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Statewide Campaign Goes After Alabama DUI Offenders

Monica — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:34:15 -0500

On Wednesday, Gov. Bob Riley and the state Public Safety Director announced an aggressive campaign against driving under the influence in Alabama. Titled ‘Take Back Our Highways’ the campaign calls for the addition of 125 state troopers in saturation patrols targeting drunk drivers.

The effort will be conducted between August 18-24, and it calls for Mississippi and Tennessee Highway Patrols to coordinate with Alabama state and local law enforcement agencies to increase highway safety.

The ‘Take Back Our Highways’ initiative was started last year and it led to a reduction in traffic accidents and deaths. While not all alcohol related, highway fatalities dropped by 62 in 2007.

The extra patrol officers will come from every rank and law enforcement division, including Driver License and ABI officers in uniform. The activities will include roving patrols, sobriety checkpoints and saturation patrols in high-traffic, high accident areas. The governor recently announced a $1.4 million grant to pay for nine mobile labs or ‘BAT Mobiles’ with breath testing equipment to speed up processing of suspected drunk drivers in Alabama. In addition to looking for Alabama DUI offenders, citations will be issued for seat belt and child restraint violations, speeding, tailgating and failure to yield the right of way.

If you have been arrested for drunk driving in Alabama, you need to hire an Alabama DUI Lawyer.

Governor Funds Alabama DUI Task Force

Monica — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 14:34:09 -0500

Governor Bob Riley has announced a $1.4 million effort to fund a statewide task force to reduce drunk driving in Alabama. ‘Task Force Zero’ is a state trooper campaign designed to identify, stop and arrest motorists suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Part of the fund will pay for nine specially equipped step-vans containing breath testing equipment. The mobile labs, dubbed ‘BAT Mobiles’ will allow officers to check motorists’ blood alcohol content in the field rather than taking suspects to a booking station. That will facilitate quicker processing of drunk drivers and allow the officers to return to their patrols sooner.

According to the governor, nearly 40% of all traffic accidents resulting in a fatality in Alabama involve alcohol.

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Kenny Stabler Leaving Alabama Broadcast Booth

Monica — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 17:30:14 -0500

Kenny Stabler has announced that he is taking a leave of absence from his position as color analyst for the University of Alabama radio broadcast team. The former Crimson Tide star quarterback was arrested June 8 for driving under the influence in Alabama.

Stabler expressed regret for the suffering he has brought to the Alabama ‘family’ and said he will miss his position with the Crimson Tide Sports Network. He went on to reiterate his innocence in the Alabama drunk driving case and he said he expects to be fully exonerated.

Stabler has indicated to close friends that he wants to return to the broadcast booth for the 2009 season. Tom Roberts will assume the color analyst duties for the upcoming football season.

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Task Force to Target Motorists for Alabama DUI

Monica — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:51:44 -0500

Motorists suspected of drunk driving in Alabama will be targeted across the state during the Fourth of July weekend. The Alabama Department of Public Safety has announced that all available troopers from both state and local law enforcement agencies will be on patrol during the 78-hour holiday.

Dubbed ‘Task Force Zero’, the teams will be looking for aggressive drivers, those who break traffic laws and motorists suspected of driving under the influence in Alabama. Over last year’s extended Fourth of July weekend there were nine traffic fatalities. About half were attributed to drunk driving.

The task force will conduct extra patrols between 6:00 pm Thursday and midnight Sunday.

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Former Pro Football Quarterback Charged With Alabama DUI

Bill — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:41:51 -0500

Kenny Stabler, a former NFL quarterback and current University of Alabama broadcaster, was arrested for driving under the influence in Alabama. The native of Foley, Alabama was pulled over for a traffic violation around 1:00 am Sunday morning.

Stabler was booked on suspicion of drunk driving in Robertson, Alabama, and released after posting $1,000 bail.

Stabler has been arrested for DUI twice before, in 1995 and 2001. In the latter case, he entered a plea that allowed him to avoid drug possession and reckless driving offenses.

Stabler, whose nickname was 'Snake', played for Bear Bryant at Alabama, where he lead the team to an 11-0 record in 1966. He won a Super Bowl with the Oakland Raiders in 1977, was later traded to the Houston Oilers and finished his pro career with the New Orleans Saints.

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Governor Gives Counties Money to Fight Alabama DUI

Bill — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:14:50 -0500

Governor Bob Riley has approved grants totaling over $73,000 to help the city of Montgomery and eight central Alabama counties reduce the number of fatal accidents. The money will help pay for increased highway patrols over the Memorial Day weekend that will look for drunk driving in Alabama, speeding and seat belt violations.

In addition to the city of Montgomery, the money will be distributed to Macon, Russell, Autauga, Lowndes, Lee, Bullock, Elmore and Montgomery county law enforcement agencies.

If you have been charged with drunk driving in Alabama you will need to hire a Alabama DUI lawyer.