Caught driving drunk, man asked to assist traffic cop

Caught driving drunk, man asked to assist traffic cop New Delhi: An NDMC employee, sentenced to five days in jail for driving in an inebriated condition, has been spared imprisonment by a Delhi court on the condition that he would assist police at busy traffic signals for five days. Additional Sessions Judge(ASJ) SC Rajan has asked Rajpal Singh, employed with the New Delhi Municipal Corporation to report to the South West Delhi's Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (Traffic) in...
03:30 PM, May 16, 2012

Mumbai: ex-top cop's son arrested for drunk driving

Mumbai: ex-top cop's son arrested for drunk driving Mumbai: In a case of drunk driving in Mumbai, the 41-year-old son of former Punjab Police IG Paramjit Singh Sandhu rammed his SUV into a cyclist, injuring him. He then threatened police officials by flaunting his father's name. Police say Paramdeep was in an inebriated state at the time of the accident and was arrested for drunk, rash and negligent driving as well as for assault to deter a public...
11:19 AM, Apr 10, 2012

Mumbai drunken driving mishap: 1 dead, 6 injured

Mumbai drunken driving mishap: 1 dead, 6 injured Mumbai: A joyride gone horribly wrong in Mumbai. Eighteen-year-old Shivani Raut lost her life in a car crash, while six others are hospitalized. Police claims one of their friends was driving the car in an inebriated state. The accident happened near an ATM, after the driver lost control and hit a tree, before ramming straight into a stationary autorikshaw. Shivani Raut, along with 5 friends, was on a joyride in...
09:17 PM, Mar 31, 2012

Mumbai: 'Drunk driver' rams car into tree, 1 dead

Mumbai: 'Drunk driver' rams car into tree, 1 dead Mumbai: A suspected case of drunken driving in Mumbai left an 18-year-old girl dead. The victim and her friends, all in their 20s, were in a speeding Hyundai Getz which rammed into a tree on Friday night. The girl, who was taken to a hospital in a critical condition later succumbed to her injuries. The incident took place in the western suburb of Santa Cruz. Four others - three boys...
12:30 PM, Mar 31, 2012

Overspeeding in Delhi may land you in jail

Overspeeding in Delhi may land you in jail New Delhi: After a series of fatal accidents due to overspeeding in the city, Delhi Police is now mulling ways to jail those who drive their vehicles above the prescribed speed limit. "We will propose that those who drive at speeds which are excessive should be detained and their driving licences seized and suspended, based on photographic evidence by the courts, apart from fines etc. "Over speeding also has jail...
06:11 PM, Mar 20, 2012
Watch India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Watch India @ 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai

Catch the day's top stories on India at 9 with Rajdeep Sardesai. ...
11:37 PM, Mar 02, 2012
Will stringent laws against drunk driving end the menace?

Will stringent laws against drunk driving end the menace?

A day after government's tough stand on drunk driving, mixed reactions have come in from across the country. ...
10:30 PM, Mar 02, 2012

Crackdown on drunk driving takes toll on pubbing

Crackdown on drunk driving takes toll on pubbing HYDERABAD: The citys swish set are wary of visiting pubs nowadays. With the traffic police arresting people caught drunken driving and producing them in court, most youngsters who frequent pubs are preferring to drink at home, to avoid being caught drunk driving on roads. This has led to a decline in business between 20 and 40 per cent in the past one month, according to pub owners. With city police...
11:21 AM, Nov 22, 2011

Hyderabad cops to get tough with drunken-driving

Hyderabad cops to get tough with drunken-driving HYDERABAD: Here is some good news for teetotalers and bad news for boozers. The traffic police will now get tough with drunken drivers. Besides detaining the vehicle, the cops will book a case against the culprits under Section 185 of the IPC and impose a penalty of Rs 1,000. Introducing the latest hand-held breath alcohol analysers, funded by the World Health Organisation (WHO) here on Thursday, C V Anand, Additional...
04:03 PM, Oct 28, 2011

Obama's uncle arrested on drunk driving charge

Obama's uncle arrested on drunk driving charge Framingham (Massachusetts): An uncle of President Barack Obama has been charged with drunk driving in Massachusetts and is being held by immigration officials. Onyango Obama was arrested last week in Framingham after police said he made a rolling stop and nearly caused a cruiser to strike his sport utility vehicle. Police said that when asked if he wanted to make a phone call, the 67-year-old Obama said, "I think I...
07:57 AM, Aug 30, 2011

In future, cars might decide if driver is drunk

In future, cars might decide if driver is drunk Waltham, Massachusetts: An alcohol-detection prototype that uses automatic sensors to instantly gauge a driver's fitness to be on the road has the potential to save thousands of lives, but could be as long as a decade away from everyday use in cars, federal officials and researchers said on Friday. US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited QinetiQ North America, a Waltham, Massachusetts - based research and development facility, for the first...
11:44 AM, Jan 29, 2011
Rash driving: Man appeals for strict traffic rules

Rash driving: Man appeals for strict traffic rules

Col Devinder Singh lost his son, daughter-in-law and grand daughter, who were killed in a reckless driving accident. ...
10:06 PM, Sep 21, 2010

Drunk driver crashes car into bike, 1 killed

Drunk driver crashes car into bike, 1 killed Mumbai: In a suspected case of drunken driving one person was killed and another seriously injured when the son of a high-profile Mumbai builder reportedly crashed his Honda Accord car into a motor cycle. The accused identified as Sunil Kothari is the son of a Mumbai builder and police claim he was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the accident. The accident occurred on Charni Road in...
11:39 AM, Sep 01, 2010

12-year-old reports drunk driving mom to cops

12-year-old reports drunk driving mom to cops The driver's blood alcohol level was determined to be .18 per cent, more than double the legal limit of .08 per cent. ...
11:56 AM, Jul 29, 2010

4 killed as car crushes workers in Delhi

4 killed as car crushes workers in Delhi The accident occurred near the Safdarjung airport flyover at 2:30 am on Monday. ...
09:06 AM, Jul 26, 2010
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