Top DUI News for the Week of Janury 18th - January 24th in the year Two Thousand and Ten

Sunday, Janaury 24th

Driver flips car on Hwy. 101, arrested for DUI A crash on Highway 101 in Santa Rosa Sunday afternoon closed an off-ramp for two hours and landed a driver suspected of drunken driving in jail, the CHP reported. Driver Francisco Morales Castillo, 24, of Santa Rosa, was driving a 2003 GMC Envoy north on Highway 101 just before 2 p.m. when he took the off-ramp at Bicentennial Way.
Saturday, Janaury 23rd
N.Y. man charged with snowmobile DUI in Mount Holly A New York man escaped injury but was charged with DUI after police said he slammed his snowmobile into a tree in Mount Holly. Police said Stephen Jerome, 20, was operating on a marked trail at about 4 p.m. Friday when his sled left the trail and struck a tree.
Friday, Janaury 22nd
Police to conduct DUI checkpoint this weekend in KC Kansas City police are planning a sobriety checkpoint this weekend at a location in the city known for DUI-related crashes and arrests. The checkpoint will begin after 11 p.m. tonight or Saturday night.
Thursday, Janaury 21st
Fla. woman in PJs charged with DUI twice in 3 days An Ocala woman was arrested and charged with driving under the influence twice in three days. The Marion County Sheriff's Office reported that the 43-year-old woman was first arrested Saturday. She was booked into jail on a DUI charged and released later that day.
Wednesday, Janaury 20th
DUI crackdown nets 262 people in county The holiday crackdown on drunken drivers over the first two weekends of the campaign resulted in a large number of DUI arrests in Riverside County, including seven arrests in Banning.
Tuesday, Janaury 19th
DUI, Child Endangerment Charges Pending In Crash DUI and child endangerment charges are pending against a motorist driving a van that flipped early Monday on the Eisenhower Expressway, sending six passengers -- including two minors -- to the hospital.
Monday, Janaury 18th
DUI patrols in Dauphin County result in 6 arrests, 39 citations, police say State police arrested six drunk drivers Friday in Dauphin County during a roving DUI enforcement patrol effort in the county. In addition to the six DUI arrests, police said they also issued 18 speeding citations, six citations for seat belt violations and 15 other citations.
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December 28th - January 3rd Colo. lawmaker going after repeat DUI offenders
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