Indianapolis man sentenced after causing fatal Delaware County crash
An Indianapolis man faces more than two decades in prison after his sentencing for a November 2023 drunk driving incident that resulted in the deaths of two people.
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Retired Cohen & Malad partner suspended by Indiana Supreme Court
The court suspended Richard Malad’s law license, effective immediately, after he pleaded guilty Sept. 3 in Morgan Superior Court to operating a vehicle while intoxicated, a Level 6 felony.
Judge cuts probation for Indiana lawmaker after drunken driving plea
A judge has cut short the probation for an Indiana state legislator who pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges after police say he crashed his pickup truck through an interstate highway guardrail and drove away.
Former Johnson County judge pleads guilty, sentenced on OWI charge
A former Johnson County judge pleaded guilty earlier this month to a misdemeanor charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and endangering a person in a case stemming from a Feb. 9 incident.
GOP Rep. Jim Lucas kept off interim committees after DUI crash
Republican State Rep. Jim Lucas is effectively in timeout after he pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors in connection with his May arrest for driving under the influence.
THC found in state lawmaker’s blood after crash, toxicology report says
Indiana Rep. Jim Lucas had THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, in his blood the day he was arrested for hitting a guardrail and driving the wrong way on an interstate entrance ramp, according to a state toxicology report.
Indiana legislator convicted of drunken driving publicly acknowledges he used ‘horrible’ judgment
An Indiana legislator convicted of drunken driving publicly acknowledged on Wednesday that he used “horrible” judgment.
Law firm to reimburse for not drinking and driving on July 4th holiday
Indianapolis law firm Eskew Law’s Sober Rides safety campaign will be running on Independence Day to keep local residents from driving after they’ve been drinking.
Indiana Rep. Lucas seen smiling, laughing in new police footage after DUI arrest
Republican state Rep. Jim Lucas was cooperative — even joking, at times — with police after he was arrested in May for driving under the influence, new body camera footage shows.
No legislative discipline in sight for Indiana lawmaker who admitted drunken driving
An Indiana state lawmaker isn’t facing any immediate legislative discipline after pleading guilty to drunken driving charges for crashing his pickup truck through an interstate highway guardrail and driving away.
Rep. Lucas enters plea agreement for OWI, leaving scene of accident following May arrest
Indiana state Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, has entered into a plea agreement for Class C operating a vehicle while intoxicated and Class B leaving the scene of an accident charges following his early-morning crash and arrest in Jackson County in May.
Police say Rep. Lucas crashed, abandoned truck before drunken driving arrest
An Indiana state lawmaker’s pickup truck veered down a hill, through an interstate guardrail and across traffic lanes in a crash that led to his arrest last week on suspicion of drunken driving, according to a police report.
Man isn’t entitled to discharge due to continuances, split COA affirms
A split Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a trial court’s decision to not give a man discharge on three alcohol-related driving offenses after he did not receive the results of his blood test in a timely manner.
State Rep. Lucas arrested for OWI, leaving the scene after early-morning crash on I-65
Indiana State Rep. Jim Lucas, R-Seymour, is facing OWI and leaving the scene charges after being arrested following an early morning crash Wednesday.
COA upholds admission of blood draw, lay testimony in OWI case
A driver who injured a motorcyclist during a pursuit has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to throw out his OWI conviction on evidentiary grounds.
COA affirms denial of motion to dismiss in wrongful death case filed after drunken driving crash
The Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed Wednesday a lower court’s decision to deny a motion to dismiss a claim that two restaurants negligently furnished alcohol to a driver who crashed into another vehicle, resulting in the death of another driver.
Appellate court splits in affirming OWI conviction
An Adams County sheriff’s deputy did not violate a motorcyclist’s rights when the deputy charged him with operating a vehicle while intoxicated after stopping him for a different violation, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.
Floyd Co. judge rejects reduced prison time in deadly wrong-way crash
A southern Indiana judge has rejected a reduced prison sentence for a Kentucky woman who pleaded guilty in a wrong-way freeway crash that killed three people and an unborn child.
Man convicted in 2020 Boone Co. crash that paralyzed motorist
A Missouri man has been convicted in a drunken-driving crash in central Indiana that seriously injured another motorist two years ago, leaving her paralyzed.
Wells Co. prosecutor publicly reprimanded after intervening between son, law enforcement
Wells County Prosecutor Andrew John Carnall has been publicly reprimanded after he improperly engaged with law enforcement during an incident involving his son this past summer.