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D.A. Reviewing Death of West Allis Man After Taser Incident

Milwaukee, WI.  Dec. 6 — Prosecutors are investigating how West Allis police officers handled a drunken-driving suspect found dead the day after they used force and a Taser on him to obtain a blood draw…

The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office is awaiting autopsy results before determining a cause of death.  According to court and medical examiner's records:

Robert Wayne Maurina, 46, had come to the West Allis Police Department early on Nov. 28 to pick up his girlfriend after she was arrested on a drunken driving charge. Police suspected Maurina also was intoxicated and arrested him about 4 a.m. He was later charged with fifth-offense drunken driving.

At Aurora West Allis Medical Center, Maurina resisted attempts to take a blood sample, according to court records, and had to be restrained and stunned with a Taser.

Shortly before noon the same day, Maurina was released to his brother, in whose basement Maurina lived. The brother told a medical examiner's office investigator that Maurina had complained about pain to his ribs and kidney on his left side, and that he heard Maurina coughing about 7 p.m. that day.

The next morning, the brother said, he found Maurina dead in his basement room. The medical examiner's report indicated that Maurina was on several medications.

The funeral for Maurina, an Air Force veteran, was Tuesday…

No comment necessary.

(Thanks to John Kruzelock.)
 

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The use of cell phones in automobiles has captured the attention of public consciousness in recent years. USA Today ran a story on Monday regarding cell phone applications available iPhones, iPads, Blackberry and Android devices that can track DWI checkpoints.

On Tuesday, four United States Senators raised concerns about the DUI checkpoint applications. Greenville DWI defense lawyers know that law enforcement agencies all across the state frequently set up checkpoints to enforce North Carolina DWI law.

Four U.S. Senators voiced their objections to the availability of DWI checkpoint applications in a letter sent Tuesday to Apple, Google and Blackberry. The federal lawmakers reportedly asked the companies to stop selling DWI related applications that allow users to identify the locations of DWI checkpoints.

The Senators specifically targeted an application that “contains a database of DUI checkpoints updated in real time,” according to the letter. The lawmakers also cited an application they say has more than 10 million users, which “allows users to alert each other to DUI checkpoints in real time,” the senators write.

The lawmakers, who do not have direct authority over individual state DWI laws, apparently wrote directly to Apple, Google and Research in Motion, maker of the Blackberry device, to raise their concerns over the wireless technology DWI applications. The letter on Tuesday asked the technology companies to remove the applications from their downloadable stores or remove the DWI checkpoint functionality from the applications.

Source: USA Today, “Four senators target DUI checkpoint apps,” Larry Copeland 22 Mar 2011

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