Over 1,800 people awarded jail terms for drunken driving

Over 1,800 people awarded jail terms for drunken driving New Delhi: Over 1,800 people were awarded jail terms for drunken driving in the capital in the past three months, police said on Friday. "1,863 have been awarded jail terms in the past 91 days, 326 lost driving licences, 4,072 have been fined while 2,163 cases are under trial," Satyender Garg, Joint Commissioner of Police (Traffic), said. Despite exhortations to open up many fronts together, he said, they have stuck...
11:41 PM, Apr 06, 2012

Mumbai: 5 injured as car rams into a tree

Mumbai: 5 injured as car rams into a tree Mumbai: Nearly five people were injured in a car accident in Mumbai late on Friday night when the driver of a speeding Hyundai Getz lost control over the vehicle and rammed it into a tree. There were three boys and two girls in the car. One of the girls is said to be in a critical state. The incident happened in the western suburb of Santa Cruz. The Mumbai police...
11:19 AM, Mar 31, 2012

Court advocates harsh punishment for drunk drivers

Court advocates harsh punishment for drunk drivers New Delhi: Coming down heavily on drunken drivers, a Delhi court has advised harsh sentences to the guilty saying it would not be possible for the city traffic police alone to curb the menace. The sessions court's observations came while upholding the 10-day jail term awarded to a man, who was caught driving his vehicle in an inebriated condition. "Until and unless the judicial courts rise to the occasion and...
09:20 AM, Feb 05, 2012

Drunk driving causes car crash on Worli Sea Link

Drunk driving causes car crash on Worli Sea Link Mumbai: The prosecution for the Bandra-Worli Sea Link accident on Monday could lose key evidence if doctors fail to ascertain whether the driver, Ranjeet Kamble, had consumed alcohol before driving. The matter assumes significance after people known to him alleged that he could have been drunk while driving. On Monday, Kamble, a resident of BDD Chawl, Worli, had rammed a Toyota carrying nine other people into a divider close to...
07:19 PM, Mar 23, 2011

Ohio man blames Ozzy Osbourne for traffic arrest

Ohio man blames Ozzy Osbourne for traffic arrest Cleveland: An Ohio drunken-driving suspect is blaming his arrest on Ozzy Osbourne. William Liston was arrested Christmas Eve in suburban Cleveland. WJW-TV says he told police officers, "Ozzy Osbourne and his music made me do it." Osbourne's hits as lead singer of heavy metal band Black Sabbath and as a solo artist include "Paranoid" and "Road to Nowhere." Liston is awaiting arraignment. He's to appear in court Tuesday on a...
12:14 PM, Dec 31, 2010

Lindsay Lohan starts shortened jail term in L.A.

Lindsay Lohan starts shortened jail term in L.A. The actress was booked into an all-female jail in south Los Angeles for violating her probation on two 2007 charges ...
02:21 PM, Jul 21, 2010

Lindsay Lohan's probation extended to August 2011

Lindsay Lohan's probation extended to August 2011 She will also be spending another three months in rehab ...
12:38 PM, Jul 08, 2010

'Drunk' woman rams into 2 in Delhi

'Drunk' woman rams into 2 in Delhi The woman, Nivedita Singh, was driving her Honda City in an intoxicated state. ...
11:49 AM, May 23, 2010
Late police action leads to Nooriya's bail

Late police action leads to Nooriya's bail

The police failed to file a chargesheet in the case. ...
08:12 PM, Apr 01, 2010

Beautician Nooriya gets bail in hit-and-run case

Beautician Nooriya gets bail in hit-and-run case She will have to produce one surety of Rs 15,000, her lawyer Renuka Laxmeshwar said. ...
07:18 PM, Mar 31, 2010

Drunk men mow down UP cop for booking them

Drunk men mow down UP cop for booking them Sub inspector had booked six young men for drinking and creating a ruckus. ...
11:06 AM, Feb 20, 2010

Drunken driving case: Mumbai girl was on drugs, say police

Drunken driving case: Mumbai girl was on drugs, say police Mumbai Police claim drugs were found in Nooriya's blood and urine samples. ...
07:42 PM, Feb 10, 2010

Nooriya remanded in judicial custody till Feb 18

Nooriya remanded in judicial custody till Feb 18 Nooriya Haveliwala has been arrested for mowing down and killing 2 persons on Jan 30. ...
03:25 AM, Feb 06, 2010
Left behind: victim of drunken driving speaks

Left behind: victim of drunken driving speaks

Ruchika Mittal has been waiting for compensation since 2006. ...
09:14 PM, Feb 05, 2010

Drunken driving proving big challenge for B’lore

Drunken driving proving big challenge for B’lore The city has gone on to record almost 39,000 cases of drunk driving in 2009. ...
12:56 PM, Feb 02, 2010
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