Arizona DUI Taskforce Makes 306 Arrests During Fourth Of July Holiday (DUI-DWI-News.net)
Arizona DUI Taskforce Makes 306 Arrests During Fourth Of July Holiday
At first glance it seems that the number of DUI arrests year over year for this holiday weekend is way down. (…)
At first glance it seems that the number of DUI arrests year over year for this holiday weekend is way down. However, it is difficult to compare because this year's 4th of July fell on a Friday, where last years fell on a Wednesday. It also rained in certain parts of AZ, and it was not a full moon.
All kidding aside, it is interesting that the highway safety office has not yet (on the record) claimed that the lower numbers of arrests this year are attributable to the new tougher Arizona DUI laws that are in effect now.
Quoted from 306 DUI arrests in Ariz. during holiday Arizona state officials say that officers from multiple law enforcement agencies made 306 DUI arrests during the Fourth of July weekend. The Governor's Office of Highway Safety says the total included 86 arrests for extreme DUI, that is people who have a blood-alcohol level of .15 or above. People are considered intoxicated in Arizona when their blood-alcohol level is .08 or above. Source: feeds.feedburner.com Arizona DUI Taskforce Stats: Preliminary Report Tucson, Arizona - Here are some premilimary numbers for the 4th of July weekend AZ DUI task force. Last year there were aproximately 500 DUI arrests over the weekend throughout Arizona. Early next week we will be able to tell if the tougher laws this year may have made an impact. As a practical matter, this is the last 4th of July weekend in Arizona where a person charged with extreme DUI (.150 or more) and convicted will be able to do a minimum of 10 days in jail. Next year, after the law changes on December 31, 2008, an extreme DUI conviction will carry a minimum of 30 days in jail to serve. That is a difference of 20 days for exactly the same conduct. On the one hand, it brings the extreme DUI penalties more in line with the current superextreme DUI penalties (.20 or more), which now carry a minimum of 45 days in jail for a first offense. By next 4th of July weekend, I predict that there will be a pending change in penalties for a first offense regular DUI to make it a mandatory minimum 10 days in jail rather than the current minimum of 1 day in jail. Quoted from http://www.kold.com/Global/story.asp?S=8623470: Statewide DUI task force nets 137 arrests PHOENIX (AP) - A law enforcement task force operating across Arizona on the Fourth of July weekend has arrested 137 suspected drunken drivers since Thursday. Most of the arrests came on Friday, when officers nabbed 94 people on suspicion of DUI. Of the 137 DUI arrests statewide, 41 were for extreme DUI and 12 for aggravated DUI. The rest were misdemeanor charges. Source: feeds.feedburner.com Be careful this fourth of July Weekend: Don’t drink and drive Be careful this weekend. It is always best, if there is any question at all, to take a cab or give the keys to somebody who has not been driving. The best way to avoid a DUI in Arizona is to not get behind the wheel of any vehicle if you have had anything at all to drink. In Arizona, the law allows you to drink and then drive, but the reality is that conviction is possible at very low alcohol levels, in fact it is possible to be convicted of drunk driving even if you are under a .080. Have a safe and happy 4th! Last year, more than 500 drivers were cited for DUI during the extended Fourth of July detail. During that time, alcohol was involved in 12 driving deaths. Source: feeds.feedburner.com Good New Arizona DUI Caselaw
However, a release from the highway safety office notes that last year's enforcement crackdown included more officers and spanned two weekends since the Fourth was on a Wednesday.
Tucson, Arizona - Here are some premilimary numbers for the 4th of July weekend AZ DUI task force. Last year there were aproximately 500 DUI arrests over the weekend throughout Arizona. (…)
Be careful this weekend. It is always best, if there is any question at all, to take a cab or give the keys to somebody who has not been driving. (…)
arizona dui law,actual physical control. potential use of vehicle in dui cases This is a very good ruling from the perspective of the defense, and in my opinion, from the perspective of justice. (…)
Ariz. Appeals Court rules in stationary-car DUI case
A new appellate-court ruling tackles a long-standing issue for Arizona courts in DUI cases: control of a vehicle that isn't moving.
That question typically involves people in parked cars, and that was the circumstance in the Arizona Court of Appeals' ruling in a Pima County case. A man had a blood-alcohol level of .357 percent and a revoked license when a police officer found him in a car with one hand on the steering wheel and the other putting the key in the ignition.
Jurors were instructed to weigh whether the man's potential use of the vehicle presented a danger to himself or others.
The appellate court says potential use of a vehicle isn't a crime and that the real issue is whether the defendant demonstrated actual control of the vehicle.
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