Tag: Michigan
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Arrested For DUI After Police Read Her Facebook Messages
It’s a tale as old as time: someone posts something on their Facebook wall and it comes back to bite them. It can happen to anyone, and it did happen…
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Will Michigan’s Legal Blood Alcohol Limit Stay At .08?
It feels as though the legal blood alcohol limit (BAC) has been .08 forever, but most people don’t realize that it was only established in all states back in 2004.…
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Pleads Guilty To Drunk Driving, Goes To Jail, Drives Drunk Again
When an offender pleads guilty to drunk driving after causing a crash and killing another person, the victim’s family doesn’t always receive closure from that plea. No matter what, moving…
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Friday Fallout: Husband And Wife Both Charged With Drunk Driving
Given how dangerous it is, why does anyone make the choice to drink and drive? It’s a tough question, but it’s an important one, because finding out why people choose…
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How Was This Michigan Repeat Offender Still Behind The Wheel?
How many times should one person be able to drive drunk before they’re caught, convicted, and sent to jail for a long, long time? There’s no simple answer to that…
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Michigan: The One-Star, No-All-Offender Ignition Interlock State
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) issued their annual ratings for all states recently, and what was most notable about the report wasn’t the five stars they handed out to the…
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Ignition Interlocks Help DWI Sobriety Programs Succeed
A new research report out of Michigan has put the spotlight on the state’s repeat drunk drivers. First the bad news: a number of these offenders are failing out of the…
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This Pilot Needed A Reminder Why You Don’t Drink And Fly
Everyone knows how dangerous drunk driving is. If you noticed someone seemed intoxicated and they wanted to get into a car and drive away, you probably wouldn’t get into a…
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An Ignition Interlock Success Story
Too many people think of ignition interlock devices as a penalty. Because they’re part of what happens after you receive a driving under the influence (DUI) conviction, it might seem…
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Good Reminder You Get A DUI On Any Motorized Vehicle
It’s all too easy to fall into the trap of thinking you can only be arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) when you’re driving a car, truck, or van.…
