2012 Articles

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What to Do if You are Stopped at a Sobriety Checkpoint

Being stopped at a sobriety checkpoint is a method used by Arizona law enforcement to find and charge drunk drivers. These checkpoints are often set up on popular holidays, weekends, and late at night ...
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Arizona DUI Ignition Interlock Device Requirement

Arizona has one of the toughest laws in the country, passed in 2007, in regards to requiring an ignition interlock device (IID) for drivers convicted of DUI. Even on a first conviction, those ...
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Second DUI for Kansas Mother Involves Tragedy

A 40-year-old woman from Ottawa, Kansas had pleaded no contest in December to charges related to a devastating accident. The woman, T.P., had been driving her children while under the influence of ...
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Man Convicted of Murder in DUI Accident Case

The deadly accident occurred in Cherokee County after a Kansas man, K.H., was in a high speed chase with local law enforcement. Officers had attempted to pull K.H. over but he sped off on what became ...
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Aggravated and Extreme DUI in Arizona

Everyone is familiar with the first-time drunk driving offense, charged as a misdemeanor in Arizona. A misdemeanor DUI is the most frequent arrest and charge made. Certain circumstances can elevate ...
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Underage DUI in Arizona

According to a study published by the Arizona Governor's Office entitled Underage Drinking in Arizona Data Findings and Analysis, 88 percent of adolescents believe that alcohol can be easily ...
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Drugs and DUI in Arizona

Most everyone is aware of drunk driving as a criminal offense in Arizona and throughout the nation. Not so widely known is the fact that operating a vehicle with a drug or drug metabolite in your body ...
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California Underage DUI Arrests Increase

According to a Fact Sheet issued by the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Program in August 2011, the proportion of DUI arrests for individuals under the age of 21 has increased by 12.6 ...
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Insurance Consequences Following a California DUI

A common question for those who have been arrested and charged with a California DUI is how such charges will affect their auto insurance. Insurance consequences can range from raised premiums to ...
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A Rundown of the DUI Legal Process in San Francisco

The legal process for alleged drunk driving or driving under the influence of drugs in San Francisco begins when an officer pulls over a suspected driver. To make a legal stop the officer must have ...
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Drunk Driving with a Child in the Vehicle Ups DUI Charges

Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is taken very seriously in the state of California. Even a first time offense with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) at the minimum 0.08% can result ...
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DUI Defendant Alleges Battery by Prosecutor in Court Room

Assistant District Attorney in Reno Accused of Illegally Restraining Defendant A public defender representing a client convicted of DUI has filed a criminal complaint against a prosecutor, claiming ...
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Victim Loses Life In Collision Caused By Alleged DUI

Trailer Comes Loose and Collides With Oncoming Car in Reno A woman lost her life in what authorities are claiming was a DUI -related car collision in early November in Douglas County, Nevada. ...
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