Top DUI News for the Week of March 7th - March 13th in the year Two Thousand and Eleven

• Sunday March 13th, 2011
'You're Cut Off' Star SHOCKED By DUI Sentence Filed under: Jennifer Jowett , Celebrity Justice " You're Cut Off " bad girl Jennifer Jowett just copped a plea in her DUI case and WON'T have to go to jail -- but the VH1 star isn't happy that she's being punished at all. Jowett pled no contest to driving drunk in West Hollywood back in January.
• Saturday March 12th, 2011
Pot DUI bill gets first OK at Capitol DENVER A proposal to set a blood-content threshold for what's too high to drive got its first approval from Colorado lawmakers Thursday, making the state venture into an area few others have tested in the age of booming medical marijuana use.
• Friday, March 11th, 2011
County Assessor's DUI Arrest: BAC of .11 Pinal County Assessor Paul Larkin is facing two DUI charges after being arrested for drunk driving last month.
• Thursday March 10th, 2011
Man charged with DUI after crash with deputy A Tampa Bay-area man was charged with driving under the influence after authorities say he rear-ended a deputy.
• Wedneday March 9th, 2011
Sacramento DUI Lawyer Says Increasingly Harsher DUI Punishments Don't Increase Deterrence Traffic and Bay Area DUI attorney Matthew Becker says increasing costs and harshness of punishments for first offense DUI in California has passed the point of diminishing returns with regard to both deterrence and improvements to public safety. He also urges those arrested to seek a DUI attorney. Tuesday March 8th, 2011 Va. fireman faces DUI for fire truck joyride Volunteer firefighter arrested on drunk driving charges after he and 4 others take fire engine on an unauthorized ride
• Monday, March 7th, 2011
DUI mug shots inspire Reno woman's works of art Because Partridge believes in the communal aspect of art, she also invited about 15 people to use 12-by-12 inch Masonite panels to artistically display photos, texts and memories about how they were affected by a dui of substance abuse.

Stories of the Week

February 28st - March 6th Leyritz Charged in DUI Homicide Crash

February 21st - February 27th DUI Suspect Crashes Into Sober House

February 14th - February 20th DUI defense atty: Cop should be on trial

February 7 - February 13th Fleeing DUI suspect runs over cop in parking lot

January 31st - February 6th DUI charge reinstated in case where cop read lips

January 24th - January 30th Court decision could cast DUI cases into limbo

January 17th - January 23rd Judge Challenges New DUI Law

January 10th - January 16th Facing jail, DUI offender bolts from the courthouse

January 3rd - January 9th DUI suspect blames Ozzy for arrest

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