Tougher DUI laws introduced in Washington
Washington State recently introduced harsh new DUI laws that include prolonged jail terms and a 24 hour alcohol monitoring system. The new DUI laws were proposed in regular session by Gov. Jay Inslee with a bipartisan group of lawmakers and include a mandatory six months jail term for repeat drunk driver offenders. A one year [...]
Drunk driver strikes 2 Seattle Detectives
On Friday morning, two Seattle Police detectives were injured in a car accident with a drunk driver. The detectives, who are part of the SPD gang unit, were in an unmarked patrol car at the time of the accident. The drunk driver, a 42-year-old woman, was operating a Volkswagon Beetle around 2 a.m. when she [...]
I-5 accident injures 5 in Seattle
Three motor vehicles and a semi-truck were involved in a collision on Interstate 5 late Monday night that left five people with varying degrees of injuries. All of the vehicles were northbound when a 31-year-old driver lost control of his Mitsubishi Eclipse, and crashed into two other vehicles. His car eventually came to a stop [...]
Detroit Lions tackle charged with driving under the influence
Nick Fairley is back in the tabloids, this time for driving under the influence in Alabama. The Detroit Lions defensive tackle was arrested around 1 a.m. on Sunday morning after he was clocked at driving more than 100 miles per hour. He was charged with eluding police, driving under the influence, driving without insurance, and [...]
Man attempts to flee police after hit-and-run crash
A Seattle police officers suffered from minor injuries when a man attempted to flee from police after an alleged DUI accident. According to officials in the case, the incident began just after 11 p.m. when a witness called police after seeing a car hit another car on MLK Jr. Way South. The car’s driver fled [...]
Bobby Jenks arrested for DUI, other charges
Red Sox relief pitcher, Bobby Jenks, has now been arrested for a DUI, hit-and-run and property damage. According to police officials, Jenks was arrested in Fort Myers, Fla. and charged with five misdemeanor charges including three counts of property damage from a DUI, hit-and-run, and one count of DUI with drugs or alcohol. The police [...]
Head-on collision may have been caused by DUI accident
An investigation is underway at this time in order to determine whether a head-on collision on Aurora Bridge was caused by a drunk driver, according to local police officials. The accident occurred on Aurora Bridge near 38th Street when a truck crossed the center median and collided with SUV. The 24-year-old driver of the truck [...]
Oak Harbor man faces DUI and vehicular assault charges
A 22-year-old man from Oak Harbor is currently facing felony vehicular assault and DUI charges after he drove his motorcycle into a parked car, resulting in the injuries of his passenger. According to a lawsuit brought against the man by prosecutors with the Island County Superior Court, the man was riding his motorcycle with his [...]
Washington State Patrol announces DUI arrests in first quarter of new year
The Washington State Patrol recently annouced that it has made 1,200 arrests on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol for the first quarter of the new year. The Washington State Patrol has made over 36,000 traffic arrests in total. Most drivers were arrested for speeding or violating seat belt regulations. Over 2,000 drivers [...]
DUI offenders will wear ankle bracelets instead of serving jail time
The Seattle Municipal Court recently announced that they will no longer be sentencing DUI offenders to jail time. Instead, DUI offenders will be sentenced to wear an alcohol monitoring bracelet on their ankles to ensure that they are not drinking. The switch came about when court officials decided that sending DUI offenders to jail was [...]
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