DUI Law News

Indiana Police Officer Retires After DUI Suspect Leaves Scene

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, March 24th 2010 at 6:04pm

In Pendleton, Indiana, a strange videotape of a DUI stop ultimately led to the retirement of the police officer involved in the incident. Officer Mike Moore was videotaped by his own dashboard camera pulling over a man suspected of driving under the influence, according to NBC News. Officer Moore had the suspect step out of the [...]
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Georgia Ignition Interlock Bill Stalls in State Legislature

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Saturday, March 20th 2010 at 12:04pm

The legal battles over ignition interlock law has made it to the state of Georgia, as lawmakers debate a measure that would require more convicted DUI offenders to use the mechanism on their cars. According to the Savannah Morning News, the bill, brought by state representative Tom Knox, is waiting to be reviewed by Georgia?s House [...]
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Teens and DUI Arrests: Serious Penalties for Everyone Involved

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Thursday, March 18th 2010 at 12:04pm

There is a troubling variety of stories in the news about teens and drunk driving. Across the country teens find themselves arrested for DUI. Some of the worst cases involve serious injury or death while behind the wheel and impaired. In Kennewick, Washington, for example, a 15-year-old was driving a stolen 1999 Oldsmobile when a Washington [...]
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DUI Mug Shot Web Site is Discontinued in Hawaii

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Tuesday, March 16th 2010 at 6:04pm

A new program in Hawaii aimed at reducing DUI arrests has been halted for further review. The Honolulu Police Department launched a pilot program that posted the mug shots and names of DUI suspects online once a week. They hoped the extra attention on the arrests would discourage other potential drunk drivers. This pilot program has been [...]
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Jack Shea?s DUI Law Would Close Loophole in New York

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, March 12th 2010 at 12:04pm

A proposed DUI law working its way through the New York senate and assembly would close a loophole and make it more difficult for drunk drivers to avoid prosecution. The bill is commonly known as Jack Shea?s law after the Olympic medalist in the skeleton who was killed by a drunk driver in 2002. It has [...]
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DUI Arrest Leads to Outing of Gay California Politician

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, March 10th 2010 at 6:04pm

California state Rep. Roy Ashburn’s DUI arrest earlier this month led the conservative politician to come clean about his sexual orientation. For the past 14 years Ashburn has been a Republican senator who consistently voted against movements for gay rights, reports the Associated Press. But on a radio in his California district he came out out [...]
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Arrested for DUI for 21st Time, Man Facing a Decade in Prison

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, March 5th 2010 at 12:04pm

An Ohio man was convicted of his twenty-first DUI recently, and with a dramatic statement a judge sentenced him to ten years in prison, representing the maximum term possible in the case. Forty-five-year old Kevin J. Ante did not comment as the Butler County judge handed him the sentence in Common Pleas Court. According to authorities, [...]
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New Tag Results, from Technorati and Ingboo

Source: technorati.com Posted: Friday, March 5th 2010 at 12:04am

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Minnesota NBA Star Apologizes for DUI Arrest

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Thursday, March 4th 2010 at 12:04am

Another athlete is making a public apology after being arrested for DUI. The Minnesota Timberwolves NBA team have suspended their star center Al Jefferson for two games without pay after he was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated recently, according to the Associated Press. Jefferson apologized to his team and to fans after the DWI arrest. [...]
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Driver in Deadly Carl?s Jr. Crash Faces DUI Charges, Too

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Sunday, February 28th 2010 at 12:04pm

The charges continue to mount for a man who drove his car into a Carl’s Jr. restaurant in El Cajon, California, killing one unsuspecting driver. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the driver, Richard Alfred Daus, was recently charged with gross vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence at the time of the deadly accident. If he [...]
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DUI Arrest for Germany?s Top Protestant Bishop

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, February 26th 2010 at 12:04pm

Margot Kassmann is the country?s highest Protestant minister, and she is the head of the Evangelical Church in Germany. And as we?ve seen many times, those in high office are not immune to driving under the influence and the impact that it can have on a life and a public image. Kassman faces DUI charges after [...]
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Wild DUI Arrests in Florida and Pennsylvania

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Monday, February 22nd 2010 at 12:04pm

Drunk driving and poor decisions continue to go hand in hand. This week offered several more strange stories, about two DUI suspects who were foolish enough to drink and get behind the wheel. The first story is that of a Florida woman who was driven by a lusty urge to visit her imprisoned with a man [...]
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After DUI Stop, Trooper Shot, Husband of Drunk Driver Suspected

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Saturday, February 20th 2010 at 6:04pm

Washington State Trooper Scott Johnson is lucky to be alive after he was shot in the head early on a recent Saturday morning. After all, the bullet was still in his head when he was released from the hospital. As officials work to solve the case, a recent turn has thrown some light on who may [...]
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Multiple DUI Arrests Lead to Lifetime Driving Ban

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Thursday, February 18th 2010 at 12:04pm

A Canadian man has been arrested for drunk driving so many times the courts didn’t just suspend his license: They banned him from driving for life. According to an article in the Canadian Press, Nova Scotia resident Terry Naugle has racked up a total of 68 convictions in past 32 years. Of these, 22 were DUI [...]
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Illinois Investigates Charges of False DUI Arrests

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Monday, February 15th 2010 at 12:04pm

Do you feel you were pulled over for DUI for no reason whatsoever? It’s possible that is the case, at least in Illinois, where lawsuits and internal investigations are looking widespread charges of false DUI arrests. According to Chicago’s ABC7 news site, around 40 lawsuits were filed against Richard Fiorito for alleged false DUI charges. They [...]
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DUI Suspect Takes Cop Car for Joyride on Super Bowl Sunday

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Saturday, February 13th 2010 at 6:04pm

While millions of Americans were enjoying the excitement of a thrilling Super Bowl, Ryan Larson of Elkhart, Indiana, was allegedly enjoying a different kind of excitement. The roller coaster ride of the game between the Saints and the Colts was quite different from the cop car joyride Larson experienced. According to the Elkhart eTruth, Larson was arrested [...]
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Super Bowl Sunday DUI Arrest Round-Up

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Thursday, February 11th 2010 at 6:04pm

Law enforcement agencies often target holidays and popular party days as a time to step up DUI check points and DUI enforcement. This was the case for the most recent Super Bowl Sunday, as cops stepped up their presences on the nation?s highways, hoping to cut down on DUI and encourage responsible alcohol consumption. The National Highway [...]
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Experts Testify on BAC Level in Fatal DUI Trial in New Jersey

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Sunday, February 7th 2010 at 6:04pm

Experts believe that the man charged in a fatal DUI from 2006 may have had a BAC four times the legal limit, NJ.com is reporting. On April 20, 2006, a car hit two teenage girls as they walked down the side of a New Jersey road coming back from a movie theater. They were killed, and [...]
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Woman Charged with DUI while Taking her Child to School

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, February 5th 2010 at 12:04pm

A Florida woman’s decision to drink and drive is once again highlighting the unexpected consequences a DUI can have. Tampa Bay Online reports a that a 39-year-old woman is accused of driving an 11-year-old child to school while under the influence of illegal drugs. According to police, she crashed her car into another car, and into [...]
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Actors and Athletes Alike Face DUI Charges

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd 2010 at 12:04pm

From actors to athletes, local police departments show no favoritism to those that drink and drive. Rey Maualuga, a linebacker for the NFL’s Cincinnati Bengals,- was recently arrested in Covington, Kentucky, for allegedly driving under the influence. The New York Times reported that Maualuga was arrested last Friday morning and held in the Kenton County Jail for [...]
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