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Does License Suspension Work?
Well, as many have made a point of license suspensions simply do not work.  A conservative estimate from MADD is that 75% of people under a license suspension continue to drive.  MADD offers up a solution to this problem.  They encourage Read More

posted Tuesday, March 02, 2010 12:53 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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Woman Blows 9 TIMES the legal limit!
South Dakota woman arrested after blowing a .708, nearly nine times the legal limit of .08 on December 1st.  She was then arrested again this Monday for second offense.  Both arrests were in stolen vehicles.  To see a full version of this Read More

posted Thursday, December 31, 2009 11:32 AM by matt | 0 Comments
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Kansas DUI traffic fatalities on the rise.
Although 2008 had the lowest number of fatalities for Kansas since they started keeping track of that statistic, this year the number increase sharply The Wichita Eagle reports.  This number may entice the legislature to act earlier than the 2011 Read More

posted Monday, December 14, 2009 1:53 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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DWI on La-Z-Boy
Minnesota man was arrested while driving his La-Z-Boy down the road.  He was arrested after hitting a parked car with a .29 BrAC.  To see the full article click here.  This offense, had it happened in Kansas or Nebraska, would require Read More

posted Sunday, October 25, 2009 2:54 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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3 DUI’s in 3 Weeks!
50 year old Reno Nevada man has been arrested for 3 DUI’s in a seventeen day period.  It would be interesting to know if this man was driving the same vehicle in all three traffic stops.  Another case where getting an ignition interlock device Read More

posted Wednesday, October 21, 2009 7:35 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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As BAC increases, Sneakiness apparently declines.
A Wichita Kansas man was arrested on suspicion of DUI after a high speed attempt at elusion.  When the police finally caught up with him he was attempting to hide in the cover of the grass in his back yard.  Unfortunately the grass wasn’t very Read More

posted Tuesday, September 15, 2009 7:34 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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Nebraska 12 Year Old Arrested For DUI
    Lincoln Nebraska police arrest a 12 year old boy for a DUI after colliding with a fence a stop sign and a parked car.  He apparently had a BAC of .14, nearly twice the legal drinking limit for an adult over 21.  This is not his Read More

posted Saturday, September 05, 2009 8:28 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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Another Study Proves Ignition Interlocks Effective.
A professor at Duke has been studying the effectiveness of ignition interlocks.  Below is an except from a story about this study. “Duke professor Philip Cook and a collaborator write in the New York Times that while ignition-interlock devices for Read More

posted Tuesday, September 01, 2009 7:04 AM by matt | 2 Comments
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Bud Light Fan Cans?
Anheuser-Busch InBev has come out with their new “Fan Cans”.  As many of you could guess this is not receiving a popular reception.  These new “Fan Cans” are going to sport the colors of many popular college sports teams.  Since the majority Read More

posted Monday, August 31, 2009 3:24 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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Gillispie pleads not guilty to DUI
Ex-Kentucky basketball coach Billy Gillispie pleads not guilty to a driving under the influence charge in Kentucky this week.  Although two prior arrests for similar actions he is yet to be charged with a DUI.  We will have to see how this all Read More

posted Friday, August 28, 2009 7:32 AM by matt | 0 Comments
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Kansas Man Gets DUI on Lawnmower!
You can take my drivers license but you’ll never take my lawnmower.  Very interesting story here, maybe we need to consider putting ignition interlock devices on yard tractors as well.  I’m not sure exactly how that would work but I would be Read More

posted Thursday, August 13, 2009 3:57 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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Nebraska Woman Gets 2 DUI’S in Same Night
A Lincoln Nebraska woman get picked up for two DUI’s in the same night.  Not only was she picked up driving the same vehicle in both arrests, but it was also by the same officer.  This type of offense would be eliminated if there was a law requiring Read More

posted Thursday, August 13, 2009 1:54 PM by matt | 1 Comments
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Lawrence Kansas Ignition Interlock
Smart Start of Kansas has shops all over the state of Kansas.  Smart Start is the leading provider for safe and reliable ignition interlock devices in the state of Kansas.  Smart Start also has the smallest most technologically advanced units Read More

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2009 1:01 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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Rain Cuts DUI Checkpoint Short In Wichita Kansas
Read the full story here. If you have a DUI in the Wichita Kansas area or anywhere else in the state of Kansas or Nebraska you will probably be required to have an ignition interlock device installed on your vehicle. What is an ignition interlock device?  Read More

posted Tuesday, August 04, 2009 10:29 AM by matt | 0 Comments
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Joba Chamberlain DUI Case Delayed.
Chamberlain who was 1 1/2 times the the legal limit when picked up on Oct. 18 last year will have to wait till January to have his case heard.  One possible sanction for this type of charge is having and ignition interlock device installed on his Read More

posted Saturday, August 01, 2009 8:31 PM by matt | 0 Comments
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