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In Chicago, Illinois, a bus driver transporting dozens of elementary school students was accused of driving under the influence (DUI) and having a high blood alcohol concentration.

According to the Cook County state's attorney's office, the bus driver, 54 year old Betty Burden, admitted that she had several vodka drinks before driving students to Lions Park Elementary School.  Burden is a resident of Mount Prospect and state officials say that she has been a school bus driver since 1991.

Prosecutors working on the case say that Burden's blood alcohol level was 0.226%.  In the state of Illinois, the legal limit is 0.08% and 0.04% for drivers with commercial licenses. 
At this time, Burden is refusing to comment on her case and criminal charges.

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In Yamika, Washington, a police officer who is well-known and respected for her work combating gang and drug crimes was arrested and charged with driving under the influence (DUI).  According to reports, the officer had done much throughout her law enforcement to reduce gang fights and graffiti. 

This past Wednesday, 39 year old Officer Tarin Miller, was charged with DUI after probable cause was established by prosecutors in Yamika County District Court.  Deputy Police Chief Kelly Rosenow told news sources that after the arrest, Miller was placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal investigation.

Miller was given a ticket by a State Patrol officer after being stopped by another policeman shortly before midnight this past Wednesday.  When she was stopped for suspected DUI, police asked her to take a breath test.  Her breath alcohol concentration was higher than .16%, which is twice the legal limit in the state of Washington.

Miller is known for being a member of the Yakima Gang Enforcement Team.  Throughout her career, she put immense effort into stopping graffiti and vandalism by gangs in the city.  She is also known for arresting two men that had led a graffiti spree that had cost the city thousands of dollars in 2006.

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Last night, a man in Charleston, West Virginia was stopped by local law enforcement for suspicion of drunk driving.  When the man was pulled over by police, he told them that he had been drinking all night while attending a Christmas party.   The man was stopped by Kanawha County Deputy J.M. Vernon who had spotted him weaving in and out of his traffic lane. 

According to Vernon, the man, 38 year old Frederick D. Dunlap, was driving his pick-up erratically and continued to drift over the centerline of the road before swerving back into his own traffic lane.  Vernon also reported that Dunlap ran his truck off of the road several times.

Vernon immediately decided to stop Dunlap.  Once he approached Dunlap's truck, Vernon claimed that he smelled alcohol on Dunlap's breath and that Dunlap's speech was slurred. 
Dunlap told the deputy that he had drank 12 - 13 beers while attending a nearby Christmas party.  He said he knew he should not have been driving and that he had purposefully taken back roads in order to avoid police patrol cars. 

Dunlap had a hard time keeping his balance and stumbled all over the place when he was asked to step outside of his pick-up.  He was asked to perform 3 field sobriety tests, all of which he failed.  He was then taken to the Kanawha County Sheriff's police department and asked to perform a breath test.  His breath test revealed that his blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was 0.170%, which is over twice the West Virginia legal limit.

Dunlap was charged with driving under the influence (DUI) and is awaiting further legal proceedings.

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