2013 Articles

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What to do when charged with an out of state DWI

Out of State DUI It happens all the time... individuals who are traveling out of state on holiday or business, or even those who are merely passing through get charged with DUI. It is no laughing ...
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Prescription Drug DUI in Washington State

Under Washington state law, if your driving ability is seen to be impaired due to the presence of a prescription drug in your system, you can be charged with a DUI. It doesn't matter whether the ...
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Dallas Police Officer Charged with Driving While Intoxicated

Dallas Police Officer A.C., a 15-year veteran, was recently placed on administrative leave while an incident involving a DWI charge is investigated. The 38-year-old officer was off duty when he was ...
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Texas Man Sentenced to 60 Years for DWI

In what appeared to be a minor traffic violation, a Taylor, Texas man failed to use his turn signal before he made a turn and was stopped by a police officer in June of 2007. The police officer ...
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Ignition Interlock Devices Reduce DUIs

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) conducted a study in 2012 regarding how ignition interlock devices (IIDs) relate to repeat DUI offenses. The study was conducted in Washington State ...
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Memorial Day Weekend Results in More Than 1000 California DUI Arrests

DUI is the most common crime in the United States. Over a 100,000 persons were arrested in 2012 for DUI in California alone. The numbers probably include people in all walks of life, even judges, ...
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First Offense DUI in Oregon

First-offense DUI is one of the most common types of DUI processed in Oregon courts as well as courts throughout the country. In Oregon, if your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) measures.08 percent ...
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Penalties for a DUI Conviction in Rhode Island

Those convicted of a first-offense DUI in Rhode Island will face a jail sentence of up to a year, fines, community service, loss of their driver's license, DUI school and / or alcohol counseling, ...
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Rhode Island DUI for Catholic Bishop

A Catholic bishop who leads a diocese in Massachusetts was charged with drunk driving in Naragansett, Rhode Island earlier this month. The bishop, aged 61, apparently hit another vehicle and left the ...
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Changes to Washington’s DUI Laws Proposed by Legislators

In April of this year, the governor of Washington State announced a proposed plan to toughen DUI laws in the state. The plan, advanced by a bipartisan group in the state's legislature, is modeled ...
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Florida Man Charged in DUI-Related Accident

A man from Melbourne, Florida has been arrested and charged due to being involved in a traffic accident which resulted in injuries and death. The man, P.V., was arrested on April 30 of this year after ...
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Proposed Bill Aims to Strengthen California Drugged Driving Laws

State Senate Bill 289 in California has been supported by a group representing police chiefs and narcotics officers who are looking to make tougher restrictions on drugged driving in the state. The ...
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Off-Duty Riverside Deputy Charged with DUI and other Offenses

A deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff's Office was arrested and charged recently with several offenses including DUI. 36-year-old B.P. was off-duty and driving his pickup truck when two ...
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Drunk Driver is Sentenced after Guilty Plea in Fatal DUI Accident

E.L. was recently handed his sentence by a Riverside judge after he entered a guilty plea for the serious DUI charges against him. The accident itself occurred in mid-January this year when E.L., 30 ...
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Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes into Fire Station

C.L. is facing serious charges for driving under the influence of alcohol and causing property damage to a firehouse. The 53-year-old woman was driving her Jeep around 11:00 in the evening on Friday ...
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Drunk Driver Convicted for Felony Murder

A 27-year-old Texas man was found guilty of causing the deaths of two people in a car accident and sentenced to 30 years in prison. C.H. was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol and ...
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Were You Arrested for DWI after an Unlawful Police Stop?

Police must follow specific regulations when it comes to stopping a vehicle or making an arrest. The officer must have probable cause for making a police stop and investigating a possible DWI. ...
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How to Get A DUI off of Your Criminal Record

DUI offenders may be wondering how to get this file expunged from his or her criminal record. And the good news is that it can be done with the help of a lawyer and after the requirements for applying ...
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Woman Lying in Road Allegedly Run Over and Killed by Drunk Driver

A Phoenix woman, A.B., was arrested after a fatal weekend accident. A.B. was driving her friends home in a compact sedan around midnight when the accident happened. A woman was lying in the road naked ...
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Phoenix Police Report Continued Increase in Drug-Related DUI Arrests

Authorities with the Phoenix Police Department report that there are several factors in play in the increasing trend of drugged driving arrests. Officers throughout the state have been trained to spot ...
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