Last year Hennepin County created a DWI court targeting motorists likely to be repeat drunk driving offenders. Rather than conventional incarceration and penalties, such offenders are placed under rigorous supervision for a minimum of 18 months. Those performing well are rewarded and those who do not receive various sanctions. One incentive is the potential quicker return of one

An off-duty Tarrant County sheriff

Police on patrol in northeast Austin witnessed Vernon Stevenson, an off-duty fellow officer, trying to pick up his personal motorcycle from along side the road. Stevenson, who had successfully started his motorcycle by the time the officers could turn around, was then witnessed swerving between lanes. When stopped for the traffic infraction, the officers detected alcohol his breath and blood shot eyes. After refusing to submit to a field sobriety test, Stevenson was arrested for drunk driving in Austin.

In July, an Austin police department detective was arrested for drunk driving in Bell County, about 50 miles north of Austin, and in early June an officer failed a field sobriety test and was charged with Texas DWI in Hayes County, just south of Austin.

While the Austin police department has not issued a statement, Police Chief Art Acevedo has garnered press recently for his aggressive position on enforcing drunk driving laws. Stevenson has been placed on restrictive duty pending an internal investigation.

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released statistics showing that highway deaths dropped 3.9% across the country in 2007. The state of Nevada realized a 13% drop, from 431 to 371, making it sixth best in the nation for reducing overall traffic fatalities. More than half of the drop in total numbers came from Clark County.

The number of fatal accidents involving alcohol also dropped in Nevada; by 8%. Approximately one-third of all highway deaths in Clark County were attributable to drunk driving in the Las Vegas area.

Through the Labor Day weekend, state law enforcement agencies will be conducting a campaign titled

Law enforcement agencies, including state patrol and local police departments, will be conducting saturation patrols looking for motorists driving under the influence in Colorado.

The Colorado Department of Transportation has announced that the agencies are participating in the national

Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law a measure increasing communication between Illinois law enforcement agencies and those from other states when it comes to incidents of driving under the influence in Illinois.

Senate Bill 2494 focuses on motorists stopped for drunk driving in Illinois who have prior DUI offenses in other jurisdictions. If a motorist has a conviction or license suspension for DUI in another state, the charge of Illinois DUI increases from a misdemeanor to a Class 4 felony.

The bill was passed unanimously by the State House last May, and it goes into effect immediately.

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On Wednesday, Gov. Bob Riley and the state Public Safety Director announced an aggressive campaign against driving under the influence in Alabama. Titled

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George Leon Benjamin, a former detective with the Indianapolis Metro Police Department, was arraigned Thursday on charges of driving under the influence in Indiana.

Benjamin was scheduled to appear in court Wednesday but he sent a message stating that he had entered an in-patient alcohol rehabilitation program. The judge ordered Benjamin to appear in court at 9:00 the next day. Benjamin, 46, has been charged with two incidents of drunk driving in Indianapolis after crashing a Ford Crown Victoria into an apartment maintenance building and then, just last Sunday, hitting a fence with a Ford Taurus. Both were department issued vehicles. In total, Benjamin faces one felony charge and five misdemeanors.

Benjamin told the court that he was working on hiring an Indianapolis DUI defense attorney. A plea of not guilty was entered and his driver

Governor Bob Riley has announced a $1.4 million effort to fund a statewide task force to reduce drunk driving in Alabama.