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DUI Blood Alcohol Concentration Significance?

John Hunsucker April 27, 2015 No Comments

What is the significance of blood alcohol concentration levels? Blood-alcohol concentration (BAC) levels are one of the most widely recognized means of determining whether a

Greig woman sent to jail on felony drunken-driving charge

DUI News Staff Writer April 26, 2015 No Comments

LOWVILLE — A Greig woman was sentenced Friday in Lewis County Court to jail time on a drunken-driving charge. Jody L. Houghton, 49, of 7224

New Milford ex-cop is facing charges of DWI, drug possession

DUI News Staff Writer April 20, 2015 No Comments

A Lodi man, who had been a New Milford police officer until he resigned on April 1, was arrested two days later on drug-related and

Oklahoma Senate Passes Own Version of Texting While Driving Bill

John Hunsucker April 16, 2015 No Comments

Oklahoma Senate passes own version of anti-texting bill Texting and driving is demonstrably one of the most dangerous and potentially deadly forms of distracted driving.

Staff, prosecutor notified when officer is charged with DUI, Linden Police policy says

DUI News Staff Writer April 9, 2015 No Comments

LINDEN — The city’s police department would have been required to inform the county prosecutor and conduct an internal investigation both times Officer Pedro Abad

Details of wrong-way crash cop’s prior accidents continue to emerge

DUI News Staff Writer March 30, 2015 No Comments

The car accidents city police officer Pedro Abad was involved in during the past 10 years include one in which he rear-ended a car at

ASSISTANT DA FIRED AFTER POLICE INCIDENT

DUI News Staff Writer March 26, 2015 No Comments

A Bexar County assistant district attorney has been fired following an incident in which she was mentioned in a friend’s driving while intoxicated arrest report

Factors Affecting Oklahoma Intoxilyzer and Breathalyzer Tests

John Hunsucker March 24, 2015 No Comments

Breathing into a Intoxilyzer can feel like testifying against oneself. From the perspective of the person being subject to a breath test, there is no

SCRAM: Before and After a DWI Conviction in Virginia?

Mike Tillotson March 23, 2015 No Comments

SCRAM – the Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor – is becoming more popular in Virginia courts both before and after trial. SCRAM is an alcohol tester

Guest opinion: Felony DUI bill is foolish and expensive

DUI News Staff Writer March 22, 2015 No Comments

The proposed felony DUI bill is a foolish idea and will hurt Colorado, not help it. We fear drunken driving. The fear is legitimate based

No Powdered Alcohol for Sale in Tennessee

Steve Oberman March 17, 2015 No Comments

The Tennessee Senate has approved legislation in 2015 that would ban the sale of powdered or crystalline alcohol in Tennessee. Specifically, Senate Bill 0374 would

N. Charleroi mom on probation charged again

DUI News Staff Writer March 15, 2015 No Comments

A North Charleroi woman is accused of taking along her two children on a drug deal set up through a police informant.

Third and Subsequent DUI Offenders Not Allowed To Purchase Alcohol?

Steve Oberman March 14, 2015 No Comments

Because the number of people receiving their third DUI (Driving Under the Influence) offense is growing (751 persons in 2014 and 900 expected in 2015),

Providing Information at a Tennessee DUI Roadblock or Sobriety Checkpoint

Steve Oberman March 7, 2015 No Comments

At a typical sobriety checkpoint trying to identify drivers under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs, motorists are forced to stop their vehicle, roll down