DUI News Digest

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Imagine getting in a crash only to find out you may have to wait hours for a Florida Highway Patrol trooper to arrive even though an Orange County deputy is on scene within minutes. 9 Investigates’ Jeff Deal examined a long-standing policy that blocks deputies from investigating crashes, so he asked whether that policy could help protect drunken drivers. Read More »

The Illinois State Bar Association wants the state’s DUI law changed. Supporters of changes to part of the state’s law on driving under the influence think they have a pretty good example to hold up. Three years ago, a father was charged with homicide after his son died in a car accident caused by another driver in the north eastern Illinois town of Lake Island. Scott Shirey’s car was hit by a distracted driver: and though not at fault in the ... Read More »

The Kane County state’s attorney’s office, in conjunction with law enforcement agencies across the county, will hold a “No Refusal” DUI patrol event Nov. 26, the day before Thanksgiving. This will mark the third year in a row State’s Attorney Joe McMahon’s office has targeted what many call Black Wednesday and he says it’s for good reason. Read More »

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) – “Cake Boss” Buddy Valastro was arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in Manhattan early Thursday morning, police said. Valastro, of Montville, New Jersey, was seen in his yellow 2014 Corvette swerving through traffic on 10th Avenue near the Hudson Yards around 1 a.m., police said. Read More »

The Supreme Court ruled on Oct. 1 that DUI defendants are allowed to challenge the accuracy of their tests by obtaining data from previous results generated by the alcohol-test machine into which they blew. Health officials had said it was a difficult technical and financial challenge to turn over years’ worth of computerized data about previous drivers’ test results and calibration tests from the oft-questioned testers. Now, records provided in response to a request by The Dispatchshow that attorneys who ... Read More »

PHOENIX (AP) — Another court ruling says Arizona residents who have medical marijuana cards allowing them to legally smoke pot can still be prosecuted under laws against driving under the influence while having marijuana in their system. Read More »

The Washington State Patrol is replacing its old breath-test machines with sleek, fast, new $9,500 devices that are used to test drivers arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol. While the new machine allows law enforcement to send real-time data over the Internet, Sharpe said the State Patrol will not begin using this feature until security protocols are established on sending the information. Read More »

A New Jersey man’s appeal of a drunken-driving conviction based on a technical argument over whether a particular warning was given by a police officer was thrown out by a state appellate court last week. In so doing, a defense tactic employed by specialized DUI lawyers is now completely invalid, experts said. Read More »

Twin Falls, Idaho ( KMVT-TV / KSVT-TV ) Prior to last year, DUI enforcement in Idaho was fairly simple.  If you are suspected of drinking and driving, you either take the breathalyzer test, or your blood will be drawn. The Supreme Court case Missouri v. McNeely in April of last year has brought about changes in DUI enforcement all across the country, and now officers have an extra step in the process. Read More »

Lakeland, FL (Law Firm Newswire) October 30, 2014 – The consequences for DUI/DWI vary from state to state and if anyone is injured or killed, the penalties escalate. “Make certain you clearly understand the laws in the state where you live, as each state has its own set of laws dealing with DUI/DWI. This is not to say that the actual blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is different. It is 0.08 in every state, although there are calls to reduce ... Read More »