Archive for March, 2006

Former Mayor in Court

Former Mayor in Court on DUI Charges (WFSB 3)NEWINGTON — Former Newington mayor Thomas McBride is scheduled to appear in Superior Court Friday on charges stemming from a December arrest. He was arrested in Berlin and charged with failure to obey a traffic signal and DUI.
Police announce DUI checkpoint tactics (Chiefland Citizen)The Chiefland Police Department […]

Ohio DUI Lawyer Provides

Ohio DUI Lawyer Provides Unique Insight on Why DUI Laws Are Ineffective (PR Web via Yahoo! News)Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) March 29, 2006 — DUI arrests and alcohol-related accidents continue to rise despite constant revisions to Ohio DUI laws and stiffer penalties.
State troopers saluted for DUI-fighting efforts (Belleville News-Democrat)Ten Illinois State Troopers from District 11 were […]

‘Mister DUI’ To Stay

‘Mister DUI’ To Stay In Prison (KELOLAND)The Rapid City man known as "Mister DUI" won't be allowed out of prison to help his sick mother. Sixty-four-year-old Jerry Zeller is serving a two-year sentence for two convictions of driving under the influence. He has at least 17 other drunken driving arrests on his record and eleven […]

Monthly DUI reports should

Monthly DUI reports should be only a start (The Jackson Sun)A bill currently working its way through the Tennessee General Assembly would help make the consequences of drunken driving very real and very personal to a group that desperately needs to get the message: our state's high school students. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Steve […]

DUI checkpoints set in

DUI checkpoints set in Fort Myers, Charlotte (The News-Press)The Fort Myers police department and the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office will be staging DUI checkpoints this weekend. The Fort Myers police department reports that its checkpoint will begin sometime today.
Should DUI Offenders Be Singled Out On Roadways? (10 News San Diego)A state assemblyman is pushing for […]

DUI Task Force Hosts

DUI Task Force Hosts Town Hall Meeting (WGAL via Yahoo! News)The DUI Council of Lancaster County held an informational town meeting Monday at Millersville University. About 25 parents, teachers and law enforcement officers attended.
Legislation would require notification of DUI-related teen deaths (WREG-TV Memphis)NASHVILLE, Tenn. Tennessee high school students would receive a statewide monthly report of […]

Okesa man pleads guilty

Okesa man pleads guilty to DUI, hit and run (Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise)An Okesa man pleaded guilty to several charges stemming from an alleged DUI-hit and run Friday in Washington County Court. Charles Cody Rutherford, 21, pleaded guilty to counts of driving under the influence and two counts of leaving the scene of an accident.
DUI Task Force […]

Warning: DUI Check Points

Warning: DUI Check Points in Effect (WNEP 16)State police warn drivers that they will be out watching for drunk drivers at DUI check points throughout our area.
Metro: Fresno police arrest 37 in revised DUI operations (The Fresno Bee)Fresno police officers say they were surprised by two things after reviewing results of their St. Patrick's Day […]

Felony DUI bill is

Felony DUI bill is a good start (The Olympian)Lawmakers should be less concerned about incarceration costs and more concerned about public safety. In their recently completed session, lawmakers passed House Bill 3317, which allows motorists to have four DUI convictions before it becomes a class C felony that results in prison time.
Juror recognizes DUI trial […]

Grant funds county DUI

Grant funds county DUI probation officer (Idaho Press-Tribune)Misdemeanor DUI offenders have not had sufficient offenses to reach felony status. The new officer will begin work Monday, March 27. The county’s three current misdemeanor probation officers have about 360 cases each. About 50 percent of them are DUI cases.
School System will not Discipline Principal Accused of […]

Breath analysis machines weak

Breath analysis machines weak link in DUI cases (San Jose Mercury News)Timothy Muldowny's lawyers decided on an unconventional approach to fight his drunken driving case: They sought computer programming information for the Intoxilyzer alcohol breath analysis machine to see whether his test was accurate.
Browns player back in court challenging DUI arrest (WKYC Cleveland)Browns player back […]

IN THE COUNTY: DUI

IN THE COUNTY: DUI check this weekend (York Daily Record)Pennsylvania State Police will team with five York County police departments to run a DUI checkpoint somewhere in the county between today and Sunday.
DUI tests hinge on hearing (Miami Herald)Defense attorneys and prosecutors argued before a tough jury on Thursday — a panel of judges — […]

Felony DUI bill goes

Felony DUI bill goes to governor (The Olympian)Legislators approved a new crackdown on drunken driving, making a fifth DUI in 10 years a felony. The compromise bridges a gap in viewpoints that threatened the bill as recently as last week. The bill now goes to Gov. Chris Gregoire for signing.
Early morning crash results in DUI […]

Deputy sheriff pleads to

Deputy sheriff pleads to reduced charge in DUI case (The Columbus Dispatch)A Franklin County deputy who headed a task force to catch drunken drivers pleaded guilty this week to a reduced charge in his own DUI case.
IDOT official let go after DUI arrest (Chicago Sun-Times)Dan Stefanski — a top state transportation official and boyhood friend […]

Wildcats senior suspended from

Wildcats senior suspended from Pac-10 tourney after DUI arrest (USA Today)Arizona coach Lute Olson suspended the team's leading scorer, Hassan Adams, from participation in this week's Pac-10 tournament on Monday following the star forward's arrest on suspicion of drunk driving over the weekend. Adams, a 21-year-old senior, issued a statement through the university apologizing to […]

Veteran jailer with history

Veteran jailer with history of license suspensions faces charges after fleeing DUI test (Sun-Sentinel)A veteran Miami-Dade corrections officer, trying to flee from a roadside DUI test in Hollywood, took a bullet in the gut and then led police on a cross-county chase early Friday, running over a Hollywood police officer's foot with his pickup and […]

Man with 3 DUI

Man with 3 DUI convictions charged in fatal crash (The Palm Beach Post)A man convicted three times of driving while intoxicated has been charged with DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in a Feb. 21 wreck that killed a 77-year-old Delray Beach woman.
Medics call DUI Fatality "A Waste" (WSAV Savannah)In 2005 police said nine people died […]

Police Beat: Extreme DUI

Police Beat: Extreme DUI (State Press)A 30-year-old Phoenix man was arrested early Tuesday morning on the 800 block of South Forest Avenue and charged with third-degree trespassing. Police reportedly contacted the suspect while he was rollerblading. The man had been arrested for trespassing before and warned not to return, police said.
DUI task force makes six […]