Top DUI News Week of February 12th - February 18th
Sunday, February 18th:
Judges navigate through DUI laws. When Judge Steven Nordquist agreed to a breath test during his DUI arrest last summer, he became an anomaly among his colleagues on the bench.
Saturday, February 17th:
Nicole Richie was charged Friday with misdemeanor driving under the influence. Nicole Richie was charged Friday with misdemeanor driving under the influence. In addition to the single count, the case contains an allegation that Richie had a prior misdemeanor DUI conviction in June 2003, the Los Angeles County district attorney's office said.
Friday, February 16th:
Scalia's daughter hires top attorney in DUI case
The daughter of a U.S. Supreme Court justice has retained a prominent DUI attorney to fight charges she drove drunk with
three children in her van. Ann S. Banaszewski, 45, was arrested Monday by Wheaton police as she drove away from a McDonald's.
Thursday, February 15th:
DUI bill requires alcohol rehab
Legislation would steer all convicted of drunk driving into treatment programs Convicted
drunken drivers would have to participate in alcohol treatment programs even if they didn't
want their driver's licenses reinstated under a bill introduced Tuesday that would rewrite the state's DUI laws.
Wednesday, February 14th:
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Teens crash deaths spur anti-DUI program Two days after four teenagers were killed in an Oswego crash in which the driver has been charged with DUI, three police chiefs from the western suburbs announced a program aimed at preventing alcohol abuse by teens.
Tuesday, February 13th:
Februrary 10th DUI results
The results of the Saturday night Fresno Police DUI checkpoint on the Belmont and Clark intersection resulted in 11
arrests and 46 cars being impounded. Information was provided by the Fresno Police Traffic Office.
Monday, February 12th:
Lorain man, 51, faces his 8th DUI
LORAIN -- A Lorain man with seven prior DUI convictions was arrested early yesterday morning on suspicion of drunken driving for the eighth time, according to a police report.