[W]ILLISTON — The court-ordered toxicology report of a wrong-way driver charged with killing five central Vermont teenagers in a fiery crash a year ago shows high levels of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, a powerful opiate and prescription drugs in his blood system. Steven D. Bourgoin, 37, of Williston had elevated levels of fentanyl…
ARKER, Colo. — The man who struck and killed a Parker cyclist in a hit-and-run last summer has been sentenced to 18 years in prison, officials announced Wednesday. Preston James Dorris, 37, pleaded guilty in February to leaving the scene of accident involving death, vehicular homicide, and careless driving in the death of Edward “Chuck” Vogel, Jr….
LOS ANGELES – As of Tuesday, LA County DA Jackie Lacey’s office tells FOX 11 that after viewing our story from Monday night, they have decided to assign a special unit that handles difficult DUI with cannabis cases to re-examine the evidence in this case and reconsider it for possible prosecution. The family of a local Uber driver…
A Queens teenager who crashed his car on a Long Island highway last month, killing four of his friends, now faces 25 years in prison after testing positive for marijuana, authorities said Friday. Joseph Beer, 17, a Richmond Hill High School graduate, lost control of his 2012 Subaru Impreza on a dangerous stretch of the…
An 18-year-old man is facing several charges, including DUI, in connection with the Route 12 crash in Wauconda that killed a 16-year-old McHenry West High School student in March. Caleb R. Rohrbach, 18, of the 300 block of Wooded Knoll Drive in Cary, was charged with three counts of aggravated driving under the influence of…
SKOKIE, Ill. (WLS) — A 61-year-old man charged in the crash that killed Illinois State Police Trooper Chris Lambert was high when he hit the trooper on I-294 in Northbrook, prosecutors said Tuesday. Scott Larson was charged with reckless homicide and appeared in a Cook County courthouse for a bond hearing on Tuesday. His bail was…
The Thurston County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a 25-year-old man for vehicular homicide in the death of a 18-year-old Centralia High School student following a crash last May in Grand Mound. Donald D. Siegler is accused of driving under the influence of marijuana leading up to the May 17 crash at Old Highway 99 and…
NEWARK — The driver in a crash that killed three Johnstown-area teens in June was going at least 20 mph over the speed limit and was under the influence of marijuana at the time of the crash, according to officials. Ohio Highway Patrol Lt. Kevin Miller said a reconstruction of the crash estimated Jaylynn Rigio, 16,…
A teen accused of killing 16-year-old Broomfield High School student Chad Britton in a November car accident near the school was driving under the influence of marijuana, according to police. He got behind the wheel of his car after smoking weed, even though a friend tried to persuade him not to drive, police officers testified…
MIDDLEVILLE, Mich. (WOOD) — A 29-year-old Middleville woman faces charges in connection with the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist Friday evening. Kelleigh Hobbs could face up to 15 years in prison on charges of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in serious impairment or death, moving violation causing death and possession of marijuana. On…
It was an emotional scene in Superior Court on Friday as the driver who struck and killed 7-year-old Cadence Boyer while she was trick-or-treating Halloween night last year was sentenced to more than 16½ years in prison. Cadence’s family called the sentencing a bittersweet ending. Duane C. Abbott tearfully apologized for the first time to…
SOUTH BEND — The woman accused of hitting and killing a 7-year-old Mishawaka boy pleaded guilty Tuesday without a plea agreement. Kayla Bennett, 22, pleaded guilty to causing a death while operating a motor vehicle with a schedule I or II controlled substance, a Level 4 Felony. Her sentencing is scheduled for Jan. 22, and…