Posts tagged Drunk Driving

• Drunk Driver Kills Fairbanks Man

  Jane Schneider | December 03, 2007 6:22 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Trent Knutson is alleged to have been over three times the legal alcohol limit when he drove through a red light Friday night at 36th and A in Anchorage. The resulting crash put the other driver, Jack Body, in the hospital and took the life of Body's passenger, Timothy Oates, of Fairbanks. Knutson faces DUI, first degree assault and second degree murder charges. But his conviction won't be...

• Alcohol & Drug-Related Deaths At Ten Year High

  Jane Schneider | November 26, 2007 12:30 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Anchorage alone has had 12 traffic deaths this year where alcohol or drugs contributed. Alcohol and drug related deaths comprise 76% of total traffic deaths for the year. The figures haven't been that bad in a decade. If you or a loved one is the victim of a drunk or drugged up driver, hire a good personal injury attorney as soon as possible. You may have special rights against impaired...

• Drunk, Drugged Up Driver Not Guilty of Homicide

  Jane Schneider | October 01, 2007 12:06 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In May of 2005, a Fairbanks woman crashed into a vehicle and killed the driver. She was high on alcohol and drugs.But video footage showed that the dead driver went through a traffic control device and caused the crash. The female driver was convicted of no more than driving while under the influence. Probably the right result.For more information on this subject, please see our section on...

• Drunk Driver In Fatal Crash Turns Himself In

  Jane Schneider | September 21, 2007 12:34 AM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On Monday, 9/10/07, the driver of a vehicle that crashed on wet Anchorage streets, killing one of his passengers, turned himself in to police. He is accused of being drunk at the time of the crash. When such things happen, there is rarely enough insurance coverage to fairly pay the claim, and only the most experienced attorneys know where and how to find it. The driver's liability insurance...

• Jury Begins Deliberations in Drunk Driving Death

  Christina Cole | May 02, 2007 8:21 PM | 0 CommentsAnchorage, AK Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A jury will decide if Andrew was the victim of a drunken driver or if he put himself in harms way when he ran a stop sign.Tuesday, deliberations started in the trial of Faith Derendoff, whom is fighting a manslaughter charge in conjunction with the drunken driving death of an 18-year-old.Derendoff's public defender admits that his client did indeed have alcohol, cocaine and marijuana in her...