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Councillor lands drink-drive ban (BBC News)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:18:43 GMT

A councillor is banned from the road for 12 months after he admits a drink-driving charge in court.

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Darren Day receives 18 month ban after admitting drink-driving (Fametastic)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:35:44 GMT

Darren Day has been banned for driving for 18 months after he admitting he was guilty of drink-driving earlier in the year. Darren was pulled over by police in Cardiff on 18th June and found to be twice the legal limit - but still denied the charges at an earlier hearing. He was due to [...]

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Diageo Backs Initiative to Combat Drunk Driving at the Republican National Convention (PR News Wire )

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:00:00 GMT

Pages at the Republican National Convention Learn from Survivor BLOOMINGTON, Minn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Diageo, the world's leading spirits, wine and beer company, is proud to support Brandon Silveria in his latest efforts to combat drunk driving. Silveria, who survived a drunk driving crash when he was a teen, will speak alongside his father, Tony, at this...

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Utah sees slight drop in DUI deaths (Salt Lake Tribune)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 03:34:23 GMT

Posted: 9:34 PM- Drunken driving deaths were down slightly last year in Utah, but the drop is not statistically significant, authorities say.

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No DUI conviction for magistrate (News.com.au)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:41:00 GMT

CONTROVERSIAL New South Wales magistrate Pat O'Shane has escaped conviction in her drink-driving case but has been placed on a 12-month good behaviour bond.

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Drink Drank Drunk (Easily Distracted)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:55:34 GMT

Earlier this week, I happened to catch a segment of Marty Moss-Coane’s Radio Times focusing on the drinking age and the issue of student drinking at universities. The guests were John McCardell, the former Middlebury president who is calling for a renewed debate about the drinking age, and Brandon Busteed, a sociologist who studies college [...]

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Drunk driving scrutiny increases for the holiday (Sacramento Bee)

nlofing@sacbee.com (Niesha Lofing) — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:08:03 GMT

... that fell to their lowest level in history last year. Elk Grove police will set up a drunken driving and driver's license checkpoint at 8 o'clock tonight.Officers will check for impaired and unlicensed drivers, and will distribute educational materials detailing the dangers of drunken driving, police Officer Christopher Trim said.The checkpoint is funded through a selective Traffic...

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Save Your Job With Good DUI Lawyers (Credit Cards Information)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:39:00 GMT

DUI or Driving Under Influence is a very common offense but the punishments are getting harsher. It is certain that you require the services of a skilled criminal defense lawyer.Some of the the penalties for a drunk driving include jail time, loss of driving privileges, increased insurance rates, alcohol and drug educational classes, scarlet letter license plates,...

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DUI-Manslaughter Charge Filed Against Pinellas Man (Tampa Bay Online)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:35:00 GMT

A 28-year-old Dunedin man was arrested Thursday and charged with being drunk when his car ran a red light in June and struck a car, killing a passenger in that car.

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Season 2 Top Chef Finalist Charged with DUI (Foodie Obsessed)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:59:01 GMT

Marcel Vigneron, Top Chef finalist from season 2, was pulled over Saturday night for speeding down the Pacific Coast Highway and driving erratically. The cops were a tad suspicious so they administered a drug alcohol test which he failed. The legal limit in California is .08. Some may be surprised, some may secretly be giggling because [...]

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Yengeni drunk driving case postponed (IOL)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:28:30 GMT

The National Prosecuting Authority needs an extra month to consider representations for the withdrawal of a drunken driving charge against politician Tony Yengeni.

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One in 12 Americans Admit Driving While Possibly Drunk (PR News Wire )

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:20:00 GMT

EAGAN, Minn., Aug. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- More than 30 million Americans will hit the road this Labor Day weekend for one last summer road trip. But a new survey indicates many of those drivers admit they may be driving while under the influence of alcohol. One in 12 American adults admit they may have driven while drunk within the last year, according to a new survey by FindLaw.com (),...

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CMU professor may be jailed after third DUI charge (Today's Tribune-Review)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 04:35:23 GMT

Prosecutors asked a judge to jail Jeffrey Hunker, 51, of Squirrel Hill, who is charged with drunken driving three times in eight days.

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Drink Driving Kills [Mark Ballantyne] (Ecademy: user blogs)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 21:49:57 GMT

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US Motorcycle DUI Deaths Up (Time)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:20:00 GMT

Drunken driving deaths fell in 32 states in 2007, but the government says the number of alcohol-related fatalities among motorcycle riders climbed in half the states last year

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DUI court date set for El Dorado County supervisor (Sacramento Bee)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:53:42 GMT

From David Richie:El Dorado County Supervisor Helen Baumann is scheduled for a court hearing 10 a.m. Oct. 24 to fight a drunken driving charge filed against her by the El Dorado County District Attorney's office.Baumann, left, did not attend her arraignment Tuesday in El Dorado County Superior Court but her attorney, Donald Simonds, appeared on Baumann's behalf and entered a not guilty plea.Reached...

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Report: Ohio State lineman won't be suspended following DUI charge (Detroit Free Press)

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:49 GMT

The Cleveland Plain Dealer's Doug Lesmerises recently reported that Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel will not suspend defensive lineman Doug Worthington following his DUI charge. Here's a portion of the story:

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Ex-Top Chef Bad Boy Dinged With DUI (E! Online)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:49:00 GMT

Bravo Let the haters give a toast: One of the biggest Top Chef villain's goose is cooked.Marcel Vigneron, who filleted his way to runner-up status on season two of Bravo's foody reality competition, was busted for a DUI over the weekend in Laguna Beach, Calif.Laguna Beach's finest pulled the gourmet guru over at approximately 12:45 a.m. Saturday on suspicion of speeding down Pacific Coast Highway.Believing...

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Fossella's Drunk-Driving Trial Delayed (Capitol Briefing)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:52:32 GMT

Retiring Rep. Vito Fossella's (R-N.Y.) defense team believes he will be able to beat the rap on charges stemming from his drunk-driving arrest back in May, but it needs just a wee bit more time to prove their case. Fossella's trial was scheduled to begin this morning in Alexandria General District Court, but the proceedings have been delayed until Oct. 17 as his lawyers seek more evidence...

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Funky Drink Drive Warning (fletch.cx)

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:08:56 GMT

Pretty cool idea :)

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