Joseph Ruddy, one of the architects of Operation Panama Express, or PANEX – a task force launched in 2000 to target cocaine smuggling at sea – was charged with driving under the influence with property damage stemming from a Fourth of July crash, but was still representing the U.S. in court as recently as last week.
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Oxford driver in bicycle accident released on bail
PARIS — An Oxford woman charged with drunken driving after she hit a bicyclist early Wednesday morning on King Street in Oxford was released from jail on a bail bond, according to a clerk at Oxford County Superior Court. Kerstin Thorne, 37, was released on bail Wednesday and is scheduled to appear in Superior Court […]
Utah governor will sign strictest DUI limit in U.S. at .05
Ed Staley, left, and Tali Bruce, right, attend a rally at the Utah State Capitol Friday, March 17, 2017, in Salt Lake City. Utah’s hospitality industry is urging Gov. Gary Herbert to veto a bill giving Utah the strictest DUI threshold in the country, lowering the blood alcohol limit to .05 percent, down from .08 […]
Lincoln County cyclist killed by alleged drunken driver, police said
WALDOBORO — A bicyclist was struck and killed Saturday night by an alleged drunken driver on Feylers Corner Road in Waldoboro, police said. Jessie Hayden, 31, had been riding his bike in the road at about 8:30 p.m. when he was hit by driver Jeffrey Moran, 27, according to a press release issued by Chief […]
Lowe trial to start Wednesday
PARIS — A short time after midnight on Jan. 7, 2012, 18-year-old Kristina Lowe was driving east on Route 219 in West Paris and lost control of her car. She crashed her 10-year-old Subaru into a stand of trees, killing her backseat passengers, Rebecca Mason and Logan Dam. Mason was 16; Dam was 19. Lowe […]
Sally Struthers gets trial date in Maine DUI case
ALFRED (AP) — Actress Sally Struthers has a trial set for September on a criminal charge of driving under the influence in Maine. Court records say the 66-year-old Struthers must be present for the trial. The York Weekly newspaper reports that jury selection is scheduled for Sept. 23 in York County Superior Court in Alfred. […]