Arizona DUI Task Force Makes 23 Arrests in the East Valley

This year's St. Patrick's Day holiday came with the usual preparations from local police. An East Valley DUI Task Force composed of police from Tempe, Gilbert and Scottsdale and Arizona Department of Public Safety officers made 151 stops on Sunday and Monday nights. Of the 151 stops, officers made 23 DUI arrests, according to a news release. Five of the arrests were for extreme DUI - having a blood alcohol content level above 0.15 percent - and one felony arrest for aggravated DUI. According to officers, the average blood alcohol content for all arrests made was 0.112 percent. Amanda Fruzynski, The Arizona Republic


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Phoenix Police Officer Arrested for DUI

An off-duty Phoenix police officer was arrested on suspicion of DUI on March 17, 2008, in Gilbert, Arizona. Phoenix police officer, Steve Soha, was pulled over for a traffic violation at 9:32 p.m. Soha has not been cited or charged with any DUI charges. Gilbert police are waiting for blood-alcohol lever results before charges are filed.

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Proposed Operating Under The Influence (Watercraft) Bill

Senate Bill 1080 was given preliminary approval by the Senate on March 13, 2008. The bill was introduced by Senator Linda Gray (Republican - Glendale). The bill would toughen the penalties for operating a boat under the influence. A person convicted of operating under the influence would be required to serve at least 10 consecutive days in jail.

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Arizona DUI Bill Ends Life At Senate

The Senate Transportation Committee has killed a new DUI bill (Senate Bill 1008) which would have allowed police to take the license of those suspected of driving drunk and killing or maiming someone. The suspension would be immediate, elimating the 15-day lag in the administrative per se law, which allows a driver time to take his case to an administrative judge. Under current law, police can seize a suspected drunken driver's license and notify the state Motor Vehicle Division so that it can suspend the license. But the so-called "administrative per se" law applies only when a person is arrested for DUI. View current Arizona DUI Law penalties at http://azattorneys.com/penalties.html

Jeff Weintraub

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