Recent Updates
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$14 million DUI award restored in Washington state
DUI DWI Laws 07/17/2009The Supreme Court in Washington state on Thursday unanimously reinstated a $14 million award to a family who sued a tavern and a bartender after one of the bar's customers drove away from the establishment and collided with their car, leaving a 7-yea...
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Ex-congressman may get jail for drunken driving
DUI DWI Laws 12/08/2008Disgraced former Rep. Vito Fossella is headed to court to find out if he has to serve jail time for a drunken-driving incident that wrecked his career by revealing he'd fathered a child from an extramarital affair.A judge has scheduled a Monday after...
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Drunken drivers roll down state information gaps
DUI DWI Laws 11/09/2008A Texas man arrested on suspicion of first-offense drunken driving posted a $200 bond and walked out of a Nebraska jail without facing a judge.Only this wasn't his first DUI arrest, or second, or even his third. It was 44-year-old Robert Hood's fourt...
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Williams not guilty on drunken driving
DUI DWI Laws 07/11/2008Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Brian Williams has been found not guilty of drunk driving after a night of partying.The athlete showed no reaction as the verdict was read Thursday. Had he been convicted, he faced up to a year in jail.Officers say...
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Weiland Pleads Not Guilty to DUI
DUI DWI Laws 03/07/2008Rocker Scott Weiland has pleaded innocent to drunk-driving charges following his November arrest in Los Angeles.The Velvet Revolver singer entered his plea in a L.A. court through his attorney on Wednesday.Weiland is free on $40,000 bail and is due b...
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In DUI case, Moon pleads not guilty
DUI DWI Laws 02/06/2008[##_1L|1400662737.jpg|width="100" height="139" alt=""|_##]Warren Moon pleaded not guilty Monday to driving under the influence. Moon, 51, was arrested about 2 a.m. Dec. 28 after refusing a field sobriety and breath test. The Medina police officer who...
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Missouri senator pleads guilty to DWI
DUI DWI Laws 12/17/2007Missouri Sen. Chuck Graham pleaded guilty Friday to driving while intoxicated.Graham was fined $500 and ordered to pay $122 in court costs on the misdemeanor charge.Graham, a Columbia Democrat, was arrested Oct. 20 after his car rear-ended a vehicle ...
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Costa Rica Votes on Trade Deal With US
DUI DWI Laws 10/07/2007[##_1L|1152899172.jpg|width="110" height="85" alt=""|_##]Costa Ricans vote Sunday on whether to ratify a free-trade trade deal with the United States that has sharply divided the nation between those who say it would generate prosperity and critics w...
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Backers of DUI ignition locks scramble to salvage law
DUI DWI Laws 06/17/2007[##_1L|1036607087.jpg|width="130" height="130" alt=""|_##]PHOENIX - Backers of mandatory ignition interlocks for all drunken drivers are scurrying to salvage at least part of the new law. Sen. Linda Gray, R-Glendale, and Rep. David Schapira, D-Tempe,...
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Rhode Island First Offender DUI Laws and Info
DUI DWI Laws 04/03/2007Rhode Island First OffenderYou are DUI in Rhode Island if your blood alcohol content is .08% or higher. Under 21, you are DUI with any alcohol content at all in your system.DUI PenaltiesJailnone.Fines/Fees$100 to $300 fine. ($500 if your BAC is over ...
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Hawaii DUI arrest and law information
DUI DWI Laws 01/21/2007[##_1L|1329768553.jpg|width="124" height="97" alt=""|_##]The Arrest If you fail the roadside sobriety test, which could entail anything from standing on one leg while answering a barrage of questions to touching your nose and walking a straight line,...
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West Virginia DUI laws
DUI DWI Laws 01/20/2007[##_1L|1187686390.jpg|width="160" height="140" alt=""|_##]West Virginia First OffenderYou are DUI in West Virginia if your blood alcohol content (BAC) is .10% or higher. However, a BAC of more than 0.05% but less than 0.10% is considered relevant evi...