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Some people have a tough time knowing when to speak and when to remain quiet. There are many circumstances in life when having this ability can really pay off. Seattle Seahawks Bruce Irvin could use some lessons in this gentle art after making a joke on social media this week about being arrested...

Ever wonder how a traffic stop turns from a broken tail light to a DUI arrest? Police are trained to be ever vigilant and aware throughout all their patrols. If you have ever known someone who was pulled over for something unrelated and before he realized it, an officer asked him to step out of t...

Marijuana users and activists rejoiced when Initiative 502 to legalize recreational marijuana passed in Washington. The excitement rang through the halls of lawmakers offices because of the influx of fresh new tax dollars. Conversely, a consequence of the new law has been having to sort through ...

Drivers in Washington will need to be more vigilant in making good choices when choosing to stop for a drink. Additional law enforcement and judicial measures are being employed in Washington communities to fight impaired drivers, especially repeat offenders. DUI Court, a special municipal court ...

Teen drinking accounts for up to 12 percent of American alcohol consumption. Youth pay attention to the attitudes and words parents have in the home. Parents can influence their childrens behavior toward drinking without even realizing. Some studies attribute up to 80 percent of childrens behav...

Seattle Seahawk Jeremy Lane to police about his January 14th DUI Arrest: I was more high than anything. When Jeremy Lane was arrested for DUI on Sunday, January 14, he told police he was worried about people thinking he was drinking. Lane was speeding when he was pulled over, traveling 20 mile...

When Washington joined other states in legalizing marijuana, judges grew tougher on underage offenses of possession. Though the state decriminalized marijuana, it is still illegal to use and possess it if you are a minor under the age of 21. When found with marijuana and charged with possession, ...

Washington State Patrol DUI arrests have increased in King County and other regions. On Thanksgiving Day, KOMO News reported that year-to-date King County DUI arrests had already increased 10% over 2016. Washington State Patrol troopers arrested 2,425 drivers so far this year, compared to 2,201 ...

Near-record numbers of people will be hitting the road this Thanksgiving, according to AAAs annual forecast. AAA estimates that over 50 million people will be driving to their destinations over the four-day Thanksgiving weekend. This could be the highest number of Thanksgiving drivers weekend d...

A Washington man was recently charged with reckless endangerment after allegedly crashing a drone into the Space Needle on New Years Eve. As reported in the Seattle Times, Cole Kelley was piloting a drone that crashed into the Space Needle while pyrotechnicians were setting up the New Years Ev...

A Florida woman made national news last week when she was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol. Most people know its illegal to operate a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs. But the Florida woman wasnt operating what most people probably think of as a vehicle. She wa...

In 2012 voters in Washington State voted to legalize marijuana for recreational purposes. Since that time, those who are over 21 years of age have been able to possess a small amount of cannabis for non-public use. However, while legal to use, similar to alcohol, it is still against the law to dr...

Recently WalletHub released the findings of their study that looked at the DUI penalties in each state. The study compared the laws of all 50 states as well as Washington, D.C. to see which state had the nations strictest laws. The results of the study showed that Washingtons laws were more st...

This coming Monday is Labor Day in the United States. The Department of Labor states that, Labor Day is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers“ and is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of o...

Spotting and assessing drugged driving is a growing point of contention in the United States, especially as the legalization of the recreational use of marijuana expands to more and more states. This year, California passed a bill legalizing recreational marijuana which will go into effect in Jan...

A new law has recently gone into effect in Washington state which restricts the use of cellphones while driving. The law was originally scheduled to begin in January of 2019, but was moved by Governor Jay Inslee to begin on July 23, 2017. The law is officially titled “Driving Under the Influence ...

Golf living legend Tiger Woods found himself in a scuffle this Memorial Day weekend when he was arrested and pulled over by Florida police. According to Jupiter, Fla. authorities, Woods was found asleep at the wheel on the side of a six-lane road in the wee hours of the morning. His engine had be...

The year of 2017 has been a year of change for Washington in regard to DUI and distracted driver reform policies. Earlier this month, the state enacted a stricter law that would ensure that repeat drunk driving offenders acquire a felony by the time they receive their fourth conviction, as oppose...

States across the nation have been heavily focusing on reforming DUI law and policy this year. Following Utah's controversial decision to lower the the blood alcohol concentration legal threshold to .05%, the state of Washington has decided to make some changes of its own in regard to stricter DU...

The likelihood of a DUI conviction rests heavily on the subjective account of the arresting police officer. This judgment, whether right or wrong, influences the chances of an arrest, the possibility of a person's license being revoked, and the outcome of their trial. An officer's testimony and t...

As one of the largest landholders in King County, the Port of Seattle is a corporate juggernaut with an impressive array of facilities on its resume: Sea-Tac airport, World Trade Center Seattle, and multiple marinas, terminals, and conference centers. The Puget Sound enterprise employs thousands ...

It is understood by law enforcement, lawyers and privy citizens alike that blood draws at the time of a DUI arrest are generally cumbersome. They require a legal warrant, transportation of the suspect to a hospital, the medical undertaking of drawing blood and finally, analyzing the blood work. T...

The Utah Legislature passed a bill lowering the blood alcohol content level from .08 to .05., making it the first state in the nation to adhere to such a strict DUI threshold. The bill, known as House Bill 155, was sponsored and proposed by Republican Norm Thurston. Having previously passed the H...

An unknown 60-year-old man violently crashed his 2007 Nissan X-Terra into a gas station in Seattle. The crash occurred at approximately 8 pm on Monday, March 13th. Passenger in tow, the man was driving for Uber at the time and a 40-year-old woman in the vehicle was a paying rider. Surveillance v...

The news circuit is abuzz with the DUI case of a woman who had her child blow into her Ignition Interlock Device to start the vehicle. She crashed with her daughter in tow and was charged with drunk driving once again. Some IIDs are equipped with cameras for the express purpose of preventing peop...