Archive for August, 2009
DUI Offenders to Wash Cars for MADD
In Bristol, Tennessee, DUI offenders—clad in orange and white striped jumpsuits—will be washing cars to help raise money for Mothers Against Drunk Driving. The car wash at an Auto Zone store on Saturday August 29 costs $10 and the money goes to benefit the organization.
Police Crackdown at Mass. Concert Part of Effort to Control Underage Drinking
Authorities detained 342 people at a concert in Foxborough, Massachusetts, as part of a planned response to crack down on underage drinking.
More Children Being Treated for Alcohol Abuse at UK Clinic
Children as young as nine are being treated for binge drinking at a clinic in the UK. Andrew Hall, chief executive of Alcohol Support, which runs Albyn House clinic in Aberdeen, said that the majority of the children being treated are between 11 and 15.
18-Year-Old Being Tried for Second-Degree Murder in Drunk-Driving Case
A teenager from Santa Ana, California, has been charged with second-degree murder for driving drunk with a blood-alcohol level of .11 and killing 16-year-old Mackenzie Frazee. A classmate of the defendant testified that she and several friends repeatedly warned Milad Moulayi that he was too drunk to drive before he crashed his mother’s Mercedes Benz, killing his passenger.