Pennsylvania DUI arrests: What these people have in common
Here's a list of some unfortunate people who happened to get arrested for a Pennsylvania DUI and have their names published in the below-referenced publication. Look through each of these names and the blurbs describing their arrest, and see if you can pick out a common theme.
The question is: What do each of the people named in the quote below have in common (besides obviously being arrested for impaired driving)?
Hilltown DUI log - The ReporterNews: Serving North Penn, Indian Valley and neighboring communities: "The following people recently were arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance. In Pennsylvania, you are considered legally drunk if your blood-alcohol content is 0.08 p
JAN. 1: HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP — John Vandevander, 42, of the 100 block of Spruce Lane, Perkasie, was charged with DUI after he was stopped for erratic driving on Bethlehem pIke in the area of Keystone Drive, police said.
JAN. 24: HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP — Lydia A. Smith, 27, of the 700 block of Jefferson Street, Red Hill, was charged with DUI after police investigated a traffic accident in the 1100 block of Church Road, police said.
JAN. 28: HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP — David DeCarme, 38, of the 300 block of Cambridge Circle, Harleysville, was charged with DUI after he was stopped on Bethlehem Pike in the area of Hilltown Pike by an officer who was familiar with DeCarme and knew his license was suspended, police said.
FEB. 14: HILTTOWN TOWSHIP — Atem Angok, 22, of the 800 block of Poplar Street, Perkasie, was charged with DUI and hit and run after police were called to the area of Route 309 and Route 113 for the report of a hit and run, police said.
FEB. 15: HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP — Taressa Mattix, 27, of the 5700 block of Old Easton Road, Plumsteadville, was charged with DUI after her vehicle was stopped for erratic driving, police said.
FEB. 25: HILTTOWN TOWSHIP — Douglas S. Luber, 18, of the of the 4300 block of South Park Road in Ottsville was charged with DUI after police stopped his car for moving violations on Route 113 in the area of Keystone Drive , police said.
FEB. 27: HILTTOWN TOWSHIP — Kenneth F. Baker, 40, of the 2300 block of Charles Lane in Jamsion was charged with DUI after police stopped his car for a vehicle equipment violation on Route 113 at Route 152, police said.
MARCH 1: HILTTOWN TOWSHIP — Jennifer R. McCray, 30, of the 500 block of Washington Street in Royersford was charged with DUI after police were called to the Hilltown Crossing Shopping Center for the report of a female slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle, police said.
MARCH 21: HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP — Brian Hastings, 29, of the 200 block of Hampshire Drive, Perkasie, was charge with DUI after police investigated a report of a vehicle driving with a flat tire on Hilltown Pike in the area of Diamond Street, police said."
The answer: Each and every person named above is innocent unless proven guilty in criminal court. Reporters, judges and prosecutors sometimes forget that the presumption of innocence applies to drunk driving cases. It is good the check ourselves and remember this from time to time.
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