In the early morning hours of September 18, 1992, a police officer employed by defendant Town of Cheektowaga pulled over an automobile owned by plaintiff's decedent, Jacqueline Walsh. An acquaintance of Walsh was driving and she was a passenger. As the result of the traffic stop, the acquaintance was placed under arrest for driving while intoxicated. Based upon his observations of Walsh, the officer determined that Walsh was also intoxicated and unable to drive safely. The officer testified that he offered to call a cab or give Walsh a ride to any destination she chose, but Walsh…
On 2/16/16 at 9:08 P.M, Shift Supervisor Enmanuel Cabrera was notified by Transship Desk clerk Thomas Nick that an accident occurred in the Truck Yard. At 9:12 P.M, S/S Cabrera went out of the Transship cage with Desk clerk Thomas Nick as a spotter for safety purposes. Upon arrival at the scene of the accident, S/S Cabrera was met by the victim JB Hunt driver Donald Perkins. Mr. Perkins was driving JB Hunt tractor 352470 pulling trailer JBHU 264923. Mr. Perkins stated that while closing his trailer doors, he felt the tractor move like so back into him. Mr. Perkins saw that there was a covenant trailer in front of his tractor. Mr. Perkins immediately notified the Amazon TDR associate that where an incident in the Truck Yard.…
On 8/6/15 Mr. and Mrs. Lecaine were restraint driver and passenger in their vehicle. They were at a complete stop when they were rear ended and pushed into the vehicle stopped in front o them. The car that hit them was going approximately…
10. On or before the date in question, Defendant, Anheuser-Busch, negligently and in violation of proper safety standards failed to employ competent and careful employees to load, secure and inspect the cargo, resulting in the freight to disembark from the truck while in transit.…
Upon arrival to the scene at approximately 1407 hours, I met with Cpl. Mannarino and M/Deputy Pracht, who advised me of what occurred. I then met with Deputy Ivey, who is originating the DHSMV traffic crash report. (86566742). William Kirby was driving a 2013 Kenworth truck and pulling a 2016 Mack tanker trailer. Kirby had just loaded 7,000 of red diesel fuel into the tanker trailer, and was leaving the property. Kirby stopped and exited the truck to pick up the Bill of Lading. Kirby walked back to his truck, drove…
1. OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE: Refer to P/O Emmons supplemental report for details. 2. ARRIVAL AT SCENE: Upon my arrival on the scene, I observed a black Pontiac G8, bearing NJ registration N55HMP pulled over the right side of the road. The driver was outside of the vehicle leaning on his car for support as I made my initial approach. I then spoke with P.O. Emmons #5241 who advised she pulled of the driver now identified as Michael J. Topppi (accused) for swerving.…
Mr. Leighe is charged with a hit and run, that caused a pedestrian to lose his life. Mr. Hall was riding his bike down the road, in front of Leighe, with his front and rear lights working properly, following all the rules. Leighe hit him with the front of his car, then drove away from the accident scene immediately. He had not only been drinking wine that evening, but also drove home, and hid his car at the back of his property. Leighe fled from the crime scene, had alcohol in his system, and hid the evidence. However, his driving record only consisted of two speeding tickets made more than 10 years ago. Leighe claims his car was frosted over making it visibly difficult to see and therefore had no intention of harming Mr. Hall. He also pleaded…
While taking photographs, I noticed the damage to the front of the truck was consistent with the damaged area of the fence. Witness statements were filled out and scanned into case, Photographs on S: Drive.…
Failure to Maintain Lane; Drunk Driving - Driving Under the Influence (Alcohol)(Refusal); Driving Under the Influence (Alcohol)(Less Safe): The MP report states that the SM was arrested by local authorities for the listed offenses. The report also indicates that the SM was administered a breathalyzer test, but no results were listed. The DA 4833 states that the SM pled guilty in a civilian court, and reduced from fail to maintain lane / 12mo prob-susp upon PMT and all conditions / risk reduction / victim impact.…
There was only one vehicle parked on the street and was still warm. The car belongs to the couples. The wife informed the officers that she had not driven the car all day. She told the officers that her husband drove the car four hours ago. The officers follow the husband to the door, and the keys fell out of his pocket. The officers perform an alcoholic test on the husband, and he fails it. The officers are responding to a domestic call.…
Chris Finish is a licensed driver who has owned his car for about six months. On the night of his arrest, he picked up Josh Kings at approximately 8:00 p.m. While double parked outside a store 24 police notice an expired inspection sticker on the defendants vehicle. the officer stopped them at approximately 10:30 p.m. After questions them for a bit the officer notices a handgun under the passenger seat. Both men denied any knowledge of the gun. The defendants lawyer moved for a directed verdict, The motion was denied, Chris is now appealing his conviction. John Kings has not been seen sense the night of the arrest.…
On January the 16th Annie Owther pleaded guilty to her alleged one count offences of: Culpable driving causing death, negligently causing serious injury and driving while disqualified. Annie’s actions resulted in one death and four serious injuries including her own. Today we examine all factors leading to this event and reveal Annie’s sentencing and suggest recommendations for future mishaps.…
A young man by the name of Joseph Rivers boarded a train headed from Los Angeles, California. Joseph brought with him the dream of becoming a video movie producer and a total of $16,000, that he and his mother had scraped together to help start this dream. At a stop in Albuquerque, New Mexico, two men boarded Joseph's train and seized his money, leaving him broke and without the funds to continue on with his trip or return home to Michigan. These men who committed this seemly unjust crime, were federal employees who according to the "civil-asset forfeiture" law, were well within their bounds to do so. (Friedersdorf, n.p.).…
“In re Winship, 397 U.S. 358 (1970), was a United States Supreme Court decision that held that when a juvenile is charged with an act that would be a crime if committed by an adult, every element of the offense must be proved beyond reasonable doubt, not preponderance of the evidence.” (In re Winship. n.d.).…
(5) He was stopped by the Texas highway patrol and he refused to have his friend accept the ticket for speeding and told the…