Posted by duijim in on December 24, 2012

Rhode Island Couple Charged with Separate DUIs on Same Night A man in Rhode Island was arrested for a DUI this week while he was driving to the police station to pick his wife, who had just been arrested for drunk driving, according to a remarkable report from The Providence Journal. Few details from the evening have (read more)

Posted by duijim in on December 19, 2012

Jamal Anderson Gets Probation for Falling Asleep at the Wheel – DUI Was Jamal Anderson drunk or just really tired? Back in June, the former Atlanta Falcons running back was arrested on DUI charges after police found him asleep at the wheel of his Escalade. On Monday morning, Anderson pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to (read more)

Posted by duijim in on December 14, 2012

The Science Behind Sobriety Tests Law enforcement officers are on the lookout for drunk drivers. Part of their training involves learning the Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) through a program administered and accredited by the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP). Developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA), the SFST is a (read more)

Posted by duijim in on December 2, 2012

4 Ways to Challenge DUI BAC Tests in Georgia Once you’ve been arrested for DUI and have had a BAC test, you might think there’s no hope, especially given Georgia’s implied consent laws. That’s not always true. Did you know that there are ways to challenge a blood alcohol test? Here are four ways to potentially challenge (read more)

Posted by duijim in on August 14, 2012

Former Top Baseball Draft Pick Sent to Prison for Felony DUI Matt Bush, the first overall pick in the 2004 amateur baseball draft, was sentenced this week to 51 months in prison after pleading no contest to a drunk driving charge, according to the Tampa Bay Times. Sources say Bush was widely believed to be a (read more)

Posted by duijim in on June 21, 2011

R&B singer Nivea arrested for DUI after hitting a tree in northwest Atlanta R&B; singer Nivea was arrested in Atlanta on Sunday, charged with driving under the influence after hitting a downed tree. Atlanta police said the singer, whose name on the police report was Nivea Nash, had bloodshot eyes and smelled of alcohol when (read more)