Monday, March 11, 2013
Safety experts will be on hand to share facts and tips.
Experts with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be on Twitter Tuesday sharing facts and tips to have a safe St. Patrick’s Day celebration. The statistics of buzzed and drunk driving on St. Patrick’s Day are sobering: more than 700 people died in a four year period on the day, the NHTSA said. A person is killed every 51 minutes from drunk driving and holidays like St. Patrick’s Day cause a spike in deaths. In 2010, 129 people died on that day because of drunk driving, according to the agency. NHTSA will host a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. CT Tuesday, March 12 to talk about buzzed and drunk driving. Follow the hash tag #buzzeddriving and ask questions. The NHTSA reminds everyone to: plan a safe way home BEFORE the party …
Thursday, February 28, 2013
Walter J. Depner now faces felony charges for allegations that he drove drunk this past Sunday, according to the Daily Herald.
A 61-year-old Mount Prospect man convicted of drunken driving and killing four Crystal Lake family members in 1999 now faces upgraded charges for allegations that he drove drunk this past Sunday, McHenry County prosecutors told the Daily Herald. Walter J. Depner, who was originally charged with misdemeanors for the Sunday incident, now faces felony charges of aggravated driving under the influence and driving while license revoked, according to the article. He is expected in court Thursday morning. Depner was out on parole prior to his arrest on Sunday and served 12 years of a 14-year sentence for the DUI-related crash that killed Eva Burleson, 34; and her three children, Daniel, 13; Tiffany, 11; and Dallis, 7, according to the Northwest…
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Chicagoland news to talk about: Drunk suburban drivers don’t heed police.
State authorities hope to combat the use of synthetic marijuana and "bath salts." Citing American Association of Poison Control Centers statistics, Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s office said abuse of synthetic drugs is surging. Last year, poison control centers received 302 calls about bath salts; in 2011, that number has skyrocketed to 5,600. And national poison control centers received about 2,900 calls for synthetic marijuana issues; in 2011 so far, they've received nearly double. The sudden spike has lawmakers, parents and police worried because of the harmful effects of the chemicals and the unpredictable behavior of those under the influence. It took two officers and a little help from neighbors to stop and drag a drunken…
Monday, October 10, 2011
Chicagoland news to talk about: Should Dan Hampton have gone to the White House?
The "location, location, location" rule of success in real estate apparently held true last year for the sale of homes located close to a METRA train line, according to a survey by RE/MAX Northern Illinois. Even though the market is down, RE/MAX's research shows that the market is not as bad for home sales along a METRA line. A group of 18 elected officials have put their "John Hancocks" on a letter to Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn opposing his September move toward closing seven state facilities, including the Tinley Park Mental Health Center. The center treated 2,000 patients last year, according to the letter, and employs 207 employees. Quinn's proposal to close it is part of a plan to cut state spending. He blamed the move on state …
Monday, November 22, 2010
Huntley police and Illinois State police out to make it a safe night.
A Facebook fan page dedicated to Thanksgiving Eve explains why it's the best day of the year. "It is the official kickoff to the holiday season" and "the next day is filled with football, eating and sleeping, and it is (all) considered acceptable," fans have posted. Oh, and there's "NO Dick Clark, false hope of holiday weight loss and the thought of things coming to an end," the Facebook page reads. Who can argue with that logic? But for police, it's one of the most dangerous days of the year. "The night before Turkey Day is know for running neck-and-neck with New Year's Eve as the top partying night of the year," according to www.drunkdriving.com. Huntley, like hundreds of other police departments around the state and country, will be …
Charles Nozicka
1:58 pm on Thursday, November 17, 2011
PS it has also been linked to causing AMIs (heart attacks) in young people - scary stuff! Dr N more ›