Results tagged “extreme dui” from DUI Lawyers & Attorneys News

In Arizona, a police chase ended after an 18 year old woman named April Newman tried to drive over an embankment, only to become stuck.  A deputy for the Yavapai County Sheriff's department reported that he almost had a head on collision with the driver when she swerved into his lane, but was lucky enough to avoid a crash.   After nearly being struck by the driver's vehicle, the deputy chased the woman, who he believed was drunk driving.

When the chase finally ended, Newman and another young woman who was sitting in the passenger seat fled into a nearby ravine.  More deputies arrived at the scene and were able to catch both women who claimed that they had been carjacked by a Hispanic man who had fled from them after their car became stuck in the embankment.

However, the deputies noticed that Newman had the odor of alcohol on her breath and also noticed that there were several open alcoholic beverages in Newman's car.

After police questioned the girls, the passenger revealed that the carjacking story was made up, and that they had hoped the story would help Newman avoid a DUI arrest.  Arizona deputies charged Newman with extreme DUI, DUI underage of 21, felony flight and underage alcohol consumption.

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Law enforcement in the state of Arizona are reporting that 159 DUI (driving under the influence) arrests were made over the course of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

During the three day period, which lasted from Friday to Sunday, the Arizona Department of Public Safety Officers made over one hundred arrests.

According to reports, 17 drivers were arrested for aggravated DUI and 33 drivers were arrested for extreme DUI.  When a person is arrested for extreme DUI, he/she must have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .150% or higher.  And, when a person is arrested for aggravated DUI, he/she must have at least two prior DUI convictions in Arizona or another state within 60 months of his/her last DUI arrest.  

Police also report that 14 drivers were arrested for underage DUI and 18 drivers had prior DUI convictions when they were arrested.  The DPS said that the average BAC for those drivers who were arrested over the course of the holiday was .145%.  They also report that a fatal DUI accident occurred this year.

However, some improvements were made, as DPS worked on 7 fatal DUI accidents during the same time last year.

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