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Washington state currently has a program in place that helps low-income DUI offenders afford ignition interlock devices. However, the funding for the program has suddenly run dry and these low-income DUI offenders may be back on the road without having to install the device, reports Northwest New...

Khloe Kardashian recently posted her DUI mugshot on Instagram along wither her boyfriend's DUI mugshot captioning it "partners in crime." This followed another incident where actor Jason Priestly high-fived talk show host Chelsea Handler over their respective DUIs, reports Fox News.  These high-p...

North Carolina police officers responded to a call of a chain-reaction car accident early Tuesday morning. But when they arrived at the scene, the police officers did not find anyone around the cars, reports the Newton Citizen. As the police searched the abandoned the cars to find the identities...

A Pittsburgh woman was arrested in a DUI/road rage incident. When police stopped her car, they discovered that she had her two-year-old daughter in the vehicle. After checking the woman's records, the police discovered that she was just arrested in February for another DUI with a minor in the veh...

Early Tuesday morning, authorities say that a suspected drunk driver struck the vehicles of two Washington State Patrol officers on the Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle, reports Q13 Fox. The Washington State Patrol officers had pulled over on Interstate 5 as they responded to an accident. One of the...

Former Philadelphia Eagle quarterback Donavan McNabb spent one day in jail last week to serve his punishment for a misdemeanor DUI arrest, reports ESPN. The 37-year-old McNabb was arrested on December 15, 2013 for the DUI just east of Phoenix, Arizona. McNabb reportedly owns a home in the area a...

A review of FBI statistics show that more women than ever are being arrested for drunk driving, reports MLive.com. Between 2003 and 2012, the annual number of women arrested for DUIs increased 21-percent from 174,000 to 211,000 throughout the U.S. While men were arrested far more often than wome...

May 5 is just around the corner and that means that many revelers will be celebrating Cinco de Mayo. However, like other holidays associated with drinking, local law enforcement agencies and the Washington State Patrol will also be getting ready to nab suspected drunk drivers. Law enforcement ag...

Pop-singer Justin Bieber was arrested for driving under the influence in Florida earlier this year and is now seeking a delay to the trial scheduled to begin next month, reports The Associated Press. Bieber was charged with a DUI, resisting arrest, and driving with an expired license following a...

Tanya Weyker was driving last February during a cold Wisconsin night, when a Milwaukee County Sheriff's deputy slammed his cruiser into her car, reports The Inquisitr.  As a result of the accident, the 25-year-old Weyker broker her neck in four places and was also charged with drunk driving. The...

In late December, Shaun Goodman drove his Ferrari at 100 mph through downtown Olympia in an attempt to flee the police. The police caught up with Goodman after he lost control of his 2000 Ferrari F360 and crashed into a parked car and a home, reports The Olympian. Goodman faced serious charges a...

Dina Lohan, the mother of actress and tabloid-fodder Lindsay Lohan, pleaded guilty to an aggravated DUI charge in New York. As punishment, the 51-year-old will have to provide 100 hours of community service before June 3rd, reports the Los Angeles Times. As part of the plea agreement, after June...

In November 2013, Bellevue police officer Doug Brennan stopped fellow officer Andrew Hanke for drunk driving. Instead of arresting Hanke, Brennan reportedly called Hanke's wife to pick him up and let his fellow officer go without criminal repurcussions. This decision would end up costing Brennan ...

An Oregon man was arrested for a DUI last Sunday night. The police probably did not need to perform a special investigation to figure out that alcohol was the probable cause for the alleged erratic driving and accident. That's because the 21-year-old Corvalis man was wearing a t-shirt that said i...

There has been quite a bit of news regarding law enforcement authorities getting arrested for DUIs in recent weeks. This week a commander in the Mountlake Terrace police department was charged with drunk driving due to an incident two months ago at Lake Stevens, reports KOMO News. The Washington...

DUI checkpoints are currently prohibited in the State of Washington. DUI checkpoints refer to police action where they stop vehicles at a certain point on a nondiscriminatory basis to check for signs of driver impairment. While DUI checkpoints have proven effective in some jurisdictions, Washingt...

High school students across King County are preparing for their proms. Prom season typically means gaudy dresses, ill-fitting tuxedos, and unfortunately, underage drinking. Proms are supposed to be a fun event. However, a mistake like drinking and driving can have serious consequences that can i...

If you have been charged with a DUI in Washington State, you will want to contact an experienced DUI defense attorney. Your lawyer can help work on your defense and possibly seek a reduced charge. The consequences of a DUI conviction -- even a first-time DUI conviction -- are serious. Some of th...

A drunk driving arrest can impact your life far beyond a potential criminal record. Just ask Spokane police officer Mike Russo, who was arrested for a DUI on Saturday night and has been placed on administrative by his employer, reports KXLY. Russo was involved in a single car crash in North Spok...

A 26-year-old New Jersey man was arrested for drunk driving and then proceeded to demonstrate everything you should not do following a DUI arrest including fighting with officers and attempting to urinate on an officer. Last Tuesday, John Sassaman allegedly drove drunk and crashed into a tree in...

Researchers found that drunk driving deaths may actually be under-reported in the U.S. In the study, researchers analyzed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) data that recorded the blood alcohol level of victims who died in car accidents. The researchers then compared this NHTS...

The findings aren't that surprising. A new study concluded that teens who are exposed to drunk driving as passengers are far more likely to drive drunk themselves, reports King 5 News. The earlier teens are exposed to drunk driving and the more frequently they are exposed to it, the more likely t...

Todd Ryan Duffner, of Bainbridge Island, was charged with a felony DUI after the Washington State Patrol stopped him in Silverdale last week. The 28-year-old was allegedly arrested for his fifth drunk driving offense, reports the Bainbridge Island Review. The Washington State Patrol reportedly s...

This may be described as either tasteless or ironic. A Maryland man attending a drunk driving victim impact panel was allegedly drunk himself, reports The Associated Press. Alvin Powell, 66, came to a sign-in table at the DUI victim panel meeting after just driving to the event and was visibly dr...