http://www.totaldui.com/blog The #1 Stop for DUI News Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:06:33 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When it comes to DUI, police are concerned primarily with the safety of drivers. However, when that goal starts to impinge upon the interests of local bars and restaurants that depend upon a steady flow of happy customers, a compromise might be in order. Just such a situation has arisen in ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/bar-owners-annoyed-by-dui-checkpoints-in-florida/ Richard Niemczyk, a resident of Hanover Park, Ill., was recently arrested for and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, according to The Courier-News. The DUI charge was Niemczyk’s tenth such charge since 1991. Niemczyk was arrested following an Oct. 21 incident at a local business, where a store employee reported ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/10th-time-is-not-a-charm/ There are many strange stories involving driving under the influence. Some are tragic, changing the lives of those involved, while others, like a recent story out of Minnesota, simply boggle the mind. In the town of Proctor, Minn., a man was stopped for driving drunk after he collided with a parked car, ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/man-pleads-guilty-to-drunk-driving-in-his-la-z-boy/ A recent Pennsylvania court case further proves that driving under the influence can have a profound impact on an individual’s life. We all know that celebrity DUI arrests make headlines, but too often it is the ordinary citizen whose life takes a wrong turn as a result of an error in ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/pennsylvania-woman-jailed-as-a-result-of-a-deadly-dui/ In Salem, Ore., that's exactly what happened to a man who dialed 9-1-1 to report his stash of pot missing, according to an Associated Press article. Salem resident Calvin Hoover, 21, made an emergency call from his cell phone while he was driving down the road vomiting. Hoover claimed that while he ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/report-stolen-marijuana-get-arrested-for-dui-yep/ Famous actor Mel Gibson recently had his drunken driving conviction expunged, the Los Angeles Times reported. Gibson was pulled over back in July 2006 by a sheriff’s deputy on the Pacific Coast Highway in Los Angeles, Calif. Gibson was driving his Lexus Sedan over 85 mph. He was given a breathalyzer test ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/mel-gibsons-dui-expunged/ Over the Halloween holiday weekend, law enforcement outfits nationwide cracked down on intoxicated drivers by implementing special DUI checkpoint locations on roadways. Across the state of Delaware, law enforcement officials reported 39 DUI-related arrests just this weekend alone, according to Delaware's Daily Times. Not only were 39 drivers apprehended for DUI, but ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/boo-39-dui-arrests-in-delaware/ According to multiple news sources, police departments in several states - including California, Colorado, Illinois and Utah - are planning special DUI checkpoints on roadways for the Halloween holiday weekend. The Arizona Department of Public Safety reported that Halloween is especially bad for drunken drivers on the roads. Across the state of ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/spooky-halloween-dui-crackdowns-in-several-states/ The state of Utah recently released its seventh annual DUI report, tracking DUI arrests, accidents and fatalities in the state in 2008. The report contained significant positive developments in overall DUI arrest and fatality numbers, as well as some illuminating facts about DUI arrests and underage drinkers. Among the positive news in ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/annual-report-shows-decreased-dui-related-fatalities-in-utah/ In the state of Montana, some believe that a culture of drunk driving and DUI arrests has become so ingrained in the community that only a community-wide change can lead to a decrease in DUI arrests and accidents. In a recent DUI court case, a surprising number of those involved in ... http://www.totaldui.com/blog/dui-is-a-part-of-the-culture-for-many-in-montana/