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• Driver Charged With DUI After Ramming Police Cruiser Play Video

  September 9, 2011 5:48 AM

  Lexington police arrested the driver of a vehicle and charged him with DUI after he crashed into the rear of a police cruiser early Friday morning. Police say an officer was stopped at a red light just after midnight at the intersection of Tates Creek and New Circle Road... more »

• Harrodsburg Man Hit By DUI Driver While Mowing His Lawn Play Video

  April 15, 2011 10:36 AM

  A Mercer County man was airlifted to UK Hospital Thursday night after police say another Mercer County man driving under the influence hit him as he mowed his lawn. The incident happed at about 6:30 p.m. at a home on Bohon Road in Harrodsburg. Police say Christopher Byrd was... more »

• Louisville TV Anchor Loses Job After Second DUI Arrest

  November 11, 2010 10:35 AM

  A Louisville television station anchor is out of a job following an arrest on DUI charges, the second such charge filed against him in two years. According to the Louisville Courier-Journal's website , WLKY morning and noon news anchor John Boel is no longer employed at the station. Glenn... more »

• Police Report: UK's Roark Hit Parked Car Before DUI Arrest Play Video

  October 25, 2010 4:10 PM

  UK junior wide receiver Matt Roark caused damage to his vehicle and a parked vehicle before he was arrested by Lexington Police on a DUI charge early Sunday morning, according to the police report of the incident. Roark was arrested just before 6 a.m. on Wood Valley Court in... more »

• UK Wide Receiver Roark Charged With DUI

  October 25, 2010 2:44 PM

  UK junior wide receiver Matt Roark was arrested and charged with DUI and failure to maintain insurance early Sunday morning. Roark was arrested just before 6 a.m. on Wood Valley Court in Lexington and was booked into the Fayette County Detention Center at 7:30 a.m. Sunday morning. UK... more »

• Another Former Cat Hoops Player Faces DUI Charges

  October 25, 2010 7:46 AM

  For the second time in two days, a former UK basketball player is in trouble with the law. Lexington police say they arrested Souleymane "Jules" Camara, 31, early Monday morning at the intersection of New Circle Road and Alumni Drive and charged him with DUI. Camara played for... more »

• An Arrest After Woodford County Accident Play Video

  October 12, 2010 5:51 AM

  Versailles Police arrested a man after he wrecked his vehicle early Tuesday morning. Police say a driver lost control of his SUV on a sharp curve along Big Sink Pike around 1:15 a.m. The vehicle ran into a guy wire, snapping the top off a utility pole, pulling power... more »

• Drunk Woman Drags Dog Behind Van Play Video

  August 19, 2010 6:20 AM

  Investigators say a woman was drunk when she dragged a dog for several miles behind a van. The dashcam of Taylor County Sheriff's deputy Brian Pickard's cruiser captured disturbing footage of a coonhound named Luke, as a black van van dragged him along US-68 near Campbellsville. Pickard says that when... more »

• Woman Charged With DUI After Hit And Run Play Video

  May 31, 2010 5:28 AM

  Lexington police arrested a woman shortly after a hit and run early Monday morning. Investigators say Tamara Schafer, 47, was driving a Toyota along Nicholasville Road hit a car at the Rosemont Garden Intersection around 3 a.m. Officers caught up with her shortly thereafter at Clays Mill and Blue Ash.... more »

• Strickland Leaves Calipari's Staff, Will Stay At UK In Different Role

  May 13, 2010 10:54 AM

  The University of Kentucky men’s basketball department will undergo changes to its administrative staff for the upcoming 2010-11 season, head coach John Calipari announced Thursday. At his request, assistant coach Rod Strickland will take on an administrative role in operations to reduce travel requirements. The search for a new assistant... more »

• UK Releases Statement Regarding Strickland's DUI Arrest Play Video

  April 12, 2010 10:07 AM

  The University of Kentucky Athletics Department released a statement Monday regarding the DUI arrest of UK assistant basketball coach Rod Strickland. According to police reports, they arrested Strickland just before 3 a.m. Sunday at Tates Creek and New Circle Road. The report says an officer saw Strickland run a red... more »

• UK Basketball Assistant Coach Arrested For DUI Play Video

  April 12, 2010 5:12 AM

  Lexington police arrested University of Kentucky assistant basketball coach Rod Strickland early Sunday morning. According to police reports, they arrested Strickland just before 3 a.m. at Tates Creek and New Circle Road. The report says an officer saw Strickland run a red light at the intersection, nearly striking another vehicle.... more »

• Lexington Police Track Down Driver Who Hit House

  March 30, 2010 5:41 AM

  A wild ride landed a man in jail early Tuesday morning. Lexington police say that they took a call of a pickup truck hitting a house on Camino Drive a little after 1 a.m. When officers arriverd, the truck was long gone, but the damage was apparent. Police say the... more »

• Woman Charged With DUI After Allegedly Hitting School Bus Play Video

  September 23, 2009 11:21 AM

  A London woman who reportedly rear-ended a Laurel County school bus carrying 53 North Laurel High students has been arrested. According to the Laurel County Detention Center's booking office, Lisa Johnson, 40, is charged with second-degree wanton endangerment and driving under the influence of drugs and possessing methamphetamine. According to... more »