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Police: DUI stop before trooper’s shooting was suspect’s wife
The woman who was pulled over for DUI just before Trooper Scott Johnson was shot was the suspected gunman’s wife, detectives said.

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Crash happened in central Denver during traffic stop DENVER – A Denver Police officer was injured, after he was hit by a suspected DUI driver during a traffic stop Sunday night. It happened around 10 p.m. on Broadway between Second and Third Ave.

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Police departments throughout Chester County, in conjunction with the Chester County Intensified Law Enforcement Highway Safety Project, will conduct DUI patrols Friday through Sunday. These patrols will continue throughout the year in the county where crash and DUI statistics have demonstrated a significant rate of impaired vehicle operators, police said.

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Visalia police officers will be stopping cars at two DUI checkpoints in Visalia this weekend, according to a department news release.

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Navajo Nation police officer arrested on extreme DUI charges
A Navajo Department of Public Safety officer was arrested onextreme DUI charges over the weekend.

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Kansas City police are planning a sobriety checkpoint this weekend at a location in the city known for DUI-related crashes and arrests. The checkpoint will begin after 11 p.m. tonight or Saturday night.

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Man charged with DUI following police pursuit in Cape Coral
11:05 A.M. — A North Fort Myers man was arrested and charged with drunken driving early this morning following a pursuit by Cape Coral police officers.

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Police arrest 10 for DUI
The Greenwood Police Department’s Over the Limit, Under Arrest, anti-drunk driving enforcement New Year’s campaign is being hailed as a success. “We had a good blitz,” said Jeff Byars, DUI enforcement coordinator with the department.

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Across the region and the state Saturday night law enforcement officers are preparing for DUI checkpoints and saturation patrols.

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When an officer pulls a driver over in the dark evening hours, he or she is on the alert to see if the driver is under the influence. He or she begins observations when approaching the car.

As the driver rolls down the window, the officer is checking to see if the driver smells of alcohol, if the eyes are watery or bloodshot, if the driver is having trouble retrieving his or her license, and if the driver’s speech is thick or slurred. If the officer does not have reason to believe the driver is under the influence, he or she must allow the driver to drive off. The officer cannot order the driver out of the car to complete the field sobriety tests unless he or she has probable cause to continue the investigation.

Smell of alcohol

The smell of alcohol may be in the car even if the driver is not the one who’s been drinking. If there is a passenger, the passenger may have been drinking. If the driver has been in a bar, he or she most likely smells of stale cigarette smoke and alcohol, even if he or she had nothing to drink.

Blood shot, watery eyes

Blood shot, watery eyes may have several causes. The driver may be operating on very little sleep, may have worked all day at a computer terminal, may be suffering from a cold or allergies, or may look as he or she always does. Remember that the officer has never seen the driver before and has nothing to compare his or her observations to.

Trouble with finding the license

People organize wallets in many different ways. Some don’t separate their credit cards from their driver’s license. And some people couldn’t find their license if they were stone sober in broad daylight. This factor alone says nothing about the driver’s state of sobriety.

Slurred speech

While an officer may associate slurred speech with driving under the influence, it may also be a side effect of certain medications or medical conditions. Remember the officer has never spoken to the driver before and therefore, has no idea how his or her voice “should” sound. If the topic comes up in court, the officer should be questioned on how many other times he has spoken to the driver (none) and how the driver’s voice was different from his or her usual speaking style.

While the officer may assert that some or all of these factors are indicative of intoxication, an experienced attorney knows there may be an innocent explanation.

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