Prosecutors: Invalid DUI BAC tests in Colorado Springs double

February 2, 2010

Colorado Springs, CO The number of flawed Colorado Springs police DUI tests has doubled to 167 since a crime lab audit last year discovered that some blood-alcohol results were inflated, the Colorado Springs Gazette reported. The Police Department launched internal and external investigations after reporting Dec. 11 that a routine audit revealed errors in 82 [...]

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Texas cop's DWI case dismissed when arresting officer is no-show for court

January 29, 2010

McAllen, TX An Hidalgo County judge killed a McAllen policeman’s criminal case after one of the defendant’s fellow officers failed to appear in court and testify against him, court records state. Judge Jay Palacios of Hidalgo County Court-at-law No. 2 dealt a “fatal” blow to the prosecution’s case, Hidalgo County District Attorney Rene Guerra said, [...]

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Utah Senator arrested for DUI was strong proponent for strong anti-drunk driving legislation

January 25, 2010

Salt Lake City, UT Arrested Utah Senate Majority Leader, Sheldon Killpack was slated to speak to Senate Rebublicans along with the Governor Friday. But was previously arrested for DUI suspicion, leaving Sen. Wayne Niederhauser in his place. Just last year, Killpack sponsored two major pieces of legislation aimed at cracking down on drunk driving. “It’s [...]

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DWI conviction of man sleeping in parked car upheld by Minnesote Supreme Court

January 25, 2010

Minneapolis, MN Being drunk and asleep at the wheel of his car while it was parked in his apartment lot with the keys on the console was sufficient evidence to convict a Crookston man of drunken driving, the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday. In a seven-page decision, Justice Alan Page said the jury could [...]

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Man suspected of DUI fled police wearing only women's underwear

January 20, 2010

Highland, CA A suspected drunken driver who led sheriff’s deputies on a high speed pursuit through Highland late Monday was arrested after fleeing on foot wearing only women’s underwear, officials said. Bruce Parker, 42, was arrested on suspicion of being under the influence of an alcoholic beverage and a controlled substance and violating his parole. [...]

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New York police officers admit protecting their own from DWI

January 20, 2010

Asbury Park, NJ A driver speeding through Tarrytown, N.Y. rolled over and struck a fence and guardrail. Another was accused of running a red light before smashing into a Scarsdale police car. A third hit a Greenburgh ambulance, and a fourth rammed into a truck on Interstate 287. Four accidents involving allegedly drunken drivers within [...]

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Minnesota man with dozens of DWI's is going to prison

January 17, 2010

Fergus, MN One of Minnesota’s worst drunk drivers is going to prison. Danny Lee Bettcher, 57, of rural Wadena, Otter Tail County, was sentenced Thursday to four years in prison for driving while intoxicated after refusing a chemical test. Bettcher has more than two dozen DWI convictions in the past 20 years. Among them are [...]

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MADD Unhappy with Ohio Prosecutor over ride with DUI suspect

January 15, 2010

CLEVELAND, OH The group Mothers Against Drunk Driving is unhappy with an Ohio prosecutor for taking a ride home with a political ally who was stopped by police and charged with drunken driving. The MADD organization in Cleveland says it’s disappointed with Cuyahoga (ky-uh-HOH’-guh) County Prosecutor Bill Mason because his office has worked to lock [...]

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South Dakota woman prosuectors claim had record BAC of .709 pleads not guilty to DWI charge

January 7, 2010

Sturgis, SD The Sturgis woman who prosecutors say was arrested with a blood-alcohol level almost nine times the legal driving limit, has pleaded not guilty in Sturgis to driving under the influence. Marguerite Engle, 45, entered the plea Tuesday in Meade County Magistrate Court in Sturgis. Engle was arrested Dec. 1 when she was found [...]

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Police Chief may get job back after DWI conviction

January 7, 2010

Lancaster, NH The former Errol police chief could get his job back because the town didn’t follow proper procedures when it fired him following a drunken driving conviction. A judge ruled last week that the firing of Randolph “Randy” DiFruscio had to be reversed because the town selectmen took three months to give him a [...]

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