Know Your Rights: What To Know About Being Stopped By Police for DUI
DUIs are serious offenses and can cause you legal trouble. Most states have made DUI laws more severe in order to deter people from taking the risk of driving drunk. One of the consequences of the crackdown on DUI has been firmer policing practices. Although the legal blood alcohol limit in Arizona is .o8 percent,…
Arizona Junior Defensive End Charged With DUI
Demetrius Cherry, a junior defensive end at Arizona State, has been arrested for misdemeanor DUI after he was stopped near University Drive and South McAllister Avenue, according to recent reports. A test was performed to determine his blood alcohol content, but the results have not yet been released. Cherry was started as defensive end by…
Things to Know About DUI Law Before Getting Stopped
All drunk driving laws are designed to protect you from putting yourself and other road users at risk with impaired driving. The blood alcohol content limit in Arizona is 0.08 percent, a level that can be reached with just a few glasses of wine. Therefore, when you are leaving a party and decide to drive,…
What Does Impairment Really Mean?
Driving under the influence is the crime of driving a motor vehicle while impaired by alcohol or other drugs, including those prescribed by physicians. While most people, including those in the general scientific and law enforcement communities, can agree on what constitutes impairment when someone is under the influence of alcohol, the same cannot be…
Squatter Arrested For Burglary, Trespass, DUI
Jacob Elias Robledo, Jr., was arrested for charges on criminal damage, theft of utilities, a warrant on a petition to revoke his probation for escape in the third degree, DUI, criminal trespassing and burglary, according to recent reports. Robledo, 21, was caught squatting in a mobile home for sale and is now being held in…
Man Crashes Motorcycle after Fleeing Cops
According to recent reports, a Texas man who crashed his motorcycle while trying to flee from police in Thatcher, Arizona, was arrested after the accident on suspicion of driving under the influence. Thatcher Police reported that they saw a man on a motorcycle making an illegal left turn out of the 20th Avenue exit on…
Driver Charged With DUI After Hitting A Car
A Cornville man, Eric Brunner, 41, was arrested after rear-ending a car with his truck, according to recent reports. The driver of the car said she was stopped at an intersection when the truck pulled up uncomfortably close to the back of her car. When she scooted forward to get a little distance from the…
AZ Ruling On DUI Evidence
A DUI conviction is usually based on evidence obtained by the police. There are several methods that officers use to obtain this evidence. For those who are being charged with a crime, the evidence that can and cannot be used at trial can make the difference between conviction and reasonable doubt. Therefore, a recent ruling…
Driver Charged With DUI After Crashing Into School Building
According to recent reports, a driver was arrested after slamming into a local school building while under the influence of alcohol. Police found Edsel Young, 47, after he crashed the Chevy Suburban that he was driving into Page High School. Police report that he had a BAC of 0.223 percent, or three times over the…