drunk driving

As we've struggled with our tax returns, trying to come up with extra deductions, we've all taken a few flights of fancy. Most of us decide not to push our luck. But some people have successfully claimed write-offs for things that most of us wouldn't dream of claiming.

Amid all the good cheer, the holiday season hides a sobering number of financial pitfalls -- and not just ones that involve overspending. Here's a look at seven dangers you might not have considered, along with steps you can take to make sure your holidays are more happy than hazardous.

A new study has found an alarming number of young drivers still text while driving: 63% of drivers under the age of 30 reported using a handheld phone while driving in the past 30 days, and 30% of them texted while driving during the same period.

Walgreen Chief Financial Officer Wade Miquelon was arrested on drunk driving charges last month -- his second such arrest in a little more than a year. The drugstore chain calls it a personal matter, but when it comes to executives, when does personal irresponsibility become a corporate problem?

Drunk driving is nothing to laugh about. Many lives are lost every year, and tonight, New Year's Eve, is particularly dangerous. The Wall Street Journal (subscription required) shares a new iPhone app called "R-U-Buzzed" that claims to help you figure out when you've imbibed too much to drive....

On the way to the gym this morning, I heard some disturbing news on the radio: John Knowlton, 27, of Onset, Mass., was flown by medical helicopter to Massachusetts General Hospital after he sustained serious injuries when a drunk driver, who had five previous drunk-driving arrests on his record,...

With the holiday season upon us, a familiar end-of-party ritual is coming under fire. It turns out that drinking coffee after an evening of imbibing your favorite holiday cocktails doesn't actually sober you up, new research finds. In fact, caffeine may make matters worse: it can give you a false...

Deborah Firman filed suit against Becon Construction and Life Insurance Company, a Cigna company, for more than $200,000 it's refusing to pay for the death of Gilberto Espinoza, who died on Sept. 20, 2008, in a single-vehicle drunken driving accident in Trimble County, Ky. Cigna refused to pay the...

When I was 11-years-old, my parents brought me with them to a convention in Mexico City, a wonderful town where the wine was delicious, the water was unpalatable and the drinking age was largely dependent on one's ability to hold a glass. In a desperate effort to ward off scurvy and intestinal...

For some reason, calling 911 while you're behind the wheel of a moving car and telling them that you're too drunk to drive is probably not a good idea. A Wisconsin woman now has a $740 ticket for operating while intoxicated for doing just that.Pat Dykstra called 911 after her boyfriend (who was...