Drunk Driving DUI Law

As early morning darkness envelops his slumbering community, Officer Jeffrey Herra is wide awake and in search of alcohol-impaired drivers.
A typical scenario: Herra sees one, speeding and struggling to stay in his lane on Route 47 just after 3 a.m. In a moment, the driver is pulled over. Herra aims his flashlight at the suspect’s [...]

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The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement will be conducting drunken driving checkpoints, but this time deputies will do things a little differently.
If deputies suspect a driver is under the influence, they’ll offer an on-the-spot Breathalyzer. If drivers refuse, deputies will ask to draw their blood.
Attorney David Olson told WPBF News [...]

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A high-ranking Newport News police official admitted to driving drunk on Interstate 64 in Hampton one night last summer.
But Dawn D. Barber, a former assistant police chief who was demoted to captain, is now actively appealing her conviction.
“Of course I regret it,” Barber said after being found guilty at a hearing in Hampton General District [...]

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The Wyoming House has given initial approval to a bill that would require some convicted drunken drivers to use in-car breathalyzers.
The Senate has already approved Senate Fill 88, the only surviving DUI bill in the Legislature this session. The House passed the bill on first reading Thursday.
The ignition interlock devices prevent cars from starting if [...]

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Indiana State Police will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in Hendricks County Friday. Officers will be observing for intoxicated, impaired and underage drinking drivers. The checkpoint will be operating late Friday evening and early Saturday morning.
To expedite the time involved if you are stopped at the checkpoint, drivers are asked to have their driver’s license [...]

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Boise police had a busy night of DUI enforcement as Downtown revelers celebrated Fat Tuesday.
Boise police booked 12 different drivers for DUI charges into the Ada County Jail between 6 p.m. Tuesday and 4 a.m. Wednesday.
Idaho State Police, who patrol Treasure Valley highways like Interstate 84, arrested nine drivers for DUI charges during the same [...]

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People caught driving drunk just once could be forced to install breath-alcohol monitoring devices in their cars, as Kentucky lawmakers consider toughening the state’s DUI laws. House lawmakers are considering proposals aimed at increasing the use of ignition locks, which require people to prove they’re not drunk by blowing into a device before starting their [...]

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In California, the legal drinking age is 21. That means that under most circumstances, a person less than 21 years of age commits a crime by having any alcohol at all.
In the context of California DUI Law, the difference between a sip of alcohol and nothing to drink can make a world of difference if [...]

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Former Phoenix Sun and current TNT broadcaster Charles Barkley pleaded guilty today to two counts of DUI stemming from his New Year’s Eve arrest in Scottsdale.
He also pleaded responsible to a third charge of running a red light.
Barkley was sentenced to five days in jail, more than $2,000 in fines [...]

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Illinois defensive tackle Josh Brent has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of driving under the influence and driving on a suspended license.
Brent’s appearance in court Monday came after his Saturday arrest prompted Illinois coach Ron Zook to suspend the 21-year-old from the team indefinitely.
Brent played in 10 games last fall as a sophomore. He [...]

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