Archive for August, 2005
Man, 18, faces DUI, traffic charges (The State)A Chapin man is facing alcohol-related charges after police said he led them on a short chase before wrecking his Toyota over the weekend.
News Briefs (The Fresno Bee)A head-on collision Monday in southwestern Fresno County left two people dead and a third man injured and under investigation of […]
August 30th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Gooden Surrenders After Fleeing DUI Stop (ABC News)Ex-Baseball Star Dwight Gooden Surrenders 3 Days After Fleeing DUI Stop in Tampa, Police Say
Gooden surrenders three days after fleeing DUI stop (Seattle Times)Former baseball star Dwight Gooden, sought by police since he fled a DUI traffic stop three days ago, turned himself in at a county jail […]
August 28th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Baltimore Pitcher Picked Up On DUI Charge (NBC 6 Miami)BALTIMORE, Md. — Baltimore Orioles pitcher Sidney Ponson was arrested for DUI, The Sports Network learned Thursday. According to the Maryland Transportation Authority Police, Ponson was pulled over on Interstate 95 southbound at 1:31 a.m. (et) Thursday morning for following too closely.
Gooden Surrenders After Fleeing DUI […]
August 26th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Orioles' Ponson Arrested on DUI Charge (ABC News)Orioles Pitcher Sidney Ponson Charged With Drunken Driving; Had DUI Charge in Florida in Jan.
Orioles' Ponson Arrested on DUI Charge (AP via Yahoo! News)Sidney Ponson was arrested early Thursday on a drunken-driving charge, the latest legal problem for the Baltimore Orioles pitcher.
August 25th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
205 Arrested for DUI During First 2 Months of Del. Crackdown (WBOC 16)DOVER – Police officers in Delaware have arrested 205 people for DUI during the first two months of Delaware’s Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign, according to the state Office of Highway Safety.
NEW: Grants permit eight-month Valley DUI initiative (The Morning Call)The Lehigh Valley Regional DUI […]
August 23rd, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Richmond DUI Fines (WRIC Penalties could soon be getting tougher for people caught violating traffic laws in the city of Richmond. City Council member Manoli Loupassi tells 8News he wants to increase fines for people caught breaking laws like DUI and reckless driving if they're involved in an accident.
One Dead, One Injured in 100 […]
August 21st, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Driver Charged With Dui, Found To Be Drug Suspect (The Morning Call)HILLTOWN TOWNSHIP
DUI crackdown aims to prevent fatal crashes (Colorado Springs Gazette)The majority of deadly crashes in Colorado Springs this year has a common factor: alcohol and drugs. Of the 20 fatal crashes, in which 21 people died, 15 involved alcohol or drugs, Colorado Springs […]
August 19th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
DUI Day 2: Some beat system simply by avoiding court (The Tucson Citizen)Those charged 3 or more times are more likely to avoid conviction in each case, an analysis shows. Motorists charged with driving under the influence three or more times are more likely to escape conviction in each case than those charged once or […]
August 18th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Pa. Supreme Court says roving DUI stop legal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)The state Supreme Court yesterday upheld a judge's ruling that roving stops by police to check for drivers under the influence of alcohol is constitutional.
LovelandFYI- Loveland PD increases DUI arrests (Loveland FYI)Don't miss the complete coverage that will be yours with 7-day convenient home-delivery of the […]
August 16th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Court Permits Crash Evidence (The Ledger)LAKELAND — An appellate court ruled Friday that key evidence was admissible in the DUI manslaughter case of state Rep. Marty Bowen's son.
Past candidate not guilty of DUI (Leavenworth Times)A candidate in April's Leavenworth city commission election has been acquitted of a felony DUI charge. A jury found David Spangler […]
August 14th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Council honors Atlantis officer (Sun-Sentinel)For the past 10 years, Sgt. Bruce Hoffman, 49, of the Atlantis Police Department has spent most nights patrolling the streets. In 2004, Hoffman wrote 297 traffic citations and made 13 driving under the influence or DUI arrests, said co-worker Sgt. Sandy Lopater.
Intoxilyzer not in violation, court rules (The Clarion-Ledger)A north […]
August 12th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Va. Judge Disputes Constitutionality Of DUI Law (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)FIRST ON 4: A Virginia judge says the state's DUI law is unconstitutional.
Task force to patrol for DUI drivers (The Reporter)The Solano County Traffic Enforcement Task Force will be targeting DUI drivers in Benicia on Friday during a saturation patrol between 6 and 11 p.m. Last […]
August 11th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
DUI-manslaughter suspect in 2004 wreck on I-75 appears in court (Sun-Sentinel)A man made his first appearance in court Monday morning on DUI-manslaughter charges stemming from a March 2004 crash on Interstate 75, state troopers said.
New MN DUI Law Applies To Boats, Too (KELOLAND)Minnesota has adopted a point-oh-eight percent blood alcohol standard for driving while impaired […]
August 9th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
DUI conviction stands despite error (The Des Moines Register)Iowa's high court says a deputy was justified in stopping a car he thought had no plates. A deputy's apparent mistake during a traffic stop wasn't reason enough to dismiss a drunken-driving charge against the driver, the Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday.
DUI Driver Sentenced To 15 Years […]
August 7th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
NEW: Man turns self in on DUI manslaughter charge (Orlando Sentinel)An Orange County man turned himself in at the jail on a DUI manslaughter charge Tuesday for a crash that killed an Orlando woman, Orlando Police spokesman Sgt. James McDonald said.
170 DUI cases thrown out over testing challenge (Miami Herald)(AP) — Prosecutors have […]
August 5th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
170 DUI cases dropped over breath tests (Palm Beach Post)WEST PALM BEACH — Prosecutors have dropped 170 DUI cases, unable to prove them without breath-test readings critical for convictions.
NEW: Man turns self in on DUI manslaughter charge (Orlando Sentinel)An Orange County man turned himself in at the jail on a DUI manslaughter charge […]
August 4th, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments
Fatal-crash driver suspected of DUI Police await blood-alcohol test result (Toledo Blade)A Toledo man who caused a five-vehicle pileup Friday on Glendale Avenue that left a mother and daughter dead is suspected of having a high blood-alcohol level at the time of the accident, police said yesterday.
Wyoming briefs (Casper Star-Tribune)Former undersheriff pleads no contest RAWLINS […]
August 2nd, 2005 | Posted in General | No Comments