Drunk Driving DUI Law

A habitual drunk driver received a two-year prison sentence Wednesday in Chelan County’s first-ever driving under the influence case prosecuted as a felony. Driving under the influence is normally a misdemeanor handled in District Court, but in 2006 the state Legislature changed the law to make a person’s fifth DUI within 10 years count as [...]

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There’s a push for a new blood test law.  Desoto County leaders want lawmakers to allow paramedics to draw blood at the scene of a DUI accident. They think it will help convict more drunk drivers. Tim Cutis, The Deputy Director for Desoto County Emergency Services says they’re pushing for this after seeing cases where [...]

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Former Detroit Lion Reggie Rogers has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run for a collision on Interstate 5 in Tukwila, Wash. The 44-year-old Federal Way, Wash., man is scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in King County District Court in Seattle. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports this is the fifth DUI arrest in Washington for Rogers, [...]

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Drunken drivers kept Arizona law-enforcement officers occupied over the Thanksgiving weekend, but not nearly as frequently as a year ago. The drop may be attributed to more Arizonans obeying the state’s DUI laws, but having fewer officers on the street to enforce the laws because of budget cuts also may have played a role. Police [...]

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After a Target 12 investigation about drunk driving laws in Rhode Island, a state lawmaker is calling for change. The National Transportation Safety Board said the Ocean State is one of the least pro-active states in preventing alcohol-related crashes. State Senator Leonidas Raptakis is now proposing three new penalties in a DUI law. He said [...]

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The Leon County Sheriff’s Office will conduct two DUI Check points on Thursday night, December 04, 2008. These check points are part of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office on-going efforts to stop impaired driving in our community. The first check point will on Geddie Road from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. The second check point [...]

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Failing a field sobriety test is a one-way ticket to the police station. You get to ride in the back of the cruiser while your car gets hitched to a tow truck and dragged to an impound lot. Before you pick up your car, make sure to hit the ATM. People can pay $300 or [...]

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A weekend DUI checkpoint in Costa Mesa netted several suspects, including arrests for drugs and driving under the influence, police said.

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The number of DUI arrests made by the East Valley DUI Task Force the first three days after Thanksgiving are down compared to last year, according to the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

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