The Seattle Seahawks defensive leader Lofa Tatupu was charged with driving under the influence in Washington after being stopped by Kirkland police. Tatupu was seen speeding and changing lanes without signaling. When the officer caught up with Tatupu at a restaurant drive-thru, he detected alcohol of the NFL player

Davis Ruark plead guilty to MD DUI in Worcester County District Court on Monday. Ruark, the State

Ronald Allen Turner was arrested for driving under the influence in Manatee County Florida early Tuesday morning. The 39-year old was stopped for erratic driving around 12:30 am, and he identified himself as chief of staff to Republican Congressman Vern Buchanan.

Turner, who resides in Sarasota, was booked on Florida drunk driving charges and taken to the Manatee County jail. He is being held on $500 bail.

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Sheila McGinnis, a Cook County judge, was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence in Chicago after being involved in a traffic accident May 8.

Around 7:30 pm, McGinnis ran her SUV into the back of a mini-van that was stopped at a traffic light in Tinley Park. No one was injured in the low-speed accident, though the McGinnis was still trying to move her vehicle forward after the collision. The driver of the minivan described McGinnis as having her head on the steering wheel. Other witnesses recalled McGinnis honking her horn and flashing her lights as she weaved through traffic.

Police responding to the scene say that McGinnis appeared intoxicated and smelled of alcohol. She refused to submit to a breath test or perform field sobriety tests. In addition to a charge of suspicion of drunk driving in Chicago, the 47 year old judge was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident and failure to provide proof of insurance.

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A four-judge Seattle Court has ruled that breath test evidence gathered during arrests for drunk driving in Washington will not be admissible during trial. The ruling impacts hundreds of Seattle DUI cases before the city

The American Beverage Institute thinks ignition interlock devices are great for removing chronic drunk drivers from our roads. They feel that advocates of the device, however, want more. There are efforts underway to make interlock devices standard equipment in every vehicle sold in America, and the ABI feels that that will put an end to responsible social drinking.

ABI started an ad campaign featuring celebrities arrested for driving under the influence. The point was to feature documented problem drinkers in an effort to differentiate repeat DUI offenders from the average social drinker. The initial celeb shamed in the ads was Lindsay Lohan. The most recent ad that appeared in the New York Times, splashed mug shots of Keifer Sutherland, who recently spent time in jail for violating terms of his DUI probation, and Billie Joe Armstrong, front man for the rock band Green Day who was nabbed for drunk driving five years ago. An ABI website features Glenn Campbell, Michelle Rodriguez and Chris Klein.

The legal threshold for intoxication is typically a blood alcohol content of .08%. Ignition interlock devices are usually calibrated to disable the vehicle if a BAC of .02% is detected. As a result, those enjoying moderate consumption of alcohol, like at a sporting event or a wedding, will be penalized.

The ABI, which represents restaurants and advocates responsible consumption of alcohol, goes on to clarify that they want anti-drunk driving efforts to target drunk drivers, not all Americans.

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Memorial Day weekend is the traditional start of the summer travel season, and despite high gas prices motorists are expected to leave the city in substantial numbers. For those heading west, the trip will have an extra consideration as the New York Port Authority will be setting up drunk driving checkpoints.

Motorists using the George Washington Bridge, the Lincoln Tunnel and the Holland Tunnel will be subject to traffic stops for driving while intoxicated in New York City. The checkpoints will be operated between 10pm Friday and 6am Saturday. Officials acknowledge overnight traffic is one of the busiest times on the road, so they have suspended scheduled maintenance and construction work on six crossings out of Manhattan. In addition, extra PATH trains will be running.

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Albany County District Attorney David Soares wants to develop a plan to seize vehicles of those suspected of driving while intoxicated in New York.

State and federal law permit the seizure of assets, including cash and cars, for a felony crime. Such a policy for a misdemeanor would require local legislation, and such efforts have been turned down by lawmakers in Albany County and neighboring Rensselaer County in the past. New York City initiated vehicle seizures for drunk driving and other misdemeanors in 1999, to the protest of DWI defense attorneys and rights advocates.

Typically a vehicle involved in a suspected case of drinking and driving in New York is towed from the scene and released. If a vehicle were to be seized at the time of arrest for New York DWI, a legal process with hearings would have to be put in place. One complication in the plan is that many drivers either are leasing or have financed their vehicles, and do not own them outright. Both prosecutors and defense attorneys say the process of legally seizing a vehicle would be cumbersome.

Some District Attorneys prefer to initiate seizure of a vehicle after a conviction for drunk driving. The more accepted approach is to require ignition interlock devices in vehicles owned by repeat DWI offenders or those arrested with a blood-alcohol content more than twice the legal.

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It has been learned that fees collected for an arrest for driving under the influence in Schuykill County, Pennsylvania have not been transferred to the appropriate accounts. The error means that the county has been breaking state law since 1999.

The law stipulates that when state police are involved in an arrest for Pennsylvania DUI, the Commonwealth gives half of the fees and fines collected to the county where the arrest occurred. That money is to be equally split between the county prison system and the county drug and alcohol program.

Schuykill County however has been placing the monies in a general use fund, and not delivering them to the prisons or the rehabilitation program. The amount misallocated is estimated to be nearly $200,000.

County officials expressed confusion, with several using the excuse that they were new to office and did not know about the law. The county commissioner

The Third District Court of Appeals of California ruled that police are not required to seize and hold a vehicle of a motorist accused (but not convicted) of driving under the influence or driving while having a suspended license.

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The decision by the three judge panel involves a case filed against two California Highway Patrol officers. The CHP officers arrested Scott St. Pierre for California DUI and driving with a suspended license, after a minor traffic accident. Later in the day, police released St. Pierre and allowed his mother to retrieve his impounded car. Hours later St. Pierre was involved in an accident that killed Jerry Walker. Relatives of Walker sued the California Highway Patrol, saying that the CHP officer