Boating season starts in the Seattle area this weekend. Many individuals will be visiting lakes, rivers, and even the Puget Sound to enjoy time with their family and friends. But as more people go boating, there is also typically a marked increase in boating under the influence (BUI) arrests and ...
Researchers in Sweden say they have developed a commercial breath testing device that can detect up to 12 different illegal drugs, reports Drugfree.org.
Repeat drunk driving offenders is dominating the news in Washington as state lawmakers debate proposed new laws following several tragic accidents. As Washington lawmakers continue to hammer out what could be the toughest drunk driving laws in the country, it was reported that a Utah man was arr...
Working over the weekend, state lawmakers reached a tentative agreement on the proposed new DUI laws, reports The Seattle Times. However, a special session may be necessary to hammer out some of the budgetary issues that remain. Despite the news, Washington Governor Jay Inslee says that the two ...
You think the last people who would need a reminder not to drink and drive would be those who are put in charge of enforcing DUI laws. However, that was not the case as Seattle Police Chief John Diaz issued a memo warning officers not to drink and drive. The memo comes on the heels of at least 1...
The major overhaul of Washington DUI laws following two recent fatal drunk driving crashes that was slated to be on the "fast track" to approval may not pass as smoothly as initially hoped by proponents of the bill, reports The Seattle Times. On Wednesday, the state House Public Safety Committee...
Actress Reese Witherspoon says that she is "deeply embarrassed" and had "one drink too many" following her confrontation with police during a drunk driving stop. Witherspoon's husband, James Toth, was driving in the early hours last Friday when he was apparently stopped for weaving over a double...
A discussion of the proposed changes of DUI laws made by Governor Inslee and whether they are feasible.
Silverdale man Edward Yedinak was reportedly arrested for two DUIs in the span of 24 hours, writes the Kitsap Sun. In the first incident on April 5th, police responded to a call of a reckless driver. As deputies responded to the call, the 54-year-old Yedinak nearly ran down an officer before he ...
We wrote earlier about Governor Jay Inslee working with a bipartisan group to strengthen Washington DUI laws. As more details of the proposed bill emerge, we are learning just how aggressive the new law is. For example, the proposed law would lengthen DUI sentences and even ban some DUI offender...
An Island County man was charged with a DUI after crashing into a "Please Don't Drink and Drive" sign near Freeland, reports Q13 Fox. The accident happened over the summer as police pulled over Joe Clyde after crashing into the sign on Highway 525. Clyde was arrested and released. The very next ...
University of Washington star tight-end Austin Seferian-Jenkins was charged this week with a misdemeanor DUI. The criminal charges follow an incident last month when the top NFL prospect was arrested after getting into a one-car accident, reports The Seattle Times. Authorities say that Seferian-...
Political party membership is not stopping lawmakers from working together to propose new DUI laws. One bipartisan group including one Democrat and one Republican have joined Governor Jay Inslee in crafting DUI reform that would aim to reduce DUI-related fatalities, reports the Seattle Weekly. T...
New drunk driving laws are typically prompted by tragedy and that appears to be the case with the recent deaths of two pedestrians who were plowed into by a repeat drunk driver. Mark Mullan was busted for three DUIs in just the past few months. He was required to have an ignition interlock devic...
One of the biggest concerns following the legalization of recreational marijuana use in Washington State was that it would lead to a plethora of stoned drivers on Washington streets and highways. However, that has not been the case. In fact, a few months into the new law, some Washington State T...
A new boating under the influence law is set to pass in Washington State. The new law will treat boating under the influence much closer to driving under the influence. Some say the change is long overdue as the state has treated driving under the influence very seriously with both felony and mi...
Every time there is a well publicized drunk driving tragedy, there will be a clamor for new and stricter DUI laws. The fact is Mark Mullan had no business driving a vehicle without an ignition interlock device. There were laws in place to prevent the man from driving drunk. However, those laws w...
The recent arrest of Mark Mullan for allegedly killing two pedestrians and critically injuring two others has thrust the issue of ignition interlock compliance into public discussion. In just the last six months, Mullan had been arrested three times for drunk driving, reports Q13 Fox. In Washing...
The passage of I-502 made recreational marijuana use legal in Washington for adults. As a result, police departments across the state including the Seattle Police Department are no longer training their dogs to detect marijuana, reports KATU. The departments reasoned that dogs alerting their han...
A Memphis, Tennessee woman was arrested for a DUI while driving with seven children in her car, reports The Associated Press. Quindell Edgerton was arrested Thursday afternoon after a witness reportedly called the police and notified them of the woman. When the police stopped the 34-year-old, th...
Almost half of the drivers arrested for a DUI in Sammamish are underage, reports Q13 Fox. City police chief Nate Elledge says that an amazing 40 percent of all DUI arrests last year were for drivers under the age of 21. And of this group, many were under the age of 18. We all know that individu...
If you've been arrested for a DUI in the Washington and Seattle areas, you may already know that you face criminal drunk driving charges. However, a DUI charge may just be the start of your problems. That's because many drunk drivers may also be in violation of other laws that are closely relat...
Florida DUI attorney Thomas Lewis Edwards didn't quite get the attention he wanted with his Internet ad for his DUI defense law firm. Edwards was reportedly arrested for a suspected drunk driving hit-and-run in Alachua County, Florida, reports the ABA Journal. He had a mugshot taken in what appe...
Seattle DUI Attorney Aaron Wolff provides some suggestions on how to avoid a Saint Patrick's day DUI.
The star tight end for the University of Washington football team was arrested for suspicion of drunk driving in the University District over the weekend. Austin Seferian-Jenkins was allegedly driving a vehicle with several passengers in it when he was pulled over late Saturday night, reports Th...
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