An illegal immigrant who was charged with drunken driving last year when he struck a car carrying three nuns, killing one and injuring the others, was convicted Monday of felony murder. Carlos A. Martinelly-Montano’s case ignited outrage and prompted calls for stricter immigration enforcement. During a hearing in Prince William Circuit Court, the facts of what happened Aug. 1, 2010, were not in dispute: Martinelly-Montano swerved his Subaru into a guardrail and then veered into the opposite lane on a slim, two-lane road in Bristow, colliding with the nuns’ blue Toyota. Read full article > >

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Martinelly guilty of felony murder in drunken-driving crash that killed one nun, injured two others, in Va.

Police in Maryland will be allowed to pull over and ticket people they see text messaging when legislation that closes a loophole in an existing law takes effect Saturday. Two other new laws — one regarding drunken driving and the other fatal accidents — are also intended to strengthen traffic enforcement. Read full article > >

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New traffic laws taking effect in Md., D.C

Under cross-examination in a Bronx drunken driving trial, the arresting officer made admissions about getting tickets thrown out as “a courtesy.”

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Ticket-Fixing Case Tests Officers on the Stand