DUI Drivers Beware When Driving Impaired in Arizona
With a crackdown on drunk driving in Arizona over the Fourth of July holiday weekend, 389 Arizona residents found themselves arrested for DUI. This number was a slight increase from last year’s DUI arrests of 361. However, this number is still less than Cinco de Mayo, Memorial Day or St. Patrick’s Day weekends this year.…
Arizona Ramps Up DUI Enforcement Effort for Fourth of July
With any holiday weekend, the risk of drivers drinking and driving rises exponentially. According to Alberto Gutier, who serves with the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety, Arizona law enforcement will be out in full force over the July Fourth holiday weekend, including setting up DUI checkpoints and increasing DUI ‘Saturation Patrols.’ Gutier commented that “we…
Man Arrested for DUI After Crash Into Residence
Mohave County Sheriff’s deputies have made an arrest in connection with a crash into an Arizona home allegedly caused by a drunk driver, according to news reports. Deputies were called to the crash scene and found a Ford F350 truck crashed into the wall of a home with the male driver unconscious and a female…
Getting a DUI Is Easy; Fighting One Is Hard
There is nothing easier than getting a DUI in Arizona. In fact, you can get one without even trying! Arizona has developed a reputation as one of the toughest states in the nation in dealing with DUI, a reputation that in some cases is well-deserved. If you are stopped for DUI in Arizona, you are…
UA Police Sergeant Accused of DUI
A police sergeant employed by the University of Arizona has been arrested after crashing a department-owned vehicle while on duty. John McGrath, 27, crashed an SUV into a traffic sign and then into a cement wall on a frontage road near Interstate 10. No one was injured, but police sources say that McGrath’s blood alcohol…
Arrested For DUI in Arizona? A Bad Attitude Will Not Help!
Some DUI stories are ironic in their oddities, and the case of an Arizona woman arrested for aggravated DUI recently falls squarely into that category. Allegedly, the woman was not only driving on a suspended license and with an open container while drunk but continued chatting on her cell phone as the officer who pulled…
Famous Last Words: A DUI Will Never Happen To Me!
If you knew how many people are currently facing DUI charges who at one time said, “A DUI will never happen to me!” you would probably be surprised. There are thousands of people in court in the country every year facing a DUI that they never believed they would get. Of course, no one really…