Authorities say nearly 4,400 people have been arrested in Arizona on suspicion of driving under the influence between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Eve. The Arizona Republic reported the arrests were made by officers participating in regional DUI task forces across …
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, …
Drivers who are required to pass a breath test before they get behind the wheel won’t get away with having someone else blow in the ignition interlock device. Starting with the new year the devices will snap a picture every …
State officials say a plan for tougher drunken driving legislation would make North Dakota one of 15 states to require jail time for first-time offenders. The proposal follows pleas for stiffer DUI penalties after a wrong-way crash in July that …
A class-action lawsuit has been filed against the Utah Highway Patrol over alleged wrongful arrests for driving under the influence. Three attorneys filed the complaint Friday in 3rd District Court on behalf of what they contend may be hundreds of …
The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that a Missoula woman charged with drunken driving should have the opportunity to present evidence she was given a date rape drug and that her actions were involuntary. Leigh Paffhausen’s case was sent back …
A statewide survey shows there are more drugged drivers than drunken drivers on California roads during the weekend. The California Office of Traffic Safety said Monday that 14 percent of drivers surveyed tested positive for driving under the influence of …
Three police officers in the Portland, Ore. suburb of Beaverton went the extra mile for a hamster found riding in the lap of a driver who was arrested for investigation of DUI. Officer Mike Rowe says 27-year-old Nicole Huey of …
Authorities in Billings say a 51-year-old Montana man has been charged with his ninth drunken-driving offense. The Billings Gazette reported that James Alan Tate was arrested Wednesday and is being held in the Yellowstone County jail on $18,500 bail. He …
The New Mexico Court of Appeals has upheld $10 million in punitive damages for the family and estate of an Albuquerque man killed by a drunken driver in 2003. The court ruled Tuesday there was enough evidence to support the …
