Texting greater driving risk than alcohol
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- Texting greater driving risk than alcohol
- OPP investigate marijuana grow-op
- Penn State’s Evans, Koroma Charged With Marijuana Possession
- Alta. driver high on marijuana found guilty in fatal crash
- Tenn. officer fired after choking suspect on video
- Pot raid leads to arrests of five men in Santa Cruz County
Texting greater driving risk than alcohol
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
article-tools –> AAP September 19, 2008 06:48am SENDING a text message on a mobile phone while driving is more dangerous than being drunk or under the influence of drugs, new British research has revealed. A study of young drivers aged between 17 and 24 found their chances of being involved in a crash increased significantly if they were writing, reading or even ignoring text messages while behind the wheel. Texting had the biggest impact on their ability to keep a vehicle in a lane, with their steering skills judged to be 91 per cent worse compared to 35 per cent if they had smoked cannabis. Their reaction times also slowed by 35 per cent, a much steeper decline than drivers who had reached the legal drink driving limit (12 per cent) or smoked cannabis (21 per cent). The study, commissioned by British motoring organisation the Royal Automobile Club Foundation, has sparked calls for new campaigns warning young drivers about the dangers of texting. "The participants in this study were almost unanimous in their view that drink driving was the most dangerous action on the road," RAC Foundation director Stephen Glaister said. "Yet this research clearly shows that a motorist who is texting is significantly more impaired than a motorist at the legal limit for alcohol.
OPP investigate marijuana grow-op
Ottawa Citizen, Canada
inc–>OPP investigate marijuana grow-opCanwest News ServicePublished:Friday, September 19, 2008Upper Ottawa Valley OPP executed a search warrant at a property on B Line Road in Laurentian Valley Township yesterday. Police said they were investigating an outdoor marijuana grow-operation. No information was released about any drug seizures, but police said the OPP drug enforcement section was helping with the ongoing investigation. The Ottawa Citizen 2008 Ads by Google.
Penn State’s Evans, Koroma Charged With Marijuana Possession
AHN
Redistribution, republication. syndication, rewriting or broadcast is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of AHN. –>Jojo Doria – AHN State College, PA (AHN) – Suspended Penn State defensive linemen Maurice Evans and Abe Koroma were charged with one count each of marijuana possession Wednesday. The two Lions players, suspended from the team the last two games by coach Joe Paterno for an undisclosed off-field issue, were charged with misdemeanor drug charges after a search of their campus apartment on Sept. University police responding to a call about loud music coming from the players’ residence in 5204 Nittany Apartments, noticed the smell of marijuana, but did not search it until a warrant was obtained. According to court papers, a “burnt roach”, remnants of a marijuana cigarette was found in Koroma’s room, while three small plastic bags containing marijuana and a “burnt roach” were found in Evans’ room.
Alta. driver high on marijuana found guilty in fatal crash
Canada.com, Canada
inc” –> Home > Topics > News > National. inc” –> Alta. driver high on marijuana found guilty in fatal crashCanwest News Service Published:Thursday, September 18, 2008EDMONTON – An Edmonton-area man who was high on marijuana when he slammed head-on into another car and killed two people was found guilty Thursday of impaired driving causing death. James McIlwrick, 36, was also found guilty on two counts of impaired driving causing death and two counts of impaired driving causing bodily harm. He looked dazed as Court of Queen’s Bench Justice June Ross delivered her verdict. McIlwrick acknowledged he was driving one of two vehicles involved in the fatal crash on Nov. 25, 2003, but admitted nothing else.
Tenn. officer fired after choking suspect on video
The Associated Press
“Video from a city police car shows Cosby using a chokehold on 26-year-old James Lawrence Anders Jr. during an April traffic stop. The video then shows Anders passing out. Charges including marijuana possession were later dropped. Anders is suing over the incident.
Pot raid leads to arrests of five men in Santa Cruz County
San Jose Mercury News, USA
“They were actually selling marijuana out of there as a storefront,” Sgt. Steve Carney of the Sheriff’s Office said. “It’s kind of like street-level dealing, but putting a nice, pretty picture on it. Five men, including the founder of the Local Patients Advocacy Group of Santa Cruz, have been arrested and a sixth is wanted on a warrant for selling marijuana, Carney said.