Drunk Driving

It’s that time of the week again … it’s time for WTH?! Thursday on NewsOne Now, where Roland Martin and a panel of guests run down all of the insane stories trending in the news. This week, Martin is joined by musician/actress Solie, radio personality Autumn Joi, and comedian Lamont King. We kick off this week’s list of […]

Jason Flanery, the St. Louis police officer involved in the shooting death of VonDerrit Myers Jr. in October 2014, has resigned amid a DUI probe.

Even his supervisors categorized him as being “wasted” and promptly sent him back to his hotel room.

Benny Kirkland caught a drunk hit & run driver in Lancaster, New York after witnessing him crash into 14-year-old Bryce Buchholz while he was riding his bicycle home, the Buffalo News reports. SEE ALSO: Edwards Staffers Spill Secrets The driver, Michael C. Ettipio of Lancaster, reportedly hit the teen after downing six beers. Ettipio was tracked […]

LOS ANGELES — “That’s So Raven” star Orlando Brown was arrested for drinking under the influence in Los Angeles while with his pregnant girlfriend. The New York Daily News reports: The LAPD first pulled the 23-year-old over because he was driving without a license plate, but once they got close enough to smell alcohol on […]

Former NBA star Jalen Rose was caught on video jogging into the Oakland County Jail Tuesday morning to start his 20 day sentence for drunk driving. Rose was sentenced last week to 93 days in jail after pleading guilty to drunk driving, but will serve 20. His expected release date is Aug. 18. The former […]

DECATUR, Ga.  — Pittsburgh Steelers star wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday in Georgia on a drunken driving charge, sheriff’s officials said. The former Super Bowl MVP and reigning “Dancing With the Stars” champ was booked into the DeKalb County jail just outside Atlanta at 3:41 a.m. and charged with driving under the […]

Jets receiver Braylon Edwards was arrested and charged with drunken driving after a traffic stop early Tuesday morning, the Jets confirmed on their Web site.