DUI

Pasco County Teacher Charged with DUI

Christopher Gamel, a social studies teacher at James W. Mitchell High School in New Port Richey, was arrested and charged with multiple counts of DUI property damage and personal injury after the car he was driving collided with a patrol... [Read More]

New Port Richey Woman Charged with Child Neglect After Crash

Crystal Dawn Rusaw of New Port Richey was arrested and charged earlier this week with child neglect and leaving the scene of a crash with injuries. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, Rusaw was driving a Ford Explorer when... [Read More]

Pinellas County School District Social Worker Charged with Third DUI

School social worker Keeley Bremer of Clearwater was arrested and charged last week with driving under the influence in Pinellas County. She was pulled over at 10 p.m. on Thursday night on U.S. 19 in Pinellas Park after an officer... [Read More]

Man Charged with Pinellas County DUI Manslaughter

William Dion McClendon was arrested last week and charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide, relating to a fatal January 2012 collision in Pinellas Park. A warrant was issued last May for McClendon but it took 10 months for police... [Read More]

Former Teacher Sentenced for Hernando County DUI Manslaughter

Former schoolteacher Robert McCraw was sentenced last week in Hernando County’s circuit court for the DUI manslaughter of Ludolf Breymann in Spring Hill. The accident occurred on January 3, 2011. McCraw was sentenced to five years in prison for driving... [Read More]

Brooksville Man Sentenced in Hernando County DUI Manslaughter Case

A Hernando County judge sentenced Mikell Begley of Brooksville to 11 years in prison last week for the April death of Begley’s friend Gary Ziegler. The sentence came after Begley pleaded no contest to DUI manslaughter. Had he been convicted... [Read More]

Polk County Man Charged with DUI After Fatal Accident Involving Pedestrian

Christopher A. Koenig, a 29-year-old Lakeland man, was arrested earlier this week in Polk County after allegedly hitting a teenaged pedestrian with his car and fleeing the scene, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Koenig faces one count leaving... [Read More]

Pasco Traffic Stop Ends in DUI and Battery Charges

An early morning Port Richey traffic stop last Tuesday ended with the arrest of three people, two charges of battery on deputies and one DUI charge. Pasco County deputies stopped David Schumaker near Cochise Lane and Sandalwood Drive at about... [Read More]

81-Year-Old Charged with DUI Manslaughter in Pasco County

Albert Friedman, an 81-year-old Hudson man, was arrested last week in connection with an August 5th crash in Pasco County. Two people were killed in the crash, which occured on US Highway 19. Friedman has been charged with two counts... [Read More]

Hudson Man Sentenced to Eight Years for Pasco DUI Manslaughter

A Pasco County judge sentenced 22-year-old Joshua Fieger to eight years in prison for the DUI manslaughter of a 19-year-old in Hudson in December 2009. Fieger faced up to 15 years in prison. According to media reports, the judge was... [Read More]

St. Peterburg Woman Charged with DUI, Child Neglect in Parked Car

Barbara Brummette, of St. Petersburg, was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and child neglect after Pinellas County sheriff’s deputies allegedly discovered her over the weekend, passed out in her car. Though the car was parked and... [Read More]

Local Man Sentenced to More than 40 Years in Prison for St. Petersburg DUI Manslaughter

A Pinellas County Circuit Court judge sentenced Demetrius Jordan this week to over 40 years in prison for DUI manslaughter, related to the deaths of four men on Aug. 1, 2010. Shortly after midnight on that date, Jordan, who was... [Read More]

Hillsborough Man Without Attorney Sentenced to 25 Years for DUI Manslaughter

A Hillsborough County man was sentenced to 25 years in prison for DUI manslaughter, violation of probation and driving while revoked, habitual offender. Charles Peoples likely faced a relatively long sentence for the charges but that likelihood was probably increased... [Read More]

Buccaneers’ Eric Wright Charged with DUI

Tampa Bay Buccaneer Eric Wright was arrested earlier this week on suspicion of felony DUI after an injury accident in downtown Los Angeles. Wright signed a five-year, $37 million contract with the Bucs in March. Los Angeles police said officers... [Read More]

Tampa Teen Charged with DUI in Dale Mabry Injury Accident

Nineteen-year-old Miguel Angelo Rivera of Tampa was charged with DUI after being involved in an injury accident on Dale Mabry Highway earlier this week. Five people were hospitalized after a crash that law enforcement claims was caused when Rivera’s car... [Read More]