Drunk Driving DUI Law

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man who prosecutes criminals for a living has been arrested and charged with DUI.
State troopers said Assistant Coffee County District Attorney Kenneth Shelton was drunk when he crashed on Highway 41A.Shelton is charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident.
Officers Say DA Also Left Scene Of Crash.

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Governor Sonny Perdue signed into law a tougher punishment for repeat driving under the influence offenders, which takes effect July 1.
Anyone receiving four DUIs over ten years will face felony charges. Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena said he hopes the new legislation will prolong good behavior in violators.
“We are seeing a lot of people that [...]

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A Ganado man in Mesa for a DUI trial was arrested Friday night on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol while his 10-year-old niece was in the car.
Maximillian J. Kinlicheenie, 26, was arrested shortly after 11 p.m. in the 400 block of East First Street near Mesa Drive and Main Street, according to [...]

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The Ennis Police Department has started a program that reduces the time for processing cases of driving while intoxicated in Texas. LEADRS (Law Enforcement Advanced DUI/DWI Reporting System) is on on-line system tailored for the needs of law enforcement agencies. The centralized database allows police to file paperwork and retrieve information on Texas DWI arrests.
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If you’re not a convicted drunk driver, should you still be required to have an in-car breathalyzer fitted (at your expense, ‘natch) to your next new vehicle?
Apparently, some automakers — including GM and Toyota — think so. They and a few others are working together under the auspices of something called the Driver Alcohol Detection [...]

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On-line system streamlines arrests for drunk driving in Ellis County.
The Ennis Police Department has started a program that reduces the time for processing cases of driving while intoxicated in Texas. LEADRS (Law Enforcement Advanced DUI/DWI Reporting System) is on on-line system tailored for the needs of law enforcement agencies. The centralized database allows police to [...]

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Former Chicago Bears and Texas Longhorn running back Cedric Benson has been ordered to install an ignition interlock device on his vehicle as a condition for bail. Benson was charged with boating while intoxication on an Austin area lake in May, which under Texas DWI laws is treated the same as a drunk driving offense. [...]

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Car in swimming pool leads to Florida DUI – A Port Richey couple heard a loud crash outside the house they rent and when they went to investigate they were surprised to find a Dodge Durango in the swimming pool. The driver, 36-year old Nicole Renee Carlin, was not injured though she was very disoriented [...]

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The Tennessean, June 22 – Drunken-driving stories, like last week’s op-ed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving representative Alexanderia Honeycutt, make headlines every day.
Groups like MADD relentlessly remind Americans that the abuse of alcohol continues to be a huge problem on our roadways and, as a result, the most drastic measures are needed. Though truly “drunken” [...]

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans defensive end Jevon Kearse has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence following a traffic stop near the Vanderbilt University campus.
Vanderbilt spokesman Jim Patterson said Kearse was stopped early Sunday morning after campus police reported seeing the SUV that Kearse was driving weaving across the road.
Patterson says [...]

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