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0Video: This is what a drunk driver on the road looks like 1335812400
Is the driver of this Ford Ranger driving under the influence? From the looks of this four-minute-long video where he or she pinballs repeatedly between ditch and center line and narrowly misses oncoming traffic, it certainly looks like the wheelman is soggy drunk. This four-minute+ video ...
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Official: Traffic fatalities fall to lowest levels since 1949 1323378000
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released the findings of its 2010 national fatality and injury rate study. Last year, traffic fatalities fell to 32,885, marking the lowest level since 1949. The decline came despite the fact that American drivers covered 1.6 percent more ...
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Pickup truck becomes third vehicle to land in AZ family's pool [w/video] 1298674740
Ford F-150 crashes into James Feely's pool – Click above to watch the video after the breakA 32-year-old drunk driver missed a turn in Phoenix, Arizona in the wee hours of the morning and ended up crashing his Ford F-150 through a cinder block wall into James Feely's back yard, landing ... -
NHTSA: Eight percent of Americans admit to driving drunk in past year 1282831200
Despite plenty of data that shows that drinking and driving leads to the deaths of thousands of motorists each year, consuming alcohol and getting behind the wheel is still a big problem in America. A study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that eight percent of ...
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Report: Serial drunk driver hits judge who let him off 11 years earlier 1276776060
Back in 1998, Rene Fernandez received two DUIs in a span of three months. The first judge sentenced him to probation, the second judge, Edwin Collier, sentenced him to 60 days in jail but suspended the sentence. Last August, the now 45-year-old Fernandez was inebriated at more than twice the legal ...
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Drowsy driving is equal to drunk driving 1212062340
Around Memorial Day, the chances are good that either you or somebody that you are sharing the road with today has been out and about, spending the day with family or just enjoying their time off. There have surely been many hours spent behind the wheel for drivers across the country. Hopefully, ...
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Diet driving: Low-calorie diet produces false positives for alcohol 1174431720
Swedish researchers have discovered that a low-calorie diet can register a false positive on certain in-car ignition interlock devices that disable a vehicle if alcohol is detected on one's breath. The anomaly was discovered when a non-drinking airplane pilot reported the incident. Turns out the ...
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Man loses dream cars when out of control SUV lands on them 1172089680
var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/offbeat_news/Man_loses_dream_cars_when_out_of_control_SUV_lands_on_them'; Ouch. A 21-year-old woman who was allegedly driving too fast apparently lost control of her Mercury SUV and skidded through a yard before going airborne and landing in the garage of ...
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Drunk German motorist offers police aid, promptly arrested 1167420720
Imagine you're motoring along and you see a fellow motorist stuck by the side of the road. You think about just driving on, but something about the scene grabs you and you decide to pull over to lend some assistance. You jump out and rush over to see if you can help, and you promptly find yourself ...

