Drinking and Driving is a crime that each state is fighting to eradicate. Parents often lecture their children about the dangers of getting behind the wheel and driving an automobile after drinking an alcoholic beverage. However, a couple in Defiance, OH illustrated the dangers of drinking and driving by both being arrested for drinking and [...]
Entries Tagged as 'DUI'
DUI for the Entire Family while driving 2 different cars
December 24th, 2009 No Comments
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Hawaii has a New DUI Penalty
December 24th, 2009 No Comments
The state of Hawaii has started a controversial program in an attempt to shame those arrested for DUI. Each week more than 80 motorist are arrested in Oahu, Hawaii for driving under the influence. Arrested drivers will now have their mug shot placed on the Honolulu Police Department website for 24 hours.
The practice of [...]
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Lady calls 911 on herself and gets a dui
November 17th, 2009 No Comments
Being a responsible driver is an important task that we all must undertake. Motorist that witness erratic drivers should call their local police department if they feel a driver in another automobile may be a danger to the public. However, driver Mary Strey took her responsibility to report a possible drunk driver to another level. [...]
Tags: drinking and driving · Wisconsin DUI
DUI - calling 911 - new court ruling
November 11th, 2009 No Comments
Motorist that believe a driver may be drunk or observe erratic behavior by other drivers which could be harmful to the public are encouraged to call 911 and report the driver. However, a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling may change the landscape of police procedure when attempting to stop the drunken motorist. The U.S. Supreme [...]
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Texting and driving - just like drinking and driving
November 11th, 2009 No Comments
Texting while driving continues to be the hot topic for traffic law in the national media. The behavior has become an epidemic and legislation may be introduced by the federal government to address Public Transit and the trucking industry. The federal government is considering law to ban text messaging by bus drivers and truckers traveling [...]
Tags: DUI · texting · texting and driving · Traffic Tickets
Minnesota dui - Is a Recliner a Vehicle? Man gets a dui in a chair
October 31st, 2009 No Comments
The Proctor Police Department will have a very unique item for sale in its next upcoming auction. The item has the ability to recline, features a stereo, built in cup holders and lots of leather. The Proctor Police department recently confiscated the item during a Minnesota DUI stop. Because there is such [...]
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Dennis Quaid almost dui - Preferential Treatment
October 26th, 2009 No Comments
Dennis Quaid is in the news for a small but controversial conclusion to a dinner outing. Many are of the belief he was given preferential treatment from the Hollywood police department. After a late dinner Mr. Quaid, his wife and a friend jumped into his SUV headed presumably home. After Mr. Quaid turned [...]
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Lindsay Lohan gets a dui
October 16th, 2009 No Comments
10/16/2009 Lindsay Lohan was cited early this morning for dui - driving under the influence.
Lohan hit a curb with her car at about 5:30 a.m. on Sunset Boulevard in Beverly hills.
She was taken to the hospital for treatment, she was not arrested beacause she was taken directly to the hospital. There we other passengers in [...]
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dui on lawn mower
October 11th, 2009 No Comments
South Carolina man Busted for DUI on a Lawn Mower
Michael Ackerman has been arrested for DUI on a ride-on lawn mower in Greenville County.
Police were called by the manager of a local Jack In The Box restaurant after the man reportedly tried to place an order at the drive-through. The lawn mower driver had [...]
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First Time DUI - booze it and lose it !
October 8th, 2009 No Comments
A first time DUI conviction could drastically change your life and financial status. A DUI arrest and conviction has fines that can range into the thousands and will take substantial time to maneuver through the legal process. Furthermore convicted drivers shall be forced to obtain SR-22 insurance coverage which Insurance companies use for high risk [...]
Tags: drinking and driving · DUI