Wednesday, May 15, 2013
The National Transportation Safety Board recommends reducing the limit. Some say it would save lives. Others say it's unreasonable.
One drink could be the standard for drunken driving – at least for some people if the National Transporation Safety Board has its way. On Tuesday, the NTSB recommended states lower the blood-alcohol threshold for driving under the influence from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent. What do you think? Is the proposal reasonable? About 10,000 deaths a year are related to drunken driving. The NTSB says the lower limit would save 500 to 800 lives a year. Officials at the American Beverage Institute called the proposal "ludicrous." It said the average woman could reach the 0.05 percent limit by having one drink. Internationally, only a handful of countries, including Canada, the United States and England, have a BAC limit of .08 while most of the …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
A 47-year-old woman was arrested in connection with a serious vehicle accident that happened in Levittown.
Bristol Township police have arrested a 47-year-old woman after obtaining a search warrant to measure her level of intoxication after a December accident which left two people injured. Rachel Ann Cheesman, of Welsford Road in Bristol Township's Fairless Hills section, is charged with aggravated assault, aggravated assault by vehicle while DUI, fleeing or eluding an officer, driving under the influence, recklessly endangering another person, reckless driving and related offenses. Cheesman is the woman who, according to police, was behind the wheel of a maroon Ford Taurus that crashed and took out a utility pole at Green Lane and Emilie Road. Police first pulled over Cheesman at approximately midnight on Dec. 8, 2012 in the 100 block of …
Friday, February 15, 2013
Matthew A. Carter was sentenced to 7½ to 15 years behind bars for the deaths of a Bristol man and New York City woman.
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Friday, February 15
On Valentine's Day, a tale of forgiveness played out in Judge Wallace Batemen's courtroom during the sentencing of a man who killed two people in a drunk driving accident in Falls Township, the Bucks County Courier Times reports. The family of one of the victims spoke out and said they forgave Matthew A. Carter, 30, of Bristol Township, for the crime he committted. The message came just moments before Bateman sentenced Carter to 7½ to 15 years in prison for the deaths of Mercer County Corrections Officer Paul Labranche, 46, of Bristol, and his passenger, Confesora Rosario, 45, of New York City, a story in the paper said. Reports stated Carter applogized for the deaths. The vehicle the victims were in was pushed off the Route 13 by Carter's…
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
State Police released recent crime information, including charges for DUI.
A Bristol man was pulled over for having expired registration, then was arrested for driving under the influence, state police said. According to recent state police reports, Trooper Kevin Lee observed a Silver, Acura RSX with expired registration while on patrol on Jan. 29 at 1:35 a.m. The vehicle's operator was also seen swerving on 95 N at mile marker 37.9 in Bensalem, police said. Lee initiated a traffic stop and after further investigation, the operator of the Acura, a 26-year-old male from Bristol, was found to be intoxicated, the report said. The man failed field sobriety tests and was then arrested for driving under the influence. Charges are filed in relation to DUI at Magisterial District Court, police said.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
State Police released recent crime information, including three DUI citations.
DUI charges are pending for three individuals after state police responded to three separate incidents, according to reports. On Jan. 19 just before midnight, Trooper Craig M. Acord observed a vehicle being operated in an erratic manner traveling north on 95 near mile marker 33 in Bensalem, a police release said. The operator of the vehicle, a 29-year-old male from Philadelphia, was found to be intoxicated. He was transported to the state police's Trevose Station where he was evaluated by Drug Recognition Expert Trooper Christopher Nacious and was found to be under the influence of a controlled substance. The man was taken to St. Mary's Hospital for chemical testing before being transported back to the station where he was processed and …
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
State Police released recent crime information, including three DUI citations.
DUI charges are pending for three individuals after state police responded to three separate incidents, according to reports. Just after midnight on Sunday, Jan. 13 a state police officer on patrol observed a silver Mazda Tribute swerving and weaving on I-95 southbound at mile marker 37, reports said. Trooper Kevin Lee initiated a traffic stop and after further investigation, the operator of the vehicle—a 39-year-old male from Bensalem—was found to be intoxicated, the police report said. Lee conducted field sobriety tests, and the driver was arrested for driving under the influence. Then at 2:52 a.m., Trooper Geerlof pulled over a 30-year-old male from Philadelphia at I-95 south at exit 35 for several traffic violations, a police report …
Friday, January 11, 2013
Middletown Township Police are investigating a number of incidents.
Retail Theft A 35-year-old Feasterville woman was arrested for retail theft of merchandise valued at $121 and possession of controlled substance at the Giant Food Store on New Falls Road in Levittown Jan. 9. Retail Theft A 21-year-old Hatboro woman was issued a non-traffic citation for retail theft of merchandise valued at $117 at the Oxford Valley Mall Sears Jan. 8. Theft from Vehicle Sometime overnight Jan. 4, an unlocked Ford Ranger on Larkspur Road, Levittown, was entered and an Ipod Shuffle was taken. Sometime overnight Jan. 4, an unlocked Honda Odyssey on Rainlily Road, Levittown, was entered and a GPS unit was taken. DUI A 37-year-old Levittown man was arrested for suspected DUI on the 1500 block of Trenton Road, Levittown, at …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
State Police released recent crime information, including a DUI.
DUI charges are pending after a state police officer pulled over a vehicle for speeding, according to police reports. On Sunday, Jan. 6 at 1:24 a.m., a 40-year-old man from Lawrenceville, NJ was pulled over on 95 North at mile marker 37.9 for operating his vehicle in excess of the posted speed limit, the report said. At that time, State Trooper Craig M. Acord found that the driver was intoxicated. He was transported to St. Mary's Hospital for chemical testing before being taken to the Trevose Station of Pennsylvania State Police where he was processed and released. This case will proceed via summons, and charges will be filed at district court.
Monday, December 10, 2012
State troopers charged two individuals with DUI.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Two drivers were arrested for operating a vehicle intoxicated along I-95. On Dec. 6 at 11:10 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on Route 413 northbound at Winder Drive in Bristol Township. The driver, a 22-year-old Bristol man, was found to have several outstanding traffic warrants and to be in possession of a controlled substance. He faces charges for drug possession and warrants. On Dec. 7 at 2:42 a.m., state police stopped a vehicle on I-95 northbound at exit 44 in Middletown Township. The driver, a 25-year-old Massachusetts man, was found to be intoxicated and faces DUI charges. The following information was provided by the Pennsylvania State Police Trevose station. Where an arrest is listed, it does not indicate a conviction. For …
Friday, November 30, 2012
Middletown police are looking for any person who witnessed the theft of collectable coins.
Theft From Vehicle About $1,500 worth of Echo landscaping trimmers were taken from the unlocked toolbox of GMC truck overnight on Sweetgum Road. Burglary A home in the 100 block of Terrace Road in Levittown was broken into between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. A Mac laptop and a Playstation 3 were taken during the burglary. The items are estimated to be worth over $1,500. DUI A 30-year-old Newtown resident was arrested for DUI on New Falls Road just after 6 p.m. Tire Slashings Between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m., six different houses on Handy, Harvest and Hardy roads had their vehicle tires slashed. Falls Township had a similar crime occur around the same time. Theft Two males in a silver companct car, possible a Honda, stole bags of …
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