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LAWRENCE — School safety officer Tyrone Farrar has been indicted on three charges of aggravated rape of a child and one count of driving under the influence of drugs. The indictments handed up by an Essex grand jury stem from allegations Farrar conducted an inappropriate sexual relationship with a 14-year-old Lawrence girl that began last July when she was 13.

Montana takes hard look at its drinking and driving culture after years of looking other way Montana - United States - Games - Politics - Business and Economy

A proposal to ban text messaging while driving is emerging as a likely issue before the next Maine Legislature. Text messaging - United States - Maine - Maine Legislature - Government

A proposal to ban text messaging while driving is emerging as a likely issue before the next Maine Legislature. Lawmakers passed a measure last year that attempted to deal with all forms of distracted driving by adding penalties for drivers who cause accidents while distracted, whether by using a cell phone, texting, eating or some other activity.

L’Observateur LAPLACE – Among the more than 1,000 new laws put on the books during the 2010 State Legislative session are a handful of acts directly pertaining to the public safety of Louisiana residents. One major change has the attention of State Police troops across Louisiana is a new law tied to texting and driving.

The Park Ridge Police Department will team up with the Des Plaines Police Department in conducting roadside safety checks on Friday, Sept. 3, from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. at the intersection of Potter Road and Dempster Street. Officers will be looking for violations of occupant restraint laws and impaired driving laws.

Montana has long had a reputation as a place where you could crack open a beer while driving down the interstate just about as fast as you liked.

A proposal to ban text messaging while driving is emerging as a likely issue before the next session of the Maine Legislature.

Montana has long had a reputation as a place where you could crack open a beer while driving down the interstate just about as fast as you liked. Montana - United States - Beer - Driving under the influence - Games

The Lincolnwood police will conduct roadside safety checks during the upcoming Labor Day holiday at undesigned times and places.

NASHUA – Police arrested four people for allegedly driving drunk at two DWI checkpoints last year, but officers will arrest even fewer this year: none. The Nashua Police Department didn’t receive state funding to operate the two checkpoints it hoped to run this summer. But they did spend almost $30,000 of the same government grant that paid for the checkpoints to nail speeders, red light runners ...

A high-visibility vehicle safety checkpoint at the intersectionof Highway 77 and Pickrell Road yielded three arrests for drugpossession over the weekend.

THE public have said they support harsh measures to deal with irresponsible driving, Road Safety Authority chairman Gay Byrne has revealed.

The U.S. Grand Prix Racers Union is promising a review of its motorcycle racing safety rules, conceding it will never be able to eliminate the dangers in a high-speed sport where teenage competitors are the norm. One day after a 13-year-old rider was killed in Indianapolis, the union's chief steward, Stewart Aitken-Cade, said series officials will review all safety measures, including new age...

Safety first: Teenager's death has sanctioning body taking another look at safety

The U.S Grand Prix Racers Union said Monday that it plans to review its safety measures after the death of a 13-year-old motorcycle rider.

The North East Safety Camera Partnership (NESCAMP) is appealing to drivers to remember the legal speed limits and not to take a chance when it comes to driver safety. 2010/08/30 12:09:49

Times staff Sunday, August 29, 2010 CLEARWATER Woman dies after her car hits utility pole A Safety Harbor woman died late Saturday after losing control of her car and slamming into a utility pole, police said. Jillian Lacey Rivers, 25, was driving a 2000 Nissan south on U.S. 19 just before 11 p.m. when she struck a utility pole at 25400 U.S. 19 N. Police said they do not yet know why she lost ...

Greeley Police Officer Mark Forgue watches as Breanna Lozoya, 15, puts on goggles before driving a golf cart at the Tailgate the Safety Way on Saturday in the parking lot at Greeley Central High School. The goggles are designed to simulate what it would be like to drive drunk.

Distracted driving issues and fatigue are topics included in PennDOT's revamped traffic safety program for students in grades six through 12.