Driving Under the Influence

Under the Influence

Dinah Lenney | Posted 05.28.2012

Dinah Lenney

"Have you had anything to drink, Madam?" asked the patrolman. I wasn't drunk and I wasn't worried. I was a middle-aged woman in possession of a driver's license, conservatively dressed, honest to a fault and I assumed all that worked in my favor.

Do Teens Think Driving While High Is No Big Deal?

Posted 02.24.2012

According to a new study, marijuana use among teens is currently at its highest level in 30 years and 19 percent of teen drivers reported driving unde...

Drunk Driver Speeds 18 Miles On Wrong Side Of Highway

Posted 01.12.2012

That is one bad trip. A 60-year-old woman allegedly drove nearly 18 miles at dangerously high speeds while heading north on the southbound side of ...

The Top Ten "Stupid Stoner Stories" of 2011

Russ Belville | Posted 03.04.2012

Russ Belville

In many of these stories, the stupid is someone simply wanting police help and wouldn't even merit a ticket if pot weren't illegal... so don't forget that the biggest stupid is prohibiting adult use of marijuana in the first place.

Russian Diplomat Caught Driving 15 Times Over Legal Limit

Posted 11.22.2011

This Russian diplomat may have had more than a few too many. The Moscow Times reports that an unidentified diplomat was pulled over near Gdansk, Po...

Fewer People Driving Drunk, Report Finds

AP | MIKE STOBBE | Posted 12.04.2011

ATLANTA — Drunken driving incidents have fallen 30 percent in the last five years, and last year were at their lowest mark in nearly two decades...

School Bus Driver Faces DUI Charge After Drunk Driving Students

AP | Posted 11.27.2011

WINDHAM, N.H. — A New Hampshire school bus driver is facing drunken driving charges after police say she struck a mailbox with her bus while tra...

Victim Asks Judge To Show Mercy After Tragic DUI

Posted 10.30.2011

How's this for forgive and forget? A Grand Junction man hit by a drunk driver and forced to endure 10 surgeries after his legs were destroyed has ask...

'Drugged Driving' Target Of New Campaign (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.22.2011

Move over, DUI, there's a new menace in town: the DUI. Despite sharing the same acronym, 'drugged driving,' is the focus of a Colorado Department of ...

Secret Service Agent Arrested For DUI

AP | Posted 10.17.2011

DECORAH, Iowa (Associated Press)-- A Secret Service agent on assignment in Iowa to help with presidential security has been arrested on suspicion of d...

3 Men And A Gator Go For A Ride

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

HOWELL, Mich. -- Authorities say three intoxicated men stole a 14-foot flattened and preserved alligator, strapped it to a pickup truck and took it of...

Drunken Driving Suspect Arrested -- Twice Within Six Hours

Posted 11.15.2011

Make that a double. Police in North Carolina arrested Eleanor Anderson Thompson for drunken driving on June 10 twice within a six hour period. A...

Motorcycle DUI Suspect Blames Wreck On 'Boogeyman'

Posted 11.15.2011

Motorcycle accidents are certainly scary -- but police in Florida say they're not the work of the boogeyman. After being found trapped underneath a...

Cops: Drunken Man Steals Steamroller, Gets Rolled Over

Posted 11.15.2011

This is no way to roll a drunk. Canadian law enforcement officials say a drunk man took a steamroller for a joyride, only to see that heavy machine...

Cops: Man Beat Himself Up To Avoid Drunken Driving Charges

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

FARMINGTON, Conn. -- Connecticut police say a man punched himself in the face, tore his shirt and threw his wallet and keys in a river to convince pol...

Cops: Drunk Man Opened Fire At Airplane

Posted 11.16.2011

This suspect gives new meaning to the term "flight risk." Police in Arizona have locked up a man who allegedly shot an airplane while it was parked...

Ohio DUI Suspect Keeps Cop Waiting At Taco Bell Drive-Thru

AP | Posted 11.15.2011

NORTH ROYALTON, Ohio -- Police in Ohio say a woman insisted on picking up some fast food before she allowed an officer to charge her with drunken driv...

Montana Lawmaker's Speech Perpetuates Boozy Image

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 06.01.2011

HELENA, Mont. -- A Montana lawmaker's speech railing against drunken driving laws is outraging activists and political opponents who say it perpetuate...

Israel Nieves Arrested While Driving 5 MPH In 40 MPH Zone With Child Passenger: PCP Found

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

FARMINGTON, Conn. — A 39-year-old driver was pulled over in Farmington this weekend where police said he was doing 5 mph in a 40 mph zone. Polic...

Drunk Driving Causes One-Third Of Cook County Driving Accidents, Says New Study

Chicagoist | Posted 05.25.2011

A new study by the Scripps Howard News Service found that a third of traffic deaths linked directly to drinking and driving, out of nearly 6,000 traff...

Norridge Man Gets 10 Years In Prison After Seven DUIs

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 05.25.2011

A 56-year-old Norridge man convicted of his seventh DUI offense has been sentenced to 10 years in prison....

Sheldon Killpack Quits: Utah State Senator Resigns After DUI Arrest

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

SALT LAKE CITY — State Senate Majority Leader Sheldon Killpack resigned from office Saturday, a day after he was arrested on suspicion of drivin...