Archive for November, 2005

Increased patrols nab three

Increased patrols nab three on DUI charges (Culpeper Star-Exponent)Heightened traffic enforcement by town police resulted in three driving-under-the-influence arrests this Thanksgiving weekend. Christopher Jones, 33, of Fredericksburg was arrested for DUI early Saturday morning at East and East Davis streets.
Personal link helps lawyer defend client in DUI case (St. Petersburg Times)A public defender seeks a […]

Newberry Police stop 214

Newberry Police stop 214 at DUI checkpoint (York Daily Record)Police charged one person with DUI and another with a drug offense. More than 200 cars went through a DUI checkpoint in Newberry Township Wednesday night, according to police.
SAN FRANCISCO / DUI arrests down this Thanksgiving (San Francisco Chronicle)Arrests for drunken driving, along with fatalities in […]

Authorities:Weather Concerns Cancel DUI

Authorities:Weather Concerns Cancel DUI Checkpoint (WHIO-TV 7 Dayton)Weather played a part in the decision to cancel Wednesday night's planned DUI checkpoint. However, officials said it would be rescheduled for a later date.
Local News (The Tucson Citizen)Stepped-up DUI enforcement for the holidays began with 13 arrests Wednesday.

Pre-holiday DUI roundup sends

Pre-holiday DUI roundup sends unlucky 13 to jail (Arizona Daily Star)Thirteen people went to jail on Thanksgiving Eve as part of a new crackdown on drunken driving. The Pima County Sheriff's Department went looking for 85 people on Wednesday and caught nine wanted on
Sims suspended one game by Richt after DUI charge (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)Athens — […]

DUI litter program will

DUI litter program will cost Knox County (WBIR-TV)Knox county taxpayers are being forced to pick up the tab on a state mandated litter program. Local leaders like the idea but not how it's playing out.
City man jailed on DUI charge after two-vehicle crash Friday (Princeton Times Leader)A two-vehicle collision near downtown Princeton sent a city […]

Drunken Drivers May Get

Drunken Drivers May Get Special DUI Plates (AP via Yahoo! News)A Florida state senator wants to require convicted drunken drivers to have license plates that start with "DUI."
Orioles pitcher Williams charged with DUI (ESPN)Orioles pitcher Williams charged with DUI by Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Baltimore Orioles pitcher Todd Williams was arrested […]

DUI Signs Installed at

DUI Signs Installed at Site of Fatal Crash (WNEP 16)New DUI signs are up in part of Snyder County in the area where a drunk driving crash killed a man and two teenage girls.
Woman Charged With DUI in Chicago Crash (AP via Yahoo! News)A 29-year-old woman was charged Friday with drunken driving in a crash […]

No DUI Charge After

No DUI Charge After Driver Hits Boy Sparks Outrage (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)A group of neighbors in Orange County, Fla., were outraged after an 8-year-old was hit by a woman who allegedly admitted she was drinking and driving but was never charged with DUI, according to a Local 6 News report.
Fla. Plates May Brand […]

Roadside checks for DUI

Roadside checks for DUI are back (Arizona Daily Star)After a 10-year hiatus, the Pima County Sheriff's Department has relaunched checkpoints in search of drunken drivers, and authorities say they are here to stay. Since September, checkpoints have
NRPC approves Mimosa Manor as DUI educational facility (Cocke County Online)NEWPORT-The former Mimosa Manor bed and breakfast, off Woodlawn […]

Kurt Busch cited for

Kurt Busch cited for reckless driving after DUI stop (ESPN)Reigning champ cited only for reckless driving by Associated Press PHOENIX — NASCAR driver Kurt Busch was detained on suspicion of drunken driving and cited for reckless driving after a confrontation with police near the track where the NASCAR champion is to […]

McCready's DUI Case Going

McCready's DUI Case Going to Grand Jury (cmt.com)A grand jury will now hear Mindy McCready's DUI charge, stemming from her May 9 arrest in Nashville.
Bartlesville Man Arrested For Suspicion Of DUI With A Small Child In His Vehicle (KOTV Tulsa)A Bartlesville man who has been convicted 11 times for drunk driving has been arrested again […]

Checkpoint is dedicated to

Checkpoint is dedicated to the memory of DUI crash victim (Cape Gazette)Members of the Sussex County DUI task force started preparations for their Oct. 28 sobriety checkpoint early, so they could pay tribute to Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (MADD) Vice President Ginny Beel.
Brady pleads guilty to DUI charge (Conroe Courier)Brady did not appear in the […]

Nitro grapples with DUI

Nitro grapples with DUI sentence (Charleston Daily Mail)At least two members of the Nitro City Council say fellow council member Bill Racer should resign following his sentencing on a drunken driving charge last week.
Gamecocks snapper suspended after DUI charge (ESPN)Gamecocks snapper suspended after DUI charge by Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. — A […]

Judge sentences area DUI

Judge sentences area DUI offenders (Public Opinion)Judge Carol Van Horn this week warned several offenders charged with driving under the influence that they need to stay away from alcohol, and that jail time was the consequence for their behavior.
Victim panel shares DUI stories (Casper Star-Tribune)The stories were difficult to hear. A woman talked about how […]

Williams Says He'll Sign

Williams Says He'll Sign DUI Measure (Washington Post)D.C. Mayor Anthony A. Williams plans to sign emergency legislation to relax the city's "zero tolerance" drunken driving law, which permits drivers to be prosecuted for blood alcohol levels well below the legal limit.
Special court formed to handle DUI load (The Ohio University Post)A new DUI Court program […]

DUI checkpoint set up

DUI checkpoint set up along Route 8 yields three arrests (North Journal)The Allegheny County North Hills DUI Task Force, in cooperation with the Richland Police Department, had a Roving Patrol on Oct. 29 and 30 in Richland Township on Route 8, Route 910 and Bakerstown Road.
Police officers held in sex, DUI cases — 4th city […]

Truck driver charged with

Truck driver charged with felony DUI in hayride accident (Florence Morning News)A patrol officer passes in front of the crash scene between a semi and a tractor which had been pulling up to 20 people Sunday in Marion County. Four people have been confirmed dead and 14 injured.
Police Plan Roving DUI Checkpoints On Halloween (WTAE […]