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:[...]
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 [...]
Between June 10th and August 5th of last year many boxes of narcotics and various medications disappeared from the Utah County, Pleasant Grove Fire Department ambulances. Boxes of entanyl, diazapam, ketamine, morphine, and midazolam kept going missing. Before the final robbery the Pleasant Grove Fire Station put up surveillance cameras. They video taped former Utah County firefighter James [...]
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,[...]
You may already know that taking prescription drugs that were not meant for you can lead to an arrest, especially if you're arrested while driving and your ability to drive is impaired. However, did you know that you can also be arrested in Utah for this offense even if you were told by your doctor to take the drugs, and you were given a prescription? The issue is that some medications[...]
The laws governing illegal and prescription drugs are tough in Utah. So are the possible penalties for breaking those laws. For example, if police find you in possession of a prescription medication without your name on it, you can be charged with a drug offense. This could be even if you were just taking it over to a friend who left it at your house. Drug charges can affect many [...]
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