SPRINGFIELD 11 A District Court jury on Tuesday found Julian Pellegrino guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol in November 1 as he was awaiting trial for injuring another motorist while driving drunk in 9. Judge Robert A. Gordon sentenced Pellegrino, 43, to 1 days in the Hampden County Correctional Center in Ludlow.

The sentence will be served after Pelligrino completes his term for operating under the influence of alcohol causing serious bodily injury. He pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor offense in November in Hampden Superior Court for the 9 Chicopee car crash that seriously injured another driver. Pellegrino, of 9 Savoy St., was sentenced to 19 years in the Ludlow jail, with 1 months to be served and the rest suspended with three years of probation.

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The romantic rival of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his ex-girlfriend testified Thursday that he saw the defendant with his arm around her neck months before her death.

Mike Burns talked about the chokehold at George Huguely V’s murder trial. Huguely is accused of killing Yeardley Love in May 2010 by slamming her head against a wall. Huguely’s defense maintains Love died in part by taking the prescription drug Adderall and drinking alcohol.

Love was on Virginia’s women’s lacrosse team. Burns played for North Carolina.

At a party at Huguely’s apartment complex three months before Love’s death, Burns said he heard yells from Huguely’s bedroom. W

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Two Fremont residents were identified today as possible burglary suspects killed Monday when their car crashed as they tried to outrun police, the second such incident in the East Bay in less than a week.

Wayne Dutra, 35, and Julie Frary, 36, died when the Chevrolet Monte Carlo being driven by Dutra ran a red light, crashed into a sport utility vehicle and plunged into a flood control canal, authorities said.

The incident began just before 1:30 p.m. when Dutra spotted Officer Jason Lambert and made several quick turns to get away, police said.

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Anyone looking to switch careers or who recently lost their job knows how tough it is out there to find work. There’s more competition than there are jobs.

Jobs seekers can use all the help they can get. This is where staffing agencies come in handy. They offer recruitment services that will help you find a great job. The other option is to browse through hundreds of websites and buy multiple newspapers to go through the job ads.

There are many perks of taking advantage of what recruitment services can do for you. H Read all post…

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