March, 2012 Articles

Former Salt Lake City Police Officer Sentenced in DUI Case

A former police officer was recently handed his sentence by a judge in a drunk driving case from 2010. 50-year-old K.N. was a police lieutenant at the time of the incident and was pulled over by a ...
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St. Patrick’s Day DUI Sweep Results in Many East Valley Arrests

A local Sheriff’s department reported the outcome of the St. Patrick’s Day weekend DUI enforcement campaign. In total, 24 individuals were arrested for a variety of drunk driving or other ...
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Mesa Police See an Increase in DUI of Drugs Arrests

Mesa Police Sergeant David Miecke discussed recent trends in DUI arrests in the area. He stated that 52% of DUI citations issued last year were for drug-impaired driving. DUI of drugs cases during the ...
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Ignition Interlock Devices Stemming from an Arizona DUI

If convicted of an Arizona DUI, you may face many harsh penalties, from jail time to license suspension to hefty fines. A recent penalty that has been implemented in DUI cases is the ignition ...
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Sobriety Checkpoints in Arizona

In Arizona, you may be stopped by law enforcement on suspicion of drunk driving in several different scenarios. A police officer may stop you because he or she perceives a traffic violation, such as ...
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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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