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Alcohol-impaired Driving On The Increase, Study Shows

A national survey has found that after a long, slow downward trend alcohol-impaired driving has recently increased significantly. Read More...

University of Chicago Medical Center 5/9/05

Seattle Police officer arrested for DUI

BREMERTON, Wash. – A Seattle Police officer was arrested for suspicion of drunken driving earlier this month, the Washington State Patrol confirmed Friday. Read More...

KING5.com, 4/29/2005

Seattle Mariners first baseman charged with DUI after below limit BAC

Vancouver, WA – First baseman Richie Sexson, one of the Seattle Mariners' prized offseason acquisitions, was cited for drunken driving after he was stopped by a Clark County sheriff's deputy. Sexson took two breath tests at the sheriff's office, registering a blood alcohol level of .069 and .070–both below Washington's legal intoxication threshold of .08 percent. Read More...

ESPN.com, 2/12/2005

King County deputy on paid leave after two DUI arrests

KIRKLAND – The King County Sheriff's Office has placed one of its deputies on paid leave after she was arrested twice in two days for allegedly driving while intoxicated. Read More...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 4/8/2004

Trooper accused of fondling women he stopped for DUI

SEATTLE – A Washington State Patrol trooper was arrested
Friday, accused of having sexual contact with seven women he
stopped for investigation of drunken driving, the King County
prosecutor's office said. Read More...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 6/1/2004

DUI debacle: Judge not lest ye be judged

SEATTLE – The drunken-driving mess involving state Supreme Court Justice Bobbe Bridge could be filed under two phrases: "Boneheaded" and " bad timing." Read More...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/3/2003

Counties to be told of crime lab flaws

Washington State Patrol officials will notify prosecutors in seven counties that drug evidence handled by one of their employees -- a crime lab forensic scientist facing termination -- has been called into question. Read More...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 3/17/2004

Changes in DUI laws keep us safer

Peter P. Youngers, guest columnist: The 2004 legislative session resulted in sweeping changes in the way we treat license suspensions resulting from driving under the influence. House Bill 2660, sponsored by Rep. Geoff Simpson, D-Covington, and championed by Lt. Gov. Brad Owen, recognizes that license suspension doesn't work. Read More...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 6/10/2004

Rare look inside state crime labs reveals recurring DNA test problems

DNA contamination and errors at the State Patrol crime labs are recurring problems, an investigation by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer has found. Read More...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 7/22/2004

Growing danger: Drugged driving ; Movement afoot to pass laws similar to those that cracked down on drunken driving

In an effort similar to the movement that began inspiring anti-drunken-driving laws a quarter-century ago, a growing number of government and law enforcement officials are pressing for laws that target drugged driving. Read more...