Breathalyzer and Urine DUI Tests Prone to Error
We’ve been talking recently about the various tests law enforcement officers use as grounds for DUI arrests. You can read about field sobriety tests here and blood tests here. In this article, we’ll talk about problems with urine and breath tests. Implied Consent to Testing Unlike field sobriety tests – which are strictly voluntary –…
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…
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…
What If I Have Multiple DUIs?
Many laws are structured in such a way as to punish repeat offenders more harshly. The idea behind this is that since the punishment was not severe enough to make the offender stop the first time, a harsher penalty may have the desired effect of stopping the behavior. Whether it is the unlawful discharge of…
Three People Arrested After Car and Foot Chase
According to recent reports, two men and one woman were arrested after a chase both by car and on foot. Officers attempted to pull over the car on Arizona Highway 51 after car was recorded by radar traveling 98 miles per hour. When the officer attempted to pull the vehicle over, the driver increased speed…
Man Arrested for DUI While Sleeping
Prescott Valley police reported the DUI arrest of a man sleeping behind the wheel of his pickup truck. Officers arrived at the scene after receiving reports of a car stopped on Highway 89A to find the man sleeping behind the wheel. The car was stopped between two lanes of traffic. The man in the car…
Arizona DUIs Are Pricey
DUIs continue to incur serious consequences as law enforcement and the public push for more stringent laws against them. One of the most common penalties for a DUI conviction is the threat of jail time, but a revoked license can also be very inconvenient. However, the most devastating consequence of a DUI may not be…
No Escaping a Blood Alcohol Test
DUIs are serious business. Law enforcement sees DUI arrests as a vital step in prevent reckless driving and even wrong way driving which endangers the lives of both the drunk driver and those sharing the road with that driver. Arizona has been thinking about solutions to this problem for some time. Twenty years ago the…