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Some people really don’t like drunk drivers. A couple of them are facing charges in Coconino County right now because – allegedly – they were so outraged that they took the law into their own hands to stop a drunk driver who was already on the road. According to police reports, Shane Tebo and Brandon …
Three of years ago the National Safety Council named July 4th the most dangerous holiday of the year. Alcohol is a big part of that: traffic deaths number in the hundreds, injuries approaching 50,000, and half of the crashes involve drinking. Of course, fireworks also account for some injuries. How many drunk drivers will be out …
There was a time when you had to register a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of around .15 to be considered legally drunk. Over the years, that number has been rolled back to an .08 limit, a move which has saved countless lives. Few today would doubt that a driver with that amount of alcohol in …
Arizona is known for vacation fun on water and on the trails. But where there are boats and ATVs, there is beer, and where there is beer, drunk driving is a distinct possibility. Operating a boat or off-highway vehicle (OHV) while drunk is not just a crime but extremely dangerous. Enforcement of OUI (operating under the …
Highway 17 in Pender County, North Carolina is bad news. The community of Hampstead is served by three bars along the highway and a number of restaurants on the nearby beach. That makes for good evenings out, but for many years diners who had a few too many were not be able to call a …
The countdown has begun. Talk to police, and they’ll tell you that the time between Memorial Day and Labor Day comprises the 100 deadliest days of the year. During this period – this summer it’s really 98 days – road crashes and fatalities invariably climb. One reason has to do with teenagers. Road collisions always …
If you’re drinking in Raleigh-Durham this Saturday, you might not need to worry about getting home without driving. You’re covered, and it won’t cost you a cent, thanks to the combination of technology and public-spirited enterprise. BeMyDD, a designated driver service, will spot you a free ride. Drinking alcohol goes back millennia in human history, …
They say no good deed goes unpunished. Not long ago a Phoenix man saw that his girlfriend was about to get in her car and drive while drunk. He did the right thing, and pulled the keys out of the ignition. Her response was to grab a crowbar and hit him in the head. It …
