Drunk Driving DUI Law

North Las Vegas police issued 257 tickets — and even made a few arrests — during a DUI saturation patrol Friday night. Police made three DUI arrests and one felony DUI arrest. They issued four seat belt violations, 88 speeding tickets and 25 insurance violations. Been arrested for DUI in Las Vegas? Give yourself an [...]

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According to the Kansas state board that studied how the Sunflower State prosecuted and punished drunk drivers, the Wichita Eagle reports: The report, which was distributed to state legislators last month, criticized the state for: Having laws that carry the same maximum penalty — a year in jail — for a fourth-, fifth- or 10th-time [...]

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South Carolina’s new DUI laws has tiers of penalties based on an offenders blood alcohol level and the number of offenses. Those tiers and penalties are outlined below: (1) for a first offense, by a fine of four hundred dollars or imprisonment for not less than forty-eight hours nor more than thirty days. However, in [...]

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Tennessee Titans’ defensive end Jevon Kearse pled guilty to a reduced charge of reckless driving Thursday morning after a DUI arrest last June. Kearse offered a quick apology Thursday as he left the courtroom. “Obviously, he’s upset and distressed that this incident caused adverse publicity for the Titans,” his lawyer, Roger May, said.  “He apologizes [...]

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LOS ANGELES—Rocker Tommy Lee’s helicopter pilot has been detained on suspicion of DUI after flying too close to a police helicopter and ignoring direction from a flight tower.Los Angeles police spokeswoman Officer Karen Smith says a helicopter buzzed the police chopper near Van Nuys Sunday morning. Smith says the pilot then failed to follow directions [...]

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OLYMPIA, Wash. — State Patrol troopers on Super Bowl patrol arrested 125 drivers suspected of drunken driving Sunday night and Monday morning. That compares with 75 during the same period the previous week. In 2006 when the Seattle Seahawks competed in the Super Bowl, the patrol says there were 128 DUI arrests. source

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Chargers defensive tackle Jamal Williams was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, the team’s second such arrest in less than a month. Williams was pulled over for speeding early Sunday on a freeway outside downtown, the California Highway Patrol said. Williams gave a blood sample for a blood-alcohol test, but the [...]

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It would be smart to arrange for a designated driver if you’re leaving home to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday. The Washington State Patrol says many detachments will have extra troopers on the road Sunday looking for drivers who drink too much watching the Super Bowl. The Patrol says troopers will be watching for [...]

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The Utah Highway Patrol is sending a message to Super Bowl revelers: troopers will be on the lookout for drunk drivers Sunday. UHP troopers arrested 27 people for driving under the influence between 6 p.m. Friday evening and 3 a.m. Saturday morning as part of a “DUI blitz” organized by Salt Lake County, according to [...]

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