http://www.duiblogger.com/ Published by Neil Shouse en-us 2010-03-08T09:30:14-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/03/california_dui_murder_convictions_on_the_rise.html Although California DUI murder cases a.k.a. “Watson murder” cases used to be quite rare, they seem to be on the rise. Last week, an Orange County jury convicted Suzanne Amelia Carlson, 27, of second-degree murder after she killed her passenger... DUI Second Degree Murder nshouse 2010-03-08T09:30:14-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/03/energy_drinks_and_alcohol_lead_to_more_duis.html Energy drinks and alcohol have been popular for years (perhaps the most common being a “Red Bull and vodka” cocktail, otherwise known as a “birch”). But as more studies are emerging, we’re learning that the combination of caffeine and alcohol... DUI nshouse 2010-03-05T09:26:46-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/03/california_dui_checkpoints_for_march_4th_5th_6th.html The following are the California DUI sobriety / driver’s license checkpoints that are set to operate tonight and this weekend: Thursday, March 4th The Salinas Police Department will conduct a DUI / license checkpoint sometime tonight at an undisclosed location... Checkpoints nshouse 2010-03-04T09:44:55-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/03/woman_sentenced_in_controversial_dui.html A Portland judge sentenced Zoe Hoeltzel to over three months in jail, probation, and 160 hours of community service. Hoeltzel’s privilege to drive was also taken away for a full five years. This was after she crashed into a sidewalk... DUI nshouse 2010-03-03T10:00:29-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/03/timberwolves_center_al_jefferson.html The Timberwolves’ center Al Jefferson was arrested this weekend on suspicion of DUI. Cops pulled him over after they allegedly saw him speeding and changing lanes without signaling. Jefferson then reportedly “failed” his field sobriety tests and submitted to a... DUI nshouse 2010-03-02T10:16:04-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/03/why_you_should_always_challenge_dui_breath_test_results.html Late last week, reporters learned that 8 out of the 10 DUI breath testing instruments that were being used in Washington D.C. were not in proper working order. And it’s not as though we’re talking about these machines being broken... DUI Breath Testing nshouse 2010-03-01T11:13:53-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/02/california_dui_sobriety_checkpoint_schedule_february_26_28.html Here’s a list of the California DUI sobriety checkpoints that are scheduled for this weekend. Unfortunately, some aren’t too specific, but if you check with the police/sheriff stations a couple of hours before the checkpoints are set to begin, you... Checkpoints nshouse 2010-02-26T11:21:26-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/02/california_dui_sobriety_checkpoints_a_serious_misnomer.html California law enforcement officers have called 2010 the “year of the checkpoint”. What they really should have called it is “year of the cash cow”. A recent report from the University of California at Berkeley found that in 2009, DUI... Checkpoints nshouse 2010-02-25T09:12:21-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/02/dui_alternative_sentencing.html Although many people think that a DUI conviction necessarily means a jail sentence, that’s not always the case. In fact, there are a variety of penalties…penalties called “alternative sentencing”…that the judge can impose in lieu of jail. One of the... SCRAM Device nshouse 2010-02-23T10:05:10-08:00 http://www.duiblogger.com/2010/02/bad_driving_must_be_dui.html As absurd as this sounds, it’s still a philosophy to which cops nationwide wholeheartedly subscribe. This is due in large part to the list that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration published which matches common driving patterns with the likelihood... Driving Patterns nshouse 2010-02-22T09:54:59-08:00