drunk driver

A new documentary released by the California Highway Patrol profiles a Valley Center family destroyed by a driver who got behind the wheel while drunk. The documentary provides yet another example of the dangers of driving while intoxicated, and tells the victim family’s story through the words and heart of one of the agency’s own officers. “It’s called ‘Falling.’...

In 2017 a Valley Center family were the victims of a deadly drunk driving crash in Austin, Texas. A documentary released by the California Highway Patrol shared their personal story on the dangers of drinking and driving, reports NBC 7’s Melissa Adan

A California man became the first black patient — and oldest patient — to receive a full face transplant, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital said Thursday, after a 16-hour procedure several months ago. Robert Chelsea, 68, of Los Angeles — who suffered burns to over 60% of his body and face after his car was struck by a drunk driver...

NBC 7’s Nicole Gomez is in El Cajon where a suspected drunk driver crashed into a front yard of a house, but this is not the first time this happens to this home.

A 22-year-old woman convicted of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a Lyft passenger vacationing in San Diego was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars Wednesday.

Family and friends of three people at the center of a deadly crash packed a downtown San Diego courtroom Tuesday for the sentencing of the drunk driver who caused the collision.

A San Diego woman pleaded guilty Wednesday for driving under the influence and causing a collision that killed a San Francisco man who was using a rideshare company while in town for a wedding.

A CHP officer is recovering after being hit by a suspected drunk driver. NBC 7’s Allison Ash has more.

A suspected drunk driver was arrested after slamming into a tree in Ocean Beach early Wednesday.

A Scion driven in oncoming lanes by a suspected drunk driver collided with a truck and was then broadsided by minivan, sending several children and adults to the hospital.

During National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week, where the American public honors its dispatchers nationwide, NBC 7’s photojournalist Elroy Spatcher, and reporter Danica McAdam spoke to dispatchers who’ve recently had to answer tough calls concerning their team members.

NBC 7 reporter Danica McAdam and photojournalist Elroy Spatcher spoke to team members at the Oceanside Dispatch Center during National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week.

The community of North County is celebrating the life of a teen who was killed in a car accident at the beginning of the month.

A North County church community is remembering a teen killed in a car accident over the weekend for his devotion to faith and service.

The rideshare passenger killed over the weekend when a suspected drunk driver barreled into his car was in town for a wedding, his family says.

A driver that set off a chain reaction accident involving an off-duty San Diego Police Detective that killed two and seriously injured another, looks to shift blame for deaths.

As the partial government shutdown continues to affect families across the county, one San Diego Coast Guard family has begun bracing for the worst.

Families with loved ones in the Coast Guard are bracing for a potentially months-long shutdown. NBC 7’s Danny Freeman has more.

Two PG&E workers are being hailed as heroes after they reportedly saved at least one life while on the clock Thursday night.

The Oceanside Police Department is coming together to help one its own after a dispatcher’s husband was killed by a suspected drunk driver on New Year’s Day.