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Nevada Highway Patrol Sergeant Michael Abbate and Trooper Alberto Felix were killed after a drunken driver hit them while they were assisting another motorist on a Las Vegas freeway.

Over recent Thanksgiving weekends, which began 6 p.m. Wednesday and last until 6 a.m. Monday, the state saw an average of 0.79 drunken driving fatalities per 100,000 people.

Engelhardt, who died in 2011, was a Massachusetts state trooper for nearly 23 years.

Dozens of people gathered on Wednesday to dedicate a memorial to fallen Trooper Ellen Engelhardt, who died in 2011 from injuries she suffered in the line of duty in 2003 in Wareham when she was struck by a drunken driver.

A bail review was postponed Tuesday for the man accused of drinking and driving before his truck hit a Goucher College student.

A suspected drunken driver accidentally called Nebraska law enforcement on himself, leading to his arrest.

Authorities say the vehicle the teens were in flipped at least once.

Authorities say the vehicle the teens were in flipped at least once.

The 74-year-old North Olmsted man told the officer that he thought his his brakes failed, causing him to collide with the barrier, police said.

Police say the suspect, who is accused of operating under the influence of alcohol, refused to stop when an officer attempted to pull him over for speeding.