I just found this DUI related article on Oregon live on Wednesday, December 13, 2006. Being accused of a DUI is a serious issue a competent lawyer in Washington is Simon Stocker, criminal lawyer.
VANCOUVER -- The State Patrol's monthlong campaign targeting drinking and/or aggressive drivers during the holidays got off to a fast first week -- 223 drivers, two armed robbery suspects and an elk's head.
The push in Clark County will continue through New Year's Day, said Trooper Stephen Robley, who is normally part of the aggressive-driver team. Four members of the Washington State Patrol, including Robley, are assigned to Clark County highways.
The campaign is part of the push known as "Get Hammered, Get Nailed." It is co-sponsored by various law enforcement agencies, the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, and the Clark County DUI and Traffic Safety Task Force.
Of the 223 drivers stopped last week, 20 were arrested for alcohol offenses and two were intoxicated by drugs. In addition, eight people were arrested for possession of drugs; the robbery suspects were jailed and their stolen car impounded; and the elk's head was seized after the driver didn't produce paperwork necessary to transport parts of a game animal.
The Washington Department of Wildlife is checking on the elk to determine if it was harvested legally by a licensed hunter.
Driving under the influence of an illicit or prescription drug carries the same penalties as driving under the influence of alcohol "and is just as dangerous, if not more," Robley said. He is one of the State Patrol's drug-recognition specialists.
Nationally, alcohol-related fatalities are rising, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Last year 36 percent -- more than 15,170 -- of the 42,636 deaths involved drinking drivers.
Washington State police departments charged 41,972 drivers with driving under the influence in 2005.
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Monday, January 08, 2007
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