A DUI driver was spotted doing over 100 mph traveling on Redwood Road In North Salt. Then into Woods Cross and West Bountiful. North Salt Lake Police witnessed the drunk driver, Alanzo Briones, 25 of Layton driving at an extremely high speed. The driver hit a home located at 1814 W., 400 South in West Bountiful. The driver crashed into a room that a 5-month old baby was sleeping in. Luckily[...]

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The American Council on Addiction and Alcohol Problems gave praise to Utah governor Gary Herbert recently for his signing of the new bill to lower the legal BAC level from 0.08% to 0.05%. "The standard in most if not all states is .08," says ACAAP president Rob Chambers. "What's interesting is that for those with a commercial driver's license the blood alcohol level is .04, but [this] will lower [...]

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According to the Desert News the chairman of the Cedar City Planning Commission and candidate for City Council was arrested for investigation of DUI over the weekend. The iron County sheriff's department booked Richard Gillette (52) for driving under the influence and having an open container on Saturday September, 9th around 6:30 pm. According to the Utah Highway Patrol's test Gillette had a [...]

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Drugged drivers now cause almost as many car crashes as drunk drivers in Tooele and throughout the entire state of Utah according to 2016 data. Drugged drivers accounted for close to 40% of crashes were someone has been killed. It is still less than the close to 60% of fatal crashes caused by drink drivers. This rise in drugged driving crashes is attributed to the rise in prescription pill use,[...]

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On April 24th, a State Bureau of Investigation agent was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Agent Jason Whitehead who is a former Utah Highway Patrol officer and now currently part of the State Bureau of Investigation was arrested for DUI.   Whitehead was pulled over in Garfield County on his way to training in Lake Powell because his is currently a part of the DPS [...]

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If you get pulled over in Utah, are you required to take a test to determine if you are driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol? The answer is yes. This holds true if you have a Utah driver's license or one from another state. While the officer requesting such a test must have reasonable grounds to believe that you were under the influence, if you withdraw your consent to such a test, a[...]

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With Utah DUI Law about to get even tougher with the legal Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) Limit dropping from 0.08% to 0.05%. I thought I would give you all a brief history on the strict DUI Law Utah has had. Law enforcement officials in Utah arrested around 30 people per day in 2014 for the crime of driving under the influence of alcohol. While this may seem like a high number of arrests [...]

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Driving under the influence is a serious crime in all 50 states. The potential for serious injury or death to the intoxicated driver and others is high. A conviction can have a significant impact on a defendant's life, including his or her job, family and social life. Were you aware, however, that judges are required to meet certain criteria when sentencing someone convicted of a DUI? For [...]

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Being arrested for driving under the influence in Salt Lake City, Utah, can be devastating. Some people are truly frightened because such an arrest affects their job, their family relationships and their social lives. However, it's important to remember that every person who is arrested and facing a criminal charge is innocent until a judge or jury determines that he or she is guilty. When [...]

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Utah currently has an alcohol limit of .08%. A Provo lawmaker wants to make Utah the first state in the country to lower its legal limit for driving under the influence to a 0.05 % blood-alcohol content — a level the average male drinker could reach at three drinks and at which a female could be considered drunk after two. The State Rep. from Provo, Norman Thurston who proposed the change[...]

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