Tag: DUI: Page 10

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Drivers Killed in Accidents Now More Likely on Drugs Than Drunk

Forty-three percent of drivers tested in fatal crashes in 2015 had used a legal or illegal drug, eclipsing the 37 percent who tested above the legal limit for alcohol, according to a report released Wednesday by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) and the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility.

April 27, 2017

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CO Marijuana DUIs Drop 33%, But Officials Still Concerned

The number of citations for driving while under the influence of marijuana in Colorado dropped by 33.2% in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the same period last year, but the number of people using marijuana and then driving continues to be a concern for Colorado officials

April 18, 2017

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New Utah Law Establishes Nation’s Strictest DUI Threshold

The bill, which will take effect Dec. 30, 2018, would make Utah the first state to lower the blood-alcohol limit to be legally drunk while driving from 0.08 to 0.05 Blood Alcohol Content (BAC).

March 24, 2017

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Video: Hospital’s Warrant Refusal Could Weaken Case Against Cop Killer Suspect

There was a delay in gathering evidence against the suspected hit-and-run driver charged with killing Cleveland Police Officer David Fahey. It may be harder now to tell if Israel Alvarez was drunk or high when investigators say he hit and killed the officer.

February 1, 2017

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Hospital’s Warrant Refusal Could Weaken Case Against Cop Killer Suspect

There was a delay in gathering evidence against the suspected hit-and-run driver charged with killing Cleveland Police Officer David Fahey. It may be harder now to tell if Israel Alvarez was drunk or high when investigators say he hit and killed the officer. More Here.

February 1, 2017

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TX Officer Survives Crash With 18-Wheeler

A police officer in Decatur, TX, is lucky to be alive after an 18-wheeler reportedly slammed into his parked patrol SUV.

January 27, 2017

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Video: NY Officer Jumps into Moving Vehicle to Save Baby Inside

A Suffolk County, NY, Highway Patrol Officer jumped into a moving vehicle to stop a woman who was driving while ability impaired by drugs with her baby in the vehicle after she refused to pull over on the Long Island Expressway.

January 2, 2017

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NY Officer Jumps into Moving Vehicle to Save Baby Inside

A Suffolk County, NY, Highway Patrol Officer Joseph Goss recounts jumping into a moving vehicle to stop a drugged driver with her baby in the vehicle after she refused to pull over on the Long Island Expressway. More Here.

January 2, 2017

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Video: TX Officer Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver During Sobriety Test

El Paso Officer Andy Rodriguez was conducting a field sobriety test on a suspected drunk driver when another suspected drunk driver drove into an assisting patrol car and pushed it into Rodriguez. It all happened while a dash cam was rolling.

December 12, 2016

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TX Officer Struck by Alleged Drunk Driver During Sobriety Test

El Paso Officer Andy Rodriguez, a 23-year veteran, was conducting a field sobriety test on a suspected drunk driver when another suspected drunk driver drove into an assisting patrol car and pushed it into Rodriguez. It all happened while a dash cam was rolling. More Here.

December 12, 2016

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AZ Sergeant Loses Eye in Attack by Woman Resisting Arrest

A sergeant with the Pima County (AZ) Sheriff’s Department lost an eye after a woman kicked him in the face with her boot heel, according to a department press release.

December 12, 2016

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Prosecutor: Driver High on Crack when He Hit and Killed Detroit Officer

A 54-year-old Lincoln Park (MI) man was high on crack cocaine when his Dodge van struck Detroit Police Officer Myron Jarrett on Friday night, killing the officer as he investigated a separate traffic crash, an assistant prosecutor said Monday at the arraignment.

November 1, 2016