County Executive Tom Suozzi created an internet Wall of Shame last Memorial Day that listed the names and featured photographs of motorists arrested for driving while intoxicated in Nassau County, New York. A state Supreme Court judge has ruled that announcing a New York DWI arrest before the suspect has the opportunity to present a defense in court is a violation of due process.

Suozzi insists he has the right to distribute the information but will alter the site to include only those convicted of drunk driving in New York. DWI defense attorneys have decried the website postings saying that they punish drivers beyond what state statutes allow. Earlier in the year Suozzi was forced to purge the site because it included underage drivers arrested for suspicion of drinking and driving, which was a violation of state law.

Since its inauguration last Memorial Day weekend, approximately 1400 drivers accused of drunk driving in Nassau County have appeared on the site.

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Marcus Vick entered a guilty plea in Norfolk Court to several criminal charges, including driving under the influence in Virginia.

Vick, 24, was arrested last June after briefly evading a bicycle patrol that had responded to a quarrel. Vick pleaded guilty to Virginia DUI, eluding police and driving on the wrong side of the road. The judge did not sentence Vick to jail but did suspend his license for one-year and ordered him to pay a $530 fine.

Vick is a former quarterback for Virginia Tech, though he was dismissed from the team in 2006 after a series of problems. He is the younger brother of former Virginia Tech and Atlanta Falcon quarterback Michael Vick, who is currently in jail on federal charges associated with a dog fighting operation.

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Brandon Wood, a backup defensive tackle with the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team, was arrested early Sunday morning for drunk driving in Athens, Georgia. Wood had played in the team

Recently law enforcement agencies representing the state of New Mexico, McKinley County and the Navajo Nation Indian Reservation agreed to allow each other the right to cross tribal land borders in both directions in pursuit of drunk drivers. Until the agreement, motorists suspected of driving while intoxicated would flee to the reservation because they knew state authorities had no jurisdiction.

There are now reports that New Mexico DWI cases appearing in front of one Navajo Nation judge are being dismissed when the arrest was conducted by a non-Native American. Specifically he challenges the concept of non-Native American law enforcement officers arresting Native Americans on tribal land.

The McKinley County District Attorney could not confirm or deny the allegations.

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Chief of the Austin Police Department, Art Acevedo, has announced interest in implementing a

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced the firing of a

DUI inspector who deliberately turned off breath testing equipment when they looked like they were going to fail required inspections. Sandra Viega serviced machines in South Florida and her actions threaten the outcome of numerous cases of driving under the influence in Broward, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties.

Viega acknowledged to Miami Beach and Miami-Dade police departments that she intentionally turned off the power to Breathalyzer machines when it appeared they would fail required calibration tests. She said that by pulling the plug on the equipment there would be no documentation of the attempted test. Under Florida law, such testing must be undertaken monthly by local law enforcement agencies and annually by the FDLE in order to ensure that the machines are properly calibrated. If the tests are interrupted or altered, the accuracy of the breath testing equipment can be questioned. In response, South Florida DUI defense attorneys are challenging drunk driving cases, saying the lack of proper maintenance may have lead to false BAC readings and erroneous arrests when their clients were actually not legally intoxicated.

The FDLE issued a notice to law enforcement agencies in three south Florida counties last July, telling them to alert prosecutors handling DUI cases that breath sample evidence was compromised. Prosecutors, in turn, were responsible for informing defense attorneys whose cases may have been affected.

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A Midland County Texas courtroom faced an unusual situation this week after too many potential jurors in a drunk driving case were disqualified. The case involves a woman charged with her third offense for driving while intoxicated in Texas. Under Texas DWI laws, that crime is categorized as a felony. 17 of the 49 members of the jury pool felt the outlined sentencing options included a penalty that was too lenient. Those members were disqualified, and as a result there were not enough potential jurors left to continue the jury selection process.

The full range of punishment presented to the jury panel covered probation to ten years in jail. The seventeen jurors felt probation was not harsh enough for a felony Texas DWI, which caused their dismissal from the pool. The Assistant District Attorney on the case said usually objections are made to the more severe penalties, not probation. He surmised that drunk driving in Texas is perceived as a greater danger now, and that lead to the call for harsher penalties.

The county will call a larger panel of jurors in about three weeks, in hopes of seating an unbiased group.

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The law states that bicyclists are subject to the same rights as other vehicles, which conversely means they are subject to the same penalties, including DUI in California. The California Vehicle Code states that it is unlawful for a person to ride a bicycle on a highway while under the influence of alcohol or any drug.

As with a motorized vehicle, a first time DUI offense is typically filed as a misdemeanor. The penalties can include fines and mandatory community service. If convicted, a bicycle DUI in California will remain on a person’s Department of Motor Vehicles driving record for three years.

If you have been charged with driving under the influence in California you need to hire an experienced California DUI lawyer.

The Gore Range DUI Taskforce in western Colorado has started an art competition to create a logo that can be used on the vehicles used by the special squad. According to the Avon Police Chief, the goal is to strike fear in motorists who are driving under the influence in Colorado. The design must also relate to the Vail Valley.

The competition is open to any Eagle County student, and they must submit their design and anti-DUI slogan to the Avon Police Department before November 1. The winners will get to chose between a pair of skis and a snowboard as prizes.

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Law enforcement agencies across the state are increasingly using a special warrant program to force blood samples from drivers suspected of driving while intoxicated in Texas. The