Summer vacation is upon us and law enforcement agencies throughout the state have stepped up their DUI patrols, reports MyNorthwest.com. More people tend to hit the roads over the summer months as they attend parties, vacations, and other activities. With more drivers on the road there are also ...
In a bizarre DUI arrest in Kent, a suspected drunk driver reportedly handed police officers a can of beer and told the authorities that he was an assassin for the U.S. government, reports KOMO News. The police received several 911 calls about a drunk driver in a 7-Eleven parking lot. When office...
Summer has almost officially begun and law enforcement agencies in the State of Washington are gearing up with their Summer DUI Enforcement campaign, reports KNDO 23. As part of the campaign, extra officers will be patrolling the streets looking to catch drunk drivers. For example, from June 21 ...
Analysts at The Seattle Times found that the King County Prosecutor's Office takes almost three months to file charges against a DUI suspect. As a result, the Times found that many DUI suspects reoffend while awaiting charges from a prior DUI. According to the report, the statewide norm to file ...
Imagine waking up in the middle of the night thinking that something exploded inside your home. That's what happened with one couple in the Montlake neighborhood of Seattle. At around 1:00 a.m., an unidentified couple heard a loud crashing sound from the side of their home. They later discovere...
Florida man Phillip Jordan made national news as he was arrested for his ninth DUI last week. It wasn't the fact that the 58-year-old man was arrested for nine DUIs that made the arrest so interesting. Instead, it was Jordan's reported defense that "beer is his coffee," reports The Inquisitr. J...
Noted environmental activist Erin Brockovich was charged with boating under the influence after she was arrested in Lake Mead, Nevada. The 52-year-old Brockovich will face misdemeanor BUI charges after she allegedly got into a heated argument with her husband at a marina near the Hoover Dam, rep...
Farrah Abraham reportedly reached a plea deal with prosecutors in Nebraska allowing the reality television star to avoid jail. The former star of MTV's "Teen Mom" was arrested earlier this year after testing for a blood alcohol level of 0.147 or nearly twice the legal limit in her home state of ...
An unidentified Edmonds man said to be responsible for two car crashes earlier this week is believed to have been either drunk or high, authorities say. Edmonds police had received a call regarding a two-car collision early Wednesday evening. But as the police responded to the scene, one of the ...
It's a common misconception that if you test above the legal blood alcohol level, you will necessarily be convicted of a DUI. Blood alcohol devices like Breathalyzer tests are notoriously inaccurate. A variety of factors can affect the effectiveness of such devices, and any of these errors may l...
The experienced Seattle DUI attorneys at Wolff Criminal Defense discuss how the privatization of liquor sales in Washington state has not caused an increase in DUI arrests.
The Washington State Patrol was reportedly very busy in Thurston and Pierce counties over Memorial Day Weekend, reports The News Tribune. Authorities made 45 arrests of suspected drunk drivers over the weekend. Seventeen of the arrests occurred Saturday night. And four of the arrests were made f...
An indirect beneficiary of the proposed DUI laws in Washington State are the manufacturers of the ignition interlock devices. Right now, about 20,000 residents are required to install the alcohol-sensing devices in their cars. With the new law, 4,500 more drivers will also be required to install...
Last week, a Senate committee approved Washington's new tougher drunk driving laws. This week, a House committee also approved the new measure, pushing the bill that much closer to becoming law, reports MyNorthwest. The House Public Safety Committee approved a version of the bill that would stre...
With Memorial Day upon us, it's a good reminder to stay sober if you plan on driving back from that barbecue or night out. This is true even if you plan on driving for only a short period of time. In a strange case out of North Carolina, two young women were driving in a car when the sober drive...
No, the Seattle Seahawks quarterback arrested was not Russell Wilson. Instead, backup quarterback Josh Portis was arrested for a suspected DUI, reports The Seattle Times. The arrest occurred on May 5 when Portis was clocked going 80 mph in a 60 mph zone while driving his Range Rover. After being...
A suspected DUI driver in Seattle hits a SPD patrol vehicle and attempts to flee the scene
A Washington State Senate Committee approved the bill that would toughen state DUI laws, reports the AP. In the special legislative session this week, the Senate Law and Justice committee advanced the bill that would make driving under the influence a felony on the fourth conviction, increase m...
Police officers and state troopers are not allowed to set up DUI checkpoints in the State of Washington. However, in a bizarre turn of events, that did not stop Washing State Troopers from making three separate drunk driving arrests at the same location in under two hours, reports Q13 Fox. The ...
Just as Washington state lawmakers set to tackle the overhaul of state DUI laws, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has proposed lowering the legal limit to drink and drive from 0.08 blood alcohol content to 0.05. The NTSB is recommending that all 50 states lower the legal limit to ...
In an editorial piece, the editors of the Seattle Times urge Washington state lawmakers to proceed with caution before approving new DUI laws. This week, the proposed bill that would stiffen DUI penalties, especially for repeat DUI offenders, is expected to be heard in a special legislative sess...
Shoppers were in for a surprise Wednesday afternoon when a suspected drunk driver crashed into a TJ Max store in north Seattle, reports Q13 Fox. The accident happened around lunch time when a 25-year-old suspect lost control of his 1973 Plymouth Scamp and barreled into the discount fashion store...
In a case out of North Dakota, a mother of two boys who were killed by a drunk driver last year was herself cited for a DUI, reports the Grand Forks Herald. The mother, 30-year-old Sandra Hernandez, apparently lost control of her car over the weekend and rolled her vehicle in a single-car accide...
Mark Mullan is accused of driving drunk and striking a family of pedestrians earlier this year. This incident sparked an outcry for tougher DUI laws in Washington, especially against repeat DUI offenders. But as Mullan's case is headed to trial, there's a chance that key evidence against him may...
Special DUI Patrols for Cinco de Mayo As Western Washington embraces some remarkable weather with record highs, it is likely that many people will be going out this weekend to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Washington drivers should be forewarned: Special DUI enforcement will be on the roadways look...
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