An Atwater man was arrested Thursday after allegedly aiming a gun at a woman and threatening to shoot her, according to police. Officers went to a home on Mesquite Court … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Man shot by Merced resident during break-in was drunk and ‘in the wrong home’
A man who was shot and killed Wednesday during an apparent break-in in Merced was drunk and “entered the wrong home,” Merced police said Thursday. The man, whose name has … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man crashes into house, police car while driving drunk, backward, police say
A 37-year-old Merced man was arrested late Wednesday after police said he crashed into a house and a police car while driving drunk – and backward. Rogelio Solorio also crashed … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Atwater woman was drunk when she left crash scene and hid behind liquor store
A 59-year-old Atwater woman was arrested early Wednesday after she crashed into a car while driving drunk then drove away and tried to hide behind a liquor store, according to … Click to Continue »
Read More »She struck three cars when her children were in the car. Police say she was drunk.
A Merced woman may face multiple felonies after she got behind the wheel of a car while under the influence on Fourth of July with three child passengers and hit … Click to Continue »
Read More »Drunk driving crash scene, response jars Pacheco High students
The grim reaper circled the scene of a mock two-car drunken-driving crash Thursday at Pacheco High School as students watched their peers carried away on stretchers. As the scene unfolded, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced father arrested for driving drunk with 7-year-old son, police say
A 35-year-old Merced man was arrested after investigators said he was driving drunk with his 7-year-old son in his car, the Atwater Police Department reported. Juan Manuel De Loa’s blood-alcohol … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Winton man crashed into 3 cars while driving drunk
Suspect taken to Merced hospital with head injury Several thousand dollars in damages estimated Suspect has been cited twice in recent months for public intoxication, records show … Click to Continue »
Read More »Family Loses Son to Drunk Driver, Speaks Against It
Flipping through the pages of a photo album, it feels like the tragedy happened just yesterday.A cute little boy, posing with the Easter bunny, family and friends. Nineteen years later, Ian Busby’s memory lives on. "I was able to hold him as he came into the world and I hold …
Read More »Crackdown has begun on drunk drivers
As Memorial Day Weekend begins law enforcement agencies from our area and around the state have started their crackdown on drunk drivers. The Fresno Police Department opened up a DUI checkpoint Friday night in an attempt to remove drunk drivers from city streets. At about 9 o’clock police officers were …
Read More »CHP: Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes, Leaves His Injured Kids
Madera CHP officers are looking for Rafael Cortez, 31, for allegedly driving under the influence, crashing, rolling over several times, and fleeing the scene, leaving his four injured children behind. It happened Tuesday after 6 p.m. on Avenue 19 near Pickfair Way east of Hwy 99. The children’s injuries ranged …
Read More »65-year Old Man from Winton Accused of Driving Drunk and Killing Two in Chowchilla
The investigation continues into Friday’s deadly DUI crash in Chowchilla that has left a man and woman, both in their late twenties, dead. The California Highway Patrol says 65-year old Bruce Erickson of Winton was allegedly driving drunk on Friday before 5pm, when he lost control of his 2012 Ford …
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