Author Archives: Jay Butchko
Drunk Driver Skids Through Red Light Into Patrol Car
A driver is facing charges of DUI after crashing his vehicle into a patrol car recently. The deputy was stopped at a traffic light when driver Alex McKinny ran a red light, skidded through an intersection, and struck the patrol car as it was waiting for the light to change. Deputies say that McKinny… Read More »
Driver Crashes Into Kennewick Apartment Building
Moments after police broke off a pursuit involving a blue Dodge Durango, they received a call that a blue Dodge Durango had crashed into a Kennewick apartment complex. The police called off the pursuit of the vehicle due to safety concerns. The driver ended up wedging her vehicle in between two apartments. The damage… Read More »
Polk County Middle School Teacher Caught Smoking Pot Behind The Wheel
A middle school teacher is now facing DUI charges after police say they caught her smoking marijuana behind the wheel of her vehicle. While the vehicle was not in motion at the time of her arrest, the woman will face DUI charges nonetheless because she was “in actual physical control” of the vehicle when… Read More »
House Party Results in Four Injuries, DUI Arrest
An Orlando teenager who hit four other teenagers on his way out of a house party has been charged with one count of DUI with serious bodily injury after he caused permanent injuries to one of the party guests. Now, the host of the party has also been charged. Florida’s social host and dram… Read More »
Former Police Officer Destroys Mailbox With Vehicle While Drunk
A former police officer is accused of destroying a mailbox while driving under the influence of alcohol. David Arkuszeski, 28, was driving just after midnight when police say he hit the mailbox, damaging his own vehicle and the passenger-side mirror. Police say Arkuszeski smelled of alcohol, was slurring his words, and was having difficulty… Read More »
Man Goes on Violent Tirade After DUI Arrest
Authorities say that Jeremy Orlando Burgos kicked and spit on deputies after they pulled him over on suspicion of DUI. Burgos is accused of driving a vehicle that was responsible for hitting a building and a parked car. Once Burgos was pulled over, police say that he failed field sobriety tests. Once in jail,… Read More »
Deputy Suspended for Second DUI Arrest
A man was pulled over after he was found driving his truck on the wrong side of the road. The police quickly discovered that Aaron Chavez, a Volusia deputy, had been arrested the prior year for another DUI. Deputies say that Chavez ran a red light and was swerving his vehicle all over the… Read More »
Florida Man Faces DUI Manslaughter for the Death of His Son
A Florida man is facing two counts of DUI manslaughter after causing an accident that killed his son and a 70-year-old man while under the influence of alcohol. The man veered into oncoming traffic on a two-lane road striking an SUV head-on. The driver of the SUV was killed and so was the suspect’s… Read More »
Drunk Driver Kills Own Son and Another Driver
A Florida man is facing two counts of DUI manslaughter and one count of DUI with serious bodily injury after he swerved into oncoming traffic and hit another vehicle head-on. The driver of the vehicle was killed along with his 5-year-old son. His 8-year-old son is in critical condition. If he does not survive,… Read More »
Drunk Florida Driver Crashes into Squad Car
Thirty-three-year-old Siang Thang is facing one count of DUI with property damage after he backed into the patrol car that had pulled him over in Volusia. The officer noted that the driver was going 54 mph in a 35 mph zone. The officer pulled the man over and ran his plates when he noticed… Read More »
