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AG Jackley Recognized for championing impaired driving legislation South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley received a National Leadership Award from the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility this month. 7 other Attorney Generals joined him across the nation who are championing the cause to end drunk driving and DUI recidivism in their states. Jackley was a […]

How a Bill out of Missouri could end DUI Checkpoints in the State House Bill 4, proposed by the Missouri Legislature, reduces state funding for drunk driving checkpoints from $20 million to $1 million. Supporters point to growing concern over the effectiveness of costly checkpoints. Many believe that there are alternatives that help to reduce

Derek Stacy Haskayne, 53, was sentenced to four years in state prison after his 9th DUI conviction in past six years.  Late last month, Haskayne entered a guilty plea to felony driving under the influence.  He had been required to install an ignition interlock device after a prior conviction but refused to do so.  In

Ismael Lares was sentenced to six years in state prison in the 2015 vehicular manslaughter case that killed pedestrian Gerardo “Jerry” Barragon Leon. Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge John McGregor refused to increase his sentence to 10 years after allegations arose that Lares tampered with his alcohol-monitoring device, but did decide to eliminate any

Former Cuberon CEO Abhishek Gattani entered a plea deal to a domestic violence charge last month.  The Santa Clara County judge required as a condition of his plea agreement that during his probation he must abstain from drinking alcohol and carry an electronic monitoring device which also tests for alcohol at least four times a

Embattled Vikings Wide Receiver Michael Floyd cannot seem to escape trouble related to his February drunk driving conviction in Scottsdale, Arizona.  Floyd was in court late last month for allegedly violating the conditions of his probation which included not drinking any alcohol and completing house arrest. Floyd was required to submit to a number of

Hawaii legislators are considering a bill to require repeat DUI offenders to wear a SCRAM Continuous Alcohol Monitoring bracelet for at least 90 days as a condition of their release. Offenders would be required to pay $360 a month for monitoring. The Honolulu Prosecutor’s Office supports the bill. It has been passed by the House

Yesterday marked the official start to summer. Along with BBQs and bikinis comes the reality that between Memorial Day and Labor Day are the 100 deadliest days for drunk driving. Unfortunately, the greatest increase in fatalities during these months is for teen drivers between the ages of 16 and 19 which sees as much as

The City of Bothell in Washington is situated just outside of Seattle is nestled between two universities and has a young population. A rise in drunk driving arrests caused concern for Judge Michelle Gehlsen. She began requiring defendants to wear SCRAM CAM bracelets on all second or subsequent offense drunk driving incidents and all first-time

New York Judge Leticia Astacio has had a rough year stemming from an August 2016 conviction for driving under the influence.  The judge was escorted in handcuffs after she was ordered to be held without bail until a hearing on her failure to appear.  Astacio explained that she had been living in Thailand for the