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This article on Arizona DUI penalties comes from Gordon Thompson, a Phoenix DUI/DWI & Criminal Defense Attorney. It previously appeared on his firm’s blog. Arizona has what are probably the harshest Misdemeanor DUI sentencing penalties and laws in the country. A guide to a summary of those penalties are: 28 A.R.S. § 1381.A.1, Driving Under …
Drunk driving is an urgent problem in Arizona as it is in other states. Each year well over 200 people die in Arizona because someone made the bad decision to drink and drive. About a third of all traffic deaths in the state are alcohol-related. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is dedicated to increasing awareness …
Arizona has been bragging of late. Headlines have been announcing that Scottsdale is the best city in the country for driving, and Tucson second best. Gilbert, Mesa and Chandler are also in the top six. The survey, performed by the financial site WalletHub, rated cities according to a number of factors that motorists judge make a …
Some good news for the Grand Canyon State: Arizona DUI arrests, as a percentage of traffic stops, were down over the Fourth of July weekend. So apparently Arizonans, if they’re still drinking, are doing it outside of the driver’s seat. There’s no mistaking the stats from Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety. Sometimes arrests are …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
