Drunk Driving

Dennis Lalime is going to have a tough time showing his (unmade-up face) around town.

Authorities said Tyson Dupuis was drunk when he crashed into a car driven by 18-year-old Michelle Romero in August of 2011.

In a statement released to members of the press, officials with the Louisiana State Police have provided an update on the case of 18-year Kennedy Renee Isaac of Elton.

An NTSB study suggested dropping the blood alcohol content level could cut down the nationwide number of drunk driving deaths by as much as 10,000.

Lohse was set to be tried on charges of felon on possession of a firearms. He likely would have faced the charges of vehicular homicide later in the week.

In a more than eleven minute YouTube video published Sunday under the author John Smith, which depicts Wade Lohse somewhere in the woods, apologized for the accident, but he called into question the results of the crash investigation, accusing authorities of performing their calculations incorrectly.

The officer was hit after an impaired driver ran a flashing red light.

Senator says impaired driving should lead to jail time.

Last year, 67 people died in car accidents during the month of December.

A Houma teen is facing vehicular homicide charges of his passenger.

A Lafayette man is facing drunk driving charges after he allegedly clipped a pedestrian downtown with his car.

Law enforcement from 87 different agencies throughout the state will be working overtime this Fourth of July holiday to keep drunk drivers off the streets.

Lafayette Police along with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Department pulled over 843 drivers overnight--checking them for drunk driving.

Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and state officials are urging motorists to stay sober while behind the wheel.

The Fatal Fifteen are states in which 35 percent or more of all traffic fatalities involved a driver with a blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) of .08 or higher:

LAKE CHARLES – The troopers of Louisiana State Police Troop D would like to remind drivers to be extra cautious this holiday season.