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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Midtown Hit-and-Run Results in DUI Arrest

Suspected drunk driver collides with parked cars along Myrtle Street Monday night and is later apprehended after abandoning his car near Grady High School.

A suspected drunk driver sideswiped at least two parked vehicles and maybe more early Monday evening in Midtown. A man driving a maroon Nissan Murano hit the vehicles around 6:30 p.m. on Myrtle Street near 9th Street. While all the details are not presently known, it is believed that neighbors who witnessed the accident then gave chase. The man ultimately abandoned his vehicle, which had no license plate, in the Grady High School parking lot near 8th Street. He was soon after apprehended according to Atlanta Police Officer John Chafee. The man, whose identity has not been released, was charged with several violations including DUI Less Safe, Chafee said. It is believed that other vehicles may have been hit, and if you think yours may have…

ChrisCrossdresser

9:14 pm on Saturday, January 26, 2013

THANK U LORD, that it WAS NOT AMANDA DAVIS DRIVING!!! PRAISE JESUS!   more ›

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

DUI Less Safe Charges in Deadly Midtown Wreck

Early Tuesday morning accidents on I-85 southbound exit ramp result in one man killed and another being rescued from a burning car

A man was killed in Midtown early Tuesday morning after exiting his just wrecked car and then being struck by another vehicle according to Atlanta police. The operator of the second vehicle, Joshua Taylor, 35, was rescued from his burning car, and later was officially charged with Homicide by Vehicle and DUI Less Safe, with additional charges possibly pending. Officer Kim Jones told Patch that at approximately 2:17 a.m., Zone 5 units responded to the accident scene on the I-85 southbound ramp that leads to 17th, 14th and 10th streets. On arrival, officers found the car involved in the second accident on fire and rescued Taylor. Witnesses stated that the deceased man exited his vehicle presumably to examine damages to his car after hitting …

Tammy

10:02 am on Tuesday, July 17, 2012

It is what happens if you won't consent to a breath test and you have harmed someone.   more ›

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