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Utah lawmakers pass bill to lower DUI limit to 0.05 percent

DUI News Staff Writer March 9, 2017 No Comments

SALT LAKE CITY – Utah could soon have the strictest DUI threshold in the nation after state lawmakers on Wednesday night voted to lower

Child, 8, dies from injuries suffered in alleged DUI crash

DUI News Staff Writer March 2, 2017 No Comments

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — A young boy who was a passenger in a weekend crash in Warwick has died at the hospital, city police confirm. According

Drunk-Driving Simulation Suit

Victor Carmody March 2, 2017 No Comments

Beer goggles and drunk leg and arm weights – this “drunk-suit” simulates what it feels like to be drunk while you are sober. Ford has

Just How Robust is the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus Test?

Phil Price February 24, 2017 No Comments

What does it mean for something to be robust? Some of the synonyms of the word “robust” are strong, sturdy or powerful. In 2007 the

How Accurate are Field Sobriety Tests?

Kevin O'Grady February 21, 2017 No Comments

There are typically three so-called field sobriety tests that Hawaii police officers use when trying to determine if a person is impaired by alcohol. They

DECISION ON SCIENTIFIC RELIABILITY OF DRAGER 9510 IN MASSACHUSETTS

Joseph Waldbaum February 19, 2017 No Comments

After hearing testimony over ten days, Judge Brennan of the Massachusetts district court department issued his decision regarding the defense bar’s challenge to the scientific

Police: Woman, 23, arrested for DUI after UF student killed, 2 friends hurt in hit-and-run crash

DUI News Staff Writer February 13, 2017 No Comments

A 23-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a car she was driving fatally struck a University of Florida student

5 DUIs, Deported Twice, But Still In Colorado

DUI News Staff Writer February 7, 2017 No Comments

CENTENNIAL, Colo. (CBS4) – The Arapahoe County District Attorney estimates Colorado taxpayers will end up spending about $1 million to prosecute and house Pedro Reynaldo

CLOSING ARGUMENTS AT MASSACHUSETTS HEARING CHALLENGING RELIABILITY OF DRAEGER ALCOTEST 9510 BREATH TEST MACHINES

Joseph Waldbaum February 4, 2017 No Comments

The hearing regarding the scientific reliability of the Draeger Alcotest 9510 breath test machines concluded with closing arguments on Friday, February 3. The defense bar

New Tostitos Party Bag Detects Alcohol and Gets You Home Safely

Victor Carmody February 1, 2017 No Comments

Super Bowl Sunday is fast approaching. In 2015, 45 people were killed on Super Bowl Sunday in drunk-driving accidents. Frito-Lay hopes to reduce the number

“Stoned Driving”: How Do You Measure Marijuana Impairment?

Lawrence Taylor January 23, 2017 No Comments

There has been a lot of media attention lately to the development of breath-testing devices that claim to provide law enforcement with the ability to

“Stoned Driving”: How Do You Measure Marijuana Impairment?

Lawrence Taylor January 23, 2017 No Comments

There has been a lot of media attention lately to the development of breath-testing devices that claim to provide law enforcement with the ability to

How accurate are breathalyzers-

Kevin O'Grady January 21, 2017 No Comments

There are a number of different breath testing machines manufactured by a number of different companies. In Hawaii the Intoxilyzer 5000 and 8000 are used,