September, 2012 Articles

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Former Police Detective Pleads Guilty in Fatal DUI Case

J.F. recently pleaded guilty to felony driving under the influence charges. The accident occurred in April 2009 when an off duty Chicago police detective reportedly crashed his SUV into a disabled ...
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18-Year-Old Charged with Reckless Homicide

A Chicago teen has been charged recently in connection with an accident that left a five-year-old girl dead. According to reports the 18-year-old teen, C.R., was driving her car on a Highland Park ...
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Police Lieutenant Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI

Glendale Officer Placed On Administrative Leave During Inquiry After being taken into custody, a lieutenant with the Glendale Police Department has been temporarily remanded to paid vacation while her ...
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Officer Injured In DUI Collision In Phoenix

Suspect Rams Into Rear Of Stopped Patrol Car A woman accused of driving under the influence was arrested after she drove into the parked vehicle of a Phoenix police officer. The law enforcement agent ...
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DWI Task Force Targets Bars and their Patrons

A special task force aimed at preventing people from getting behind the wheel while intoxicated is targeting Houston area bars in an attempt to prevent proprietors from continuing to serve alcohol to ...
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Houston Man Charged with DWI Manslaughter in Fatal Pedestrian Accident

A woman was killed recently when she was struck by a car. A 51-year-old woman—whose identity has not yet been released by police—was walking on the median of a street when a late model ...
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Man Sentenced to Prison Time for 5th DWI

The incident began when a trooper pulled over a vehicle that he observed to be veering out of its lane on Interstate 45. The driver was 35-year-old M.T. who the trooper said had slurred speech when he ...
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Suspected Drunk Driver Rolls Truck

A man was taken into custody recently by Houston police after a single vehicle accident. The crash occurred in the early morning hours on Monday when a man driving a full-size pickup truck lost ...
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Chicago Man Faces Severe Charges in Fatal Accident

P.L. was driving a 2006 sedan in the early morning hours when the fatal crash happened. The 24-year-old man had a total of seven passengers in his car, several of which were not wearing seatbelts and ...
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Suspected Drunk Driver Crashes While Looking at Wreck

Three different car accidents occurred within minutes of each other on the same stretch of highway recently. Two injury crashes and a hit and run happened in the early morning hours on a Chicago ...
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Illinois DUI Facts

According to the Illinois Secretary of State's Office, the average person who is convicted of a DUI in the state is a male under the age of 35, who is pulled over and eventually arrested by law ...
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What Does an Illinois DUI Really Cost?

Everyone knows that driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is unacceptable; under Illinois law it is a criminal offense which can disrupt your life in many ways. What everyone doesn't ...
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What Does an Illinois DUI Really Cost?

Everyone knows that driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol is unacceptable; under Illinois law it is a criminal offense which can disrupt your life in many ways. What everyone doesn't ...
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The Inaccuracy of Field Sobriety Tests

Field sobriety tests are often used on drivers who are pulled over on suspicion of DUI. These tests were developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to standardize the ...
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Second DUI Arrest for Diamondback Broadcaster

An Arizona Diamondback television broadcaster was arrested last week for the second time in less than two years for DUI. The broadcaster was pulled over by a Scottsdale policeman on the evening of ...
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Sanctions against Repeat DUI Offenders

The majority of DUI offenders in Arizona, as in the rest of the nation, are individuals facing this charge for the first time. The penalties for a DUI are heavy, purposely made so to discourage and ...
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Arizona DUI Prevention Measures

Many measures have been put into place in Arizona to reduce and prevent drunk driving. These include the laws which make.08 percent blood alcohol concentration the legal limit, the Zero Tolerance Law ...
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A California DUI Includes Drugs

Under California's Vehicle Code 23152(a), driving under the influence of alcohol and / or drugs is a crime. The seriousness of drunk driving has been widely publicized by governmental and other ...
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California DUI Accident Cases

Any drunk driving charge is a serious matter in California. Those connected with an accident are even more serious, involving more severe penalties. How severe those penalties may be will depend on ...
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What is DUI School in California?

Being required to enroll in and complete DUI school is common for those convicted of drunk driving in California. DUI school involves alcohol and drug education and counseling; many types of programs ...
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