Showing posts with label drive. Show all posts
Showing posts with label drive. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 30, 2008

Actor Shia LaBeouf Not Cause of Accident

The actor Shia LaBeouf was found not be the cause of the car of recent car accident that he was involved in this past weekend. Authorities say that the other driver is to blame for running a red light and will be cited. After the accident LaBeouf was booked for a misdemeanor DUI and had surgery done for injuries to his left hand.

Monday, July 28, 2008

Actor Shia LeBeouf Booked for DUI After Car Accident

The actor Shia LeBeouf was arrested and then later released for misdemeanor DUI following a recent car accident that happened this past weekend. He was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center where he was treated for injuries to his left hand and knee. He also had a minor head injury. He was driving while intoxicated when he made a left turn in front of another car and caused a collision.

Sunday, July 27, 2008

Actor Shia LeBeouf Gets Into Car Accident

It is reported that the actor Shia LeBeouf was in a car accident last night. He was in Hollywood at the time and was driving drunk. He had made a left turn in front of another car and the two cars collided, which caused Shia's car to roll. Nobody involved in the accident had any major injuries on the scene but both parties were still taken to the local hospital to be checked out. If the other party happens to have serious injuries, then he will be arrested on suspicion of felony DUI. If the injuries are minor, then he will be cited and released on a misdemeanor DUI.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Hulk Hogan’s Son Sentenced to Jail Time

The wrestler Hulk Hogan’s son, Nick Bollea, was sentenced to serve eight months in jail on Friday after he pleaded no contest to causing a car crash that seriously injured his friend. He was also ordered to serve five years of probation and surrender his driving privileges for three years. The family of the friend that was injured asked the judge to impose a sentence of up to a year in jail, which is less than the five years he could have received.

Nick Bollea was arrested last November and charged with felony reckless driving that caused a serious bodily injury after he was speed racing is father’s 1998 Toyota Supra and hit a curb. He then spun into traffic and hit a palm tree. His friend was in the car at that time and was seriously hurt. He wasn’t wearing a seat belt and suffered a broken skull and other severe injuries. Bollea was not seriously hurt, but he had alcohol in his system at the time of the accident. He was cited for being a driver under the age of 21, operating a vehicle with blood-alcohol level of 0.02 percent or higher, and having illegal window tinting. He will have to attend DUI classes and he can’t drink alcohol as terms of his probation.

Wednesday, February 13, 2008

Rapper Juvenile Arrested

The rapper Juvenile was arrested on Tuesday after police officers pulled him over for driving with an expired tag and found marijuana in his car. He was driving from Atlanta to New Orleans when he was pulled over and arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession. He was released from jail later the same day.

Monday, January 7, 2008

GM Looking Into Making Cars That Drive Themselves

General Motors is looking into making cars that could drive themselves and even park at their destinations. The cars could be ready for sale by the year 2018. The biggest problems that stand in the way of making the cars are government regulations, liability laws, and privacy concerns.

Automated vehicles could reduce the number of car collisions and reduce traffic jams. GM plans to use a computer chip and an antenna to link vehicles that have the driverless technology.

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Rapper Pitbull Arrested

The Miami rapper Pitbull was arrested earlier this morning and charged with driving under the influence. He has not yet been released on his $1,000 bond. He is known for his song “Culo” off of his debut album “M.I.A.M.I.” He released a new album just a few weeks ago called “The Boatlift.”

Sunday, October 7, 2007

Eleven Year Old Boy Causes High Speed Police Chase

In Boutte, LA, an eleven year old boy led police on a chase that reached speeds of over 100 miles per hour. His parents, Leona Calloway and Rodney Brown, were charged with improper supervision of a minor and allowing an unlicensed minor to drive. The child was charged with felony flight from an officer, reckless driving, speeding, passing on the shoulder, improper lane usage, and having no driver’s license. The parents and the boy were not arrested or sent to jail and the child was released to the custody of an aunt.

The chase started at 6:30 in the morning on the Interstate outside of New Orleans when a state trooper saw a sport utility vehicle and clocked him doing 80 miles per hour in a 60 mile per hour zone. The trooper turned on his lights and siren to stop the driver but the boy accelerated and passed other cars on the shoulder and forced cars off the road. The boy eventually got off the Interstate and drove to the Burger King that his mother worked at. The police say that the boy was trying to drive home after dropping off his disabled father at an appointment at a hospital in Kenner.

Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Mike Tyson Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison

Mike Tyson has pleaded guilty to charges of drug possession and driving under the influence. Tyson admitted to having cocaine and being under the influence of alcohol when he was stopped by police after leaving a nightclub last December. He pleaded guilty to a felony count of cocaine possession and a misdemeanor DUI count.

As of now, he is facing up to four years and three months in prison when he is sentence coming up this November. Since he was arrested, Tyson has checked himself into an inpatient treatment program for his addictions.

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Director John Singleton Accidentally Kills Woman

It is reported that the director John Singleton was diving in his car when he hit and killed a woman while she was crossing the street in Los Angeles. Singleton was not under the influence of anything and after the accident he stopped and waited for the police.

John Singleton earned Oscar nominations for writing and directing the films Boyz N the Hood, Shaft, and Hustle and Flow.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

A Car Lands in Chiropractor's Clinic

For the second time in four months and the third time since the shop opened Bob Ziegler has had a motorist drive into his clinic. Luckily there were no patients in the waiting room at the time. In both cases the cars were driven by elderly women. The women were not given tickets. Officers have the choice to not write tickets when cars hit buildings. There were no injuries reported. The clinic owner, Bob Ziegler, wants to talk to his landlord about placing barriers in front of the clinic to stop cars.

Drunk Woman Drives Over Instructor During Driving Lesson

It is reported in Naples, FL that a man named David Tanner had to be airlifted to the hospital after a woman, Victoria Hosner, he was teaching to drive accidentally ran over him. David was teaching Victoria to drive when she accidentally hit the gas pedal and accelerated backwards. David was standing outside near the vehicle and was knocked to the ground. Victoria then accidentally ran over his leg. She then continued to drive in reverse and cause about $6,000 worth of damage.

A deputy thought Her eyes were bloodshot and her breath smelled like alcohol. They measured her blood-alcohol level at .146, which is .08 above Florida’s legal limit. She faces charges of driving under the influence, three counts of driving under the influence with damage to property or person of another, and driving without a license.