"The defendant is trying to manipulate the justice system," Deputy District Attorney Marcus Garrett said at the outset of trial.
The Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office has secured a $323,500 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety ...
The City of Greer will mark its sesquicentennial with Greer150, a year-long celebration throughout 2026. Monthly programs ...
A new study by criminal defense lawyers at Simmrin Law Group identifies California counties with the lowest DUI arrest rates. The research analyzed data from the California DMV’s DUI Management ...
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A California man was arrested after allegedly hitting a group of high school track runners Wednesday afternoon, sending eight teenage student-athletes to the hospital. Anthony Alva-Palafox, 27, of ...
Seven students on a California high school's track team were injured in a crash Wednesday when the driver veered off the road in a suspected drunk driving incident, police said. The crash occurred ...
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Eight students of a high school running team in Southern California were injured after a suspected DUI driver plowed into them during a training run Wednesday afternoon, police said ...
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The epidemic of drunk driving skyrocketed over the last decade by more than 50% in the State of California. Many point to lenient laws as the reason. State data shows drivers ...
Masako Saenz didn't just lose her 5-year-old son to a repeat drunk driver. Two decades later, the Sacramento mother lost her own life after being hit by a driver with a blood alcohol level twice the ...
Alcohol-related roadway deaths in California have shot up by more than 50% in the past decade — an increase more than twice as steep as the rest of the country, federal estimates show. More than 1,300 ...
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. -- An initial DUI charge against the truck driver in last month's deadly eight-vehicle pileup crash has been dropped after toxicology results came back negative for drugs or ...