Archive for March, 2011

DUI arrest may be a first; case seen as legal challenge

WILKES-BARRE – The arrest of a Throop woman on evidence of driving under the influence of bath salts is believed to be the first in the region and possibly the state.

Prosecutors Can Seek ‘Witness’ In ‘Melrose Place’ Star’s Fatal DUI

A judge has ruled that prosecutors in a case stemming from a fatal car crash involving a former "Melrose Place" actress can seek the identity of a person who claimed on a newspaper website that he was a witness and that authorities were "lying about the facts."

DUI lawyer must serve DUI sentence

A local DUI lawyer must now spend 100 days in jail after violating probation on his own DUI charge.

Erie driver’s statement at issue in fatal DUI crash

A judge is weighing whether the prosecution will be able to use the police statement of an Erie man charged with driving under the influence and killing an Erie woman in August.

Lawyer: Plea deal in sex toy battery case

Charges have been dropped against a Gurnee woman accused of attacking a police officer with a sex toy, her attorney said today.