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Sobriety checkpoints are still a hot-button issue in the US. The Supreme Court has declared them a reasonable search, but many people dislike the idea of stopping cars at random to ask if the driver is impaired. At present 38 states including North Carolina have laws allowing sobriety checkpoints, and the rest do not. One …
“I’m drunk and I can drive good,” he said — after the crash. Not so good: back in July in West Phoenix 14-year-old Miguel Maldonado dashed through a red light and collided with an SUV and put three innocent people in the hospital – one of them a 3-year-old. It’s hard to find anything redeeming …
Want to get some exercise? Fresh air? Meet some good people? See a Hamadryas baboon or a Chilean flamingo? How about doing all that while helping to end drunk driving? On Saturday, October 17th, a large and very interesting group of people will get together at the Phoenix Zoo for Walk Like MADD, a fundraising …
It’s an irony that chills the heart: Sgt. Maj. Jeremy Bruns survived nine deployments, including a number of tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, only to lose his legs and part of a hand because a drunk neighbor plowed into him and pinned him to his truck. He had been parked in front of his home, …
Most users of ignition interlocks have installed the device because they’ve been ordered to by a judge or other official, or they’ve been advised to do so as proof of their good intentions prior to a court appearance. However, every installer also does voluntary ignition interlock installations on a regular basis. A surprising number of …
You don’t need another reason to play golf, but here’s one anyway: you’ll be supporting efforts to reduce drunk driving in North Carolina. Emily’s Plea is an organization dedicated to saving lives by educating people on the dangers of drinking and driving. It was founded by Chuck and Becky Kennedy in memory of their daughter …
If you’re pulled over for a DUI in Arizona, you will find yourself in a kind of double bind (though not double jeopardy, for reasons that will be explained later). Even if there has been no accident or other mishap, in Arizona, someone arrested for drunk driving faces two charges instead of one: A criminal …
Time to look at the big picture. We’ve already mentioned the 300 Arizona drunk drivers who were arrested on the first two days of the Labor Day weekend. Now the totals are in. Bad news: Arizona police picked up 450 motorists for impaired driving this Labor Day weekend Good news: that’s 20 percent fewer than last …
