ST. CHARLES, Illinois – We have seen our fair share of adults getting ridiculously involved in their kid’s business here at D’D, but here is another example of it going into psychotic territory. 33-year-old  Timera Branch was pissed off at 17-year-old John Keyes because of an altercation he got into with her son at a dance Saturday night. Her son was mad about his girlfriend dancing with Keyes. This led to Branch’s son getting punched in the face. The next day Keyes was in the driveway of some apartments when Timera Branch drove her car over a curb, rammed Keyes and killed him by crushing him against a building. She was charged with two counts of first-degree murder and is being held on $1 million bond. Stories like this make me wonder if at any point do the parents ever think to themselves “this is not a good idea.“

Peoria, Arizona – Police are looking for 48-year-old Faleh Hassan Almaleki for what he has been accused of doing to his daughter. Reportedly upset over his 20-year-old daughter becoming too “Westernized” and straying a bit too far from their Iraqi family values – he ran her over with his vehicle. Noor Faleh Almaleki was walking with Amal Edan Khalaf, 43, in the Arizona Department of Economic Security parking lot when she was struck. Almaleki is currently in the hospital suffering from life-threatening injuries. Khalaf received non life-threatening injuries. Police say the two women are roommates. I’m sure this has all been a complete misunderstanding and no way could it have been an attempted honor killing.

Here is the daughter from a pic taken off her Myspace profile. And once again, she is a hottie. I say once again because if you click on the three other “honor killing” stories we have posted about here, you will see they always seem to involve a father and his hot daughter(s). Not saying that ugly daughters have not been killed throughout time, but here in the United States, it seems as if they always involve good-looking women.

Or maybe honor killing stories are subject to the same guidelines most missing person and murdered children stories are in the United States. The victims must be female, white and cute\hot. But I think it is just population statistic; the population of Middle Eastern families are not as high in the US as in other countries.

Take the UK for example, it is reported that over a dozen women are victims of honor…er, honour killings every year. So while these incidents may be rare in the US, you can bet they are on the rise.

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BETHLEHEM, Pa – Twin brothers Timothy and Thomas Willgruber, both aged 56, had a history of alcohol abuse and drunk driving. But not any longer. Last month the brothers were attending Celtic Fest, and Thomas was trying to help his drunk brother parallel park a minivan. For some drunken reason, Timothy lost control of the vehicle and ended up crushing Thomas’ leg in between the van and a parked SUV. Thomas died 8-hours later. Timothy failed the sobriety test at the scene and it was later revealed he had a blood-alcohol level of .20. Even though Bethlehem police Capt. David Kravatz says Timothy Willgruber was “devastated” after the accident and family members say the brothers were best friends, homicide charges were expected – but now that wont be necessary. Timothy hung himself on Tuesday.

My disdain and hatred of people who drive drunk is pretty well-known around here, and I do feel bad for the friends and family of these two men. But these two had a history of driving drunk. I am not understanding the sympathy that was shown towards Timothy after the accident. Had this been a little girl he crushed to death, or some stranger, people would have been demanding his suicide. Should the law treat people who break laws differently because they may truly be sorry for what they have done? Or that they killed a loved on accidentally in the process?

Willgruber brothers - no idea which is which

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UPPER DARBY, Pa. – Back in August, 20-year-old Rachael Jenkins told police she was trying to retrieve her dropped iPod when her Hyundai crossed two lanes of traffic, went on to a sidewalk and struck Nicole Gallo, 19, and Christine Bochanski, 20. Gallo was killed immediately and Bochanski suffered serious injuries, including a broken back, and was hospitalized for two weeks. But toxicology reports later came back showing that Jankins had some THC and difluoroethane in her blood. What the fuck is difluoroethane, you may ask? It’s the chemical found computer-cleaning spray. Exactly like the can of Dust-Off that was found in Jankins’ car on the day of the accident.

Jankins has now been arrested and charged with vehicular homicide and involuntary manslaughter. Upper Darby police Superintendent Michael Chitwood Sr. said Jankins was “under the impairing and psychoactive effects” of the inhalant at the time of the accident. “We believe that at some point in time before the accident she took the can of Dust-Off and sprayed it in her mouth to get the effect of a high,” Chitwood said. “We have now gone from a horrible accident to a criminal investigation.”

The accident happened right outside of Delaware County Memorial Hospital, and there are no brake marks indicating she attempted any form of evasive maneuver before hitting and killing Gallo, who graduated Archbishop Prendergast High School last year. Jankins only suffered minor injuries from being trapped in her car and stated she never remembered hitting the women or even seeing them. I wonder why? Let’s go to Allison, our resident Dust-Off expert, for some possible explanations:

Oh, ok…gotcha. Now it all makes perfect sense. Jesus Christ some of you people out there are pathetic. If you are inhaling this shit to get high, could you please stay indoors and film it? The public thanks you. Fuck…you huffers ever heard of meth?

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TULSA, OK - On Nov 12th, 2007 a woman had a motorcycle accident outside of Backyard Bar. Four people who witnessed the crash ran out to assist her. It is at that point that a drunken Kimberly Graham plowed into the group in her Dodge Ram Pickup, killing ever single one of them. She then did the noble thing and fled the scene leaving them strewn down Memorial Drive to die. She was later arrested after turning herself in and charged with five counts of first-degree manslaughter. On March 12th of this year, jurors convicted Kimberly Graham on all five counts plus one count of leaving the scene of an accident. Yesterday, Judge Thornbrugh sentenced her to 107 years in prison. 20 years for each victim and 7 years for leaving the scene.

DeAnna and Ronny Coatney, Casey Jones, Anita Foote, and Shannon Lacey all died that night because of drunk-driving moron. Most of you know my thoughts on people who kill others while driving drunk (I think they should get murder charges), I am still glad that the jurors agreed with prosecutors on this and that obviously, so did the judge.

Graham’s attorney’s tried to say it wasn’t her fault because all of the victims were crouched low in the dark street, but that contradicted police officer Jason Willingham who said, “This section of road is a decent lit piece of road, short of putting a fire truck out there, I don’t know what else you could do.” Graham even admitted to police that she was drunk and that is why she left the scene, telling officers she had one mixed drink, two shots, and six beers that night. But when she took the stand during the trial (which is never a good thing in cases like this) she told jurors that she was not drunk and had overestimated the amount she drank that night. Right.

She also never apologized or address the victim’s families even though she was given two chances to do so. But who gives a fuck. Let her pay for her mistake and hopefully she will have enough time to think about the damage she has done – including to her own friends and family – while spending the rest of her life in a cell. Hopefully cases like this can get some of you dumb fucks to think twice before endangering my life when you get on the road after drinking. Most of you suck at driving anyway (yeah, you too), the last thing you need is alcohol.

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Gwinnett County, Georgia – God must have been in one of his foul moods the other day when 25-year-old Sabrina Stanek stepped out to the side of the road in front of her home. She was trying to tell the driver of a large truck to quit speeding down their residential street. The driver, Constantine Toncz, 39, had sped through the 25 mph neighborhood a few times already. As she tried to flag Toncz down, Toncz ran off the road and crushed Stanek between the front of his truck and the back of a parked vehicle.

Her friends ran to the scene as Toncz got his drunk ass out of his truck and asked if he had hit a trashcan. The friends replied that no, actually you just hit our best friend. Toncz looked at Stanek’s body, said some profanity – then parked his truck at the end of the road and fled. He was later apprehended by police and charged with felony vehicular homicide, DUI, and felony leaving the scene of an accident. He is being held in the Gwinnett County Jail where tax payers will undoubtedly foot the bill for his defense and future room and board.

Meanwhile, friends and family are grieving the loss of Sabrina Stanek, and two children, ages 4 and 5, get to live with the fact that some drunk asshole turned their mother into a fucking hood ornament. God sure does have one twisted sense of humor, huh?

Hopefully, she did not feel that.

Novato, CA – I don’t even know where to start with this dipshit.  I don’t think I have seen this much stupidity and blatant disregard for all that is resonable in well…ever.  Edward Schaefer, 43, driving his Harley drunk,  with 6 DUI convictions under his belt already, ran down and killed 9 year old Melodie Osheroff as she was crossing a crosswalk with her father.  Oh, but no folks, the douchebaggery does not end there.  Schaefer is an assclown to the extreme.  When answering to the charges in court, Schaefer flipped off the prosecution and cameras.  What a tool.

Schaefer was speeding and ran a stop sign before he plowed down Melodie and her father, Aaron Osheroff.  As Melodie lay still and struggling for breath and Aaron lay with one broken leg and the other partially severed, Schaefer flailed and screamed “Oh, it hurts so bad!  I need medication!”  Pussy.   Melodie died the next morning at a children’’s hospital and Aaron was airlifted with critical injuries to another hospital, where one of his legs was amputated.  He is currently in critical condition in the intensive care unit.

Schaefer’s blood alcohol level was 0.16 at the time of the accident, so evidently his 6 prior DUI convictions did not teach him a lesson.  And judging by his actions in the courtroom that day, killing a little girl and permanently altering the life of her father didn’t teach him anything either. Schaefer is being charged with murder, DUI, mayhem and vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and with gross negligence.  Time to put this bastard where he will never have the chance to drink or drive again.  UNDER the jail sounds good to me.

Do people honestly feel that this man should not be charged with a murder charge? I know we have this argument here from time to time in regards to DUI related fatalities leading to the drunk driver being charged with 1st or 2nd degree murder, and I feel that both sides of the argument hold weight. But Jesus, SIX DAMN TIMES?

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Atlanta, Georgia – Aimee Michael, 22, was charged with five counts of homicide by vehicle, one count of failure to maintain lane and one count of serious injury by vehicle, and hit and run. She was the driver of the BMW police have been looking for in connection with the Easter crash that claimed the lives of 5 people. Robert and Delisia Carter, as well as the couple’s newborn son, Ethan Blake, and Delisia Carter’s 9-year-old daughter, Kayla, died in their Mercedes after striking a Volkswagen driven by 43-year-old Tracy Johnson who survived the crash that killed her 6-year-old daughter, Morgan.

Aimee Michael and Carter Family

A SWAT team was used to gain access to the home in which the BMW was parked in the driveway. They surrounded the home but found no one home. At the same time a neighbor stated she saw Aimee and two other women pull into the neighborhood in an SUV, but U-turn at the site of police. They eventually returned to the home where they were apprehended and taken to the Fulton County police major crimes unit.

The accident, from what I can gather from other reports and the charges filed, seemed to involve Aimee and the Carters’ Mercedes colliding on Camp Creek Parkway. Both vehicles then crossed a median, where the Mercedes hit the Johnson’s Volkswagen head-on and burst into flames. Aimee left the scene.

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Gilberto Vega

Lawrence, Massachusetts–Responding to a report of a domestic disturbance early Sunday morning, police found 16-year-old Edilize Cruet, lying in the street, bleeding. She was mowed down, head on, by a car driven by her mother’s angry boyfriend, Gilberto Vega. What started out as an argument between two adults, ended with the death of an innocent teenager.

Gilberto and Betsaida Lorriano had argued about a towed car for most of Saturday evening and into Sunday morning. The argument got heated enough that Gilberto was asked to leave Betsaida’s home. After leaving, Gilberto returned to the neighborhood at least twice, driving erratically down the street each time. Betsaida and her children stepped outside to try and convince the pissed off Gilberto to stop. As Betsaida and her kids stood in the street, Gilberto took aim with his car and accelerated. Betsaida and her son were able to move out of the way, Edilize wasn’t quite so lucky. Gilberto ran her over and kept right on going. Edilize was later pronounced dead at Lawrence General Hospital.

The scene was chaotic; a ‘large hostile crowd’ had gathered in the street. The crowd rushed the ambulance as medical personnel were attempting to save Edilize’s life. They were ordered out of the back of the ambulance, only to return. People were angry–running and yelling in the street. Minutes later, Gilberto was found parked on a nearby street. When approached by officers, he immediately began to apologize. As officers tried to take Gilberto into custody, the crowd started moving their way. Unfortunately, before the hostile crowd could get their hands on him, Gilberto was put into a patrol car and whisked away.

Gilberto Vega, 26, was charged with manslaughter, negligent homicide by motor vehicle, drunken driving and leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in death. He is being held without bail.

Xavier Delgado, Gilberto’s brother-in-law, says that Gilberto has no recollection of the accident and is very remorseful. ‘He’s sitting in a cell crying his eyes out.’ He described Gilberto as a hard worker who ‘is not a troublemaker.’ Boo-fuckin-hoo, Gilberto. Coward…

Thanks go to Wicked Doll for the tip in the forums.

Maurice Jones

League City, Texas - The man pictured above is Maurice Jones, 34. He was walking along Dickinson Avenue after finishing his shift at McDonalds. Someone driving on the other side of the street lost control of their car and struck Maurice, killing him instantly. But even though the driver has yet to be found, it is all good, as the driver left a note by Maurice’s body apologizing for killing him.

The note read “I’m sorry,” and “I have a family.” But that is no consolation for Maurice’s family, a family that includes his 11-year-old daughter. “I think it’s a coward,“ said Jones’ mother, Roberta Jones. “You should admit what you did wrong because eventually it will catch up with you.“

Maurice was killed sometime after 10 p.m. on Saturday, his body found early Sunday morning. The vehicle was traveling in the same direction Maurice was walking, swerved across the northbound lane, struck Jones, went through a ditch before ending up 40 yards from where it left the road.

After examining the 20-word message written in ink, League City police believe the driver is a female between the ages of 25 and 40. “We believe this person is very remorseful and dealing with a lot of grief,” said Detective Scott Aldridge. If you have any information on this, phone Detective Scott Aldridge at 281-338-4174.

I am not condoning the driver’s actions at all, so don’t twist these words around…but if the driver was drunk – leaving the scene may have been morally wrong, but legally the smartest thing they could have done. If the DUI laws in that state are the same as a lot of others, if you hit and kill someone one while impaired, the penalty is far, far stiffer than had you just hit and killed someone. It is why a lot of drunks leave the scene, only to return back sober when it is impossible to prove they had been under the influence of any substance at the time of the accident.

My bet is that this person will simply turn themselves in, effectively owning up to the accident without having to admit to any activity that could lead to DUI charges, and a much stiffer penalty. I hate to say this, but with the laws set up that way, you are just asking for this type of reaction.

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Beverly Chacon and Brenda Melton

Albequerque, NM – If someone stepped up and raised your children for you while you were serving time in prison, how would you thank them?   Would you drive drunk again and slam into them head-on, killing them?  Me, neither.  But that’s how Beverly Chacon, 40,  repaid long-time family friend Brenda Melton for years of kindness. 

On March 4, Beverly Chacon drank 3/5 of a bottle of Southern Comfort, and got behind the wheel of her car.  She drove the wrong way down a one-way street, and careered head-on into Brenda Melton’s vehicle, then fled the scene.  A quick-thinking witness followed her vehicle and notified police of her whereabouts.  Beverly was taken into custody;  Brenda died the next day.

What makes the story incredible is that Brenda Melton, 37, helped to raise Beverly Chacon’s 3 children while her drunk ass was in and out of prison over the years.    Brenda and her life partner, Carmen Salas, took care of one of Beverly son’s, now 21, for over 12 years.  That’s some serious friendship, and just goes to show you that no good deed goes unpunished.

Brenda was well-loved in the community and an active volunteer for a variety of organizations, including the humane society and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.  If that’s not irony rearing its ugly head, I don’t know what is.  Even in death, Brenda is helping people:  as an organ donor,  her organs were harvested and went to three different individuals, that they might live.

For her part, Beverly Chacon remembers being in a crash, but is fuzzy on the details.  Can’t imagine why.  If I drank 3/5 of a bottle of Southern Comfort — that’s the equivalent of 15 1-ounce shots, folks — I’d be chatting with little purple men and declaring myself queen of Jupiter!

Beverly Chacon has been charged with DWI (she’s had at least four previous DWI charges), leaving the scene of an accident, and vehicular homicide.  When the judge set her bail at $500,000 she pleaded with him to reduce it to something affordable.  Heh.  Fat chance.   She remains behind bars, where she’ll hopefully remain for a long, long time.

But, drunken sleazeball aside, let’s remember Brenda Melton for the kindhearted woman that she was.  And may she rest in peace.

Special2beme is leading the charge over in our forums!   Check it out, yo!

Denver, Co – I’ve never met Shenell Phillips. She may be a real sweet gal who has a great personality and an amazing ability to pull sunshine out of her ass whenever the days get dreary. She may be considered really good friend material to some, even good enough to allow her to watch their children, but to me…Hell no! On February 28, 2009 police and emergency crews responded to a three-car accident along East 56th Avenue near Tower Road.  The reports say around 2:55 a.m. 28-year-old Shenell Phillips was driving drunk and under the influence in the wrong lane on eastbound 56th Avenue when she ran head-on into two other cars.
Antonia Gutierrez, 59, and Juanita Dominguez, 59, who were in the car that Phillips hit, were injured. They are in fair condition at Denver Health Medical Center. A Chevrolet Classic also was hit. The woman inside that car wasn’t hurt.

In the car with Phillips was 17-month-old Ahnesty Brook. Shenell Phillips was her God Mother. Sadly, the child died as a result of her injuries. The child’s mother, Ashaka Hicks, is eight months pregnant and already has two boys. She is devastated over the loss of her daughter.

“Why didn’t my friend bring my baby home instead of taking her with her while she was out drinking and doing drugs,” said Ms. Hicks. “I only live up the street from her she didn’t have to take her out at three in the morning.”

I really feel for this woman, but I cannot help to wonder why Shenell had her daughter to begin with. They had to of been very close, Shenell was the child’s God Mother, so I’m assuming this mother must of had some prior knowledge of Shenell’s drinking problem and drug habit. I’m not trying to condemn the woman, but if she did know about the drinking and the drugs, why did she leave her daughter in this woman’s care?

Shenell Phillips is charged with child abuse resulting in death, two counts of vehicular homicide, four counts of vehicular assault and two counts of DUI. Phillips has an extensive record that includes assault, disorderly conduct, failure to appear, forgery, theft over $15,000, menacing with a deadly weapon, burglary and wrongs to minors. She remains in custody in the Denver County Jail; her bail has been set at $250,000.

Thanks to Dakota Valkyrie who has this in the forums.

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Edward Graziano

Tampa Bay - Almost two years ago douchebag Nick Bollea, son of Hulk Hogan, was involved in a car wreck that left his passenger, John Graziano, a breathing, permanently brain damaged zucchini. Nick served a whopping 5 months in jail for his involvement in the crash. But this isn’t about Nick; this is about John Graziano’s father, Edward Graziano. He has just been arrested for trying to arrange a hit on his estranged wife, Debra. He paid for her death with $1,100 in cash, a $1,000 personal check and a $13.06 gift card to Westshore Pizza

Police say that Graziano, 53, was arrested after a 2-and-a-half month long investigation. Graziano met with an informant and an undercover detective posing as ‘go-between’ to a hit man on numerous occasions in public places around Pinellas County. These meetings were held to discuss when and how the hit should be carried out. Graziano wanted his wife’s death to be the result of an automobile accident. His reason for wanting his wife dead was in order to help solve a few financial issues stemming from their divorce.

Debra and her attorney were notified of the threats to her life late last year. Since that time, she has spent the majority of her time in the VA hospital where her son resides while the investigation continued. Debra’s attorney has now released this statement: “She is saddened by all of this. She can’t believe so much tragedy can strike one family. Her main purpose is concentrating on John getting better.”

Graziano was arrested at his home and will be charged with solicitation to commit murder. I, on the other hand, will be sure to check out Westshore Pizza whenever I am in Florida. Not only did he offer it as a form of payment, but the fact that it didn’t seem to be suspicious when the “hit man” took it leads me to believe that place must have some damn good pie. EDIT - I just checked out Westshore…looks like a franchise akin to a Papa Johns. Anyone ever eaten Westshore’s crap?

Kenneth Guyear (Myspace)

Queens, NY–Robert Ogle told his parents, ‘You worry too much,’ before walking out the door to attend a party Sunday evening. A few hours later, 16-year-old Ogle and his friend, 20-year-old Alex Paul, lay dying in the street, just a half-mile from home. They were killed by a drunk driver: 27-year-old Kenneth Guyear. Guyear ran over their bodies several times before fleeing the scene with a smirk on his face.

Guyear came across an idling Kia Spectra outside a deli and decided to go for a drunken joy-ride. The owner of the car dialed 911 as he watched Guyear speed away. A few blocks away, Paul was walking Ogle home from a friends birthday party. Witnesses watched in horror as the two young men were struck down in the street. The horror intensified when Guyear flipped the car into reverse and sped forward over and over again, trying to dislodge one of the boys’ bodies from the undercarriage of the car. Guyear then sped away, back toward the deli where he ripped off the car. He was laughing when cops cuffed him. Asshole.

Robert Ogle was pronounced dead at the scene. Alex Paul died a few hours later at Elmhurst Hospital Center.

Kenneth Guyear had a BAC of .126…well above the legal level of .08. He is being charged with assault, two counts of first-degree vehicular manslaughter, two counts of second-degree vehicular manslaughter, manslaughter, leaving the scene of an accident, driving while intoxicated, criminally negligent homicide, grand larceny and driving without a license. He is scheduled to be arraigned Monday in Queens Criminal Court. Guyear also boasts a pretty extensive rap sheet with arrests for drugs and robbery. Another fine upstanding member of society.

Ninja0980 has this story covered in the forums. Thanks Ninja!

Update 1/30/2009 – Surprise!!  Police today charged Gabriel Delrisco with three counts of DUI Manslaughter after toxicology reports show his blood-alcohol level at the time of the crash was .239, almost 3 times higher than the legal limit of .08.   A bail hearing has been set for Saturday, but prosecutors say Delrisco is a danger to the community and will request he be denied bail.

Miami, FL – Early Sunday morning, Hector Serrano, 42, roused his three children and loaded them into the family’s minivan to drive his wife, Mirian,  to the Metrorail station so she could get to her early shift at Jackson Memorial Hospital.   Hector didn’t like waking the kids at 4:30 AM, but he didn’t want to leave them alone, either.    While stopped at a red light on their way home, their vehicle was rear-ended at full speed by a Chevy Trailblazer driven by Gabriel Delrisco, 40.  All three children were killed instantly.  And Mr. Delrisco has an insufferably long history of traffic offenses.

According to the Miami Herald, Delrisco has been stopped and ticketed no less than 20 times since 2001.   Twenty times. He was convicted of driving under the influence in 2001, and his license was suspended for six months.  Since then, he has been ticketed for reckless driving, speeding, failure to stop at a traffic light and crossing a median. Many of his tickets were dismissed.   He was last ticketed in January 2008 for driving the wrong way on a one-way street.  That ticket, like so many before it, was dismissed.

Hector Serrano, 10,  and his sisters, 7-year-old Esmeralda and 4-year-old Amber died at the scene, as their father — despite a broken arm — tried desperately to pry open the rear door of the minivan.  Esmeralda would have been 8 years old today. Their mother, Mirian, collapsed with grief at the accident scene.   Hector Serrano says,  ”She’s destroyed.  My wife and I, now we’re left alone.”   I can’t begin to imagine their pain.

Gabriel Delrisco was airlifted to a hospital, where he underwent surgery on Sunday, and blood was (thankfully) drawn for alcohol and drug screening.  I’m fairly confident of what they’ll find, as there were no skid marks at the scene.  This asshat didn’t even step on his brakes. Despite twenty prior traffic violations, he was driving again.  Why was he still in possession of a license?  It boggles the mind. And now he’s driven himself into what I hope will be a vehicular homicide charge.

Rest in peace, small ones.  I hope you never felt a thing.