ESTERO -The woman accused of hitting and dragging a motorcyclist down US-41back in May is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon for a plea hearing.Investigators say Donna Brown was drunk and high when she hit and killed Carl Edward Patrick.She is charged with...
DUI Manslaughter
2 dead, 23 injured after suspected drunk driver hits crowd
AUSTIN, Texas (CNN) -- An intoxicated driver fleeing from the police plowed his car into a crowd at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, killing two people, authorities said.The man and woman killed were riding their light motorcycles, said Art Acevedo, chief of...
6 Dead After Crashes
2 wrong way crashes in Florida and California kill 11: Video captured Fla. crashA woman is facing criminal charges after she allegedly drove the wrong way on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar on Sunday and was involved in a multi-vehicle collision that left six people...
DUI Manslaughter
Iraq war veteran to serve 18 months for DUI deathAn Iraq war veteran was sentenced today to serve 1½ years in prison for killing his best friend in an alcohol-related crash last summer on Branders Bridge Road in Chesterfield County. Substitute Judge Walter W. Stout...
Toxicology released on driver, victim in motorcycle dragging
New information released today in a crash that left a motorcyclist dead in May reveals both drivers had excessive amounts of alcohol and other drugs in their systems at the time of the incident.Donna Brown, a 55-year-old Naples resident, is accused of hitting...
No new trial for woman who caused fatal crash
The Lee County woman who hit and killed a solider while driving drunk back in 2007 will not get a new trial. Last week, Ashley East asked the judge for the new trial, citing a number of reasons; and Friday, we learned the judge made his decision.Previous stories-...
Experienced Defense Against Drunk Driving Charges
Our Fort Myers drunk driving defense attorney has been fighting DUI charges in courts throughout southwest Florida since 1998. We understand the ways that prosecutors look at these cases. We understand drunk driving law. We know how to protect your rights. We will...
Dragged motorcyclist remembered as ‘great man’
Pictures of Ed Patrick with his seven- and eight-year-old grandkids are how his daughter Babette Phillips wants the 54-year-old to be remembered. "He was a great man. He lived life everyday. He was happy. He never met a stranger," Phillips said.Last night Florida...
Driver charged with DUI in fatal motorcycle crash
ESTERO, FL -The driver involved in a deadly crash that killed a motorcyclist Thursday night is charged with DUI, according to Florida Highway Patrol.The crash happened just before 10 p.m. and involved an SUV and a motorcycle.Deputies closed US-41 in both directions...
Should we, can we, make the roads safe for drunk drivers?
Very often, a News-Press story about a violent death is illustrated with a mug shot of the victim, for antisocial people have a tendency to suffer violent deaths. This one, a piece written by Thomas Stewart, was different; it was illustrated with a photo, possibly a...