Top DUI News for the Week of August 31st - September 6th in the year Two Thousand and Nine

Sunday, September 6th

More than 55 arrested on supicion of DUI on Labor Day weekend More than 55 people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Riverside County during the first 36 hours of the Labor Day holiday weekend, the California Highway Patrol said. In the CHP's Inland Division, 24 people were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs in western Riverside County between 6 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. today, a CHP dispatcher in San ... The T
Saturday, September 5th
'Roving' DUI Checkpoints in Colorado Springs on Friday Night COLORADO SPRINGS -The Colorado Springs Police Department will have two "roving" DUI checkpoints on the evening of September 4, and the early morning hours of September 5.
Friday, September 4th
Man sentenced to 6 years in prison after third DUI A west suburban man was sentenced to six years in prison Friday for his third DUI conviction.
Thursday, September 3rd
San Diego DUI Attorney Challenges Marijuana DUI Laws San Diego DUI lawyer Lawrence Taylor claims that California DUI laws should not be applied to marijuana usage. Unlike alcohol and many drugs, he says, marijuana probably does not impair driving.
Wednesday, September 2nd
Plan Nixed To Divert Funds From DUI Crackdowns State funding for stepped-up enforcement of drunken-driving laws on holiday weekends will continue despite Colorado's budget crisis. Gov. Bill Ritter had announced plans to divert $1.4 million that goes to the Colorado Department of Transportation for DUI enforcement, including the high-profile sobriety checkpoints used by local law enforcement agencies. But Evan Dreyer, Ritter's spokesman, said ...
Tuesday, September 1st
DUI crackdowns planned as Labor Day approaches With the Labor Day weekend just around the corner, the Vallejo Police Department will conduct another DUI/Drivers License checkpoint at an undisclosed location Thursday.Meanwhile, Benicia Police Department will conduct a similar check on Saturday, VPD Lt.
Monday, August 31st
Lincoln Head Football Coach Arrested For DUI 3:30 update The head football coach at Lincoln High School was arrested for a DUI early Sunday morning.
Stories of the Week
August 24th - August 30th San Diego DUI Lawyers Note Rise in Female Arrests
August 17th - August 23rd For fourth DUI, judge sentences woman to nursing home
August 10th - August 16th Police: Man drives drunk through DUI checkpoint
August 3rd - August 9th 40 DUI arrests made during last weekend's police patrols
July 27th - August 2nd Aspen cops blotter: Assorted transgressions
July 20th - July 26th RODDY PIPER WILL FACE CRIMINAL DUI CHARGES
July 13th - July 19th DUI Deaths Down 9 Percent in California
July 6th - July 12th Police Allowed McNair To Walk Away From DUI Stop
June 29th - July 5th County's Fourth of July DUI arrests, roadway fatalities down
June 22nd - June 28th Mulberry man makes bomb threat after DUI arrest
June 15th - June 21st Off duty Topeka Police officer arrested for suspected DUI
June 8th - June 14th Detective Charged With DUI To Keep Job
June 1st - June 7th 2 charged with felony driving while intoxicated
May 25th - May 31st Police Find AK-47 in the Bushes During DUI Arrest
May 18th - May 24th 1600 Pulled Over In 1st DUI Crackdown Of Summer
May 11th - May 17th Arraignment set for DUI attorney charged with DUI
May 4th - May 10th Triple-digit speeder arrested for DUI
April 27th - May 3rd Man arrested twice within two hours for DUI in Middlesex
April 20th - April 26th Colorado Enacts More Restrictive DUI Penalties
April 13th - April 19th School bus driver charged with DUI; accused of driving while on pills
April 6th - April 12th Witness testifies in motion hearing on deputy's DUI
March 31st - April 5th Motorcyclist Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI
March 23rd - March 30th Man who led police on chase busted for fifth DUI
March 16th - March 22nd St. Pat's DUI arrests set record in Colorado
March 9th - March 15th DUI checkpoints, patrols planned for spring break, St. Patrick's Day
March 2nd - March 8th Barkley's DUI sentence reduced to three days in jail
February 23rd - March 1st Is drawing blood at a DUI stop going too far?
February 16th - February 22nd Drive-through snoozer facing DUI charges in Wilkes-Barre
February 9th - February 15th Courts to step up efforts to monitor DUI Offenders
February 2nd - February 8th DUI patrols to rise on Super weekend
January 26th - February 1st Suspect in fatal Denver hit-run had DUI conviction
January 19th - January 25th DUI Dud: Akron Man Slapped With 8th DUI Charge
January 12th - January 18th DUI numbers low in northeast Colorado, contrary to statewide trend
January 5th - January 11th Record number of DUI arrests made during holidays
December 29th - January 4th Repeat DUI offenders must pass breath test to drive
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