Saturday, March 16, 2013
If you insist on driving after a few drinks on St. Patrick's Day, here's what you should know about how alcohol affects your system—and your criminal record.
Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation? As we approach St. Patrick's Day, and all the celebrations that come with it, Patch is here to help you know when enough is enough. When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure Blood Alcohol Content. A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream. Pennsylvania's legal limit is 0.08. According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse Prevention website, every 40 minutes, 0.01 percent of alcohol leaves your system. Check out the chart in the media portion of this article to see what your limit is. And …
Monday, December 31, 2012
Heading out tonight for an evening of New Year's Eve revelry? Take a look at this chart to learn how alcohol affects your system and your criminal record.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation? Pennsylvania State Police charged 348 people statewide with drunken driving from Dec. 21 to Dec. 25, according to a statement from Trooper First Class Robin M. Mungo. A total of 108 alcohol-related crashes occurred throughout the state during the holiday weekend, including one fatality, Mungo said. When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure Blood Alcohol Content. A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream. Pennsylvania's legal limit is 0.08. According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse …
Sunday, December 23, 2012
If you insist on driving after a few drinks, here's what you should know about how alcohol affects your system and your criminal record.
Do you know how many drinks you can have before you're in danger of getting a drunken driving violation? As we head into the holiday season, Patch wants you to know when enough is enough. When police pull drivers over for suspected drunken driving, officers ask them to perform field sobriety tests and to take a breath test to measure Blood Alcohol Content. A BAC test measures the percentage of alcohol present in a person's bloodstream. Pennsylvania's legal limit is 0.08. According to the Virginia Tech Alcohol Abuse Prevention website, every 40 minutes, 0.01 percent of alcohol leaves your system. Check out the chart in the media portion of this article to see what your limit is. And remember, how you feel also depends on your alcohol …
Friday, June 29, 2012
Police from six states will be out on DUI patrols this weekend looking for drunk drivers who are getting an early start to the Fourth of July holiday.
Police from six states will be out on DUI patrols this weekend looking for drunk drivers who are getting an early start to the Fourth of July holiday. Troopers from the Pennsylvania State Police, Ohio Highway Patrol and West Virginia State Police held a press conference Friday morning so travelers know officers will be putting up a combined effort to target intoxicated drivers. Maj. Tim Mercer of the Pennsylvania State Police said they are trying to network with other agencies to have a broader effort against drinking and driving he said while standing at the I-79 rest stop near Bridgeville. “Driving under the influence continues to be a danger for Pennsylvania motorists,” Mercer said, “and it’s a threat we take very seriously." Mercer …
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Eric Ewing also is charged with defiant trespassing and driving with a suspended license.
A former Pine constable charged with making a false report to police is scheduled for a July 10 formal arraignment. Eric Ewing, 54, of Gibsonia, waived his preliminary hearing when he appeared last week before Magisterial District Court Judge William K. Wagner. The misdemeanor charge was issued after Ewing told police someone shot a surveillance flare near his Gibsonia home on April 17, police said. A witness later told police that Ewing shot the flare, according to the criminal complaint. Ewing said he believed the flare was an attempt—either from someone with the U.S. government or some faction of organized crime—to send a message that they were watching him, the complaint states. This week, Ewing faced additional unrelated charges in …
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Ryan M. Chute, 24, waived his preliminary hearing.
A Gibsonia man will stand trial on DUI and careless driving charges in connection with a November accident in Pine Township. Ryan M. Chute, 24, waived his preliminary hearing Wednesday before Magisterial District Judge William K. Wagner. His formal arraignment is set for March 6. Chute was charged with DUI and careless driving after an accident in which he crashed into a utility pole on Bakerstown Road in Pine Township, according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Chute's blood-alcohol level was 0.183 after the 9 p.m. crash on Nov. 19, the report said. He is already facing DUI charges in Butler County. A formal arraignment there is scheduled for Feb.13 before Common Pleas Judge Timothy F. McCune.
Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Man was hospitalized after crash on Bakerstown Road in Pine Township.
A 24-year-old Gibsonia man was charged with DUI and careless driving following an accident in which he crashed into a utility pole on Bakerstown Road in Pine Township, according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Ryan M. Chute's blood-alcohol level was 0.183 after the 9 p.m. crash on Nov. 19, the report said. Toxicology results were received Friday and a summons was issued Monday. A preliminary hearing is set for Jan. 18 before Magisterial District Judge William K. Wagner. Chute is already facing DUI charges in Butler County. A formal arraignment there is scheduled for Feb.13 before Common Pleas Judge Timothy F. McCune. Chute's preliminary hearing on Nov. 21 was waived. He is charged in Butler with two counts of DUI, …
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Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Test showed Eric Ewing's blood alcohol content was .275 percent, according to a police report.
A former constable for Pine Township has been charged with DUI and other traffic violations after an afternoon one-vehicle accident near a school bus stop in Pine, according to a Northern Regional Police Department report. Gibsonia resident Eric F. Ewing, 54, also has been charged with reckless driving, driving at an unsafe speed and not stopping for a stop sign, court records show. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Dec. 7 in the courtroom of Magisterial District Judge William K. Wagner. The blood alcohol level for Ewing was .275 percent, according to the police report. The Allegheny County Lab results were received last week. The laws covering driving under the influence state three blood alcohol levels; the highest level is 0…
D. Gerst
7:38 am on Thursday, May 31, 2012
why was it reported that he was carrying a concealed weapon at the time of the accident? obviously he had a legal permit since he was not charged for concealing without one. It should not be part of the report unless it is relevant to the crime. more ›