Drunk Driving DUI Law

Kansas City, MO police are planning a DUI checkpoints between August 21 and August 23, 2009. The locations of the DUI Checkpoints are unknown. The police officer will choose what type of test to offer. You do not get a choice in that matter. Under Missouri DUI law, however, you are allowed 20 minutes to [...]

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The Independence Police Traffic Safety Unit will conduct a MO DUI checkpoint and DWI saturation patrol on Friday August 14, 2009. The purpose of this operation is to identify and arrest drunk drivers before they injure someone or themselves. Have you been accused of an Independence, Missouri DUI? If so, here is what you can [...]

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The Kansas City, Missouri Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint on the weekend of August 14-16,2009 at a location in Kansas City, Missouri that is known for occurrence of DUI related crashes or DUI arrests. This checkpoint will be preceded with a briefing at the Agnes Police Facility, 1328 Agnes at 2300 hours. Source [...]

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A 27-year-old woman is expected to face charges of Kansas City DUI and driving with a suspended license after she crashed into a police car responding to an emergency call on Sunday. The two police officers hurt in the crash are expected to recover from their injuries. One is already out of the hospital and [...]

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Kansas City police and the Missouri Highway Patrol stopped 1,149 vehicles Friday night at a DUI checkpoint by the downtown airport and made 20 DUI arrests. The checkpoint was conducted from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. at 169 Highway and Lou Holland Drive. Other violations found at the checkpoint: one case of felony possession of [...]

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Riverside police will participate with other Missouri law enforcement agencies this weekend in a statewide crackdown on drunken driving. Law enforcement agencies across the state will increase their enforcement of the state’s DUI laws beginning Friday and ending Sunday. “It’s never worth the risk to drive while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Drivers [...]

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“Going out this week to party?” a press release from the Jackson County Sheriff’s office asks. If so, be forewarned that law enforcement officers throughout Missouri will crack down on drunken driving this weekend with increased enforcement. The enforcement will take place sometime between Friday and Sunday. No location was disclosed or the type of [...]

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Missouri drunk driving cases are commonly referred to as driving while intoxicated (DWI) when alcohol related, or driving under the influence (DUI) where drugs are involved. Missouri has a DWI “per se” law, meaning that it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08 percent or greater.If someone is arrested for [...]

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