Along with holiday gatherings and celebrations also come stepped-up DUI enforcement. There will be DUI Task Forces set up in various jurisdictions during almost every major holiday. Be aware of how they work and what steps you can take to stay safe and out of trouble. The holiday season is here! The past two years…
Back in 2014, I wrote a blog looking a few years into the future, to the year 2020. I definitely did not have “global pandemic” on my bingo board, but in some ways, I wasn’t that far off. Here’s a look back: “The year is 2020. You and your friends were out celebrating an event…
Memorial Day weekend is almost here! For many of us, this holiday of remembrance also marks the beginning of summertime, a season of vacations, barbecues, pool parties, and suntans. But celebrate responsibly, because DUI task forces are in full swing. A few years ago, police departments together on a Memorial Day initiative arrested over 300…
Well, folks, it is finally here. With the contemporary “reefer madness” showing no signs of slowing, the minds at Hound Labs, an Oakland based, scientific instrument research start-up, have recently released a marijuana breathalyzer machine! Say what?!! Yes, in all seriousness, this company states that it has developed a machine to detect marijuana use “within…
Did you know Arizona is one of only a few states in the nation that does not prohibit texting while driving? While many states, like neighboring California and Nevada, completely ban the use of hand-held cell phones, Arizona keeps its “wild west” status intact, replacing (or supplementing) six-shooters with cell phones. At the same time,…
Unfortunate Trend for DUI on Holiday Weekends If past statistics predict future ones, hundreds of Arizonans will be charged with DUIs this Fourth of July weekend. The Arizona DUI Taskforce is implementing even more DUI checkpoints across the Valley in an effort to keep the roads safe. It comes as no surprise to those of…
Well, Arizona, are you ready for the New Year? Even though it’s cold and rainy today—sorry, all of you Fiesta Bowl attendees—we’re taking it as a good sign, washing away the past to start over again, fresh and clean. Fresh starts are one of our favorite things about the work we do. We enjoy the…
Happy Halloween from all of us at azdui.com! We’re super excited that Halloween is on a Friday this year. Whether you’re planning on going out in a great costume, watching Frankenstein or A Nightmare on Elm Street, or taking the children out trick-or-treating, we hope that you will have fun and be safe. If you,…
Take a deep breath in. Now breathe out. These instructions sound like something a doctor would ask a patient to do, but it is the same instruction that an officer might give to a DUI suspect. As we’ve mentioned here on the blog recently, it’s that time of year when law enforcement is out on…
Thanksgiving and all of its excesses are finally here. We remember all of the things that have happened over the past year and are thankful for both the good and the bad–with happy memories from good times and sighs of relief that challenges have finally passed. So as we sit down to roasted turkeys, root…
