Frederick Russell, Vehicular Homicide & Justice At Last

Kelso, Washington - November 6, 2007. In 2001, Frederick Russell slammed into another vehicle head-on. Three Washington State University students in the other vehicle were killed. Russell provided a .128 blood alcohol sample that night, and then fled the country after his initial court appearance.
Russell remained hidden until 2005. Strangely, Russell selected Ireland as a [...]

Mickey Rourke Arrested for DUI on a Vespa - Vrooom!

Miami, Florida - November 8, 2007. How does it go? It is all fun and games riding a scooter until a friend sees you? Unfortunately, for Mickey Rourke the police saw him riding a scooter while he was under the influence of intoxicants.
Rourke was cruising around on a Vespa scooter and made an illegal U-turn. [...]

Recent NHL Member John LeClair Arrested for DUI

Milton, Vermont - October 24, 2007. John LeClair is better known for slashing across the ice in an NHL hockey rink scoring goals as a forward. LeClair played for the Montreal Canadiens, the Philadelphia Flyers and the Pittsburgh Penguins. LeClair was a member of the U.S. Olympic hockey team as well.
On October 24, LeClair was [...]

Leroy Yazzie Will Not be Citizen of the Year - 8th DUI

Gallup, New Mexico - October 31, 2007. It was an un-happy Halloween for Leroy Yazzie of Gallup, New Mexico. Yazzie was swerving out of his lane of travel when police noticed his silver Buick.
During the traffic stop Yazzie produced an odor of intoxicants from his breath and had the ever incriminating bloodshot eyes (See previous [...]

Stellar Officer Cox Arrests DUI Suspect - 0.00 BAC

Corvallis, Oregon - November 2, 2007. Officer Cox conducted a traffic stop and detected signs consistent with alcohol consumption; running eyes. The driver was arrested. When I defended DUIs I hated the watery eyes, glassy eyes, or running eyes bulls%&t. Well this time that crappy piece of evidence bit Officer Cox in the rear.
Turns out [...]

Bethel, Washington School Bus Driver Arrested

Pierce County, Washington - November 6, 2007. A female Bethel school bus driver, 52, was arrested just before she was scheduled to drive students home. Police found her in the school bus with marijuana and a loaded gun under the bus driver seat. They also noted she appeared “impaired.”
Shockingly, that kind of activity is against [...]

Hot Rebecca De Mornay Arrested for DUI

Beverly Hills, California - October 30, 2007. The sultry Rebecca De Mornay was arrested for DUI on October 30, 2007. Rebecca was stopped by a Beverly Hills police officer for a traffic violation.
During the traffic stop the police officer detected signs consistent with the consumption of alcohol. De Mornay participated in the field sobriety tests [...]

Helpful WordPress & HostMySite Save the Day

Blogger was the first blog software I used upon launching Washington State DUI Blog. I quickly graduated from the limited functionality of Blogger and moved to WordPress. Making the jump to WordPress was the right move. WordPress offers easier customization and robust features.
Finally, there forum board help is fantastic. I recently upgraded from version 2.1 [...]

One Drink Per Hour Rule to Avoid a Holiday DUI

Many former clients claimed they consumed one drink per hour. I then inquired what they were drinking. Quite often I heard one martini per hour. I even heard one 40 ounce of malt liquor beer per hour. One drink an hour does not mean one container of any size containing any type of intoxicating [...]

An Invalid Sample of a DUI Breath Test

The Washington State Patrol provides the DataMaster Operator Information Manual for training a police officer about the BAC breath test administration.
If an individual is under arrest for Driving Under the Influence they will be taken to the police station for further investigation. The arresting police officer will read the Implied Consent Warnings to the DUI [...]

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