Deadliest Catch star jailed in Seattle following a DUI arrest

On February 19, 2010, in Criminal Law, DUI News, King County, Traffic Law, Washington State, by Scott W. Lawrence, Esq.

Deadliest Catch star Jake Harris,24, was arrested last night on suspicion of DUI, Hit & Run and Driving While License Suspended.  He is currently sitting in the King County jail in Seattle where he was booked Thursday night just before midnight.   

It’s been a bad year for Deadliest Catch’s Harris family.  Captain Phil Harris, 53, died of complications from a stroke earlier this month in an Alaskan hopital. 

People magazine spoke with the Washington State Patrol regarding the incident.

“Mr. Harris was spotted driving a BMW 3 Series erratically Thursday evening by a citizen in Shoreline, Wa. We were able to locate his vehicle by aircraft, and he was pulled over in the Seattle area. The car was registered to his father,” says Washington State Patrol spokesman Dan McDonald.

“He failed a field sobriety test and refused to take a toxicological test,” McDonald added. “After further investigation, it was found that he was involved in a hit and run with another occupied vehicle earlier in the evening. He had rear-ended another car.”

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State Patrol trooper shot by DUI supects husband

On February 16, 2010, in Criminal Law, DUI News, News, Washington State, by Scott W. Lawrence, Esq.

The story regarding the shooting of Washington State Patrol Trooper Scott Johnson on Saturday continues to unfold.  The latest, according to the Seattle Times, is that the wife of the man suspected of shooting the Trooper had been arrested on suspicion of DUI earlier that same night by a different Trooper.  The Trooper Greene had transported the woman  away from the scene while Trooper Johnson stayed to conduct an inventory search of the woman’s vehicle before towing.   

The shooting occurred after another trooper, Jesse Greene, had pulled over a woman on suspicion of drunken driving.

Johnson, who was working solo in a patrol cruiser, arrived around 12:20 a.m. so Greene could take the driver in for processing.

Tow-truck driver George Hill arrived and was preparing to tow the car when the shooter emerged from the dark. The man exchanged words with the trooper and opened fire at 12:40 a.m.

Johnson got off a shot but there was no indication at the scene that his assailant was hit.

Trooper Johnson was released from the hospital on Monday.

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Brandon Norton story update…

On November 20, 2009, in DUI News, by Scott W. Lawrence, Esq.

Here are a couple of photos of the memorial at the crash site. Included in the array of items were multiple soccer balls, Norton’s High School jersey, several Seattle Sounders items and lots of photos and other personal items.

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Suspected DUI driver shuts down Highway 18 in Auburn

On November 12, 2009, in DUI News, Washington State, by Scott W. Lawrence, Esq.

If you were stuck in traffic nightmare South of Seattle this morning it may have been due to the following incident.

The Seattle Times reported:

The Washington State Patrol says a drunken driver went the wrong way for a mile-and-a-half on Highway 18 before colliding head-on with another car.

The crash about 3 a.m. Thursday seriously injured the other driver. The wrong-way driver suffered minor injuries.

Westbound lanes of Highway 18 were closed for two hours.

No other details were readily available as of Thursday night.

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DUI emphasis patrol officer goes to jail for, you guessed it, DUI.

On November 11, 2009, in DUI News, by Scott W. Lawrence, Esq.
Source: Virginia Beach Police Department

Source: Virginia Beach Police Department

Virginia Police Officer Bryan K. Womble, 37, began serving a five day sentence for hit and run and DUI on Monday. Womble was a member of the Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Team specializing in DUI enforcement.

Womble was arrested on June 20th after a crash with another vehicle and registering a 0.15 blood-alcohol concentration.

At trial Womble testified that he did not mean to flee the scene, but was disoriented from the crash.  He also stated that he had only started drinking a month before the incident and did not drink before that.

In addition to the jail time, Womble’s driver’s license was suspended for one year, he was fined $500, ordered to attend alcohol safety awareness classes and use an ignition interlock device for the next six months.

Womble was in the news about a month before his own DUI arrest wehn he arrested former NFL player Bruce Smith for DUI.

The Virginia Beach Police Department will now begin the administrative process to decide whether or not Womble will remain with thier agency.

According to WVEC.com, the Commonwealth’s Attorney Office has stated that all cases involving Womble as an arresting officer will go forward and that he would still be called as a witness regardless of whether he is fired.

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