^it could have just been a woman driver. who knows, maybe her hand got stuck in a lanyard

10/13/2011 8:52:55 AM

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"STUCK IN LANYARD"

10/13/2011 11:48:59 AM

FYI

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"Drunk Florida Man Tries to Use Taco as ID After His Car Catches Fire at Taco Bell Tacos are not recognized as legal forms of identification in the state of Florida [insert bad joke about immigration laws here]. Matthew Falkner found out the hard way after he passed out drunk in the drive-thru of a Jensen Beach Taco Bell and his car caught fire [insert bad joke about Taco Bell's fire sauce or volcano taco here]. The incident occurred in the early morning of October 1 in Jensen Beach, according to the blog Off the Beat. Falkner, 30, had apparently decided to make a run for a fourth meal after downing some beers, and he somehow made it all the way to the fast-food joint in his Chevy pickup, placed his order, and received his taco before falling asleep. The Taco Bell manager had to call police because Falkner was out cold at the pick-up window and holding up customers behind him. Clearly this was not a victimless crime, and our hearts go out to the hungry folks who had to wait so long for their late-night munchies. A deputy awoke Falkner and then asked for his ID. Falkner said no before reaching into his bag and presenting the officer with a taco. Another deputy clarified they were asking for an ID, not a taco. Falkner chuckled and began eating the taco. Then deputies noticed Falkner had fallen asleep with his foot on the accelerator while his truck was in park. The engine had caught fire, and fire extinguishers were used to put it out. Falkner's blood alcohol content was between .227 and .225, according to a breath test. That's three times the legal limit. He was hauled off to jail on DUI charges. No word on the fate of the taco. "

http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2011/10/drunk_florida_man_tries_to_use.php

10/19/2011 3:07:15 PM

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"RALEIGH -- A Cary man was driving an estimated 100 mph when he lost control on Wade Avenue early this morning, knocking down a utility pole that closed the road for several hours. Matthew Lawrence Weidner was driving eastbound on Wade near Dixie Trail about 2 a.m. when he lost control, hit the utility pole, struck a tree and overturned, according to Raleigh police. An accident report indicates Weidner, 21, was still traveling an estimated 75 mph when he struck the pole. The speed limit on that stretch of Wade Avenue is 35 mph. Click here to find out more! Weidner, who was driving alone, was taken to WakeMed with serious injuries, according to the accident report. He was cited for driving while impaired and careless and reckless driving. Wade Avenue remained closed in both directions between Brooks Avenue and Dixie Trail until about 8 a.m. Read more: http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/10/20/1582542/single-car-accident-closed-portion.html#ixzz1bNz2iGvi "

10/21/2011 12:06:22 AM

I cant embed anymore

but

http://www.duimaze.com/blog/drunk-naked-woman-gets-arrested/

10/27/2011 10:27:13 PM

^this is why we can't have nice things.

10/27/2011 10:38:00 PM

i have no sympathy for anyone who gets a DUI

10/30/2011 7:49:10 AM

K

10/30/2011 2:39:37 PM

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"Raleigh, N.C. — Police arrested a 23-year-old Raleigh man Saturday after he allegedly injured someone when he struck two vehicles while leaving the scene of a crash he caused on Spring Forest Road Friday night, warrants state. Matthew Ryan Burkle, of 1812 Silvermist Court, was intoxicated when three witnesses saw him flee the crash scene in his 1996 Jeep Cherokee, investigators said. The injured person, whose name and condition were not released, was hospitalized. Burkle was charged with driving while impaired and felony hit and run. He was being held in the Wake County jail Sunday under a $13,000 bond."

10/31/2011 8:45:15 AM

Those stopped CAT buses are hard to miss.

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"Raleigh, N.C. — Six people were injured when a drunk driver collided with a CAT bus in Raleigh on Tuesday night, police said. The wreck happened just after 7 p.m. in front of WakeMed Hospital near the intersection of New Bern Avenue and Sunnybrook Road. Police said driver Michael Rudolph, 49, said he didn’t see the bus, which was stopped to allow passengers to exit. Rudolph is charged with driving while impaired. The six people who were injured are expected to be OK."

11/15/2011 11:23:44 PM

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"Raleigh, N.C. — A single-car wreck knocked out a utility pole at the intersection of Brooks Avenue and Clark Avenue early Wednesday morning and kept the street closed for about five hours, police said. A 20-year-old male ran into the pole around 2:45 a.m., but was not hurt, police said. Alcohol was suspected to be a factor. The name of the driver has not been released. Progress Energy crews were on scene overnight to begin replacing the utility pole. The road was reopened around 7:45 a.m. No other information was available. "

11/23/2011 1:03:30 PM

My cousin was killed this morning by a drunk driver.

He was 41, left behind a wife and 2 kids.

12/4/2011 1:59:45 PM

Wow. Condolences.

12/4/2011 2:04:52 PM

Damn where was this?

12/5/2011 10:19:35 AM

Besides the fact that you might kill someone, you might also run into the "Booze it & Lose it" unit.




http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/12/05/2826485/driver-rams-into-the-booze-it.html

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"NEWTON, N.C. – A Hickory man is waiting to hear the list of charges he’ll face after slamming into a DWI mobile comand center Sunday morning. The incident happened on US 321 at the intersection of 9th street around 2:45am. Law enforcement were conducting a DWI checkpoint when a 1989 red Camaro rammed into the back of the "Booze it and Lose it" mobile unit. Were told people were inside the unit at the time, but thankfully no one was injured. Newton police tell NewsChannel 36, 21-year Douglas Shane Southard was driving the Camaro. Shane was transported to Catawba Memorial with non-life threatening injuries. Authorities believe Shane had consumed alcohol prior to the crash. Charges are pending in the case. Ironically, the DWI checkpoint was in the process of wrapping up at the time of the crash."

[Edited on December 5, 2011 at 11:43 AM. Reason : ]

12/5/2011 11:42:44 AM

12/5/2011 11:43:38 AM

^^^

http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/harford/news/ph-ag-norrisville-fatal-1207-20111205,0,2100429.story


Up in Maryland. The guy that killed him was a 22 year old.

He was on his way to work - had been called in a few hours early to get some OT for the Holidays. Just a sad situation all around. My aunt and uncle are crushed.

It's really weird, in that "you never expect this to happen to you" sort of way.

[Edited on December 5, 2011 at 3:22 PM. Reason : .]

12/5/2011 3:20:12 PM

damn that's fucked up. my condolences to you and yours.

12/5/2011 3:44:26 PM

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"Woman, 20, charged in fatal DWI wreck in Raleigh Posted: 8:02 a.m. today Updated: 18 minutes ago A woman, who is a day away from turning 21, faces impaired-driving charges after a wreck that killed a man in north Raleigh early Sunday. Police said that Elizabeth Lorene Stevens, 20, was driving a 2004 Jeep SUV south on Lead Mine Road and Dewahn Ahmad Tyler, 32, a 2008 Hyundai sedan east on Lynn Road around 1 a.m. The vehicles crashed at the intersection of the roads. Tyler was taken to WakeMed and later died of his injuries, police said. Stevens was treated for non-life-threatening injuries at WakeMed, then taken to the Wake County jail. She was charged with driving while impaired and underage driving while impaired. Police said they want to talk to any witnesses to the wreck. Anyone who might have seen the crash is asked to call wreck investigators at 919-834-4357."

[Edited on December 18, 2011 at 12:02 PM. Reason : ...]

12/18/2011 12:01:51 PM

Jeas what a moron

12/18/2011 12:16:26 PM

^^ I came to post this, sad story.

12/18/2011 5:28:39 PM

anybody on here know her?

12/18/2011 6:05:28 PM

she has the nose of a boxer

12/18/2011 6:13:11 PM

her nose is probably swollen...she was in a serious car accident.

12/18/2011 6:17:43 PM

You should have seen the other guy.

12/18/2011 6:55:35 PM

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I can't help but laugh at that picture.

12/18/2011 7:15:00 PM

ROADBLOCK OFF EVERYWHERE!!!

It is Christmas weekend!

12/21/2011 2:17:37 PM

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"She was charged with driving while impaired and underage driving while impaired."

thats it?

12/21/2011 6:35:29 PM

bttt for nye

12/31/2011 9:33:45 AM

Shame NC AAA doesn't offer that free drunk people driving service on NYE, like they have everywhere else. Going to be a lot of morons out there.

12/31/2011 11:05:42 AM

no taxis available either

12/31/2011 8:50:11 PM

^^ I don't "get it" when it comes to stuff like this.

The town advertises a trolly for the First Night event, THAT CIRCLES AROUND DOWNTOWN! Like we needed another thing to circle around downtown in addition to the R-Line. If I understand correctly, there were basically no options to shuttle people in and out of downtown.

I get it that they advertise "boose it and loose it", they should. But it seems like the only option they've presented is to not boose it and drive. Don't say taxi, b/c even theoretically, there are not enough taxis for everyone to use one (completely setting aside the matter of cost).

Now, I'm in the small minority of people who neither drank or drove. But seriously, it makes me upset that the city has such nincompoop options. It puts people who do walk at risk. Because I honestly don't see a viable option for a party of people who all want to go out for NYE and drink.

1/1/2012 1:26:30 PM

i mean it's not the responsibility of "them" (whoever they might be) to provide transportation for everyone. It's personal responsibility, which it seems many people forget can exist. Find a damn designated driver. It's not hard.

1/1/2012 1:49:05 PM

No one want to be a dd on NYE, and I honestly wouldn't feel right making someone DD on NYE either.

1/1/2012 2:13:29 PM

Well then I guess its completely your right to drive drunk and endanger the lives of everyone, then.

Damn you, City of Raleigh!

1/1/2012 2:16:37 PM

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"No one want to be a dd on NYE, and I honestly wouldn't feel right making someone DD on NYE either."

arrange a cab
take a limo
call whitehorse
get a hotel room
don't drink
walk

nope, no options other than relying on "them"

1/1/2012 2:41:21 PM

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"It's personal responsibility, which it seems many people forget can exist. Find a damn designated driver. It's not hard."

Again..

I'm not driving. I'm walking and worried about my safety. So is it MY responsibility? I think that, as a walker, I should hold the city to a certain standard for having public spaces where I can safely walk from one place to another.

1/1/2012 3:31:24 PM

i received a ride home from friends

1/1/2012 3:56:03 PM

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"So is it MY responsibility?"

well, when it comes down to it, yes.

1/1/2012 4:27:32 PM

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"Now, I'm in the small minority of people who neither drank or drove. But seriously, it makes me upset that the city has such nincompoop options. It puts people who do walk at risk. Because I honestly don't see a viable option for a party of people who all want to go out for NYE and drink."

Some cities have a service where basically two people show up, one of them drives your car home while the other person follows, and then they go off to their next run. Cost the same as a taxi service and you have your car at home at the end of it. Never understood why Raleigh doesn't have this. Or maybe we do and I'm just unaware of it.

1/1/2012 4:58:29 PM

^We do...it's called Zingo. They ride tiny little scooters that can fit in your trunk. They drive your car home and then take off on their scooters.

[Edited on January 1, 2012 at 5:32 PM. Reason : -]

1/1/2012 5:28:36 PM

I am not a big drinker, so I usually take drinking holidays to tell my friends to call me before they drive anywhere drunk

1/1/2012 5:31:00 PM

We got a cab, had to wait for about 45 minutes though.

1/1/2012 7:00:10 PM

well that sounds downright craptastic

1/2/2012 12:04:11 AM

took me all of 5 minutes to get a cab at about 220.

1/2/2012 12:05:00 AM

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"Some cities have a service where basically two people show up, one of them drives your car home while the other person follows, and then they go off to their next run"

A friend of mine who lived in Japan said they had that shit everywhere. Usually some old couple with one of those super tiny Mini Cooper-sized pickup trucks.

1/2/2012 10:14:05 AM

I have seen stickers for a service like that around Raleigh. I have never known anyone to use it though.

1/2/2012 12:13:40 PM

https://www.saferidehomenc.com/

1/2/2012 12:14:09 PM

http://zingoraleigh.com/

1/2/2012 2:39:22 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/10573067/

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"Raleigh, N.C. — A 17-year-old Raleigh girl died early Saturday after the car she was riding in wrecked on Rainwater Road, police said. According to investigators, passenger Elizabeth Molloy died after the driver of the car, 16-year-old Garrett Prince, lost control of his 1999 Jeep SUV and struck a tree just after 2 a.m. Prince, who has been charged with driving while impaired and provisional DWI, was receiving treatment for non-life threatening injuries early Saturday at WakeMed. Additional charges are pending for Prince, authorities said. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the wreck. No other information was released. "

The girl who was killed is in my second period class. I'm really upset and wish her family the best.

1/7/2012 1:03:27 PM