Miami drivers cope with crashes every day on I-95, the Palmetto Parkway, the Dolphin Expressway, and virtually all other major thoroughfares through the city - especially those roads that link the suburbs to downtown Miami for commuting professionals. Still, despite these inconveniences, they do not often hear about driving under the influence arrests that are beyond the ordinary. These headlines sometimes make national news for their oddness.
In Bismarck, North Dakota, law enforcement officers apprehended a man for DUI. They located the man when he crashed his truck into the emergency room of a Bismarck hospital. Unfortunately for the driver, his woes did not end with his poor choice of location for a car accident. The driver, Nicolas Krush, 47, was naked when he was placed under arrest by police. Initial reports indicated that Krush may have actually been in search of medical treatment: police received a call about a man headed to Bismarck for treatment for a prescription drug overdose. Hospital officials said that the truck's collision with the hospital building caused in excess of $100,000 in damage to the facility.
On a more local note, Marion County law enforcement officials have arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence/driving while intoxicated. According to police, Howard D. Reece, who is a 21-year-old resident of Ocala, was driving a whopping 82 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone when police spotted him after 11 p.m. on May 5. A deputy attempted to pull over Reece, who sped away. The red-and-white Chevy climbed to speeds topping 100 miles per hour during the chase that ensued, failing to obey traffic signals until he jumped out of the car at a dead end. Reece ran from deputies, who quickly apprehended him. Reece's blood alcohol concentration was in excess of the 0.08 percent level at which the law presumes a driver's intoxication. Additionally, there were warrants out for his arrest for burglary and grand theft.
Original reports are available here and here.
In Bismarck, North Dakota, law enforcement officers apprehended a man for DUI. They located the man when he crashed his truck into the emergency room of a Bismarck hospital. Unfortunately for the driver, his woes did not end with his poor choice of location for a car accident. The driver, Nicolas Krush, 47, was naked when he was placed under arrest by police. Initial reports indicated that Krush may have actually been in search of medical treatment: police received a call about a man headed to Bismarck for treatment for a prescription drug overdose. Hospital officials said that the truck's collision with the hospital building caused in excess of $100,000 in damage to the facility.
On a more local note, Marion County law enforcement officials have arrested a man on suspicion of driving under the influence/driving while intoxicated. According to police, Howard D. Reece, who is a 21-year-old resident of Ocala, was driving a whopping 82 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone when police spotted him after 11 p.m. on May 5. A deputy attempted to pull over Reece, who sped away. The red-and-white Chevy climbed to speeds topping 100 miles per hour during the chase that ensued, failing to obey traffic signals until he jumped out of the car at a dead end. Reece ran from deputies, who quickly apprehended him. Reece's blood alcohol concentration was in excess of the 0.08 percent level at which the law presumes a driver's intoxication. Additionally, there were warrants out for his arrest for burglary and grand theft.
Original reports are available here and here.
