How To Start Your Own Cash Business Setting Up Alco-Buddy Machines For Your Business Or Establishment.
Holbrook, NY, February 25, 2011: Alco-Buddy is an alcohol breathalyzer test that gives users the opportunity to gauge their own B.A.C. (blood alcohol content) before they ever get behind the wheel. Becoming a distributor of the Alco-Buddy Alcohol Breathalyzer is a great way to start your very own small business and keep the roads safe. Whether purchasing a single machine for your establishment, or a large quantity of machines for your business, you are supporting responsible drinking by placing an Alco-Buddy in your community. And you’ll make some great contacts along the way! Getting started is easy! Just follow these simple steps.
First you need to decide how much money you want to make. The more machines you purchase, the more money you will earn. Set your goals accordingly.
Then, contact the professional team at Alco-Buddy by simply submitting your contact information online instantly. A representative will be in touch to help you decide how many machines to invest in to get going.
Once you’ve decided on the amount of machines to purchase, payment can be made in many forms including PayPal, wire transfers, checks and money order.
Next, the knowledgeable representatives at Alco-buddy will help you decide on the best target businesses in your area. Ideal locations include sports bars, nightclubs, casinos, pool halls, restaurants that serve alcohol and any other related establishments.
Then you will be educated on how to go about placing the machines and who you should be talking to at each establishment. Business owners are normally more than willing to place the machine in their establishment because they will receive a portion of the income that it generates. Alco-Buddy distributors may also use incentives to help place their machines, from partnering with insurance companies who offer discounts to on-site promotions and give-aways.
After the establishment has agreed to place a machine on their wall, installation is a breeze. All machines come with an instruction manual that is easy to understand. Calibration is simple and only has to be performed about every 3 months. The equipment is virtually trouble free and requires very little maintenance. But if you ever need assistance, Alco-Buddy stands ready to assist you promptly.
Alco-Buddy professionals are also available to assist with technical support, advice on how to grow your business and more! The machines also come with ad space that can be sold to taxi companies or DWI lawyers for extra revenue. Find out how you can start taking control of your financial future while at the same time, doing your part to reduce the number of impaired or intoxicated people on the road in your community. Contact Alco-Buddy today!
For more info, visit us at Alcobuddy.com
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Ace of Hearts Vending, One of Alco-Buddy's valued Customers
Holbrook, NY February 24, 2011: About six months ago, Ace of Hearts Vending in Allentown, PA stumbled upon a website for a company on Long Island that manufactures alcohol breathalyzer vending machines. Their interest was immediately peaked. The vending machines, which are installed in alcohol establishments across the country, allow bar patrons to purchase a straw, insert it into the machine, and blow into it. In turn, the machine provides patrons with their approximate BAC (blood alcohol content). Not only is the entertainment value high, but the alcohol awareness it promotes in bars and restaurants can be limitless. Ace of Hearts knew they could find a surplus of establishments in their area that would be more than willing to place one of these vending machines on their wall. And so they contacted the professional team at Alco-Buddy.
Within days, Ace of Hearts created a thorough business plan, preparing for any bumps in the road. Together with a web designer, they developed a fully functional website complete with a blog for people to write about their Alco-Buddy experiences. Ace of Hearts recently created a partnership with Hartzell Insurance who is able to provide a discount for establishments who place an Alco-Buddy. Plans for on-site promotions and give-aways are in the works.
Ace of Hearts targeted high trafficked establishments, focusing on the bigger bars in college towns. Not only do large college bars pull in a larger amount of people, they also get new patrons each year from transferring students and freshly turned 21 students. A representative of Ace of Hearts says “The great thing about Alco-buddy is that anyone 21 and over who drinks alcohol becomes curious when they see the machine which leads to pulling out their dollar and placing to the machine to check out their BAC.”
In almost six months Ace of Hearts has reached over half its goal of placing 50 vending machines by May 2011. With its website and insurance company partnership in place, they can now begin to focus on selling the ad space that Alco-Buddy provides for Taxi companies, DWI lawyers and such. They continue to develop strong relationships with their clients and reinforce this with their excellent customer service. Alco-Buddy provides fully functioning machines that provide the most accurate results and yield the best experiences for patrons.
Ace of Hearts is excited to be a part of the Alco-Buddy family and believes that getting into the breathalyzer business while still in its infancy will give them a head start once it starts picking up momentum. Look out for Ace of Hearts’ Alco-Buddy machines on the web (www.aceofheartsvending.com), on facebook (Ace of Hearts Vending), on t-shirts and in bar promotions.
Within days, Ace of Hearts created a thorough business plan, preparing for any bumps in the road. Together with a web designer, they developed a fully functional website complete with a blog for people to write about their Alco-Buddy experiences. Ace of Hearts recently created a partnership with Hartzell Insurance who is able to provide a discount for establishments who place an Alco-Buddy. Plans for on-site promotions and give-aways are in the works.
Ace of Hearts targeted high trafficked establishments, focusing on the bigger bars in college towns. Not only do large college bars pull in a larger amount of people, they also get new patrons each year from transferring students and freshly turned 21 students. A representative of Ace of Hearts says “The great thing about Alco-buddy is that anyone 21 and over who drinks alcohol becomes curious when they see the machine which leads to pulling out their dollar and placing to the machine to check out their BAC.”
In almost six months Ace of Hearts has reached over half its goal of placing 50 vending machines by May 2011. With its website and insurance company partnership in place, they can now begin to focus on selling the ad space that Alco-Buddy provides for Taxi companies, DWI lawyers and such. They continue to develop strong relationships with their clients and reinforce this with their excellent customer service. Alco-Buddy provides fully functioning machines that provide the most accurate results and yield the best experiences for patrons.
Ace of Hearts is excited to be a part of the Alco-Buddy family and believes that getting into the breathalyzer business while still in its infancy will give them a head start once it starts picking up momentum. Look out for Ace of Hearts’ Alco-Buddy machines on the web (www.aceofheartsvending.com), on facebook (Ace of Hearts Vending), on t-shirts and in bar promotions.
USF Basketball Player Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving
SIOUX FALLS, SD - One of the University of Sioux Falls basketball players arrested after an incident at a gas station admits to driving drunk.
In response to the guilty plea, a judge sentenced Matt Malloy to two years probation.
According to investigators, Malloy drove away from a Sioux Falls gas station after teammate Eric Tisby punched a clerk. Tisby was arrested for assault.
Both players were immediately suspended from the team.
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In response to the guilty plea, a judge sentenced Matt Malloy to two years probation.
According to investigators, Malloy drove away from a Sioux Falls gas station after teammate Eric Tisby punched a clerk. Tisby was arrested for assault.
Both players were immediately suspended from the team.
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Some Call Tags for Drunk Drivers Wrong Turn
Washington has become the latest state to see a push for a so-called whiskey-plate law to combat drunk driving, a move defense lawyers and civil libertarians say can unfairly stigmatize offenders, and sometimes their families as well.
The law would require first-time drunk drivers to replace their license plates with easy-to-spot tags that end with the uppercase letter "Z," a signal to police to pay close attention to the car. Minnesota, an early adopter of such a law, uses the letter "W"—hence the term "whiskey plate"—on a plain white background.
Offenders in Washington would be required to display the special plates for three years after their driving privileges are restored. Republican Rep. Norma Smith of Clinton, Wash., who introduced the bill earlier this month, said it would give police another tool to crack down on a dangerous practice.
"The recidivist rate on drunk-driving is extremely high," she said. "Too many people continue to die these needless deaths."
The bill won't come to a vote for several months, but opponents are already making their voices heard.
"There's just no point to this other than to give someone a Scarlet Letter," said Matthew Leyba, a criminal-defense lawyer in Seattle. "It's only going to subject people to more harassment from the police."
Vanita Gupta, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said whiskey plates were part of a "trend of overcriminalization" in the U.S. "These sorts of laws just create obstacles to offenders getting fresh starts and moving forward with their lives," she said.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Chief Executive Kimberly Earle said the organization supports whiskey-plate laws as a "useful tool" for police, but that MADD is more focused on measures it believes have a better track record for preventing drunk driving, such as requiring offenders to pass a car-mounted breathalizer to enable their engine to start.
A handful of other states have adopted similar laws. In Minnesota, certain drunk-driving offenders are required to attach special plates to their car for a year after their driving privileges are restored. An earlier version of the Minnesota law was enacted in 1988. Drunk-driving-related fatalities have fallen steadily since. Jean Ryan, Minnesota's impaired-driving program coordinator, said that a host of factors were likely involved in that drop, including strengthened enforcement efforts.
Matt Langer, a captain with the Minnesota State Patrol, said that while he had arrested drivers whose cars had whiskey plates on new drunken-driving charges, it was also routine to drive past them, with "nothing to be concerned about."
David Risk, a criminal lawyer in Minneapolis, said the law could have unwelcome ramifications. He said he had a client whose wife ran a day-care center that owned several vans, all of which were co-registered in his client's name. After his client's blood-alcohol test came back with a reading over the legal limit, Mr. Risk said, the Department of Public Safety told the day-care center it had to get whiskey plates for all its vans.
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The law would require first-time drunk drivers to replace their license plates with easy-to-spot tags that end with the uppercase letter "Z," a signal to police to pay close attention to the car. Minnesota, an early adopter of such a law, uses the letter "W"—hence the term "whiskey plate"—on a plain white background.
Offenders in Washington would be required to display the special plates for three years after their driving privileges are restored. Republican Rep. Norma Smith of Clinton, Wash., who introduced the bill earlier this month, said it would give police another tool to crack down on a dangerous practice.
"The recidivist rate on drunk-driving is extremely high," she said. "Too many people continue to die these needless deaths."
The bill won't come to a vote for several months, but opponents are already making their voices heard.
"There's just no point to this other than to give someone a Scarlet Letter," said Matthew Leyba, a criminal-defense lawyer in Seattle. "It's only going to subject people to more harassment from the police."
Vanita Gupta, deputy legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union, said whiskey plates were part of a "trend of overcriminalization" in the U.S. "These sorts of laws just create obstacles to offenders getting fresh starts and moving forward with their lives," she said.
Mothers Against Drunk Driving Chief Executive Kimberly Earle said the organization supports whiskey-plate laws as a "useful tool" for police, but that MADD is more focused on measures it believes have a better track record for preventing drunk driving, such as requiring offenders to pass a car-mounted breathalizer to enable their engine to start.
A handful of other states have adopted similar laws. In Minnesota, certain drunk-driving offenders are required to attach special plates to their car for a year after their driving privileges are restored. An earlier version of the Minnesota law was enacted in 1988. Drunk-driving-related fatalities have fallen steadily since. Jean Ryan, Minnesota's impaired-driving program coordinator, said that a host of factors were likely involved in that drop, including strengthened enforcement efforts.
Matt Langer, a captain with the Minnesota State Patrol, said that while he had arrested drivers whose cars had whiskey plates on new drunken-driving charges, it was also routine to drive past them, with "nothing to be concerned about."
David Risk, a criminal lawyer in Minneapolis, said the law could have unwelcome ramifications. He said he had a client whose wife ran a day-care center that owned several vans, all of which were co-registered in his client's name. After his client's blood-alcohol test came back with a reading over the legal limit, Mr. Risk said, the Department of Public Safety told the day-care center it had to get whiskey plates for all its vans.
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Mom Turned in By Girl for Drunk Driving Checks into Rehab
DETROIT (WJBK) - The woman whose nine-year-old daughter turned her in for drunk driving has checked into rehab.
49-year-old Latanya Evans glared at our camera and appeared near tears as she waited to face a judge on her latest drunk driving charge.
Just a few days ago, Evans was in traffic on 12 Mile Road in Southfield driving with a revoked license. Police say she had a blood alcohol level of 0.25, which is more than three times the legal limit, when her nine-year-old daughter bravely passed a note to a teller at a Bank of America in a desperate plea for help.
"The little girl wrote … my mother is drunk and I don't want to go with her," said Southfield Police Chief Joseph Thomas.
"She's a smart girl, and that alone is an attribute to what type of parenting she's getting at home. My mom is a good mom. She made a mistake," said Jessica Lenyard.
Evans older daughter told reporters she's standing by her mother, who's been battling alcoholism for years. This is Evans' third drunk driving arrest. Her record shows her license was suspended in 2003 and revoked in 2008, but clearly she'd been driving anyway.
"My client has a disease, and as we all know, substance abuse is a very, very difficult thing to combat. She is admittedly an alcoholic, and she is seeking treatment," said attorney Amy Bowen-Krane.
Her attorney told the judge that Evans has checked herself in to a one year residential program where mandatory alcohol testing takes place every day and she cannot leave without being supervised.
"She knows that she has a problem, and she had always told her minor daughter if she ever felt unsafe to let somebody know," Bowen-Krane said.
"My little sister's doing fine. She wants to be back with her mom, so me and my older sister, we have to support my mom so that my sister can get her wish," Lenyard said.
Police say considering Evans' long criminal history, which includes a child endangerment charge from last June, she'll likely face jail time.
She's been ordered to remain in treatment while this case moves forward and her nine-year-old daughter, who's being praised for doing the right thing, will stay with her father.
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49-year-old Latanya Evans glared at our camera and appeared near tears as she waited to face a judge on her latest drunk driving charge.
Just a few days ago, Evans was in traffic on 12 Mile Road in Southfield driving with a revoked license. Police say she had a blood alcohol level of 0.25, which is more than three times the legal limit, when her nine-year-old daughter bravely passed a note to a teller at a Bank of America in a desperate plea for help.
"The little girl wrote … my mother is drunk and I don't want to go with her," said Southfield Police Chief Joseph Thomas.
"She's a smart girl, and that alone is an attribute to what type of parenting she's getting at home. My mom is a good mom. She made a mistake," said Jessica Lenyard.
Evans older daughter told reporters she's standing by her mother, who's been battling alcoholism for years. This is Evans' third drunk driving arrest. Her record shows her license was suspended in 2003 and revoked in 2008, but clearly she'd been driving anyway.
"My client has a disease, and as we all know, substance abuse is a very, very difficult thing to combat. She is admittedly an alcoholic, and she is seeking treatment," said attorney Amy Bowen-Krane.
Her attorney told the judge that Evans has checked herself in to a one year residential program where mandatory alcohol testing takes place every day and she cannot leave without being supervised.
"She knows that she has a problem, and she had always told her minor daughter if she ever felt unsafe to let somebody know," Bowen-Krane said.
"My little sister's doing fine. She wants to be back with her mom, so me and my older sister, we have to support my mom so that my sister can get her wish," Lenyard said.
Police say considering Evans' long criminal history, which includes a child endangerment charge from last June, she'll likely face jail time.
She's been ordered to remain in treatment while this case moves forward and her nine-year-old daughter, who's being praised for doing the right thing, will stay with her father.
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Thursday, February 17, 2011
MADD wants to get tougher on drunken drivers
A drunken driver gets behind the wheel an average of 87 times before he or she is arrested for the first time, according to Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Of those that are convicted of driving drunk, more than half continue to drive on a suspended license.
The Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Traffic Safety and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers have partnered together to create Operation Report Card, a court monitoring program that works to ensure drunken drivers are prosecuted consistently in Illinois and fewer cases are dismissed.
"This program allows us to follow the adjudication of DUI cases and gather data regarding how they are handled so there is equitable treatment of offenders and victims from county to county," said Trisha Clegg, MADD project manager of the court monitoring program. "We believe increased convictions and consistency in sentencing would significantly thwart the problem of impaired drivers and provide a basis for stronger sentencing of repeat offenders."
The court monitoring program will track defendants from arraignment through the post-conviction process to create a database of facts about the adjudication of drunk driving cases in Illinois. The database will be analyzed and reviewed by a panel of experts and advisors
"Drunk driving is the most frequently committed violent crime in the nation," said Kristi Hosea, a victim services specialist for MADD. "We believe that Illinois' law enforcement are making the stops and writing the tickets, but there is a breakdown in the system somewhere between the street stop and the courthouse. We hope to shed light on this so that the system can be improved and drunk driving can be dramatically reduced in Illinois."
The program already has monitored more than 7,000 drunken driving cases in Illinois and expects to monitor at least three times more cases before a report about how drunken driving cases in Illinois are typically handled in the court system is released.
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Of those that are convicted of driving drunk, more than half continue to drive on a suspended license.
The Illinois Department of Transportation's Division of Traffic Safety and Mothers Against Drunk Drivers have partnered together to create Operation Report Card, a court monitoring program that works to ensure drunken drivers are prosecuted consistently in Illinois and fewer cases are dismissed.
"This program allows us to follow the adjudication of DUI cases and gather data regarding how they are handled so there is equitable treatment of offenders and victims from county to county," said Trisha Clegg, MADD project manager of the court monitoring program. "We believe increased convictions and consistency in sentencing would significantly thwart the problem of impaired drivers and provide a basis for stronger sentencing of repeat offenders."
The court monitoring program will track defendants from arraignment through the post-conviction process to create a database of facts about the adjudication of drunk driving cases in Illinois. The database will be analyzed and reviewed by a panel of experts and advisors
"Drunk driving is the most frequently committed violent crime in the nation," said Kristi Hosea, a victim services specialist for MADD. "We believe that Illinois' law enforcement are making the stops and writing the tickets, but there is a breakdown in the system somewhere between the street stop and the courthouse. We hope to shed light on this so that the system can be improved and drunk driving can be dramatically reduced in Illinois."
The program already has monitored more than 7,000 drunken driving cases in Illinois and expects to monitor at least three times more cases before a report about how drunken driving cases in Illinois are typically handled in the court system is released.
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Senate endorses warrants for drunk drivers
HELENA — The Senate is endorsing a bill to let police require repeat drunk drivers to submit to a blood alcohol content check.
Senate Bill 42 would let police obtain warrants to require blood or breath tests for repeat offenders when they have probable cause of that person driving while intoxicated.
Republican Sen. Jim Shockley of Victor said his bill will let police obtain electronic warrants from the field to stop serious offenders from finding a way around drunk driving laws.
The bill was endorsed Wednesday by a 35-14 vote.
Also Wednesday, the Senate gave final approval to a bill to create a drunk driving classification called "aggravated DUI" that makes new punishments for repeat offenders. The bill will be transferred to the House.
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Senate Bill 42 would let police obtain warrants to require blood or breath tests for repeat offenders when they have probable cause of that person driving while intoxicated.
Republican Sen. Jim Shockley of Victor said his bill will let police obtain electronic warrants from the field to stop serious offenders from finding a way around drunk driving laws.
The bill was endorsed Wednesday by a 35-14 vote.
Also Wednesday, the Senate gave final approval to a bill to create a drunk driving classification called "aggravated DUI" that makes new punishments for repeat offenders. The bill will be transferred to the House.
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Homestead man pleads guilty in DUI crash that killed 3 children
Gabriel Delrisco, who will be sentenced April 28, faces up to 45 years in prison for the triple fatal drunk driving crash.
Moments after accepting responsibility for the drunk-driving crash that killed three children in Homestead, Gabriel Delrisco wiped away tears and turned to the courtroom.
“I’m sorry,” Delrisco said, meekly. “So sorry.”
The surviving Serrano family just husband and wife, Hector and Mirian, dressed in black watched quietly, their faces empty of emotion. The apology meant nothing.
“Now he wants to say he’s sorry,” Hector Serrano said quietly after the Wednesday’s court hearing. “But it’s too late. He came and destroyed our entire family.”
He added: “He has to pay for what he did. He killed my family. We have nothing now.”
Delrisco, 42, pleaded guilty Wednesday, two years after he plowed his truck into the back of Hector Serrano’s minivan on South Dixie Highway near Homestead, killing his three young children.
The Serranos will get their chance to address him directly on April 28, when Circuit Judge Rosa Rodriguez issues a prison sentence. He faces up to 45 years.
Wednesday’s plea hearing was a muted affair, marked only by Delrisco’s initial indecision in pleading guilty. He had no plea agreement. Instead, he is hoping Rodriguez shows mercy at the April sentencing.
Hector Serrano survived the horrific crash that killed his three children, Hector, 10; Esmeralda, 7, and Amber, 4.
Delrisco, who had spent the night drinking, crashed into the back of a Ford minivan on Jan. 25, 2009 in South Miami-Dade. He had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, authorities said.
He also was charged with battery on a firefighter for fighting with rescue workers who extricated him from his own mangled truck. On Wednesday, he did not enter a new plea to that case, which is still open and could result in an additional five years in prison.
Delrisco’s case drew intense public interest because of his driving record: the former dump truck driver had been cited for traffic violations 29 times in eight years, including one previous drunk driving arrest. At the time of the Serrano accident, Delrisco still had a valid license.
His case took a twist when it was revealed that his defense attorney, Michael Catalano, had secretly worn a recording device in an attempt to help Miami-Dade prosecutors implicate the Serrano’s civil lawyer, Ariel Furst, in wrongdoing.
Catalano alleged that Furst wanted Delrisco to lie about where he drank that night, clearing the way for a potentially lucrative lawsuit against a Homestead strip mall.
Prosecutors eventually determined that there was not enough evidence for a criminal case against Furst. The feud between him and Catalano devolved into an ugly public spat and dueling complaints to the Florida Bar.
For defense attorneys in the high-profile case, Delrisco’s case was indefensible. There was no question he was driving the truck. And there were no flaws in the blood tests that showed he had been drinking.
“We really feel there was no viable defense to this case,” Catalano told the judge Wednesday.
Miami-Dade prosecutors David I. Gilbert and Deisy Hernandez had not made any plea deals offers. The Serrano family wanted nothing less than the maximum.
Catalano and co-counsel Robert Aaron, an assistant public defender, visited Delrisco in jail last week to explain the legal dead-end. By pleading “straight up” to the court and sparing the Serranos the ordeal of going through trial he could buy some goodwill from the judge and maybe get out of prison to see his grandchildren grow up.
And Delrisco could also hope for leniency for his remorse, and cooperation in the Furst probe. He spent last weekend mulling the case, and Monday told his attorneys he would plead guilty.
But on Tuesday, Delrisco wavered. Watching from the audience: the Serranos, along with representatives from Mothers against Drunk Driving and FHP Cpl. Guillermo Ochoa, the lead investigator on the case. Mirian Serrano wore a pin adorned with her children’s photos.
Delrisco, dressed in the red jail jump suit for high-profile inmates, his eyes cast downward, wanted to know if he could speak withc the family. He was told he could not. And Delrisco wanted to know whether Rodriguez could tell him her sentence before the plea.
The judge could not because she needed to hear from the surviving victims, as well as Delrisco’s own family.
“I would like ask you for an extension of 30 more days. I’m not able to make this decision right now,” Delrisco stammered.
“Why are we here if he’s not prepared to take a plea?” Rodriguez asked the lawyers. “Why on Earth did we have all these people show up here today. To waste time?”
Delrisco relented seconds later, pleading guilty to three counts of DUI manslaughter.
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Moments after accepting responsibility for the drunk-driving crash that killed three children in Homestead, Gabriel Delrisco wiped away tears and turned to the courtroom.
“I’m sorry,” Delrisco said, meekly. “So sorry.”
The surviving Serrano family just husband and wife, Hector and Mirian, dressed in black watched quietly, their faces empty of emotion. The apology meant nothing.
“Now he wants to say he’s sorry,” Hector Serrano said quietly after the Wednesday’s court hearing. “But it’s too late. He came and destroyed our entire family.”
He added: “He has to pay for what he did. He killed my family. We have nothing now.”
Delrisco, 42, pleaded guilty Wednesday, two years after he plowed his truck into the back of Hector Serrano’s minivan on South Dixie Highway near Homestead, killing his three young children.
The Serranos will get their chance to address him directly on April 28, when Circuit Judge Rosa Rodriguez issues a prison sentence. He faces up to 45 years.
Wednesday’s plea hearing was a muted affair, marked only by Delrisco’s initial indecision in pleading guilty. He had no plea agreement. Instead, he is hoping Rodriguez shows mercy at the April sentencing.
Hector Serrano survived the horrific crash that killed his three children, Hector, 10; Esmeralda, 7, and Amber, 4.
Delrisco, who had spent the night drinking, crashed into the back of a Ford minivan on Jan. 25, 2009 in South Miami-Dade. He had a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit, authorities said.
He also was charged with battery on a firefighter for fighting with rescue workers who extricated him from his own mangled truck. On Wednesday, he did not enter a new plea to that case, which is still open and could result in an additional five years in prison.
Delrisco’s case drew intense public interest because of his driving record: the former dump truck driver had been cited for traffic violations 29 times in eight years, including one previous drunk driving arrest. At the time of the Serrano accident, Delrisco still had a valid license.
His case took a twist when it was revealed that his defense attorney, Michael Catalano, had secretly worn a recording device in an attempt to help Miami-Dade prosecutors implicate the Serrano’s civil lawyer, Ariel Furst, in wrongdoing.
Catalano alleged that Furst wanted Delrisco to lie about where he drank that night, clearing the way for a potentially lucrative lawsuit against a Homestead strip mall.
Prosecutors eventually determined that there was not enough evidence for a criminal case against Furst. The feud between him and Catalano devolved into an ugly public spat and dueling complaints to the Florida Bar.
For defense attorneys in the high-profile case, Delrisco’s case was indefensible. There was no question he was driving the truck. And there were no flaws in the blood tests that showed he had been drinking.
“We really feel there was no viable defense to this case,” Catalano told the judge Wednesday.
Miami-Dade prosecutors David I. Gilbert and Deisy Hernandez had not made any plea deals offers. The Serrano family wanted nothing less than the maximum.
Catalano and co-counsel Robert Aaron, an assistant public defender, visited Delrisco in jail last week to explain the legal dead-end. By pleading “straight up” to the court and sparing the Serranos the ordeal of going through trial he could buy some goodwill from the judge and maybe get out of prison to see his grandchildren grow up.
And Delrisco could also hope for leniency for his remorse, and cooperation in the Furst probe. He spent last weekend mulling the case, and Monday told his attorneys he would plead guilty.
But on Tuesday, Delrisco wavered. Watching from the audience: the Serranos, along with representatives from Mothers against Drunk Driving and FHP Cpl. Guillermo Ochoa, the lead investigator on the case. Mirian Serrano wore a pin adorned with her children’s photos.
Delrisco, dressed in the red jail jump suit for high-profile inmates, his eyes cast downward, wanted to know if he could speak withc the family. He was told he could not. And Delrisco wanted to know whether Rodriguez could tell him her sentence before the plea.
The judge could not because she needed to hear from the surviving victims, as well as Delrisco’s own family.
“I would like ask you for an extension of 30 more days. I’m not able to make this decision right now,” Delrisco stammered.
“Why are we here if he’s not prepared to take a plea?” Rodriguez asked the lawyers. “Why on Earth did we have all these people show up here today. To waste time?”
Delrisco relented seconds later, pleading guilty to three counts of DUI manslaughter.
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Friday, February 11, 2011
22 drink drivers in a week in Wellington
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22 drink drivers in a week in Wellington
12/02/2011 9:00:00
Police disappointed after a week long blitz catches 22 drink drivers
Wellington police are disappointed at the number of drunk drivers stopped in the course of a week.
22 people have been charged with excess breath and blood alcohol offences, after a blitz in the first week of the month.
Six were already disqualified or suspended from driving, two had outstanding arrest warrants and five were on their third or subsequent drink driving charge.
Out of more than 7,000 drivers stopped by police, 195 failed the initial test.
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22 drink drivers in a week in Wellington
12/02/2011 9:00:00
Police disappointed after a week long blitz catches 22 drink drivers
Wellington police are disappointed at the number of drunk drivers stopped in the course of a week.
22 people have been charged with excess breath and blood alcohol offences, after a blitz in the first week of the month.
Six were already disqualified or suspended from driving, two had outstanding arrest warrants and five were on their third or subsequent drink driving charge.
Out of more than 7,000 drivers stopped by police, 195 failed the initial test.
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Drunk driver sentenced in Capitol Hill woman's death
A 34-year-old man who was drunk when he struck and killed a 91-year-old woman on Capitol Hill last year was sentenced Friday to 10 1/2 years in prison.
Shawn Shipp, a convicted sex offender with a lengthy criminal record, pleaded guilty last month to vehicular homicide in connection with the death of Marie Fite on May 3.
After backing over the elderly woman, Shipp tried to pull her out from underneath his truck. Shipp walked away from his truck as sirens approached, according to charging papers. He returned a short time later and was arrested.
Shipp had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16, twice the legal limit, after the crash, according to police. Shipp denied being drunk but said that he had taken a 500-milligram Vicodin pill several hours earlier, according to charges.
Shipp also has convictions for first-degree child rape, twice failing to register as a sex offender, assault, motor-vehicle theft, drug possession, vehicle prowling, drunken driving, driving with a suspended license and speeding 28 miles over the posted limit, according to court records.
Fite lived in the same Capitol Hill apartment building for more than 30 years. Even as she grew older she went on daily walks and bragged about her independence, according to her friends and family.
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Shawn Shipp, a convicted sex offender with a lengthy criminal record, pleaded guilty last month to vehicular homicide in connection with the death of Marie Fite on May 3.
After backing over the elderly woman, Shipp tried to pull her out from underneath his truck. Shipp walked away from his truck as sirens approached, according to charging papers. He returned a short time later and was arrested.
Shipp had a blood-alcohol level of 0.16, twice the legal limit, after the crash, according to police. Shipp denied being drunk but said that he had taken a 500-milligram Vicodin pill several hours earlier, according to charges.
Shipp also has convictions for first-degree child rape, twice failing to register as a sex offender, assault, motor-vehicle theft, drug possession, vehicle prowling, drunken driving, driving with a suspended license and speeding 28 miles over the posted limit, according to court records.
Fite lived in the same Capitol Hill apartment building for more than 30 years. Even as she grew older she went on daily walks and bragged about her independence, according to her friends and family.
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Former Smashing Pumpkins bassist arrested for drunk driving, outstanding warrants
It was not a week to remember for former Smashing Pumpkins bassist D’arcy Wretzky. MLive.com reports that the 42-year-old Wretzky was arrested early Monday in South Haven, Michigan on suspicion of drunken driving after crashing her 2002 Audi sedan into a retaining wall.
Upon her arrest, Wretzky was also discovered to have had several outstanding bench warrants, stemming from her failure to appear in court on an original charge of animals running loose. TMZ reports that “several horses on her farm broke free… and ran amok in her town” in 2009, but that Wretzky failed to pay the ticket and missed four separate court appearances.
Wretzky was sentenced to six days in prison for her failure to appear in court, and she’ll remain in prison until February 14th. She then must appear in court on February 22nd for arraignment on the felony misdemeanor drunk-driving charge.
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Upon her arrest, Wretzky was also discovered to have had several outstanding bench warrants, stemming from her failure to appear in court on an original charge of animals running loose. TMZ reports that “several horses on her farm broke free… and ran amok in her town” in 2009, but that Wretzky failed to pay the ticket and missed four separate court appearances.
Wretzky was sentenced to six days in prison for her failure to appear in court, and she’ll remain in prison until February 14th. She then must appear in court on February 22nd for arraignment on the felony misdemeanor drunk-driving charge.
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MPD targets impaired drivers with federal grant
Madison drivers were urged to stay alert during Super Bowl weekend as the Madison Police Department staffed extra patrols on the lookout for intoxicated drivers Saturday.
As part of a national grant to combat Wisconsin’s infamous drunken driving problem, MPD had a number of extra patrols specifically targeting at-risk drivers during what was expected to be a large partying weekend as the Green Bay Packers traveled to Dallas.
MPD received a $40,000 grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to combat drunk driving throughout 2011, Lt. Tony Bitterman said.
According to a statement from the MPD, the grant is coordinated through the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety.
“[The initiative has] the objective of detecting and apprehending motor vehicle operators who are committing traffic violations and/or who are operating a motor vehicle while impaired,” the statement said.
In addition to the 31 regularly scheduled Saturday night officers, four patrols were paid overtime with grant funding Feb. 5 to specifically patrol for intoxicated drivers, Bitterman said.
The statement said the department supports the “Zero In Wisconsin” campaign, which advocates zero toleration for drunk driving.
“We hope that we are doing a little education in regard to [driving while intoxicated],” Bitterman said. “If we have more officers out there specifically dedicated to apprehending impaired drivers, that should have an effect.”
The department also received grants for speed enforcement, pedestrian right of way laws and bike law enforcement. The municipalities can apply for the grants on a yearly cycle through a written application process, Bitterman said.
Though the amounts of the grants varies from year to year, Bitterman said approximately $4,000 was extended for both the pedestrian and bike law enforcements, and $45,000 was granted for speed enforcement.
Bitterman said the grant cycle runs from October to September. Because the funding was approved in October, Bitterman said the department has sponsored several initiatives through the winter months.
He said the impaired driving initiatives are going to increase as the temperatures get warmer. While only two alcohol initiatives are planned for February, during the warmer months, there may be as many as eight or nine per month.
There will be additional grant-sponsored officers doing primarily alcohol enforcement nearly every weekend throughout the summer, Bitterman said.
MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the department receives grants from both the federal and state level to periodically do increased enforcement of impaired drivers.
The next initiative night is Feb. 18.
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As part of a national grant to combat Wisconsin’s infamous drunken driving problem, MPD had a number of extra patrols specifically targeting at-risk drivers during what was expected to be a large partying weekend as the Green Bay Packers traveled to Dallas.
MPD received a $40,000 grant from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to combat drunk driving throughout 2011, Lt. Tony Bitterman said.
According to a statement from the MPD, the grant is coordinated through the Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Safety.
“[The initiative has] the objective of detecting and apprehending motor vehicle operators who are committing traffic violations and/or who are operating a motor vehicle while impaired,” the statement said.
In addition to the 31 regularly scheduled Saturday night officers, four patrols were paid overtime with grant funding Feb. 5 to specifically patrol for intoxicated drivers, Bitterman said.
The statement said the department supports the “Zero In Wisconsin” campaign, which advocates zero toleration for drunk driving.
“We hope that we are doing a little education in regard to [driving while intoxicated],” Bitterman said. “If we have more officers out there specifically dedicated to apprehending impaired drivers, that should have an effect.”
The department also received grants for speed enforcement, pedestrian right of way laws and bike law enforcement. The municipalities can apply for the grants on a yearly cycle through a written application process, Bitterman said.
Though the amounts of the grants varies from year to year, Bitterman said approximately $4,000 was extended for both the pedestrian and bike law enforcements, and $45,000 was granted for speed enforcement.
Bitterman said the grant cycle runs from October to September. Because the funding was approved in October, Bitterman said the department has sponsored several initiatives through the winter months.
He said the impaired driving initiatives are going to increase as the temperatures get warmer. While only two alcohol initiatives are planned for February, during the warmer months, there may be as many as eight or nine per month.
There will be additional grant-sponsored officers doing primarily alcohol enforcement nearly every weekend throughout the summer, Bitterman said.
MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain said the department receives grants from both the federal and state level to periodically do increased enforcement of impaired drivers.
The next initiative night is Feb. 18.
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Patrols Set For Super Bowl Sunday DUI Crackdown
Local law enforcement’s Target Zero Teams will have patrols ready to arrest drivers that celebrate Super Bowl Sunday with too much alcohol.
The Washington State Patrol said that nearly three dozen city police officers, county sheriffs' deputies and state troopers will be deployed in the hours after the Super Bowl.
The state patrol is also asking for the help of other drivers in spotting drunk drivers. State law permits drivers to use their cell phones to report emergencies, such as an impaired driver, to 911.
"An impaired driver is definitely an emergency," said Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick. "If you see someone you think is DUI, it's appropriate to call 911 and report that."
According to the state patrol, Target Zero Teams are structured with a full-time core of state troopers, joined by deputies and officers from local agencies when staffing and funding permit. The teams' goal is to eliminate drunk driving deaths.
The Target Zero Teams were created on July 1, so this will be their first Super Bowl effort.
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The Washington State Patrol said that nearly three dozen city police officers, county sheriffs' deputies and state troopers will be deployed in the hours after the Super Bowl.
The state patrol is also asking for the help of other drivers in spotting drunk drivers. State law permits drivers to use their cell phones to report emergencies, such as an impaired driver, to 911.
"An impaired driver is definitely an emergency," said Snohomish County Sheriff John Lovick. "If you see someone you think is DUI, it's appropriate to call 911 and report that."
According to the state patrol, Target Zero Teams are structured with a full-time core of state troopers, joined by deputies and officers from local agencies when staffing and funding permit. The teams' goal is to eliminate drunk driving deaths.
The Target Zero Teams were created on July 1, so this will be their first Super Bowl effort.
SOURCE
Nearly 20 arrested in Super Bowl drunk-driving blitz
Despite warnings to drink responsibly, close to 20 people were arrested in Toronto for impaired driving after the Super Bowl, Toronto police said Monday.
The arrests followed a campaign to crack down on drunk drivers across Toronto on Super Bowl weekend. Four police units conducted R.I.D.E stops on the city's streets overnight.
Those arrested either blew over the legal limit, or refused to take a breathalyzer test or a sobriety test for suspected impairment from drugs, said Sgt. Tim Burrows of Traffic Services.
Police also stopped several drivers whose licenses had already been suspended, he told CP24.
"These were not the numbers we expected," Burrows said of the arrests.
In a statement released on Sunday, Toronto Police Service encouraged anyone planning to consume alcohol to take public transit or taxis, to designate a non-drinking driver or stay in a hotel.
Police are encouraging anyone who sees what they believe is drunk driving to call 9-1-1.
There were no major collisions reported Sunday night, Burrows said.
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The arrests followed a campaign to crack down on drunk drivers across Toronto on Super Bowl weekend. Four police units conducted R.I.D.E stops on the city's streets overnight.
Those arrested either blew over the legal limit, or refused to take a breathalyzer test or a sobriety test for suspected impairment from drugs, said Sgt. Tim Burrows of Traffic Services.
Police also stopped several drivers whose licenses had already been suspended, he told CP24.
"These were not the numbers we expected," Burrows said of the arrests.
In a statement released on Sunday, Toronto Police Service encouraged anyone planning to consume alcohol to take public transit or taxis, to designate a non-drinking driver or stay in a hotel.
Police are encouraging anyone who sees what they believe is drunk driving to call 9-1-1.
There were no major collisions reported Sunday night, Burrows said.
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