John Goodman, the Florida multimillionaire who was found guilty of DUI manslaughter in March of this year, was sentenced to 16 years in jail and a $10,000 fine by Palm Beach County Circuit Judge Jeffrey Colbath on May 11, 2012. In sentencing Goodman, Colbath noted that his motivation after the…
The New York City Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau is currently investigating a police officer who was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated while operating his police cruiser late last month. 31-year-old Christopher Morris was arrested after he drove his police cruiser into a light pole while on duty.…
On March 23, 2012, after approximately five hours of deliberations and testimony from competing experts and the defendant himself, a Palm Beach County jury comprised of 5 men and 1 woman convicted multimillionaire Polo Club founder John Goodman, 48, of DUI Manslaughter and vehicular homicide in the February 12, 2010…
There is a DWI trial going on in West Palm Beach now that has captured widespread attention around the U.S. The case involves 48 year old Houston multimillionaire John Goodman, who is charged in the February 12, 2010 death of 23 year old Scott Wilson, who was killed when Goodman’s…
On September 9, 2011, 51 year old Bernard Molloy, an aide with the Westchester County Board of Legislators, was arrested by the New York State Police on Route 202 in Cortlandt Manor and charged with DWI. Apparently, a breathalyzer test conducted at the precinct subsequently revealed a blood alcohol concentration…
In an ironic twist, Darryl Towns, former Brooklyn assemblyman and one of the proponents of Leandra’s Law, which strengthened the penalties for DWI cases in New York, has been charged with drunk driving and will likely be sentenced to some of the provisions he voted for in 2009 when Leandra’s…
On June 23, 2011, Marta Amaro-Morales, 44, became the first driver in Westchester County to be convicted of a felony DWI under Leandra’ s Law, which first came into law in December of 2009. Pursuant to the provisions of Leandra’s Law, drivers charged with DWI with children under the age…
George Kiaha, a 25 year old Garrison resident, was sentenced this week to the maximum 2 1/3 to 7 year jail sentence for the September 4, 2009 fatal DWI that resulted in the death of 55 year old Ralph Wood and injured five members of his family. The D.A.’s office…
On January 28, 2010, Christin Ewing, a 29 year old wrestling coach with Mahopac High School, was arraigned on felony leaving the scene of a personal injury accident charges in the White Plains City Court. The case arises out of an incident on December 19, 2010 at approximately 4:00 AM…
Andrew Gallo, the 24 year old construction worker convicted of felony DWI in the April 9, 2009 car accident which killed Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart, 20 year old Courtney Stewart and 25 year old Henry Pearson, was sentenced to 51 years to life in prison on December 22,…