Steven Rhone’s Story Part 2 - Damian Scott Mackay Guilty of Vehicular Homicide

Bellingham, Washington - October 5, 2007. Steven Rhone, 19, was visiting friends at Western Washington University this past June. Steven had Western in his sights as his college of choice. However, this visit to Western would result in a horrific tragedy. On June 2, around 2:00 a.m. Steven was walking near where Indian Street and [...]

Steven Rhone’s Story Part 1 - Why I Maintain a DUI Website

Initially, I maintained Washington State DUI for marketing purposes to support my private DUI defense law practice. I spent two years as an Assistant City Attorney for Seattle prosecuting criminals, and then became a highly trained and experienced DUI defense attorney. After thousands of cases and seven years of criminal litigation I needed a change. [...]

Seafair Nets 70 Drunk Boaters - BUI

Seattle, Washington. The annual Seafair celebration always ends with three days of fast boats and fast jets. The weekend includes hydroplanes roaring across Lake Washington and the Navy’s Blue Angels screaming throughout the Seattle skyline. It is a massive party involving 300,000 plus spectators on the water and lakeshore.
Every Seafair brings hundreds of pleasure boats [...]

Seattle DUI Squad - Seattle Police Patroling for Drunk Drivers

The Seattle Police Department has a large Traffic Unit enforcing traffic infractions and crimes. In this larger unit is a specialized traffic unit called the DUI Squad. Around a half dozen Seattle Police Officers belong to the DUI Squad.
These officers are trained to detect impaired drivers and to properly conduct a DUI investigation. There primary [...]

Washington State 2005 DUI Fatality Stats

In 2005 there were 647 total deaths. Forty-five percent of those were alcohol related. That means 294 people died in 2005 as a result of an alcohol related traffic death.
That statistic begs the question, “How many of those deaths resulted in a driver having a 0.08 or higher BAC level?” The answer is surprisingly high. [...]

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