Drunk driver arrested after crashing into police car
A Steens man has been arrested on a felony DUI charge after he collided with a Columbus Police Department patrol car on Christmas Eve in East Columbus.
MSU kicker arrested for DUI
Mississippi State University kicker Jace Christmann was arrested early Saturday morning for driving under the influence.
Report: Senator’s blood alcohol was almost twice legal limit
A top Mississippi lawmaker registered a blood alcohol level of almost twice the legal limit after his Dec. 19 drunken driving arrest.
Mississippi senator’s arrest could create leadership fight
A leadership showdown is developing in the Mississippi Senate after its second-ranking official was arrested this week for the third time on suspicion of drunken driving.
State senator faces DUI charge after wreck near Starkville
A state senator is facing a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after his truck went into a ditch near Starkville.
DUI crash ignites refrigeration store
Owners of a refrigeration company on Tuscaloosa Road claim more than $1 million in inventory damage after a car crashed into the facility and caught it on fire early Sunday morning.
FOIA reveals names of SPD officers who let off Alexander for DUI
Starkville’s board of aldermen has no immediate plans to discipline any of the officers involved in the decision not to arrest or ticket a part-time Columbus patrolman stopped for drunk driving on March 9.
Rivers McGraw Act has area ties
A Macon woman and New Hope High School alumna is hoping state legislators will push through a bill requiring police officers to notify parents when someone age 18 to 21 years old is arrested for driving under the influence.
Lauren McGraw, who grew up in the Golden Triangle and now lives in Jackson, said the Rivers McGraw Act, named after her son, could save a life in the future.
CPD gets grant for DUI checkpoints
Columbus Police Department has received a $7,500 grant to fund DUI checkpoints throughout the city over the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Starkville drops DUI, noise charges against MSU lineman
Starkville declined to prosecute Mississippi State University defensive lineman Nick James Thursday for driving under the influence and disturbing the peace after he was arrested Sunday, court documents show.
Prescott to face trial for DUI
Former Mississippi State University quarterback Dak Prescott will go to trial next week for a driving under the influence charge after Starkville Municipal Court Judge Rodney Faver denied a motion to dismiss the case on Wednesday.
Sen. Burton found innocent on 2nd offense DUI charge
The second-ranking leader of the Mississippi Senate has been found innocent of a drunken driving charge.
Dak Prescott’s trial set for July
Dak Prescott’s trial has been set for July 20, his lawyer Jay Perry said.
Prescott DUI case pushed to June
Former Mississippi State University quarterback Dak Prescott’s driving under the influence case was continued Tuesday to mid-June, his attorney and Starkville Municipal Court Administrator Tony Rook confirmed.
Sen. Burton’s charge was for 2nd offense DUI
A Mississippi lawmaker’s arrest last weekend was on a second-offense DUI charge.
Miss. Senate leader Burton gets DUI charge
The second-ranking leader of the Mississippi Senate has been charged with DUI after a one-vehicle wreck.
Circuit judge dismisses Vaughn DUI appeal
The state’s appeal of Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn’s driving under the influence case ended Friday when Circuit Judge Lee Coleman dismissed the challenge.
Report: Dak’s DUI test results inconclusive
Two Intoxilyzer 8000 tests performed on former Mississippi State University quarterback Dak Prescott early Saturday failed to measure his breath alcohol level following his arrest for driving under the influence, according to documents obtained by The Dispatch.
Oktibbeha supervisors block Vaughn DUI appeal
Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors deadlocked in a vote naming a new special prosecutor during its meeting Monday, meaning it likely won’t have legal representation in the state’s appeal of Starkville Ward 7 Alderman Henry Vaughn’s driving under the influence case.
Chism will renew ‘scarlet letter’ DUI bill in the future
District 37 Rep. Gary Chism’s, R-Columbus, push to make those convicted of multiple driving under the influence charges display a special license plate may be over this legislative term, but the representative said he’ll continue the fight in the future.