A Tucson Police Department sergeant has been placed on paid leave after being arrested Tuesday night on suspicion of extreme DUI, officials said Wednesday.
Three judges found so many problems with the state toxicology lab's work that they threw out the breath-test results for drunken-driving suspects, a major ruling Thursday that could affect many other DUI cases around King County.
Because of problems at the state toxicology lab, judges ruled that breath test results from six drunk driving cases must be suppressed. The decision is expected to effect dozens of pending DUI cases.Attorneys blame toxicology lab
A Hawley man’s defense for his charge of DUI last May hinged on breathalyzers, punches, and mouthwash—and a jury of his peers wasn’t buying it. On Tuesday, January 29, Eric James Utegg was found guilty of driving under the influence, after a relatively short trial.
Looking to put a major dent into drunk driving in Cherokee County, Sheriff Bill Blanton has assigned two veteran officers to a new DUI and Traffic Enforcement Team to hopefully reduce the number of drunk drivers and DUI-related traffic deaths on county roadways.
For some DUI offenders it might not be jail time or fees that completely do the trick to curb their irresponsibility; it might be knowledge and intervention.
Talbotton City Councilman Frederick Bernard Cotton was ordered to begin serving 25 weekends in the Talbot County Jail at 6 p.m. Friday after he pleaded guilty Monday under a negotiated plea to a DUI charge he received March 31, 2007.
