With 2016 poised to continue an increase in traffic fatalities not seen since the 1960s, we’re once again taking a look at the factors that contributed to the unprecedented spike. Recently, we wrote about the staggering numbers of distracted drivers on the road. Now, it looks like drunk driving may have contributed just as much [...]
The first result of a Google search for “Tennessee DUI” links to the Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security. The page lists the penalties that drivers can expect if they are convicted of driving under the influence. Different penalties are listed depending on the results of a blood alcohol test. Nowhere does the department [...]
In early August, Michael Harris, 28, was arrested with Cody Taylor, 24, near a car wreck that left one woman dead. The men were bruised, scratched and covered in a fine white powder that was later determined to be drywall dust. Harris, who was convicted of a DUI last June, admitted to drinking but told [...]
Just before 4:30a.m. on December 28th, Andre Dalmeida was driving a 2015 Mustang in Memphis near Second and Brody. He struck two pedestrians near Beale Street. One victim was slightly grazed by the vehicle, but the other was taken to Regional Medical Center in critical condition. The names of the victims have been withheld from [...]
