Rhode Island DUI Lawyer

Compared with last year, arrests for driving under the influence increased over the Memorial Day weekend in Monterey County, California.  This year, twenty-one DUI arrests were made.  In 2007, the total number of DUI charges was only ten.  Fortunately, no deaths related to driving under the influence were reported during either year.
Monterey County’s law enforcement […]

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An 8-year-old boy was killed on his way to church by a drunk driver.  The child was sitting in the back seat of his family’s vehicle when a pick-up truck drifted from its lane and struck the car.  The boy was thrown from his seat into the center console, where he sustained severe injuries.  He […]

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According to a government report, the upper Midwest has the worst drunken driving rates in the country.  The report relies on data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.  Wisconsin is the worst offender, followed by North Dakota, Minnesota, Nebraska, and South Dakota.  The study estimates 25% of adult drivers in these areas […]

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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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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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