Potentially thousands of drunken-driving convictions in Colorado could be appealed because of problems at a state laboratory, defense lawyers said Monday, but prosecutors called that an overstatement. Members of the Colorado Criminal Defense Bar said the appeals could come in …
A proposed state ballot measure in California would require doctors to be randomly subjected to drug and alcohol testing. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the “Pee in the Cup” initiative is being pushed by Bob Pack, a technology mogul and …
A Billings, Mont. woman has denied drunken driving for an arrest that happened shortly after police escorted her home when they found her riding a horse while intoxicated. The Billings Gazette reported 43-year-old Dawnalee Ellis-Peterson was arraigned on the felony …
The family of a 7-year-old girl who was killed by a drunk driver after he left a Pittsburgh restaurant has reached a $15.6 million settlement in the case. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Tuesday that the German-themed Hofbrauhaus has also agreed …
While organized crime is seen as the most significant public safety threat in Texas, drunk driving, natural disasters, terrorism, industrial accidents and cyber security also are among the major threats that keep lawmakers up at night. The Department of Public …
A relatively small number of alcohol brands dominate underage youth alcohol consumption, according to a new report from researchers at the Boston University School of Public Health and the Center on Alcohol Marketing and Youth (CAMY) at the Johns Hopkins …
Authorities in North Carolina’s Gaston County man said a man convicted seven times for driving while impaired is in jail for a ninth charge of drunken driving. The Gaston Gazette reported that a District Court judge raised Michael Wayne Upton’s …
Advocates of ignition interlock devices to combat drunken driving want to expand the requirement so that convicted offenders have to install devices in their home to detect whether they’re using alcohol. The proposed requirement would apply to offenders who claim …
Albuquerque, N.M. police say some motorists – including some planning to drive drunk – now use their smartphones to avoid sobriety checkpoints. Officer Robert Gibbs says smartphone applications, texting and social media are being used to spread word of where checkpoints …
Drunken driving arrests in North Dakota’s largest city dropped nearly 10 percent last year after a record 2011. Preliminary data show officers made 1,019 arrests for driving under the influence last year, down from a record 1,127 the previous year, …
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