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TENTATIVE AGREEMENT REGARDING BREATH TEST ADMISSIBILITY IN MASSACHUSETTS

Joseph Waldbaum August 18, 2018 No Comments

Massachusetts defense attorneys and prosecutors have reached a tentative agreement, pending approval and modification by the court, regarding sanctions imposed against the government for refusing

Thousands Of Breath Tests Are Ruled Inadmissible

Steve Oberman August 18, 2018 No Comments

According to an August 16, 2018 Salem News article, prosecutors across Massachusetts have agreed to stop using the results of the breath test from 2011

DUI driver who left man stuck in windshield gets prison after courtroom breakdown

DUI News Staff Writer August 16, 2018 No Comments

SAN DIEGO — A drunk driver who hit a man in Oceanside and continued driving for more than a mile, even though the victim’s body had

NASCAR CEO Brian France arrested for DWI and drug possession

DUI News Staff Writer August 6, 2018 No Comments

NASCAR CEO Brian France was reportedly arrested for DWI and possession of oxycodone approximately two hours after Chase Elliott’s win on Sunday. According to Sag Harbor

MASSACHUSETTS PROSECUTORS AND DEFENSE BAR CONTINUE BREATH TEST NEGOTIATIONS

Joseph Waldbaum August 3, 2018 No Comments

District Attorney offices throughout the Commonwealth continue negotiations with representatives of the defense bar regarding the admissibility of breath test results at trial. Some possibilities

Police: DUI suspect was 4+ times legal limit when he hit girl with SUV

DUI News Staff Writer August 3, 2018 No Comments

A man charged with driving drunk and hitting a young girl with his SUV in Warwick faced a judge Thursday as the girl continues to

Is breath testing based on flawed science?

Steven Epstein July 27, 2018 No Comments

Testing blood alcohol concentration (BAC) based on breath samples has been a staple of roadside law enforcement since the late 1930s, when Prof. Rolla

Roseville man killed in head-on, DUI crash

DUI News Staff Writer July 25, 2018 No Comments

A motorcyclist was killed Sunday afternoon after getting hit head-on by a drunken driver in Sutter County, the California Highway Patrol said. Officers arrested 33-year-old

Razorback Freshman Wide Receiver Charged With DUI

DUI News Staff Writer July 15, 2018 No Comments

FAYETTEVILLE (KFSM) — Fayetteville police arrest Arkansas Razorbacks freshman wide receiver Michael Woods Saturday. Washington County court records shows him charged with driving under the influence, minor in

Bartow County, GA Car Accident Causing Serious Injuries Involved An Alleged DUI Driver and New Tesla

Ben Sessions July 14, 2018 No Comments

On Monday, July 9, in Bartow County, GA, there was a two-vehicle crash on I-75 that caused serious injuries a Cartersville man. The driver of a

Man arrested for DUI says he wasn’t drinking while driving, just at ‘stop signs’

DUI News Staff Writer July 12, 2018 No Comments

VERO BEACH, Fla. – A man arrested on suspicion of DUI in Florida had an ineffective defense. During the June 27 arrest, 69-year-old Earle Stevens

No Refusal DWI Counties Expose Untrained Officers

John Schleiffarth July 11, 2018 No Comments

Since January of 2014 the City of St. Louis has practiced a policy of “No Refusals” when requesting a breath test for a DWI suspect.

Former LAPD sergeant imprisoned for Rodney King beating charged with DUI

DUI News Staff Writer July 9, 2018 No Comments

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A former Los Angeles police sergeant who went to prison for his role in the Rodney King beating has been charged

Driving Under the Influence of Smartphones

Steve Oberman July 4, 2018 No Comments

Binge watching Netflix. FaceTiming a friend. Scrolling through your Spotify playlist. All of these seem like harmless activities–until you try to do them while driving.