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Judge to check statutes before ruling if Colona man can be charged with 3rd DUI
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CAMBRIDGE -- Henry County Circuit Court Judge Richard Zimmer plans to check statutes before ruling if John L. Myres, 69, of Colona, can be charged with driving under the influence for a third time if one of his prior arrests involved a motorcraft. At a preliminary hearing on Monday, Mr. Myres' attorney, Katherine Drummond, said a prior arrest in a boat does not count because state law would have spelled out "motorcraft" rather than describing motor vehicles and specifically excluding watercraft. "Obviously, the legislature's intent was not to include watercraft or they would have specifically mentioned it," she said. Assistant Henry County State's Attorney Brian Kerr said operating a vehicle or a watercraft motor craft under the influence are very similar offenses. Colona police officer Sarah VanHollebeke testified she responded to a June 25 complaint about Mr. Myres drinking in Colona and followed his vehicle about four miles onto Interstate 80 for a traffic stop. Officer VanHollebeke said he failed three alcohol-related tests before she concluded he was under the influence of alcohol and arrested him, although his breathalyzer tests showed a score of .075, below the legal limit of .08. The preliminary hearing was continued to Feb. 4. 
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Today is Saturday, May 18, the 138th day of 2013. There are 227 days left in the year.
1863 -- 150 years ago: A large variety of children's wagons and gigs have arrived in thecity and are being sold at war prices.
1888 -- 125 years ago: All Rock Island retail houses, with the exception of a clothingstore and a jewelry store, have agreed to early closing hours during the summer months.The store will be closed at 8 p.m.
1913 -- 100 years ago: Baseball enthusiasts in Rock Island are attempting to raise$20,000 to keep the Island City Park open, despite the fact that the city has no franchise inorganized baseball this year.
1938 -- 75 years ago: The organization of a third rural young people's unit will beundertaken tomorrow night at the Milan Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. Mildred K.Wellman, home advisor, and Robert Smith, county farm adviser in charge.
1963 -- 50 years ago: Deere & Co. will begin a "big switch" on its telephone systemMonday morning. The extension numbers of all 1,600 telephones on the firm's EastMoline and Moline exchanges will be changed Monday morning.
1988 -- 25 years ago: East Moline's June Jamboree VI -- Nostalgia Days, will seemlike a '60s revival with the appearance of stars like Bobby Vee, Freddie Cannon, PeterNoone, Turtles, The Grass Roots and Lou Christie. This year's festival has beenexpanded to five days, June 22-26, at the Northeast Park complex.
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