During the final weeks of 2018, Florida authorities will be taking part in a national Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over campaign. In addition to officers on the road, helicopters will be used in an effort to detect signs of impaired driving. The goal is to make motorists...
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Study finds more U.S. veterans engaging in drunk driving
Drunk driving cases involving U.S. military veterans in Florida and across the U.S. have risen since 2014 according to a new study by the American Addiction Centers. In fact, they've spiked a shocking 60 percent. For the study, researchers examined behavioral risk...
Clause in DUI law allows people to drive after being detained
A recent increase in wrong-way auto accidents that involve drunk drivers in Florida has led reporters to the discovery of several loopholes in Florida law. One of these loopholes allows drivers who have been detained for driving under the influence to continue...
Lower blood alcohol limit coming soon
The legal blood alcohol content limit for drivers in Florida is .08 percent. Each state decides the legal limit under its own laws, and as of now, every state has the same .08 percent limit. However, at the end of the year, one state is going to lower that to .05...
Drunk driving witness charged with DUI
A man who witnessed a driver operating a truck while impaired was mistakenly taken into custody by Florida authorities. The man was at the intersection of Cortez Road and 14th Street when he saw the truck run a red light. He decided to follow the vehicle until it came...
Ride-sharing services may be reducing Florida DUIs
Some Florida drivers may be more likely to use a ride-sharing service than drive drunk, and this could be responsible for fewer people in the Miami area being taken into custody for driving under the influence. Miami-Dade is the Southeast's largest police department,...
Horizontal gaze nystagmus as a sign of impairment
When a Florida driver is stopped for suspicion of drunk driving, one of the field sobriety tests that is commonly conducted tests for horizontal gaze nystagmus, or involuntary jerking of the eyes. This jerking can become more exaggerated when alcohol is consumed. As...
How to cast doubt on a Breathalyzer test
In Florida , a driver is said to be too impaired to drive if his or her blood alcohol content is at .08 percent or higher. One way that a person's BAC is measured is by using a Breathlyzer test. This test involves a person blowing into a machine to get an estimate as...
Woman charged with DUI in Florida
A 29-year-old University of Florida student was pulled over by police early on March 30 after her vehicle was spotted going north in a southbound lane. Her 2014 Mini Cooper was seen by officers on Northeast Waldo Road near Northeast 16th Avenue. The woman allegedly...
Police claim drunk driver dropped child off at school
A 911 call summoned law enforcement to the vicinity of Trinity Church on Spring Lake Road to investigate an erratic driver in Lake County. A Fruitland Park police officer responding to the scene found a man slumped at the wheel of a stationary white Chevy. According...