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Woman with 3 DUI arrests in 19 days hopes to avoid prison

DUI News Staff Writer October 19, 2017 No Comments

A 34-year-old Lake in the Hills woman has been sober since being arrested three times in 19 days for DUI in July 2013, and she’s

MISCONDUCT AT MASSACHUSETTS STATE POLICE LAB RESPONSIBLE FOR BREATH TEST MACHINES

Joseph Waldbaum October 17, 2017 No Comments

Mounting problems at the Executive Office of Alcohol Testing (“OAT”), the Massachusetts State Police crime lab responsible for the use of the Dräger Alcotest 9510

Man warns of ‘alien invasion’ during DUI arrest

DUI News Staff Writer October 9, 2017 No Comments

CASPER, WYOMING (WPVI) — Police in Wyoming heard an “out of this world” excuse coming from a driver facing arrest. Bryant Johnson was pulled over

Driver held on $500K bail in DUI crash that killed 1, injured other

DUI News Staff Writer September 14, 2017 No Comments

A West Side resident was ordered held on $500,000 bail Wednesday in an early Monday crash that killed a teenager and injured another. Prosecutors said at

Man Charged With DUI After Hitting Stepson Who Was Walking the Family Dog: Cops

DUI News Staff Writer September 7, 2017 No Comments

A New York man driving under the influence struck his 13-year-old stepson, who was out walking the family dog, police said. Scott Lipton, 42, was driving his

Nurse Arrested for Protecting Unconscious Patient from Illegal Blood Draw

Steve Oberman September 5, 2017 No Comments

United States Supreme Court decisions sometimes have a greater impact on daily life than citizens may realize. On June 23, 2016, the decision Birchfield v.

STATE POLICE CRIME LAB WITHHELD EXCULPATORY EVIDENCE

Joseph Waldbaum September 4, 2017 No Comments

The Massachusetts State Police Office of Alcohol Testing (“OAT”) intentionally withheld documents showing breath test machines may have provided at least hundreds of flawed results,

Georgia police officer at DUI stop: ‘We only kill black people’

DUI News Staff Writer September 1, 2017 No Comments

A lieutenant from a police department in Georgia is under investigation after a dash-cam video obtained by Channel 2 Action News appears to show the officer telling a driver

Oregon woman charged with DUI after son reports drunk driving, police say

DUI News Staff Writer August 29, 2017 No Comments

An Oregon woman was arrested Saturday after her 11-year-old son called 911 while sitting in a car and told police his mom was driving drunk,

Ambien/Zolpidem – Unconsciousness Defense

Paul Burglin August 23, 2017 No Comments

Did you know that “unconsciousness” may be a complete defense to a criminal charge, including the offense of driving under the influence? One may be

Georgia school bus driver accused of DUI with 31 students on board

DUI News Staff Writer August 23, 2017 No Comments

A Walton County school bus driver was fired after she allegedly drove a bus full of students while under the influence of alcohol, officials said.

Ambien/Zolpidem – Unconsciousness Defense

Paul Burglin August 23, 2017 No Comments

Did you know that “unconsciousness” may be a complete defense to a criminal charge, including the offense of driving under the influence? One may be

Should I Take the WV DUI Breath Test or Refuse?

Harley Wagner August 11, 2017 No Comments

DUI Refusal in West Virginia NO LONGER Equals Reward! (*More so with WV licensed drivers than out-of-state licensed drivers – read below for further info.)

Man accused of killing teen in DUI crash returns to court

DUI News Staff Writer August 7, 2017 No Comments

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) – A man accused of driving drunk and killing a teen one month shy of high school graduation could move forward to trial Monday.