ramirez was very drunk. However, she still managed to get into her car on November 30, 2007. Unfortunately for Pauline Portes, Ramirez was so drunk that she drove the wrong way…
Should Orange County Drunk Drivers Pay for Emergency Response?
Last week, the Los Alamitos City Council discussed possibly charging drunk drivers who cause accidents, up to $1,000 more in fees. In addition to the court, attorney and DMV fees DUI offenders already pay (that sometimes exceed $10,000), the city wants to charge for the fire, ambulance and police assistance…