There's two things that Utah Police Officers can do after arresting and citing someone for DUI. 1. They can put the person in handcuffs and take them to jail. 2. They can call someone to come and pick up the DUI driver and take them home. It all comes down to the arresting officers discretion. And whether or not they see the drunk driver as public safety risk. The spokesman for the North [...]

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Like they do every year, the Utah Highway Patrol is planning on ramping up its efforts to patrol for DUI during this upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. The UHP has added 250 extra shifts starting tonight (Friday) and into late Monday night. These additional shifts will have extra officers patrolling for DUIs during the evening and late night shifts. According to Fox 13: According to a statement[...]

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On May 6th in Ephraim, Utah at 11:13 pm an ambulance was hit driving southbound on on SR-89. The car crash happened at the intersection of SR-89 and SR-132 in Sanpete County. While driving south the ambulance was hit by an SUV that did not stop at a stop sign.     Upon colliding the ambulance rolled over causing injury to two EMS workers. The driver of the SUV who was not [...]

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Marijuana has been legal in the State of Nevada for almost a year and half now. Since the legalization there has been an uptick in drug related DUI charges. However, two medical students discovered that the way law enforcement were testing drivers was giving out false sportive results. Traditionally enforcement agencies tested suspected drivers with urine tests, which were giving positive [...]

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Drug related car crash deaths are rising sharply upwards in the past couple years in Utah. Most of the drug related fatal car crash deaths are a result of prescription drugs. According to the Deseret News: Deadly collisions in which a driver tested positive for illicit, prescribed or over-the-counter drugs rose from 67 in 2015 to 72 last year, a 7 percent increase. It's the highest number [...]

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A drunk Grandma her drunk grandson almost drove their car through a house in Cottonwood Heights. 65-year-old Vickie Robinson, the drunk grandma was driving with her 20-year-old grandson, Alexander Robinson on Fort Union Boulevard when the two go into an argument and the grandson reached over and yanked wheel. This caused the car to drive up over the sidewalk and through a someone's [...]

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A man was arrested in Cottonwood Heights, Utah after he hit two cars while in the drive-thru line at the McDonald's located on 7024 South Highland Drive. After the man hit the two cars he accelerated at high rate in reverse and his truck went backwards on to Highland Drive. The man, Stanley Shane Gurule then drove over a concrete barrier where his truck became stuck. According to Fox 13:[...]

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With St. Patrick's Day coming up tomorrow, Saturday March 17th Utah law enforcement agencies particularly the Utah High Way Patrol and local police forces in Salt Lake City and throughout Utah are ramping up their patrols for DUI checks.   According to KSL: Ahead of this weekend's activities, local safety officials are encouraging people to find a safe ride home and not test [...]

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Utah might be the first state to allow self driving cars. The House Transportation Committee approved a bill that would make these cars legal throughout Utah. Some Utah lawmakers think this will help ease the amount of DUIs people are charged with when the new 0.05% DUI Law goes into effect. The new bill, HB371 is being sponsored by Representative Robert Spendlove, R-Sandy, and it is aimed [...]

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On Thursday, February 22nd Senator Jim Dabakis presented Senate Bill 210 to Utah Lawmakers while legally drunk 0.05% BAC. The senator had two mimosas before having an aide drive him up to Capitol Hill. He had the drinks and did the presentation to prove how ridiculous the new 0.05% DUI Law really is.   According to Fox 13: "My entire presentation has been at .05 and you may say [...]

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