Top DUI News Week of January 14th - January 20th

• Sunday, January 20th:
Are DUI Crackdowns Hurting Businesses? The Fresno Police Department's successful DUI program may be hurting some local business owners.
• Saturday, January 19th:
Family Files Suit Against Man Accused In DUI The family of two parents killed in a New Year's Eve crash is suing the man behind the wheel and his boss. Robert Blair was charged with felony DUI for the accident. The crash killed three people, including Syblene and Andrew McAbee.
• Friday, January 18th:
Bill would force judges to impose full sentence in extreme DUI cases A change approved last year forbids judges from suspending part of the sentence for someone guilty of extreme DUI. But language elsewhere continued to say judges could suspend some of the sentence if an offender had a blood-alcohol level of less than 0.20 and enrolled in some type of treatment.
• Thursday, January 17th:
Judge: Officer had cause to pull over DUI suspect Judge: Officer had cause to pull over DUI suspect
• Wednesday, January 16th:
Kurt Angle Ordered To Stand Trial For DUI Charges WTAE in Pittsburgh is reporting that Kurt Angle will be going to trial for DUI and careless driving, stemming from his arrest on September 28, 2007. He appeared at a preliminary hearing in town today and was ordered to stand trial by District Judge Mary Murray. No trial date has been set yet.
• Tuesday, January 15th:
Sparks woman crashes into police cruiser and gets a DUI A Sparks woman is facing a DUI charge after crashing her pickup truck into a police cruiser. The Nevada Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Dana Lisa Kirk struck the patrol car last night as she tried to turn left from Oddie onto Rock boulevard.
• Monday, January 14th:
"Pulp Fiction" Screenwriter Arrested for Manslaughter & DUI in Ojai The Academy Award-winning Screenwriter of "Pulp Fiction," Roger Avary has been arrested for manslaughter and DUI, after crashing his car in Ojai Sunday, killing a passenger.

Story of the Week, January 7th - January 13th: Local agencies tighten DUI dragnet

Story of the Week, January 1st - January 6th: State Police make 7 DUI arrests on New Year's Eve

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