In July of this year an Indiana policeman, who was driving a car with a D.A.R.E. trailer hit a parked car and then a tree in Kentucky and was charged with a Kentucky DUI. This embarrassing situation is complicated by the fact that Kentucky is charging an Indiana citizen with DUI, a police officer no [...]
A presidential relative was arrested last week in Framingham, Mass., on charges of drunk driving and now faces deportation. When Onyango Obama, the half-brother of President Obama’s father, was given the chance to make a phone call follDUIng the arrest, he was sure to make his family ties known. “I think I’d like to call [...]
A woman in Chicago Illinois was recently arrested for Driving under the influence and other charges stemming from several crashes in a Lake Street parking garage. An officer observed her hitting the wall in front of and then behind her car when she put it in reverse. Drug paraphernalia was also found and she was [...]
Colorado State Police announced on Memorial Day that 100 Days of Heat would be put on in a DUI crackdown for the summer of 2011. Labor Day is on the horizon and their efforts may be stepped up for this last of the “100 days’. If you have been cited for a DUI in Colorado [...]
Ever been ‘under the influence’ of alcohol while driving something other than a car? Find out the funniest cases of DUIs that occurred on other forms of transportation–like horseback! From dolphin-back to bikes, horse-drawn buggies to golf carts, there are as many moving violation types for drinkers than you ever thought possible. Which do you [...]
A police officer in Redding, Ca., is currently on paid leave after his arrest last week for suspicion of driving a city vehicle under the influence of alcohol. Matthew R. Zalesny was stopped by Redding police early Aug. 17 and subsequently arrested by California Highway Patrol Officer Kurt Heuer. Police Chief Peter Hansen told the [...]
The summer is winding down and that means Labor Day will soon be here. Usually thought to be the last big party day of the summer, not everyone will be on holiday. These days usually see an increase in DUI checkpoints all over the country including New Jersey. The New Jersey DUI citation can be [...]
There are a number of financial ramifications associated with a New Jersey DUI. There are direct fines, insurance premium increases and surcharges associated with reinstating your driving privileges. It’s no wonder the expense that setting up roadblocks for sobriety checks is seen as cost effective. DUI convictions make the state and the municipality money. You, [...]
Policy violations in the course of a number of Seattle Washington DUI arrests have the DUI sergeant below investigation and a number of past and present instances being reviewed. According to Seattle DUI squad regulations all arrests need to be reviewed in individual by a supervisor. In many recent Washington DUI arrests that portion of [...]
The Utah Highway Patrol was out in force overnight Thursday into Friday early morning seeking for impaired St. Patrick’s Day drivers. The targeted patrols stopped much more than 150 vehicles and recorded 28 DUI arrests on one of the most well-liked party nights of the year. There are a number of holidays connected with an [...]