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Patrol
Drugged Driving Rises In California
While drunk driving fatalities are on the decline, a California agency this week warned that the number of deadly crashes involving drugged motorists in the state has been steadily increasing over at least four years.
February 28, 2012
Patrol
Report: More Californians Driving Drugged Than Drunk
A survey of drivers by the California Office of Traffic Safety found that 14% tested positive for impairing drugs (both illegal and prescription), while 7.3% tested positive for alcohol. Of the drugs, marijuana was the most prevalent at 7.4% of drivers.
November 19, 2012
Vehicle Ops
Video: Ford's "Drugged Driving Suit" Simulates Effects of Driving While High
The folks at Ford know that sliding behind the wheel while under the influence of anything is a terrible idea, and the company is looking to drive that point home as part of its Ford Driving Skills for Life young-driver safety initiative. Henceforth, the program will include the use of a special suit designed to simulate the effects of a variety of drugs.
November 20, 2015
Patrol
Texas University Trains Officers To Detect Drugged Driving
With grants from the Texas Department of Transportation, the educational institution operates two training programs to enhance officers' abilities to identify and evaluate impaired drivers. The programs are offered free of charge to municipal, county and state law enforcement personnel at locations throughout the state.
January 11, 2011
Technology
Detecting Drugged Driving
The legalization of marijuana has led to a major increase in drugged driving, which means police need new tools like Abbott Labs’ SoToxa to detect impairment.
May 19, 2021
Patrol
Ark. Cop Fatally Struck by Drugged Driver
A Conway (Ark.) Police officer succumbed to injuries he sustained when an intoxicated driver struck him at an accident scene, according to the agency. Officer William McGary, 26, died Friday afternoon after receiving treatment at Baptist Hospital in Little Rock.
February 3, 2013
Patrol
Spate of Drugged Driving Deaths Alarms U.S. Regulators
The percentage of traffic deaths in which at least one driver tested positive for drugs has nearly doubled over a decade, raising alarms as five states are set to vote on legalization of marijuana.
October 28, 2016
Patrol
Drugged Man To Fla. Cop: "I'm Going To Eat You"
A homeless North Miami Beach man under the influence of drugs was arrested after police say he became disorderly and then growled and tried to bite an officer.
June 5, 2012
Vehicle Ops
Ford's "Drugged Driving Suit" Simulates Effects of Driving While High
Like most everyone else who's ever driven a vehicle, the folks at Ford know that sliding behind the wheel while under the influence of anything is a terrible idea, and the company is looking to drive that point home as part of its Ford Driving Skills for Life young-driver safety initiative. Henceforth, the program will include the use of a special suit designed to simulate the effects of a variety of drugs, to show teens in a practical way that driving a vehicle in such a state is no joke. More...
November 20, 2015
Vehicle Ops
Driver’s Education
This column is generally about defensive tactics or ways to give yourself an edge in a gunfight. Each month, you flip open your Police magazine and on or about this page there’s a column by a martial artist that tells you how to stun an attacker with a forearm blast or an article about what to do when your trusty sidearm jams and all hell is breaking loose.
March 31, 2005
Technology
Driver's License Reader
L-Tron
L-Tron Corporation’s 4910LR driver's license reader is purpose-built from user feedback for electronic ticketing, incident and crash reporting, to help officers complete a citation in less than five minutes.
April 4, 2018
Patrol
Crimes Against Taxi Drivers
Driving a taxi is one of the most dangerous professions. Drivers are sent alone to isolated areas, including high-crime neighborhoods to pick up strangers. They work early mornings and late nights, and they carry a lot of cash. So it's not surprising that taxi drivers are often assaulted, robbed, and killed.
June 30, 2007
Patrol
Stoned Drivers Tested In Wash.
Stoned drivers tested their skills to reveal the impact of marijuana on motor-vehicle handling at a course set up by the Thurston County (Wash.) Sheriff's Office. Media outlet KIRO filmed the exercise.
February 19, 2013
Patrol
Unlicensed Drivers: A Public Safety Menace
The LAPPL welcomes a new study by the California Department of Motor Vehicles, which found suspended or revoked and unlicensed drivers are much more reckless on the road than validly licensed drivers.
January 1, 2013
Patrol
FL Drivers Help Trooper Under Attack
Several drivers who witnessed the assault pulled over onto the shoulder and ran to help as the trooper managed to tackle the subject to the ground.
March 21, 2022
Patrol
Drivers Trick Machine to Get Free Gasoline
Some Michigan motorists found that gas pumps outside of Meijer grocery stores accepted swipes from drivers’ licenses as payment, allowing many to drive away with free full tanks.
May 6, 2004
Patrol
Drunk Driver's Bullet Grazed La. Trooper's Head
A Louisiana State Police trooper was grazed in the head by a bullet fired by a drunk driver he had pulled over east of Baton Rouge early Wednesday morning.
May 3, 2011
Patrol
Forced Blood From Impaired Drivers
The Supreme Court has made it more difficult for law enforcement officers to obtain the most probative evidence of impaired driving—a measure of the alcohol concentration in a sample of the suspect's blood.
June 6, 2013
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