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Woman sues after police put a bag over her head, put her in a chokehold and forcefully drew blood.
A Texas woman is suing Austin police for placing a bag over her head, strapping her to a chair and using a “choke hold” and “pressure points” to draw blood for a DUI test, according to legal papers she has filed. Read More »
Lake County cop up on DUI charges
A Lake County Sheriff’s lieutenant who faces dismissal from the force for DUI and other charges related to a Super Bowl Sunday crash in which two people were hurt will have his next hearing before the department’s merit board on March 19. Read More »
Charlotte officer charged with New Year’s Eve DWI
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer has been charged with driving while impaired after a Union County traffic stop on New Year’s Eve. State troopers said 44-year-old Matthew Thompson was driving his Ford Explorer at around 6 p.m. Monday when he was stopped for swerving. Read More »
DWI convictions not as cut and dry as .08 blood alcohol content
The blood alcohol content of .08 is the legal limit for North Carolina, but the process from breath tests to booking and beyond for a DWI can be quite complicated and lengthy. Read More »
Georgia State Patrol Receives Grant for DUI Patrols
The Georgia State Patrol has been awarded a traffic safety Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic, or H.E.A.T., grant of almost $2.37 million from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. The grant provides money for the agency to continue its Nighthawks DUI Task Force as well as the department’s Administrative License Suspension Program. Read More »
Ankle bracelets a good step toward preventing DUI in Lancaster County
Beginning next year, those charged with driving under the influence after a previous DUI conviction in Lancaster County will have stricter bail conditions. They will have to wear an alcohol-tracking ankle bracelet; be subject to random drug and alcohol testing; and be required to abide by an 11 p.m. curfew. Read More »
Nick Fairley rejects plea deal in 2012 DUI case
Fairley is set to face trial on DUI charges in February after rejecting a plea deal on Tuesday. He was arrested in May 2012 in Alabama and rejected an offer that would have seen him sentenced to a six-month suspended sentence, a year of probation and a $600 fine, according to AL.com. Fairley’s attorney told the court that his client was hoping to enter a diversion program that would ultimately lead to the charges being dismissed upon its completion. Read More »
Colorado DUI case sent to U.S. Supreme Court, focuses on blood tests
Arapahoe County prosecutors have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a decision by a state judge and the Colorado Supreme Court, which found that because the officer did not try to obtain a warrant before she ordered a blood draw on Schaufele, the results may not be presented as evidence. Thirteen other states filed a petition asking the U.S. Supreme Court to pick up the case. If the high court takes up the case, their decision will have national ... Read More »
Report: Man accused of deadly DUI actually had rare health condition
ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C —The felony DUI charges against a man involved in a deadly wreck have been dropped after tests revealed that he was not drunk, but sick with a rare health condition, according to the solicitor. A release from 10th Circuit Solicitor Crissy Adams said a report from the Toxicology Division of the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said that there were no drugs or alcohol in 52-year-old Drew Woodall Greene’s blood when he was involved in a wreck ... Read More »