Man won't go to prison on 2nd DUI He's facing trial in fatal 2000 crash, but Carbon judge will allow him to get treatment FIRST Edition

[Daniel B. Heffelfinger], 28, is awaiting trial on a charge of vehicular homicide while driving drunk and related offenses. Police said Heffelfinger had a blood-alcohol ratio of 0.18 percent, which is above the 0.10 percent ratio where state law considers a person too drunk to drive, on Aug. 20, 200...

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Published inThe morning call (Allentown, Pa.)
Main Author Bob Laylo Of The Morning Call
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Allentown, Pa Tribune Interactive, LLC 18.03.2003
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Collins, Brian
Heffelfinger, Daniel B
McDonald, William
Nanovic, Roger N
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Summary:[Daniel B. Heffelfinger], 28, is awaiting trial on a charge of vehicular homicide while driving drunk and related offenses. Police said Heffelfinger had a blood-alcohol ratio of 0.18 percent, which is above the 0.10 percent ratio where state law considers a person too drunk to drive, on Aug. 20, 2000, when he crashed into another car in Bowmanstown and killed Elizabeth Barrett. The vehicular homicide case against Heffelfinger will go to trial after [Roger N. Nanovic] decides if statements Heffelfinger made at a hospital and at blood-alcohol evidence taking should be thrown out. [Brian Collins] argues that the blood-alcohol test results should be suppressed because police did not have a warrant. He had a doctor testify that statements Heffelfinger made at St. Luke's Hospital, Fountain Hill, a few days after the accident should be thrown because a head injury prevented him from understanding.
ISSN:0884-5557