Rhode Island DUI Lawyer

Billie Ryan Atchley, of Bakersfield, CA, was sentenced recently to 3 years in jail on DUI charges. Atchley pleaded guilty in January to charges stemming from a high-speed accident which seriously injured his two passengers. According to police, Atchley was driving over 100 mph on the highway when he missed an offramp and struck a […]

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Britton Colquitt, a punter for the Tennessee Volunteers, was suspended for 5 games and lost his scholarship after he was arrested on alcohol-related charges Sunday morning. Colquitt, who had also been suspended as a freshman in 2004 because of alcohol-related charges, was arrested for DUI and leaving the scene of an accident after he struck […]

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In a measure proponents say will significantly reduce the number of drunk driving incidents, the Virginia House of Representatives approved a bill requiring the use of an ignition interlock after the first DUI conviction, rather than on the second offense that current law states. An ignition interlock is a device which will only allow a […]

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A spokeswoman for the World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that the agency’s experts will recommend possible ways to counteract the negative effects and dangers associated with alcohol use, including heart and liver disease, road accidents, suicides, and sexually-transmitted diseases.  The WHO’s executive board strongly encouraged efforts to raise awareness about the risk of injury, […]

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