Top DUI News for the Week of September 27th - October 2nd in the year Two Thousand and Ten

• Sunday October 3rd, 2010
Cop: Grandma in DUI offered sandwich OCALA, Fla., Oct. 2 (UPI) -- A police officer in Florida says a grandmother tried to avoid a drunken driving arrest by offering to make him a grilled cheese sandwich.
• Saturday October 2nd, 2010
Molly Hatchet founder hit with DUI ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. -- Just like the opening lyrics of the Molly Hatchet hit "Flirtin' With Disaster," 59-year-old Dave Hlubek was "traveling down the road" with his "pedal to the floor."But Hlubek, who founded the Southern rock band and played guitar under the strobe lights of concert venues, had to face flashing lights instead earlier this week. The St. Lucie County sheriff's office charged ...
• Friday, October 1st, 2010
DUI policeman's mental illness claim rejected A police officer who has pleaded guilty to two separate charges of high-range drink driving will be sentenced later this month, after a court rejected defence claims that he was mental ill.
• Thursday September 30th, 2010
Trooper DUI Sentence: Easy or Harsh? Along with fines, probation and counseling, David Dolan a Colorado State Trooper was sentenced to ten days in jail after he pleaded guilty to driving drunk while on the job in a State Patrol cruiser. How does his sentence compare to other first time DUI offenders? Dan May, the District Attorney for El Paso and Teller Counties was not involved in this case, but his office prosecutors thousands of ...
• Wedneday September 29th, 2010
Teacher faces DUI manslaughter charges in 2009 traffic death A Golden Gate Estates middle school teacher faces charges for a November 2009 crash that killed a 22-year-old woman.
• Tuesday September 28th, 2010
Man convicted of DUI crash that killed pitcher Parents of victims wept as guilty verdicts were read for a construction worker accused of killing promising Los Angeles Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart and two of his friends in a drunken-driving crash.
• Monday, September 27th, 2010
DUI suspect arrested after 4 are struck outside club A suspected drunken driver struck four people in a parking lot of a country-and-western nightclub in north Harris County early Sunday, authorities said.

Stories of the Week

September 20th - September 26th Store finds its niche by marketing 'DUI scooters

September 13th - September 19th Man Arrested On DUI Charge After Driving Wrong Way On Freeway For 11 Miles

September 6th - September 13th Former mayor facing 2 DUI cases

August 30th - September 5th DUI Suspect In Double Fatal Crash To Remain In Jail A Full Year Before Trial

August 23rd - August 29th DUI Arrest Had Wrong Brother Charged

August 16nd - August 22nd DUI VICTIM AWARDED $6.8 MILLION

August 9nd - August 15th DUI attorney says Bisard case may overturn state law

August 2nd - August 8th Family Refutes CHP claim of DUI in Deadly Accident

July 26th - August 1st "DUI Mom" Ratted Out By Her Kid

July 19th - July 25th Beer Truck Driver Faces DUI Charges Collbran, Colo.

July 12th - July 18th Repeat DUI Offender Sentenced To Life In Fatal Crash

July 5th - July 11th Deadly DUI Causes a War of Words on Facebook

June 28th - July 4th Chesterfield School Volunteer Arrested for DUI

June 21st - June 27th Cerabino: DUI in doubt? Polo mogul's case takes twist

June 14th - June 20th Delaware prosecutor charged with DUI

June 7th - June 13th DUI case against assistant principal delayed til July

May 31st - June 6th DUI case against assistant principal delayed til July

May 31st - June 6th 476 DUI arrests in Ariz. over holiday weekend

May 17th - May 23rd Colorado Springs DUI trooper receiving treatment

May 10th - May 16th DUI trial ends in hung jury, mistrial declared

May 3rd - May 9th DUI Lawyers Get Case Dismissed Due to Officerís Lack of Memory

April 26th - May 2nd Mock DUI crash simulated at Grand Junction High School

April 19th - April 25th 7 DUI cases dismissed after Springs lab errors

April 12th - April 18th Man on mower charged with DUI, fishing pole theft

April 5th - April 11th Cops: Man Drove Drunk To Prison For DUI Sentence

March 29th - April 4th Former 'Hills' Star Charged After DUI Arrest

March 22nd - March 28th DUI arrests rise over St. Patrick's Day holiday

March 15th - March 21st Man, 71, faces DUI, vehicular homicide charges

March 8th - March 14th School bus driver arrested for DUI on the job

March 1st - March 7th State high court to review DUI blood test case

February 22nd - February 28th Man driving without a tire gets charged with DUI

February 15th - February 21st 'Deadliest Catch' star arrested for DUI, hit and run in Seattle

February 8th - February 14th Norridge man gets 10 years in prison for 7th DUI

February 1st - February 7th DUI enforcement during Super Bowl party weekend

January 25th - January 31st Tucson Police use grant money to increase DUI enforcement

January 18th - January 24th N.Y. man charged with snowmobile DUI in Mount Holly

January 11th - January 17th 444 arrested in Colo. campaign against DUI

January 4th - January 10th DUI Task Force reports fewer arrests in 2009

December 28th - January 3rd Colo. lawmaker going after repeat DUI offenders

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