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Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
One woman could have received a sentence of 119 years behind bars for the DUI of drugs accident that she caused in 2010. However, after accepting a plea deal from the prosecution, she received a much ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyer
Phoenix police caught up a man suspected of hitting and killing a pedestrian last Wednesday. The suspect is now being held without bail in Arizona. According to reports, the 25-year-old suspect was ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Police in Arizona were kept busy from Thanksgiving to the end of the year as reports show that 4,100 drivers were arrested for DUI over the holiday season. This figure is higher than expected and ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
While all states take drunk driving seriously, some states have more stringent laws on the books. Arizona is working hard to prevent drunk driving in its state by enacting a new law this year. In most ...
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Posted on Jan 6, 2012 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Getting into an accident is never fun. Hitting a patrol car, however, it just a complete nightmare. One driver found that out the hard way when he decided to drink and drive. The driver went through a ...
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Posted on Jan 2, 2012 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Over a period of one month police in Arizona have made 2,800 DUI arrests. All of these were made as part of the holiday crackdown on drunk driving in the state. According to official reports, officers ...
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Posted on Dec 29, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
A Detroit, Michigan basketball player is lucky to have avoided jail time for a DUI arrest earlier this year. Based on the DUI arrest as well as gun possession charges, he could have spent at least 93 ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Knowing that the holidays often lead to more drunk drivers, police in Phoenix, Arizona have created a special task force to patrol the roads during the holidays. This task force will provide increased ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
States across the nation are gearing up for the holidays. This means increased patrols and DUI checkpoints to cut down on drunken drivers and alcohol-caused accidents. The governor's office ...
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Posted on Dec 16, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Police officers in Phoenix, Arizona are looking forward to having some extra help cracking down on drunk drivers over the holidays. The city of Phoenix purchased six new vans that will be used solely ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Police across the country are gearing up for a busy holiday season in which drunk drivers are known to hit the roads in higher numbers. In Phoenix, the police department has an annual campaign that is ...
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Posted on Dec 9, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
A drunk driver is responsible for sending a whopping twenty people to local hospitals in southern Maryland last week. Police reports show that a truck driver caused an accident between him, a school ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
A man who killed a pedestrian in a drunk driving accident is petitioning to have his alcohol-monitoring bracelet removed already. The 52-year-old man was convicted in the death of a 23-year-old male ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
When traffic was stopped at a green light in Morrow last week, a police officer went to see what was holding it up. What he found was one of his coworkers, asleep and very intoxicated, behind the ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Although one county did agree to pay a large settlement for the death of one man, it still claims that it was not to blame. Earlier this year the young victim was taken into custody on DUI charges and ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
An older man was arrested for DUI in DuPage County near Chicago last week. Since this is not his first arrest, he is expected to serve jail time for his multiple DUI offenses. Police reports show that ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
While most people dislike getting pulled over, one man took his concern to the extreme by shooting himself. Last week an officer with one police department pulled over a man on a simple traffic ...
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Posted on Nov 10, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
If your bus is weaving across the roadway, it may not be due to the wind - your driver could be seriously intoxicated. That was the case of a driver in Iowa last week who was arrested for DUI . The ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
In San Jose, it is not an uncommon sight to see businessmen and women riding Segways around town. This tech-loving community quickly embraced this mode of transportation, including a 73-year-old ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
A young man will not only inevitably spend time behind bars, but he will live his life knowing that he killed one of his good friends. Last week, a 20-year-old male was drinking at a friend's ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Police in Phoenix were surprised to learn that a hit-and-run suspect was a local firefighter. Earlier this month, a 14-year-old boy was rollerblading in north Phoenix when he was struck by a white ...
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Posted on Oct 21, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
News sources are buzzing with reports that the former sidekick to a children's television show star has been arrested for driving under the influence . Allegedly, the actor was pulled over by ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
Over the past several years, law enforcement agencies in the state of Arizona have noticed that there is a serious problem on the state's road ways – wrong way driving. According to ...
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Posted on Oct 12, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
One young man's arrest will not only affect his future, but those of his teammates as well. Thanks to the recklessness of the young man, a college football team in Georgia will be without its star ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2011 By Phoenix DUI Lawyer
In the state of Arizona, police officers may conduct a DUI traffic stop if they notice that a driver displays erratic driving behaviors or signs that are indicative of impairment. For example, if a ...
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