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A Seattle woman is facing charges for driving under the influence (DUI) and for reckless driving after cell phone footage captured her driving her car at a group of teens that she says threw snowballs at her car. Woman Caught Driving at Teens Throwing Snowballs The incident happened during the ...

Being charged with DUI brings out an array of feelings--fear, confusion, and possibly anger can surface in the aftermath of a charge. One of the most common feelings that follows the conviction of a DUI charge, however, is shame. How do you tell your parents? What will your friends and relatives ...

With the legalization of recreational marijuana use in the state of Washington, a person no longer risks a criminal charge for possession. This does not mean that a person is immune from repercussions if they choose to drive while high, however. Several studies by the Insurance Institute for High...

A conviction of driving under the influence can take a serious toll on your way of life, as well as your wallet. Once you are able to reinstate your driving privileges, the consequences of a DUI don't end--you may be required to carry additional insurance as a result of your conviction. If you're...

Scott Walker, former congressional candidate for Delaware, will appeal his DUI charge on February 11th, 2019. The appeal stems from being charged with driving under the influence in October of last year. Police officers found Walker asleep behind the wheel in a parking lot while the car was still...

Whether enjoying a can of beer at a tailgate or having a few drinks at a friend's house, it's easy to find yourself in a position where you need to take an open bottle of alcohol home with you. It's important to be careful about how you transport alcohol that has been opened, though. Driving unde...

If you've been arrested for DUI in Washington, your driving privileges might be able to be reinstated through the use of an ignition interlock device. What is an Ignition Interlock Device (IID)? Following the loss of one's license due to driving under the influence, a person may be able to obta...

Effective December 30, 2018, Utah has lowered its blood alcohol content (BAC) limit to just 0.05 percent, earning Utah its new title as the state with the lowest BAC limit in the country. Why Lower the Legal Limit? Aimed at decreasing the number of traffic facilities, policymakers who passed Ut...

Instances of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol are ever-present in Washington state--over the past few weeks alone, 96 individuals were arrested for driving under the influence in the Spokane area. The string of DUI arrests was due in part to the state of Washington increasing polic...

Not only is driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol illegal in Washington, it is incredibly dangerous for you and those around you. In Washington, a person can be guilty of DUI while under the influence of alcohol, marijuana, or any drug or substance that alters the mind of the driver AND: ...

New Year's Eve is one of those holidays that always touts a “Don't drink and Drive” campaign. Unfortunately, New Year's Eve usually has the highest incidence of drunk driving, which is particularly poor for Washington residents who were already plagued by an unusually high number of drunk driving...

One man is dead and four more people are injured from a DUI-related multiple car accident that occurred earlier this week in Spokane County. A suspected drunk driver in a Dodge Caravan struck a Subaru Crosstrek which caused it to begin spinning into oncoming traffic. The Subaru was then struck by...

A Mount Vernon man was arrested earlier this week for his involvement in a hit-and-run and assault in connection with a traffic accident on Highway 99 that injured a Seattle woman. The 36-year old man with multiple DUI convictions was picked up in Bellevue after fleeing the scene on foot and admi...

The Puyallup Police Department received a Partnership in Public Safety Award from the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board for their work in collecting data that tracked where an impaired driver had received their last drink before being arrested for DUI. The Puyallup Police Department subm...

A semi-driver was arrested last week when he rear-ended a Washington police vehicle. A fellow driver called the Washington State Police to report that a semi was driving erratically on the highway. When the State Trooper caught up with the driver and signaled for him to pull over, the driver atte...

A dog is still missing after a six-car crash in Lacey, Washington. The crash was caused by a 24-year old Lacey woman who witnesses say was weaving in and out traffic and sometimes into oncoming traffic around 9:30 a.m. on November 7th. Witnesses remember that the Lacey woman sideswiped one car an...

Around the holidays, it's always best to take a taxi on your evening jaunts. Or, if you know that you may be drinking, having a designated sober driver may be the way to go. Unfortunately, even if we play it safe and abide by the rules, we can't control the choices that others make. In one such t...

Two different studies conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Highway Loss Data Institute have determined that the incidents of car crashes are up in states that have legalized recreational marijuana. In fact, it has been determined that automobile crashes are up as much as 6 ...

A Lakewood, Washington police officer has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol while behind the wheel of his police vehicle. The officer has been in law enforcement for the last 20 years and 14 of those years have been spent with the Lakewood Police Department. In...

One person is dead after a two-vehicle crash on Seattle's Aurora Avenue North. Both vehicles were traveling southbound on Aurora Avenue when one driver swerved into the other, causing the drivers vehicle to veer off of the road and into a building next to a popular café. The Seattle Police Depart...

A member of the Washington, D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission was recently arrested for driving under the influence in Maryland. Paul Trantham, an elected neighborhood representative in southeast Washington, D.C., was arrested after an officer reported seeing his motor vehicle swerving from l...

A California man has been charged with vehicular homicide in a marijuana DUI related crash that killed a 59-year old Washington man. Two weeks ago, the California man, driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck, ran a stop sign striking and killing the driver of a Chevrolet Lumina. The Ram flipped over, la...

A bus driver for a wine tour in Healdsburg, California has been arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. According to people on the tour, they returned to the bus following a wine tour to find the bus driver passed out behind the wheel. While the passengers had a difficult time waking...

In August 2017, professional skateboarder Cory Kennedy was behind the wheel when he crashed into two trees 17 miles south of downtown Seattle. The crash resulted in injuries to one passenger and the death of another passenger. Mr. Kennedy was found to have been drunk and high at the time of the c...

A middle school student is dead after a car accident that also critically injured three other middle school-aged boys. None of the boys were wearing a seatbelt and all four were ejected from the vehicle. The father of the deceased, the person driving the vehicle, was arrested at the scene and is ...