Erkan Deniz, of Palenville, tried to escape a misdemeanor charge of driving while intoxicated in New York by giving state police officers the name of his brother. That bit of deception added a felony to the charges.

Erkan Deniz, 23, was stopped Friday around 11:15 pm in the town of Ulster and charged with drunk driving. He provided the arresting officers with the name of his 25 year old brother, Metin Deniz. Police have no confirmed that Metin has not been charged with a crime, as originally reported in the local paper.

Erkan was rearrested Sunday and charged with felony forgery and misdemeanor impersonation.

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A Michigan man is accused of stealing a Nashville tourist trolley, driving under the influence, and crashing the special vehicle.

The legitimate driver had just finished a regular tour of the downtown area when he parked the trolley at the Hard Rock Cafe along lower Broadway for a bathroom break. He left the trolley unlocked with the doors open so people could board for the next tour. In fact six tourists from Texas were on the trolley when Jason Carl Farmer, noticing the keys were in the vehicle, jumped on board and drove off. Farmer, 38, hit a pole and was was persuaded to drop the others off. He then continued driving west until he crashed with an SUV in the Belle Meade area of Nashville.

Police detected alcohol and noticed Farmer

Lt. Terrell LaTour, with the Sharon Township police department, serves on the Franklin County DUI Task Force. He was stopped for traffic violations around 2:30 am in a Columbus suburb last weekend and charged with driving under the influence in Ohio.

LaTour, 52, refused to submit to field sobriety tests or blood alcohol tests, and his driver

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety released records showing 3,094 state-wide arrests for driving while intoxicated were made during the month of July. Of the approximately 400 law enforcement agencies across the state, 278 reported making a Minnesota drunk driving arrest, as did 10 of the 11 State Patrol districts.

Police arrest records show that the average blood alcohol content for drivers arrested for DWI was 0.15%, or nearly twice the legal limit for intoxication in Minnesota.

July is typically one of deadliest for alcohol related accidents, leading the State Patrol to engage in enhanced DWI patrols during the month. This effort included members of the recently recognized Minnesota DWI Enforcer All-Star Team, comprised of officers who have made the most drunk-driving arrests in the state.

Statistics reveal that over half a million drivers in the state have been charged with Minnesota DWI. That represents one in eight registered drivers.

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DUI Defense lawyer Gerald Roden recently completed a three day event conducted by the National College of DUI Defense. Held at the Harvard Law School, the continuing legal education symposium taught advanced skills to attorneys who limit their practices to DUI defense.

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Colorado has toughened its Boating Under the Influence laws, making them consistent with the offense of Driving Under the Influence. The legal threshold for intoxication was lowered from .10% to .08%.

It also makes the operation of any waterborne vessel subject to a drunk boating arrest. Previously the Colorado BUI laws covered motorboats and sailboats. The new legislation expands the law to anything powered by motor, paddle or oar, including jet skis, kayaks, canoes and rafts.

BUI penalties can include a jail term, fines, a restriction on use of the watercraft and community service.

The new law comes at a time when police officers across the state are cracking down on drunk driving in Colorado. The drunk boating law will be enforced by Colorado Park Rangers and county peace officers. Colorado is the 38th state to apply a blood alcohol content limit to watercraft.

If you have been charged with Driving Under the Influence in Colorado you need to hire a CO DUI Lawyer.

Governor Bill Richardson was featured in a commercial highlighting the fight against driving while intoxicated in New Mexico. Filmed at a mock sobriety checkpoint, the governor talks about DWI and praises the citizens of the state for their efforts to reduce drinking and driving offenses.

Governor Richardson hopes the anti-DWI message reaches a large audience during the Olympics. He said,

Kirk Riffey, from Cheaspeake, was charged with driving under the influence in Virginia following a fatal boating accident.

Riffey was operating a powerboat on the southern branch of the Elizabeth River when he struck a functioning channel marker. His passenger, Bobby Ray Ussery from Virginia Beach, was killed in the incident.

The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries is considering additional charges.

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In a recent interview Mischa Barton has said that she was disgusted with herself following an arrest for driving under the influence in LA. She went on to say,

The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released figures showing that the number of arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is down at this year