September 2009 - Posts

• More News From the Battlefront….

  Another potential killer removed from our highways: Man Rides Motorbike in Court Woodstock, IL.  Sept. 25 – A Marengo man charged with drunken driving rode his motorbike in court Tuesday, not to it. Carl Ahrens, 36, said he rode his Razor MX500 from Judge Thomas Meyer’s bench to the back of the courtroom in an effort to prove [...] Posted Sep 25 2009, 01:05 PM by DUI BLOG Filed under: Duiblog

• Where Are We Going?

  The latest from the front…. ER Nurse Sues Cop for Handcuffing Her During Dispute Over Drawing Suspect’s Blood Chicago, IL.  Sept. 21 –A head emergency room nurse at Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital has sued the city and a Chicago Police officer for handcuffing her and putting her in the back of a squad car during a dispute [...] Posted Sep 23 2009, 02:48 PM by DUI BLOG Filed under: Duiblog

• The Business of MADD

  As I’ve mentioned before, Mothers Against Drunk Driving is a huge, politically powerful prohibitionist organization.  It’s also a very profitable one.  According to the required IRS annual reports posted on its own website, the organization makes about $50 million each year in contributions — about $12 million of which goes to professional telemarketers and "management".  That’s the official report.  But [...] Posted Sep 21 2009, 10:46 AM by DUI BLOG Filed under: Duiblog

• DUI Cops Now Armed with Guns, Batons…and Needles

  Coming soon to a neighborhood near you… Police Draw Blood from DUI Suspects Federal program tries roadside tests in Idaho, Texas Boise, ID.  Sept. 14 – When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he’ll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also [...] Posted Sep 16 2009, 06:55 AM by DUI BLOG Filed under: Duiblog

• Sleeping Under the Influence

  A recent dispatch from the front: Monmouth County Man Accused of Drunken Driving in Morris County Madison, NJ – A Holmdel man was charged with driving while intoxicated after police found him lying on the grass near his parked car, police said today. Devin R. McQuade, 23, was also charged with careless driving, Madison police spokesman Lt. Darren [...] Posted Sep 14 2009, 03:57 PM by DUI BLOG Filed under: Duiblog

• DUI Cops Inspired by CIA?

  The latest news from the front in MADD’s "War on Drunk Driving"…. Man Says Police Forcibly Collected Urine Sample Lawrenceburg, IN.  Sept. 3 — An Indiana man has filed a lawsuit claiming that police forcibly withdrew urine from his body during a drunken driving arrest.  According to the suit, police arrested Jamie Lockard, 53, on suspicion of drunk [...] Posted Sep 03 2009, 01:15 PM by DUI BLOG Filed under: Duiblog