I was just perusing the net for articles on DUI related incidents in Oregon state and ran across this little gem over at the Koin 6 web site. A summarry follows:
SCAPPOOSE, Ore. -- Deputies say a drunken driver who wrecked his car tried to spin a story of kidnap before his arrest.
Harry Clifford Shearer was taken into custody early Wednesday morning on Rocky Point Road south of Scappoose.
Shearer allegedly wrecked his car and then called 911, claiming that he was held at gunpoint by a man who drove the car off the road. Officers from Multnomah and Columbia counties, Oregon State Police and the Portland Police Bureau searched for a suspect.
Shearer was arrested when it became obvious that he made up the story. He is charged with filing a false report, DUI and reckless driving.
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Originally posted at Oregon DUI News.
Friday, March 31, 2006
Gregoire signs tougher DUI law
I was just perusing the net for articles on DUI related incidents in Washington state and ran across this little gem over at the Seattle PI. A summarry follows:
The measure would make a fifth DUI conviction in 10 years a felony. A DUI charge would also be a felony for drivers with previous convictions for vehicular assault or vehicular homicide while impaired.
When the new law takes effect, drivers who are convicted of the felony DUI could face a maximum prison term of five years. A legislative analysis showed the typical sentence likely would be about two years.
Ahern said getting the measure passed was worth the delay. He said various lawmakers had been working on the issue for about 25 years.
She has not yet vetoed any bills, but Gregoire has received requests to wholly or partially scrap more than 30 measures, said Marty Brown, legislative director.
A measure that aims to drive down textbook costs for students at the state's colleges and universities. Part of the new rule pushes professors to work with suppliers to keep costs down. A bill that exempts from public disclosure laws certain information supplied for government livestock identification databases meant to track disease. Details of completed state animal health investigations still could be released publicly.
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Originally posted at Washington DUI News.
The measure would make a fifth DUI conviction in 10 years a felony. A DUI charge would also be a felony for drivers with previous convictions for vehicular assault or vehicular homicide while impaired.
When the new law takes effect, drivers who are convicted of the felony DUI could face a maximum prison term of five years. A legislative analysis showed the typical sentence likely would be about two years.
Ahern said getting the measure passed was worth the delay. He said various lawmakers had been working on the issue for about 25 years.
She has not yet vetoed any bills, but Gregoire has received requests to wholly or partially scrap more than 30 measures, said Marty Brown, legislative director.
A measure that aims to drive down textbook costs for students at the state's colleges and universities. Part of the new rule pushes professors to work with suppliers to keep costs down. A bill that exempts from public disclosure laws certain information supplied for government livestock identification databases meant to track disease. Details of completed state animal health investigations still could be released publicly.
If you are faced with DUI charges please visit our sponsor: Robert Mckay & Associates.
Originally posted at Washington DUI News.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Kitchen faucet spews beer in pipe mix-up
OSLO, NORWAY — Haldis Gundersen turned on her kitchen faucet over the weekend and discovered that her water had turned into beer; two stories below her, employees at the Big Tower Bar were confused when water came out of their beer taps, according to a March 13 Associated Press article reported by ABC News.
In a botched plumbing job, a bar employee had accidentally hooked up a beer hose to Gundersen's water lines, creating a mix-up that baffled everybody, the article said.
According to the article, Gundersen tried the beer but said it was flat and "not tempting."
A local beer distributor had helped the bar reconnect the pipes by telephone and said the beer and water lines were touching, but he insisted that someone would have had to have been "very creative" to switch the pipes, the article said.
In the article, Gundersen reflected, "Maybe it would be easier if they just invited me down for a beer."
... and she doesn't have to even drive home.
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In a botched plumbing job, a bar employee had accidentally hooked up a beer hose to Gundersen's water lines, creating a mix-up that baffled everybody, the article said.
According to the article, Gundersen tried the beer but said it was flat and "not tempting."
A local beer distributor had helped the bar reconnect the pipes by telephone and said the beer and water lines were touching, but he insisted that someone would have had to have been "very creative" to switch the pipes, the article said.
In the article, Gundersen reflected, "Maybe it would be easier if they just invited me down for a beer."
... and she doesn't have to even drive home.
Please visit our sponsor: BottmanBros.com.
Thursday, March 09, 2006
Did you here the one about ...
Only an Oregonian could think of this .. Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in LaGrande, Oregon. After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing. After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different vehicles, the man managed to find his car which he fell into. He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off.
Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine, dry summer night) -- flicked the blinkers on, then off a couple of times, honked the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then remained still for a few more minutes as some more of the other patron vehic les left.
At last, the parking lot empty, he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the road. The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, and promptly pulled the man over and carried out a breathalyzer test. To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed any alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police station. This breath analyzer equipment must be broken."
I doubt it," said the truly proud Oregonian. "Tonight I'm the designated decoy."
Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine, dry summer night) -- flicked the blinkers on, then off a couple of times, honked the horn and then switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then remained still for a few more minutes as some more of the other patron vehic les left.
At last, the parking lot empty, he pulled out of the parking lot and started to drive slowly down the road. The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, and promptly pulled the man over and carried out a breathalyzer test. To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having consumed any alcohol at all! Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to the police station. This breath analyzer equipment must be broken."
I doubt it," said the truly proud Oregonian. "Tonight I'm the designated decoy."
Wednesday, March 01, 2006
Washington State: DUI Update
Is Washington state keeping up with the times or are they taking a step backwards? An article recently published at the Seattle Times, Discusses The changing face of DUI laws in Washington:
Lantz estimates that about 110 DUI offenders each year would face prison time under the proposed law, based on 2004 figures from the Judicial Information System, a statewide court database.
...Repeat drunken drivers in Washington now are sentenced to more than a year in jail only if they commit another alcohol-related crime, such as vehicular homicide, said Margaret Nave, a senior King County deputy prosecutor.
David Arganian, a Seattle criminal-defense attorney specializing in DUI, said most judges show leniency when sentencing first- and second-time offenders.
...But supporters say a felony DUI law offers chronic drunken drivers something that county jails can't always provide — treatment.
...In 2004, about 220 traffic-related deaths statewide involved alcohol or drugs, said Steve Lind, deputy director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
This article about DUI laws in Washington was originally posted at: Washington DUI News. I would also like to thank Robert Mckay, a Seattle Criminal Defence Attorney
Lantz estimates that about 110 DUI offenders each year would face prison time under the proposed law, based on 2004 figures from the Judicial Information System, a statewide court database.
...Repeat drunken drivers in Washington now are sentenced to more than a year in jail only if they commit another alcohol-related crime, such as vehicular homicide, said Margaret Nave, a senior King County deputy prosecutor.
David Arganian, a Seattle criminal-defense attorney specializing in DUI, said most judges show leniency when sentencing first- and second-time offenders.
...But supporters say a felony DUI law offers chronic drunken drivers something that county jails can't always provide — treatment.
...In 2004, about 220 traffic-related deaths statewide involved alcohol or drugs, said Steve Lind, deputy director of the Washington Traffic Safety Commission.
This article about DUI laws in Washington was originally posted at: Washington DUI News. I would also like to thank Robert Mckay, a Seattle Criminal Defence Attorney
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