In a recent Arizona DUI decision, a defendant appealed his conviction for aggravated driving under the influence. The case arose just after midnight when the police arrested him for driving under the influence and performed an inventory search of his car. Inside his car, they found a pill bottle that…
Plus 3 Safety Tips for Drivers to Begin Your Year-End Holiday Festivities This holiday season we wish to remind Arizona drivers that the new ban on Texting and Driving in Tempe AZ is in effect. Tempe joined Phoenix, AZ, and several other cities to ban texting and driving with…
Extreme & Aggravated DUI on Priority Arrest List; but all Impaired Drivers at Risk The Arizona Department of Public Safety announced today that it expects heavy travel traffic in the state this week. Officers will be looking out for motorists driving impaired due to drugs or alcohol, distracted, drowsy, and…
Causes and Consequences of Extreme DUI and Super Extreme DUI Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) The Wednesday evening, before Thanksgiving, is sometimes referred to in pop culture as “Blackout Wednesday”. It earned this nickname, due to the popularity of binge drinking that night. Though the term is used loosely, binge drinking and…
Arizona DUI Arrest Statistics In looking back over the last six years of DUI arrest statistics released by the Arizona Governor’s Office on Highway Safety (AGOHS), we see an alarming trend in DUI arrests with Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) at the “Extreme” levels, which is 0.15 percent or higher. In…
Misconduct with Weapons and DUI enforcement top police priority list. The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (AGOHS) is working closely with law enforcement agencies to conduct DUI task forces in Phoenix, Tempe, Mesa, Chandler and Gilbert AZ, this July 4, 2013 weekend. According to the recent statistics reported by…
“All gave some; some gave all”. 1. Observance of Memorial Day began after the Civil War, in remembrance of those 620,000 who lost their lives in the deadliest war ever to occur on U.S. soil. 2. Out of the total number of deaths in the Civil War, a majority of…
Arizona Public Records Release Law Under Arizona’s Freedom of Information Laws pursuant to A.R.S. § 39 – 121 is entitled to request their DUI police incident report. Your report is required to be released to you when it is available and upon receipt of the required fee by the police department How to…
Tempe DUI Arrest If your arrest was based on DUI breath test results, you should contact a Tempe DUI lawyer as soon as possible. Defenses may exist surrounding your breath test evidence. The prosecution will not seek out deficiencies in the breath test evidence, on your behalf. You will need…
How to Protect Your Rights after a Tempe DUI Arrest If you were arrested for DUI charges in Tempe AZ, you must to everything you can to protect your rights. By preserving your rights, your Tempe DUI lawyer can use them in your defense. Here are 5 important tips that will…