Law allows officers to impound vehicles of some repeat offendersSACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) --The financial burden that comes with getting a vehicle out of impound is one of the ways the state of California hopes to deter drunken driving.California law states that the...
Field Sobriety Tests
Authorities worry about drugged driving after new pot law takes effect
Maryland needs more trained police officers to combat problem, prosecutors sayMaryland prosecutors are concerned that the new law eliminating criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana will result in an increase in "drugged driving" that police are...
Authorities worry about drugged driving after new pot law takes effect
Maryland needs more trained police officers to combat problem, prosecutors sayMaryland prosecutors are concerned that the new law eliminating criminal penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana will result in an increase in "drugged driving" that police are...
Cracking down on impaired drivers
under .08 DUI Training OFFICE AT THE NUMBER YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN, 264-6512. A FLORIDA HOUSE PASSED A BILL TO ALLOW TRAINED OFFICIALS TO CARRY GUNS IN SCHOOL. IT MAY NOT BECOME LAW THIS YEAR. THE HOUSE VOTE WAS 71-44 FOLLOWING AN EMOTIONAL DEBATE. THE BILL WOULD ALLOW...
Assessing a DUI suspect starts with the eyes, progresses to the breath
Glenn Osmundson/The Providence JournalDUI suspect George F. Daniels Jr., 47, of Providence, takes a preliminary breath test after being stopped by Providence police on suspicion on DUI on April 11.After pulling over a motorist, a police officer questions the suspect...
‘Drive High, Get a DUI’ campaign launches in Colorado to stop stoned driving
DENVER - Colorado is launching a new "Drive High, Get A DUI" campaign to remind drivers that newly legal weed should be treated like alcohol and not consumed before driving.The campaign includes radio and TV ads and new posters to be displayed in dispensaries. The...
‘Drive High, Get a DUI’ campaign launches in Colorado to stop stoned driving
DENVER - Colorado is launching a new "Drive High, Get A DUI" campaign to remind drivers that newly legal weed should be treated like alcohol and not consumed before driving.The campaign includes radio and TV ads and new posters to be displayed in dispensaries. The...
Ads launched warning people who drive high will get a DUI
DENVER - The state of Colorado is using humor to drive home the point that drivers who smoke marijuana will get a DUI if they drive High.State officials with CDOT, CSP and the Governor's office, joined the members of the marijuana industry to unveil the new "Drive...
Field Sobriety Tests FAIL for Marijuana
Thoughtful piece in today's New York Times about the state of DUI-marijuana enforcement.Look for further pushes to establish "per se" marijuana levels at which driving is illegal.
