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Ex-SJPD Officer Who Allegedly Punched Woman in 2021 DUI Road Rage Incident Skirts Charges

A former San Jose police officer charged with DUI after a 2021 road-rage incident — with a child in his car — is avoiding prosecution through a military diversion program. He reportedly punched a woman in a violent case prosecutors say the law wasn’t meant to cover.

DUI Charges Filed In Last Week’s Albany Crash That Killed 40-Year-Old Delivery Driver

Friday’s three-vehicle crash in Albany that killed delivery driver Daniel Alejandro Oliva Morales has been deemed a DUI, and a 34-year-old El Cerrito man is being charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

SF Driver Charged With Manslaughter, DUI After Dragging Woman in SoMa Crash

A 28-year-old man has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter and multiple DUI offenses after he struck a pedestrian who was lying in a SoMa intersection on Tuesday, dragging her body for a block.

Rookie SFPD Officer Involved In Alleged DUI Crash Loses Job, Gets Charged On Multiple Counts

Not much of a surprise that the freshly graduated SFPD officer involved in a suspected DUI crash Saturday morning has been let go from the force, and charged with a slew of counts of driving under the influence and reckless driving.

Rookie SFPD Officer Arrested for DUI Just Days After Academy Graduation

Two days after graduating from the SFPD Academy, rookie officer Ryan Kwong was arrested for DUI following a crash in the Outer Sunset that injured five people, including one critically.

Sunday Links: Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Explosion Declared Terror Attack

A red flag, wildfire warning is in effect for some North Bay residents through Monday evening; SFUSD canceled its plans to lay off support staff for the 2025-26 school year; and a suspected car bomb explosion at a Palm Springs fertility clinic was declared a terrorist attack.

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of DUI and Hit-and-Run, Seemingly In Their Own Patrol Car

It’s probably not the best idea for a sheriff’s deputy to drive to a bar in their patrol car, get intoxicated, and then drive with the dashcam recording, a lesson that one Mendocino County sheriff's deputy is currently learning all too well.

SF Lyft Driver Found Guilty of DUI on the Job, After Running Into Motorcycle and Fighting With Bystanders

An SF Lyft driver with twice the legal BAC limit hit a motorcycle, got into a physical fight with people in front of the Roxie Theater, and tried to drive away. Today he was found guilty on these charges.

Bail Set for $1.5M for Napa Mother Arrested In DUI That Left Two Kids Dead

A mother who was arrested and charged with DUI and vehicular manslaughter last week made her first court appearance Monday after being released from the hospital in Napa County.

Oakland Man Crashes Into Car With Two Kids Inside After Earlier CHP Chase

A reckless driver in Oakland crashed into a car with two kids inside on Thursday after an earlier pursuit by CHP was called off.

Napa Mother Charged and Arrested for DUI After Sunday Morning Crash That Killed Her Two Children

A 31-year-old Napa woman was allegedly under the influence and speeding when she crashed her car into a tree Sunday morning, killing her own ten-year-old son and nine-year-old daughter.

Suspected DUI Driver Drags Pole-Mounted Street Sign for a Whole Mile in Pacifica

We say it is a “suspected” DUI driver pulled over shortly after a midnight Saturday morning hit-and-run in Pacifica, and she’s suspected as such because she allegedly rammed into a pole-mounted street sign and then dragged it for an entire mile.

Monkey in a Onesie Seized in Madera County DUI and Pot Bust, Transported to Oakland Zoo for Care

The CHP pulled over a suspected drunk driver Monday night in Madera County, and discovered the driver in possession of several pounds of illegal marijuana, and a baby spider monkey in a onesie. The monkey has now been transferred to the Oakland Zoo for medical care.

Suspected DUI Driver In Marin County Drives Ferrari Right Into Richardson Bay

A man who was allegedly driving drunk in Mill Valley Friday managed to drive his luxury Ferrari off the road and deep into the muck of Richardson Bay, creating quite a challenge for a tow truck operator.

Suspected DUI Driver Kills Two, Injures Three Others In Ingleside Crash

A tragic Monday morning car crash took the lives of two women while injuring three other people in the Ingleside District, and SFPD is charging a 21-year-old Santa Rosa man with driving under the influence.

Alleged Hayward Drunk Driver Leads Highway Patrol on 90 MPH Chase With Four-Year-Old In Car

Today’s Darwin Award nomination goes to a woman allegedly driving in Hayward at twice the legal DUI limit, going 90 miles an hour, and apparently had her four-year-old daughter in the car at the time.

Two Oakland PD Officers Arrested for Driving Under the Influence — While on Duty

We’ve seen police officers arrested on DUI charges before, but not while they were on the job. Yet it has come to light that two Oakland Police Department officers were arrested for DUI while they were on duty in 2023.

20-Year-Old Sonoma County Man Charged With Murder Following High-Speed Rohnert Park Crash

The man arrested over the weekend after a series of crashes in Sonoma County that authorities attributed to road rage, one of them fatal, has now been charged with murder and hit-and-run, the district attorney confirms.

CHP: Florida Man Who Caused Wrong-Way Crash In San Jose Was Intoxicated

The Florida man who allegedly caused a deadly wrong-way crash last week that killed a woman and her son has now been booked into jail, after he was released from the hospital where he was being treated for his own injuries.

31-Year-Old Single Mother Killed by Suspected Five-Time DUI Driver In Santa Rosa

A man with four previous DUI charges just picked up a fifth in Santa Rosa, and this one took the life of a 31-year-old mother who worked as a juvenile corrections officer.

24-Year-Old Woman Charged With Intentionally Running Down and Killing Vacaville Police Officer

The Vacaville Police Department is mourning the loss of 32-year-old Officer Matthew Bowen, who was struck from his motorcycle and killed last week by a woman who was not only allegedly intoxicated, but is also accused of intentionally running Bowen down.

Mother of One Who Was Dispatcher for the Alameda County Sheriff's Office Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver

An East Bay woman who was on her way to work a night shift on Sunday night at the Alameda County Sheriff's Office was killed in a collision with an alleged drunk driver in San Leandro.

SF Police Vow DUI Patrols Will Be Out in Force for 4/20

The “DUI Saturation Patrols” we normally associate with Saint Patrick’s Day and Super Bowl Sunday will be rolling out for this Saturday’s 4/20 observances, as SFPD hopes to discourage people from driving while stoned.

Cycling Community Outraged as Presidio DUI Driver Gets Very Generous Plea Deal After Killing Cyclist

Cycling champion Ethan Boyes was killed last April by a driver operating under the influence, but that driver just got a very lenient plea deal of only two misdemeanor counts, and faces no longer than a year in jail.

Good Samaritan Saves Two From Burning Car That Smashed Into a Walgreens in Sunnyvale

An early Sunday morning car accident in the Santa Clara County town of Sunnyvale saw a car hit a Walgreens and burst into flames, but an anonymous good Samaritan was able to pull two people from the wreckage, both of whom survived.