Onyango Obama, uncle to United States President Barack Obama, was arrested last week in Framingham and charged with allegedly violating the Massachusetts Drunk Driving Laws. According to the Framingham Police Department, Obama was stopped last Wednesday when he almost collided with a police cruiser. After pulling him over, the officer…
The Massachusetts Supreme Court recently ruled that police cannot justify the stop of a vehicle on the basis of an obscured license plate slogan, and in the process, threw out the DUI / OUI charges the driver was arrested for. In the case of Commonwealth v. Miller, a Massachusetts State…
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently decided a case where the defendant, charged with Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol, consumed alcohol but had also taken prescribed anti-depressant medication; and that she did not know that taking alcohol along with consuming her medication could result in any side effects, such…
A recent review of the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicle statistics on Drunk Driving Charges has revealed that less than 50% of all DUI / OUI Charges in the state result in convictions. According to the Registry, for the three year period of 2006 through 2009, only 49% of drunk…
Joshua Wilgoren was arrested Friday on Massachusetts OUI Charges after allegedly crashing into a Minuteman statue in Framingham. He was charged with Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol. According to the Framingham Police Department, Wilgoren lost control of his vehicle and struck the statue, which is reportedly 106 years old…
Patrick Coelho, 37, was arraigned this past Tuesday on Massachusetts Drunk Driving Charges after a crash with a motorcycle resulted in the death of the driver. Coelho was charged with Motor Vehicle Homicide; Operation of a Motor Vehicle Under the Influence of Alcohol, 4th Subsequent Offense; Leaving the Scene of…
Addis Gabriel Wildeguiorguis, of Dorchester, was arrested on Massachusetts Drunk Driving Law Violations this morning after he crashed a van with 12 special needs individuals into a garbage truck. He was arraigned in Newton District Court on OUI / DUI charges including Operating Under the Influence of Drugs and Unlawful…
Vinodkumar Patel, 58, of Jamaica Plain, was arraigned this week in the Boston Municipal Court on Massachusetts Drunk Driving Charges after he allegedly struck a bicyclist in a crosswalk and then a Boston Police Officer who was working a traffic detail. Patel was charged with Operating a Motor Vehicle Under…
Richard Blomgren, 30, was arrested for allegedly violating the Massachusetts Drunk Driving Laws after he crashed his car into a Rehoboth pizza place last Sunday night. Blomgren was charged with Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol; Failure to Stop for Police; Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle; and Malicious Destruction…
Harry Conover, 73, was arraigned in Lowell District Court on Massachusetts Drunk Driving Charges after he allegedly drove into and killed his wife outside their Chelmsford home. He was arraigned on DUI charges including Operating Under the Influence of Alcohol, Second Subsequent Offense, Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle and…