Drunken drivers kept Arizona law-enforcement officers occupied over the Thanksgiving weekend, but not nearly as frequently as a year ago.
The drop may be attributed to more Arizonans obeying the state’s DUI laws, but having fewer officers on the street to enforce the laws because of budget cuts also may have played a role.
Police arrested 118 [...]
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Fewer Officers Arrested Fewer Drunk Drivers in Arizona
December 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Arizona DUI Law · Authority Figure DUI's · DUI Legal News · DUI Stories
Caught Red Handed for DUI in Colorado
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
A Colorado beer truck driver of got a DUI last week(while driving the beer truck).
The suspect was driving a semi-truck loaded with beer when he overturned on a curved off-ramp. While not injured he was charged with driving under the influence in Colorado. The interstate exit was closed for 5 hours though no beer was [...]
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West Virginia Senator Wants Others to Learn From His DUI Mistake
November 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Four years ago, Herb Snyder was an incumbent senator defeated in his party’s primary after a drunken driving charge left him publicly apologizing for an alcohol problem he was struggling to control.
Sober since that arrest and on the verge of returning to the Senate, Snyder wants to use his experience as a catalyst for legislation [...]
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15 Years to Life for Repeat DUI Offenses
November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
The seriousness of a DUI is very real people. Maybe you won’t go to jail for a 1st time DUI that was not fatal, but it will be a start.
A man on parole for his fifth drunken-driving conviction was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison Wednesday for causing a collision on a San [...]
Tags: California DUI Law · DUI Arrests · DUI Stories · San Diego DUI Law
Drunken Riding
November 9th, 2008 · No Comments
No matter how many DUI arrest stories I hear, they never seize to amaze me. Drunks sure make themselves look dumb!
An unidentified man from New South Wales Australia was arrested for riding under the influence after complaints from motorists about a man drinking and yelling as he was riding along a local road on his [...]
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No Officer Being Charged in Possible Police Brutality DUI Beat Down
November 9th, 2008 · No Comments
Prosecutors say no charges should be filed against three Harrisburg police officers involved in a jail cell confrontation with a DUI suspect.Dauphin County District Attorney Edward Marsico Jr. says the use of force was necessary to restrain the 22-year-old suspect.
The suspect was arrested during a traffic stop in May. He says that after his arrest [...]
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DUI Crackdown in Washington Busts 23
November 6th, 2008 · No Comments
The Fife Police Department and 10 other law enforcement agencies arrested 11 motorists Sat., Nov. 1 for DUI during a special patrol in the Fife area. Twelve others were arrested for other alcohol and drug violations, and checks of bars, taverns and restaurants by the Washington State Liquor Control Board resulted in six citations for [...]
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Two Drunk Drivers Bust Themselves at the Same Spot
November 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Power was knocked out and a Sacramento County Sheriff’s deputy was hurt when two separate alleged drunk drivers crashed near the same Citrus Heights intersection this morning.
The two crashes happened at the intersection of Greenback Lane and Walnut Avenue around 1:00am this morning.. The deputy was dispatched to help deal with a crash where an [...]
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2 Men Try and Get Through New Castle DUI Checkpoint With Gun and Drugs
October 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Newport Police Chief Michael Capriglione, who heads the New Castle County Checkpoint Strikeforce, says police set up a checkpoint from 9 p.m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday at 141 North and Interstate 95.
Police say two Wilmington men were arrested after officers found marijuana and a concealed handgun at a DUI checkpoint in New Castle.
Capriglione says [...]
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Davenport President Resigns After DUI
October 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Davenport University President Randolph Flechsig announced this morning in court that he has resigned from the school.
Flechsig was in court for sentencing for a drunk driving offense in late September. He was sentenced this morning to 93 day suspended jail sentence and $1125 in court costs, 15 Days community service, two years probation and his [...]
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