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What do a Ford pickup, a bottle of whisky and five guns get you? Well, in this bizarre drunk driving case: tased, cuffed and booked. Although this didn't happen on St. Patrick's Day, it's clear the driver of this truck was kicking off the St. Paddy's celebrations a tad early. According to ...

With multiple states legalising marijuana, government agencies are scrambling to research the effect of the drug on drivers. CNN recently took a look at operating a motor vehicle under the influence of pot by subjecting three users in Washington state to a little driving test with the help of ...

On one side you have Ireland's measures against drunk driving: a maximum allowable blood-alcohol level of .05 percent (In Ontario and the rest of Canada, the maximum legal BAC for fully licensed drivers is 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood (0.08). Driving with BAC in excess of ...

An officer with the Utah Highway Patrol was relieved of duty after allegations surfaced that she falsely arrested more than 40 people for driving under the influence. The New York Times reports that a lawsuit stemming from the allegations was filed on December 14 in Salt Lake City's District Court. ...

Earlier this month, as part of its conclusions to an investigation into wrong-way driving crashes, the American National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recommend ignition interlocks for all those convicted of a DUI. That means every first-time offender couldn't start his car until he had ...

In May of this year, KDVR, Fox News 31 of Denver, Colorado aired a segment in which it tested the effects of marijuana on drivers. At the time of the story, Colorado lawmakers narrowly voted down a law that would have made it illegal to drive with more than five nanograms / ml of the drug in your ...

Police arrested 24-year-old Ashley Stewart after a lengthy high-speed pursuit down the wrong side of a highway in Streetboro, Ohio. It all started when the alleged drunk driver refused to stop for police, as the chase hit speeds of over 130 km/h while heading dangerously into oncoming traffic on ...

According to stats compiled by the American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, about a third of all traffic fatalities involved someone officially classified as driving under the influence – and that percentage goes back at least a decade. No surprise then that various ...

"Don't drive drunk." That's the message every government, charity and local organization wants to get out during the long weekends this summer. It's sound advice, too, even from a potty mouth. According to The Detroit News, the U.S. state of Michigan has bought 400 talking urinal cakes that will ...

Residents of Amish communities famously eschew almost all trappings of modernity. No TV, no telephones, limited use of electricity, and, gasp, no Autoblog fix ! But there comes a time in a young Amish person's life when they're allowed to go out and taste the world. And sometimes alcohol. Case in ...