Grand Forks Criminal Law Blog

Police are crediting a motorcyclist's camera for the recent arrest of a North Dakota driver. The driver was allegedly involved in a fatal motorcycle accident, but may have left the scene before police arrived. He is now facing a charge for negligent homicide. This is in addition to at least two previous charges for drug crimes and driving on a suspended license.

The accident occurred on Sept. 8, 2019. According to authorities, a 55-year-old man was riding a motorcycle on the highway at the same time as the 27-year-old driver. The younger man was behind the wheel of a passenger car.

The driver accused of causing a fatal accident in the summer of 2019 was only recently charged criminally. Prosecutors accused the man of criminal vehicular homicide related to the alleged drunk driving accident, which is a felony. His blood-alcohol level was purportedly above the legal limit at the time of the wreck.

On June 22, 2019, the 34-year-old man was driving with one passenger on a public street in North Dakota. The vehicle drifted out of the correct lane, crossed the lane for oncoming traffic and then hit multiple vehicles that were parked alongside that stretch of road. No one was in any of the parked vehicles at the time of the wreck. Only the driver and his passenger were injured in the wreck.

An incident at a party resulted in a man's arrest. Police in North Dakota arrested one of the men believed to have been involved in that incident, after which he allegedly discharged a weapon. Although it does not appear as if he is charged with any weapon offenses, he is facing criminal charges for reckless endangerment and criminal mischief.

At approximately 4:30 a.m. on a Sunday morning, several people notified police that they had heard multiple gunshots somewhere in the area. Police reported to that area but apparently did not find anything indicating that a person had discharged a weapon. However, police received another report at around 10 a.m. the same day.

If law enforcement stopped you on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and you took the breathalyzer test, what were the results?

Breathalyzers are machines, and machines do not always work as they should. An incident in Philadelphia points to the kind of issue that can affect the outcome of a DUI conviction.