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 »
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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 »
New Jersey Looks to Stiffen DUI Penalties
New Jersey drivers who drink before taking the wheel could get an unwanted gift from the state this holiday season. The state Senate is poised to vote in December on a bill that would toughen New Jersey’s DUI law. Under the legislation — approved June 26 in the Assembly by a 46-15 vote — first-time offenders could be ordered to install locks on their ignition systems that require a Breathalyzer-type test before their vehicle will start. Such interlocking devices are ... Read More »
Murfreesboro police defend actions at DUI checkpoint
MURFREESBORO, TN (WSMV) – The Murfreesboro Police Department said it is standing behind its officers after a video from a holiday weekend sobriety checkpoint was viewed online more than 15,000 times. The video shows three men approaching the checkpoint. After an initial exchange with an officer, the video shows a sergeant telling the driver he smells alcohol coming from the car. Police gave the driver a field sobriety checkpoint, which did not indicate any signs of impairment. The men in ... Read More »
Marijuana DUI law must change, attorneys say
Next year, unless state legislators change a law linking marijuana and driving, Illinois prosecutors can continue to brand innocent people as criminals and put them in prison with no proof of guilt. Read More »
About 70 DUI cases could be thrown out
Dozens of drunk driving cases in Jefferson County could be in jeopardy after a breathalyzer operator at the Louisville Metro Department of Corrections was captured on videotape saying a defendant didn’t smell of alcohol, then wrote in a report that he did. Charges in two DUI cases already have been amended because of the discrepancy, and defense lawyers say they intend to use it to impeach Officer Brett Rehm in all of his roughly 70 pending cases. Read More »
Technology helps get faster, better results at DUI checkpoints
PLATTE CITY, Mo. —Platte County is using iPads and apps in the effort to keep drunken drivers off the roads, and leaders hope that other jurisdictions across Missouri will do the same. Wi-Fi, apps and FaceTime helps deputies get a search warrant to draw blood in a matter of minutes, something that used to take several hours. Read More »
Arizona prosecutor applauds court ruling in medical pot DUI case
PHOENIX — Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery is happy about an appeals court ruling that says medical marijuana users can still be prosecuted for driving under the influence in Arizona. The case involved a man who carries a medical marijuana card and was arrested for DUI in 2011. He was acquitted of that charge but convicted on a DUI law that bars people from driving while having a prohibited drug or its compound in their system. The man claimed Arizona’s ... Read More »
Federal Grant will Fund DUI Checkpoints
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has received a federal “Reducing Impaired Driving” grant, which will fund 150 sobriety checkpoints, 75 DUI task force operations, proactive DUI enforcement patrols through September 30, 2015, and at least 100 safety presentations. More than 1,000 people are killed every year in California in alcohol-involved collisions. Those deaths are in addition to the more than 23,000 others who suffered injuries in an alcohol-related collision. Through this new federal grant, the CHP will continue working to ... Read More »
Board OKs fees for DUI offenses
CHATHAM — Drunken drivers can end up paying more if they’re convicted for their offenses in Pittsylvania County and volunteer fire and rescue departments are called to the scene of a DUI accident. The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors approved a proposal during its meeting Tuesday night to make those convicted of DUI and/or other offenses reimburse first responders for expenses incurred as the result of an accident. Read More »