Drunk Driving DUI Law

Jury awards ex-Stripper $100K for DUI wreck
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – A Jefferson County jury has awarded a former stripper $100,000 in a lawsuit in which she claimed the club that employed her failed to stop her from driving home after her on-the-job drinking. Patsy Hamaker of Bessemer was injured in a wreck after leaving work [...]

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In the state of Alabama you can be arrested for an Alabama DUI based on one of two theories. First, you can be arrested simply for being under the influence of alcohol or drugs. If the officer feels you are too impaired to drive he can arrest you.
Second is the per se law which states [...]

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A man has been charged with an Alabama DUI after hitting three cyclists with his vehicle. The suspect was arrested and taken to the Baldwin County Jail after the accident and charged with Alabama drunk driving.
Each of the cyclists was hospitalized after the accident, but none sustained serious or life threatening injuries from the accident.
Under [...]

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A DUI charge against a Mobile, AL DUI lawyer has been dropped due to lack of evidence.
The prosecution was stymied by the defendant’s refusal to take a Breathalyzer test when he was pulled over Dec. 6. He spent a night in the Mobile County Metro Jail and, because he would not take the Breathalyzer, had [...]

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Law enforcement agencies throughout Alabama are gearing up for an Alabama DUI campaign and Gov. Riley has awarded grants of $250,000 to help fund the increased enforcement.
The campaign runs Aug. 21 through Sept. 7, covering the two weeks leading up to Labor Day. Funding will help pay overtime for law enforcement officers across Alabama to [...]

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Alabama Senate Majority Leader Zeb Little pleaded guilty Monday to driving under the influence of liquor and having an open liquor container in his pickup.
The 40-year-old Democrat from Cullman admitted his guilt in Jefferson County District Court as part of a plea agreement with prosecutors. District Judge Sheldon Watkins fined him $625, gave him a [...]

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Neysa Brown uses the Helton Drive/Florence Boulevard intersection every day and thinks about the tragedy that took place there more than 20 years ago.
Brown’s brother, 21-year-old Jason Latham, was turning from Helton Drive east onto Florence Boulevard when an 18-year-old driver ran a traffic light. Latham was killed, and the 18-year-old was convicted of manslaughter [...]

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The City of Robertsdale dropped its DUI charge against former Alabama QB Kenny Stabler. Stabler appeared on Wednesday night in Robertsdale Municipal Court to challenge the charge.

Mayor Charles Murphy told FOX6 News that the city did not have firm evidence to burden a conviction. Stabler was previously a color commentator for the Crimson Tide Sports [...]

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The Robertsdale City Council unanimously appointed James H. Sweet, an attorney with offices in Daphne and Robertsdale as a temporary Municipal Judge for cases TR08-2765 and TR08-2766, the cases involving Kenneth Michael Stabler’s drunk driving arrest on June 8 of this year.
Sweet is a partner in the firm of Crabtree and Sweet, P.C. Sweet is [...]

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State-wide campaign targeted traffic offenses, including Alabama DUI.
Alabama State patrol troopers have concluded their state-wide traffic blitz. Titled ‘Take Back Our Highways’, the seven day campaign ended last Sunday night. In total, troopers handed out 21,701 traffic tickets and 2,318 warning tickets. 40% of the tickets were issued for speeding. 203 motorists were charged with [...]

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