Drunk Driving DUI Law

Prosecutors are using a new tool when seeking penalties in drunk driving cases. Increasingly prosecutors are reviewing images posted on Facebook and MySpace to determine degree of remorse of DUI defendants. Lara Buys, 22, was driving under the influence in California when she was involved in an accident that killed her passenger. The prosecutor was [...]

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Police in St. Louis seized cars, then freely drove them for months at a time. Perk extended to troubled daughter of police chief. St. Louis, Mo.  July 20  -  Cars seized from motorists are being used as the personal rides of police officers and their relatives in St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis Post-Dispatch investigative reporters [...]

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A 32-year-old Fort Collins bicyclist was killed and another cyclist was injured when they were hit by a car driven by a 20-year-old man suspected of drinking and driving. Daniel Price of Fort Collins was arrested at the scene this morning on suspicion of DUI, Fort Collins police said. He was taken to Poudre Valley [...]

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Costa Mesa, CA.  June 27 -  The Costa Mesa police ran a sobriety checkpoint Thursday at Santa Ana Avenue and 18th Street, citing two drivers and impounding two vehicles. One driver was cited for driving on a suspended license. The other was cited for having vehicle registration that had expired more than six months ago. [...]

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Lasting Effects of a DUI / DWI, and What To Do About Them Most likely when you are first arrested for a drunk driving related offense your immediate concerns are spent worrying about your freedom and driving privileges. Those are the two most pressing concerns for someone who has just been arrested. Depending on the [...]

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Driving a Vehicle: You don’t have to be operating, moving or driving a car to be arrested and convicted of a DUI! For many persons arrested for driving under the influence the question of driving becomes an issue. Is someone sleeping in their car “driving” according to the law? What about someone who is outside [...]

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The recently released video game Grand Theft Auto IV is coming under fire from anti-DWI organizations for a controversial drunk driving scene. One game mission has a character getting drunk in a bar and then having the option of getting in a cab or driving drunk. A spokesperson for StopDWI in Midland Texas said “Driving [...]

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