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They’re easy to spot along the road, on a shoulder or at an intersection. A cross, a photograph, perhaps a teddy bear, some flowers. They not only commemorate a life lost on the road, they also mark the spot on which the life was lost. In Arizona, they’re illegal, and that seems wrong to the …
Even if you don’t study mixed martial arts, you can use your feet to deliver a powerful blow against drunk driving this May. You can walk. Saturday, May 21st is the Raleigh Walk Like MADD 2016. The event is a walk to raise funds for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). As a participant you can …
Last Tuesday the North Carolina General Assembly heard an impassioned plea: strengthen the state’s ignition interlock laws to prevent drunk driving. The speakers included Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) president Colleen Sheehey-Church and MADD North Carolina Executive Director LaRonda Scott. The law that would do the job is North Carolina HB 877/SB 619. Known as …
As expected, the The City of Phoenix Police Department were out in force on Cinco de Mayo, ready to apprehend any drunk drivers who might have made it onto the road. This time the police also sent out another kind of workforce to aid the fight against drunk driving: they released a set of drunk …
It has to be a record of some sort. Not too long ago, a man in Maynard, Massachusetts was arrested for Drunk Driving. Police knew something was up because the front right tire was completely gone. Back last November, a man in Riverside, Illinois was arrested for driving without two front tires – and, of …
One of the most contested areas in drunk driving law is sobriety test refusal. Many drivers are not sure if they are allowed to refuse a breath, blood, or urine test after a DUI arrest. Adding to the confusion is that there are generally two tests – the breath test given by an officer at …
This story doesn’t take place in the U.S., or even North America. It’s from Prague in the Czech Republic, where recently a police officer had too much to drink and got behind the wheel of a Jeep Cherokee. Before he was apprehended by colleagues, he managed to crash his SUV into 51 parked cars. Clearly …
In his song “Worry Worry” the late blues singer B.B. King offered an excuse for a romantic transgression: “BABY! You know when I goofed last week I was high… you know when you’re high it don’t count.” And maybe in the world of love you can get away with it – though we’re not placing …
