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Washington State DUI numbers seem to be ever increasing, and its DUI laws are tougher than ever before. Prosecuting agencies and law enforcement agencies are taking a “zero-tolerance” policy to drunk driving. Case in point, beginning July 22, 2011, Victim Impact Panels (that 2.5 hour class that DUI defendants attend so as to learn about… Continue Reading »

After pressure from four U.S. senators, Apple Inc. has said it will start rejecting iPhone applications that tip drivers off about police checkpoints for drunken driving. Apple updated its app developer guidelines Wednesday to exclude such apps. On Thursday, some DUI apps were still available in the App Store, but Apple usually gives developers a… Continue Reading »

Last weekend Pierce County instituted “party patrols” in anticipation of the inevitable parties associated with the end of school year graduations. It is always a busy and dangerous time of year for celebrating students; under-age drinking and drunken driving incidents are generally high during this time of year – school is out and the sun… Continue Reading »

A 52-year-old Skagit County man faces possible DUI charges after he crashed his scooter Saturday morning just a few steps away from the Washington State Patrol detachment in Burlington. State troopers responded to the accident scene, on Josh Wilson Road at the Highway 11 intersection, at about 9:40 a.m. Saturday. An investigation found that the… Continue Reading »

As we have said in the past … anyone can be arrested and charged with the crime of DUI. Case in point, Estella Warren, who starred in the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes, was recently charged with four misdemeanors, one of which was DUI. The charges apparently stem from a May 24th incident… Continue Reading »

A new form of court would give drunken drivers in Yakima County a chance at sobriety.The county is expected to soon learn from the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission whether it will get the $150,000 in federal funding it is seeking to establish a DUI court for repeat offenders. The Seattle DUI Lawyers at SQ… Continue Reading »

Can anybody be stopped, cited and even charged with Driving Under the Influence (“DUI”)? In short … “yes”. Just ask college football players Darryl Stonum and Nate Montana. The key, however, is what one does after getting a DUI. Darryl Stonum recently – with the assistance of a qualified DUI attorney – entered a plea deal to a… Continue Reading »

Two Seattle police officers received minor injuries when they crashed into each other on their way to help a state patrol trooper in distress. A trooper spotted a man walking on the eastbound lanes of SR-520 near Montlake just after noon on Sunday, said patrol spokesperson Julie Startup. The trooper approached the man to escort… Continue Reading »

Yakima County is awaiting funding for a specialty DUI court, and should learn in the very near future as to whether a $150,000 federal grant has been authorized for the specialty court. There are currently four other counties in Washington State that have dedicated DUI courts. If approved, it is believed that a Yakima County… Continue Reading »

On March 3, 2011, University of Washington football player, and former O’Dea High School standout, Johri Fogerson was stopped by law enforcement because the vehicle he was operating had a faulty headlight. During the stop, officers discovered Johri was in possession of marijuana. While in the process of arresting Johri and putting him in handcuffs,… Continue Reading »