A 19-year-old woman is charged with DUI after allegedly hitting two bicyclists in Sacramento Wednesday morning. Those two women, described as avid cyclists, both suffered major injuries.
California Highway Patrol officers say she hit one cyclist, propelling the rider into the other one and then hitting her with the car as well. The crash ended near the corner at Woedee Drive.
One victim is 48-year-old Kathi R. Sturgeon, who’s a director of women’s ministry at Lakeside Church in Folsom. She’s in critical condition at Sutter Roseville with head trauma and internal injuries.
Her riding partner, 43-year-old Katherine Hurd, suffered a broken collar bone, multiple spinal fractures and a concussion, according to the CHP. She’s in serious condition at UC Medical Center in SAcramento.
The suspect and the victims all live in Sacramento.
Every year, states enact stronger DUI/DWI laws and many more severe drunk driving penalties. Sacramento DUI/DWI attorneys and lawyers will help you to sidestep harsh penalties such as losing your drivers license, jail time, fines, and a permanent blemish on your driving record or worse yet a criminal conviction on your record. A criminal conviction on your record can have a substantial impact on the rest of your life.
Not to mention you may end up with a breath meter mounted to your car that you have to blow in before you can ever drive away. That can be a bit of a hassle if you’re in a hurry. Are you a repeat offender? Well, don’t worry, because some Sacramento DUI/DWI attorneys will take on your case and help you to prove that it was Listerine you blew into the breath meter not gin.
As if they already didn’t have many things to worry about, outstanding DUI suspects in Sacramento, California are now having their mug shots posted online in an attempt to galvanize the community and bring them to justice.
Specifically, the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office recently posted the pictures and descriptions of 17 California DUI suspects who are either repeat offenders or have failed to show up in court and face a variety of misdemeanor and felony charges. As of July 30th, three of those 17 Sacramento DUI suspects had been apprehended thanks to information provided by the community.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — For years, DUI checkpoints have proven an effective way to catch drunken drivers and prevent others from getting behind the wheel, but what some police agencies are now using those checkpoints for and who is being targeted is sparking a growing controversy.
The concern is that police are not only using the checkpoints as a way to enforce other laws but also as a way to make money — especially since cities such as Sacramento make $70 every time they impound a car at a DUI checkpoint, even if that car’s driver was not suspected of drinking and driving.
Aturo Torres said he was pulled over at a recent DUI checkpoint on Broadway in Sacramento, his pickup truck was impounded and all of his belongings moved to the curb, and yet, Torres said, he had not had a single drop of alcohol to drink that night.
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A man accused of killing a teacher while driving drunk was sentenced Wednesday to six years in state prison.
Robert Basinger, 22, was driving along Folsom Boulevard in his 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee in March at excessive speed with no lights on when he collided with Mary Sekul’s 2002 Mazda 626.
Basinger’s blood alcohol content was later determined to be more than three times the legal limit.
Sekul, a 59-year-old teacher, was pronounced dead at the crash scene. Basinger was taken to a local hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.
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