Am I Eligible to Have My Utah Driver's License Reinstated Early After a DUI? There are many circumstances after a DUI or DWI conviction where you can get your driver's license reinstated sooner than normal after a conviction in Utah. The state of Utah has recently made some changes to its laws regarding driver's license suspensions after DUI convictions, but trying to figure out if you're [...]
The Richfield Utah Police Department is racking up the DUI numbers so much so that the Utah Department of Public Safety recognized their efforts. The goal was to see if the Richfield PD could make over 100 DUI arrests a year. According to the Richfield Reaper: The goal was to find an area the department could focus on that would improve public safety both on an off the road. That effort [...]
Last Friday morning in Draper, Utah a 19-year-old DUI driver Steven Ray Becky purposely swerved to hit an 11-year-old girl who was riding around a residential neighborhood on an electric scooter. After hitting the girl his car hit a rock and overturned into someone's front yard. After getting out of the vehicle Becky charged the girl and told her "we all have to die sometime". Becky then tried[...]
Saratoga Springs Police arrested a man after a high speed chase down Redwood Road. Police received reports of a man driving recklessly, running red lights, and going into opposite lanes of on coming traffic. According to the Daily Herald: Police stopped the driver, Michael Hardy, who had a warrant from the U.S. Marshal’s Office for probation violation, reports state. Hardy, [...]
On Tuesday, February 13th police stopped 36 year old Crosby Camp for a routine traffic stop in Ivins, Utah. Once Camp was pulled over the Utah Police discovered that his Arizona drivers license had been revoked. He also had a warrant out for his arrest in Arizona as well. The officers asked Camp to get out of his vehicle. When he refused and put the keys back in the ignition and started the [...]
Utah's drug laws are a lot broader than many people realize. For example, did you know that sharing a controlled pain pill with a friend who is suffering from a serious illness is just as illegal as sharing a joint? A drug charge — even one not involving a driving offense — can also result in a six-month suspension of your driver's license.At the offices of Greg S. Law, our goal is always to [...]
During the Utah Highway Patrol's DUI blitz that happened last weekend 88 people were arrest for DUI. With the majority of them coming on Saturday night, October 27th. The UHP was not kidding about their Halloween DUI enforcement. What is a little surprising is that a lot of these DUIs were not alcohol related. They were mostly related to pills and marijuana. According to KUTV2:[...]
Halloween is coming up next week so this weekend is when all the celebrations and parties are going to happen. That means extra DUI patrols by the Utah Highway Patrol and Utah Police throughout the State. You should never drink and drive, but you really don't want to drink and drive in Utah this weekend. Chances are you will get caught. The Utah Highway Patrol is planning an extra 170 shifts [...]
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Marijuana has been legalized for recreational use in nine states and thirty states have made medical marijuana legal. Utah will be voting this November on Proposition 2, which could legalize medical marijuana in Utah. With marijuana being used more widely and "legally" the increase in marijuana DUI drivers has grown. With Utah being sandwiched in between two states that have legalized [...]
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