Tag: Drunk Driving: Page 8

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NYPD Sgt. Resisted Arrest After Driving Drunk

An off-duty NYPD sergeant busted for drunken driving on Sunday resisted arrest, injuring a fellow cop as he hauled the blotto lawman off to jail.

February 21, 2012

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W.Va. Sgt. Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver

A "super deputy" with the Monongalia County (W.Va.) County Sheriff's Department died in a crash at the end of a pursuit with a suspected drunk driver early Saturday.

February 18, 2012

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Handling DUI Stops

There is a tendency to shy away from DUIs unless you are part of a specialty unit that deals with them all the time. But I think we can reverse this trend through understanding and training.

February 16, 2012

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Utah Bill Would Ban DUI Checkpoints

Law enforcement officials and drunken driving opponents have argued that Utah should maintain the practice of setting up checkpoints to catch DUI drivers on the streets.

February 12, 2012

Vehicle Ops

Drunk Driver Plows Into Tampa Cop's Cruiser

A Tampa Police officer suffered only minor injuries, after an intoxicated man crashed his truck into the officer's cruiser on Sunday evening while attempting to turn left.

February 5, 2012

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Obama's Uncle Questions Cop's Driving Record After DUI

A lawyer for President Barack Obama's uncle, an illegal immigrant who is charged with drunken driving, said Wednesday that he will ask prosecutors to turn over the driving record of the police officer who stopped him.

January 11, 2012

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Mich. Deputy Charged Under 'Super Drunk' Law

An Oakland County (Mich.) Sheriff's deputy has been charged under Michigan's new "super drunk" driving law after police said he lead officers on a dangerous chase Sunday afternoon through Oxford.

January 9, 2012

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Fallen Seattle Cop Honored 76 Years After Death

A Seattle Police officer killed in the line of duty in 1935 has been awarded the state's Law Enforcement Medal of Honor. Officer Olof Wilson was on foot patrol, when he crossed the street to answer a police call box and was struck by a drunk driver.

November 21, 2011

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Wrong-Way Driver Was Drinking Before He Struck, Killed Ga. Detective

A Doraville (Ga.) Police officer was responding to a home invasion call early Monday when a wrong-way driver struck and killed him in a head-on collision on I-20 in DeKalb County.

November 13, 2011

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Vehicle Checkpoints

Checkpoint stops are different-multiple vehicles are stopped one after the other, at the same place, without any suspicion beforehand that anyone in particular may be engaged in unlawful activity.

October 31, 2011

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Detroit Cop Struck by Drunk Driver

Police were investigating an accident involving a woman walking across the street when she was struck by a car. While the officer was talking to a dispatcher, a red Ford Taurus hit him and drove off.

October 21, 2011

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Private Investigator Used Cops for 'Dirty DUI' Arrests

Two police departments and a narcotics task force in Contra Costa County, Calif., have been implicated in a "dirty DUI" scandal involving a private investigator accused of arranging for the arrests of ex-husbands at the behest of their ex-wives.

October 16, 2011