A man pleaded guilty for drunk driving charges after he hit and killed a 21-year-old woman from Seattle. The accident happened on July 21. The man lost control of his car and hit two camp counselors who were walking along the road. The woman from Seattle was killed and the other California woman...

According to officials, there were no DUI related traffic fatalities over the New Year's weekend. Last year on New Year's weekend there were five alcohol-related deaths in the state. Over the New Year's weekend police officials made 257 DUI arrests. This is a decrease from last year's 291 DUI ar...

A Washington woman is now facing her third DUI charge in a single month following a single car accident in Wenatchee. The woman was arrested after she crashed into a parked car at 6:00 a.m. in the 1200 block of Springwater Avenue. Sources say that the woman has been arrested twice before in the ...

A 21 year-old man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after being involved in a collision with an off-duty Seattle police officer at around 3:00 a.m. on Sunday morning. The officer was on his way to work, when the suspect's vehicle collided with his in the intersection of East Pine Street and Boylst...

Police in Washington have made several recent announcements that because of the holiday season,  they will begin efforts to increase enforcement of DUI laws.  The increased enforcement efforts are an attempt to make the roads safer according to several police spokesman. Increased enforcement eff...

A man suspected of hit-and-run was arrested Wednesday night about a mile from the scene of an accident where a female pedestrian was injured. Seattle Police say a preliminary investigation determined that the man was traveling north on Rainier Avenue in a Toyota Corolla when he drove up onto the...

A woman accused of purse snatching pleaded guilty to several charges on Monday.  Thirty-three-year-old Jennifer Lee Jones was arrested in May after she crashed her car at the on-ramp of I-64 off Chesapeake Boulevard. In court, prosecutor Christina Brady said Jones stole a purse from Jeanette Bal...

A police sergeant in Spokane, Washington is now on paid administrative leave following an arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run. Bradley Thoma, a 10 year veteran of the force, is suspected of drunken driving in connection with a hit-and-run that occurred on Farwell R...

According to reports,  efforts by law enforcement are underway in order to reduce the number of individuals on the road and driving intoxicated. Groups such as Mothers Against Drunk Driving have come out pushing for tougher legislation and stricter enforcement of laws. These groups have successf...

A new method for detecting drunk driving is being tested across the country. In many states, trained officers are drawing blood from people suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. The new program is only in its infant stage, as the federal government is trying to dete...

Seattle runs its DUI arrest process very differently from most other jurisdictions. Some of the more prominent differences are the fact that the city has its own DUI division instead of having regular police perform arrests and field sobriety tests. These specially trained officers also use extra...

In Lincoln, Nebraska, a 12 year old boy has been arrested for DUI. On Tuesday night, the boy allegedly stole a car while drunk and crashed into a stop sign, a fence and a parked car. He then tried to flee the scene. The boy was held by a neighbor until police showed up. When examined, the boy's ...

A recent argument has come to light saying that current DUI laws discriminate against women. The argument claims that the ratio of alcohol in breath to alcohol in blood is lower for women, causing breathalyzers to show higher readings. Breathalyzers are generally set to a ratio of 2100:1 but man...

The state of Mississippi, as well as many others, is cracking down on DUI drivers in the weeks leading up to Labor Day weekend. So far, the state has been very successful in issuing citations and ticket for seat belt violations, child restraint violations and, of course, DUI. In the first three ...

Over the weekend, a crash occurred when a drunk driver lost control of his car and went off the road. The 19 year old driver and his 17 year old passenger were both injured in the crash. The 27 year old was taken to a hospital and transferred to Harborview. She was listed in serious but stable c...

A study has shown that drunk driving arrests among women have grown drastically over the last few years. The Transportation Department reported that the incidence of female drunk driving arrests has grown 28.8% from 1998 to 2007. The same report showed that drunk driving arrests are down 7.5% am...

King County is planning to increase DUI patrols for the rest of the summer as part of its own version of “Drive Hammered, Get Nailed”. Several agencies will be involved in the patrols including Seattle, Kent, Newcastle, Redmond and several others. In addition, there will be an even greater polic...

In Lincoln, Nebraska, a woman was arrested for drunk driving twice in the same night. She was first seen making an illegal turn around 1am Wednesday and was pulled over. She was then arrested for suspicion of DUI and registered a BAC of 0.19 on a breath test. The woman was bailed out by her boyf...

On July 26, officer Zsolt Dornay and his brother were arrested on suspicion of DUI when they were riding their motorcycles in Ocean Shores. The brothers have since pleaded not guilty to DUI charges. Officer Dornay submitted to breath tests when he was arrested, blowing a 0.149 and a 0.172 BAC. T...

On Monday night, a crash occurred when a Ford man lost control of his pickup truck. Around 8:30pm, went off Highway 231 in a curve near milepost 41. The truck rolled over several times before finally coming to rest upright. The passenger in the vehicle was killed in the crash. Authorities believ...

Early Saturday morning, a crash occurred in Monroe. An SUV and a pickup truck collided head on around 2am along Highway 522 near West Main St. There were three people in the SUV at the time of the crash. Two of the people in the SUV were killed in the crash. The third was taken to Harborview Med...

On November 8, a 43 year old Chicago woman ran a stop sign while driving drunk. She caused a crash that killed a woman and her two children. In the ensuing trial, the woman pleaded guilty to DUI in May. Recently, the woman's sentence was revealed to be 24 years in prison. She will not be eligibl...

In Lynden, a crash occurred last week, killing a baby and injuring the mother. The baby was sitting in his mother's lap when the driver crashed his SUV. The baby was killed in the impact. The mother is at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle in satisfactory condition. Now the state police have i...

Earlier in the week, a hit and run crash occurred in Lynden. An SUV crossed the center line and struck a semi truck head on at the intersection of East Badger Road and Northwood Road. The driver of the SUV then fled the scene. According to police, a 3 month old passenger in the SUV was killed in...

In Nebraska, a woman has been arrested after being pulled over for suspected drunken driving. The woman was arrested and taken to the police station where she struggled against officers and later freed herself from the handcuffs. Once free, the woman bit one of the officers on the arm. She has s...