Archive for January, 2006

Ex-U.N. exec arrested for

Ex-U.N. exec arrested for DUI (Rutland Herald)NEWFANE — The former executive director of UNICEF who now is the president of the School for International Training was arrested for drunk driving Saturday, according to the Windham County Sheriff's Department.
DUI arrests (phillyburbs.com)Police reported the following arrests for driving under the influence.

Bloodmobile Driver Charged With

Bloodmobile Driver Charged With DUI (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! News)Police put the brakes on a bloodmobile during an unusual DUI in Jacksonville, Fla.
XU assistant Hunter pleads not guilty in DUI (The Cincinnati Post)After pleading not guilty to a DUI charge Friday, Xavier University assistant coach Kenya Hunter will make an appearance in Hamilton County court […]

Bloodmobile Driver Arrested For

Bloodmobile Driver Arrested For DUI, Running Red Light (WFTV 9 Orlando)JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville bloodmobile driver is charged with DUI and running a red light. The converted Blue Bird bus was on its way to a blood drive with Sharon Dunlap and three others on board.
Bloodmobile Driver Charged With DUI (WKMG Local6.com via Yahoo! […]

Panel votes to get

Panel votes to get tough on repeat DUI offenders (ABC Action News)TALLAHASSEE - A person who gets a fourth or subsequent conviction for driving or boating under the influence of drugs or alcohol would have to spend at least a year behind bars under a bill that won approval Wednesday from the House Criminal Justice […]

Florida lawmaker pushes for

Florida lawmaker pushes for toughest DUI laws in the country (Tampa Bay's 10)TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) - A state lawmaker is pushing a plan that would give Florida one of the toughest DUI laws in the country.
DUI Trial Delayed Again (WLBT 3)The DUI trial for a woman accused in the 2004 deaths of three Mississippi College […]

Driver gets 5 years

Driver gets 5 years in DUI death (Pantagraph)BLOOMINGTON - A Bloomington man said goodbye to his family Friday after a judge sentenced him to five years in prison for driving drunk during a car accident that killed another man two years ago.
Man Accused In DUI Death Of Beauty Queen Denied Trial Continuance (WLEX-TV Lexington)The man […]

Man Wanted For 2

Man Wanted For 2 Counts Of DUI Manslaughter Turns Himself In (WJXT News4Jax.com via Yahoo! News)A man wanted for two counts of DUI manslaughter turned himself in to authorities on Tuesday.
Former councilman arrested on DUI charges (Culpeper Star-Exponent)Former Culpeper Town Councilman Sam Found was arrested on misdemeanor charges of DUI and obstruction of justice Thursday, […]

Trucker charged with DUI

Trucker charged with DUI (The Rogersville Review)ROGERSVILLE—A truck driver who had his “eighteen wheeler” stuck in the mud has been charged with DUI. Teddy H. Walden, 58, 309 Spring Road, Mooresburg, was also charged with violation of the implied consent law and possession of an open container.
States push tougher DUI breath test laws (CNN.com)COLUMBUS, Ohio […]

DUI arrests (phillyburbs.com)*George E.

DUI arrests (phillyburbs.com)*George E. Clardy, 31, of Dora Drive, Philadelphia, was arrested on DUI charges on Dec. 11 at 12:17 a.m., following a two-vehicle rash at the intersection of Route 414 and Long Lane, police said.
Woman charged in fatal crash charged previously with DUI (KVOA Tucson)TUCSON, Ariz. Court records show that a Tucson woman facing […]

Woman trying to make

Woman trying to make amends for fatal DUI crash (Gainesville Sun)very morning, Jessica Leslie thinks about the man she killed. She spends the rest of the day trying to forgive herself. It's been eight months since she left prison, but for the rest of her life she'll be branded: Felon. Youthful offender. Danger to society. […]

'Lost' star contrite at

'Lost' star contrite at DUI hearing (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)________________________
Judge's removal sought in DUI cases (Orlando Sentinel)Prosecutors claim Orange County Judge C. Jeffrey Arnold is unfair. Veteran Orange County Judge C. Jeffrey Arnold has routinely advised defense attorneys how to get major evidence in their clients' DUI cases dismissed.

Kurek DUI case postponed

Kurek DUI case postponed (Santa Cruz Sentinel)The case of 26-year-old Bryce Kurek is still a cliff-hanger. He showed up in Superior Court with his family Wednesday, expecting to find out how much prison time he might serve for a second driving under the influence offense.
DUI arrests at six year high on O'ahu (Honolulu Advertiser)Year-round DUI […]

Holiday DUI Total Declines

Holiday DUI Total Declines in State: Enforcement, Ad Campaign Get Credit for Drop (RedNova)By Lindsay Butler, The Tribune, Mesa, Ariz. Jan. 9–The number of holidayseason DUIs in Arizona decreased this year, the Governor's Office of Highway Safety reports. The Arizona DUI task force made 2,399 DUI arrests between Thanksgiving and New Year's, down 243 from […]

DUI campaign focuses on

DUI campaign focuses on bars (St. Petersburg Times)Arrested drivers name some establishments more than others as their last stop. County deputies are using this data.
Court system to try to speed processing of DUI cases (KVOA Tucson)The state court system is taking steps aimed at reducing delays in processing DUI cases.

Spokane County starts a

Spokane County starts a DUI Court (KXLY-TV Spokane)SPOKANE– Frustrated with chronic DUI offenders clogging up the courts and posing a risk to the public, Spokane County is starting a new DUI Court. DUI Court is modeled after the state's drug court program, in which serious offenders have the option to enter an intensive supervision program.
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DUI Traffic Team Makes

DUI Traffic Team Makes Major Progress (Fox21)One Upstate County is doing their part to make the roads safer by catching drunk drivers. The Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office has made a few changes to their “Traffic Team,” targeting DUI offenders, in just one year progress is already being made.
UCLA's Medlock to be arraigned on DUI charges […]

2006 brings tougher DUI

2006 brings tougher DUI laws (Southern Illinoisan)The start of a new year means new laws in Illinois. And this year, the message is clear: Drinking and driving will not be tolerated. There are five new DUI-related laws, all of them increasing penalties for drinking and driving under various circumstances.
Boise police make 21 DUI arrests (The […]

Pedestrians struck by car;

Pedestrians struck by car; driver suspected of DUI (The Sacramento Bee)SACRAMENTO - A 26-year-old man was arrested early Saturday on suspicion of driving while drunk when he struck two pedestrians downtown, police said.
New laws: Penalties for DUI increased (Ukiah Daily Journal)Drunken drivers will face stiffer penalties, new drivers will be home sooner, car buyers will […]