Top DUI News, Tuesday May 12th, 2009
  • DUI penalties stiffer as new law becomes effective May 12
    This year in the Utah legislature the periods for penalties for suspension of driver license privileges have become longer. Senate Bill 272 becomes effective on May 12. For a first DUI violation, age 21 and older, the current ...
    Emery County Progress - May 11 9:49 PM
  • Task force, patrols lift Rockford's DUI arrests
    For the second year in a row, the Rockford Police Department ranked No. 1 in the state with 785 DUI arrests for driving under the influence, according to the Alliance Against Intoxicated Motorists’ annual rankings. Roscoe’s police department ranked No. 1 in the state in DUI arrest rate per officer in municipalities making 200-plus DUI arrests per year.
    Rockford Register Star - May 13 5:04 AM
  • Senate endorses DUI measure
    CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - The Nevada Senate has passed an Assembly-approved bill that tightens state laws to ensure that people convicted of drunken driving in urban areas attend meetings with victims or family or close friends of DUI victims.
    KTVN Reno - May 12 2:17 PM
  • Tuesday's Sentinel police log
    State police at Newport (567-3110) • Susan Elizabeth Howell, 50, of the 1200 block of State Road, Penn Township, was charged with harassment after an incident involving a 20-year-old man at 12:50 p.m. May 7.
    The Sentinel - 1 hour, 19 minutes ago
  • Man gets 12 years in cop confrontation; sentence could be cut
    A man who tried to run over an off-duty Grand Junction police officer will have a shot at a reduction in his 12-year prison sentence, according to the terms of a plea agreement.
    The Daily Sentinel - May 12 10:56 PM
  • Deputy DA suspended after weekend DUI arrest
    Associated Press - May 12, 2009 11:14 PM ET COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - A deputy 4th Judicial District attorney has been suspended with pay after being arrested over the weekend on suspicion...
    KRDO Colorado Springs - May 12 8:18 PM
  • The race for common pleas judge in Franklin and Fulton counties: Wilmot
    Editor's note: This is the second in a four-part series on the candidates for Court of Common Pleas Judge for Franklin and Fulton counties. The article on Eric Weisbrod ran Tuesday, May 12. The remaining two candidates will run Thursday and Friday.
    Chambersburg Public Opinion - 2 hours, 14 minutes ago
  • Federal Way court seeks grant aimed at DUI offenders
    Federal Way Municipal Court could offer DUI offenders help in kicking their habit through the establishment of a specialized court. The city's municipal court will seek the Washington Traffic Safety Grant in its quest to establish a DUI court.
    Federal Way Mirror - May 11 6:46 PM
  • On the beat - Sheriff's office May 13
    (Held on bond at Morgan County Jail unless otherwise noted.)
    The Fort Morgan Times - 31 minutes ago
  • Columbia detective faces DUI charges
    A Columbia Borough police detective will be charged with drunken driving, according to the York County police department investigating a car crash involving the officer on May 3.A blood-alcohol test showed Detective Daniel C. Bell, 35, a 12-year veteran with Columbia police, had alcohol "over the li...
    Lancaster Online - May 12 8:17 AM
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