Providence state police say they arrested a man Tuesday whose blood alcohol level was 0.491 percent - the highest ever recorded in Rhode Island for someone who wasn't dead. Stanley Kobierowski, 34, of North Providence was taken to a hospital, put in the detoxification unit and sedated.He was arraigned Tuesday on charges of driving while intoxicated and resisting arrest and he was released with a hearing date set for Friday. Kobierowski was arrested after he drove into a highway message board on Interstate 95 in Providence. After police arrived, Kobierowski had trouble getting out of the car, then grabbed it and refused to move, forcing troopers to carry him to the breakdown lane before taking him back to their barracks. A breath test showed blood alcohol readings of 0.489 percent, followed by 0.491, these were the highest readings state officials could remember for someone who didn't end up dead. The legal limit in Rhode Island is 0.08. A level of 0.30 is classified as stupor, 0.4 is comatose and 0.5 is considered fatal, according to the health department. If you have been charged with a DUI related offense it is important to seek the advice of an experienced DUI attorney. Contact Beauchamp Law Office for a free consultation with an experienced attorney at phoenixarizonaduilawyer.com

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A motorcycle ride to a barbecue Sunday turned into a painful hospital stay for an off-duty sheriff's deputy who collided with a suspected drunken illegal immigrant. Jose Torres, 47, who suffered three broken ribs, a broken collarbone and road rash in the 2:30 p.m. crash, was helpless as he lay on the pavement and watched the driver leave. "I said, 'Where you going? Stop,' " Torres said Monday from his hospital bed. Two witnesses who saw Abel Garcia-Deniz, 40, flee the scene at Mesa Drive and Eighth Avenue followed him and kept him from leaving when he pulled over about a mile away, police said. Detective Steve Berry, Mesa police spokesman, said the witnesses didn't need to use any physical force on Garcia. Police arrested Garcia on suspicion of leaving the scene of an injury accident and aggravated assault, according to court documents. Garcia showed several signs of being drunk when police spoke with him, according to court documents. He had no insurance and is in the country illegally. The crash occurred about a mile from where Sheriff Joe Arpaio set up shop to conduct immigration sweeps June 26-27. Mesa police showed up in force to keep peace between opposing factions of the immigration sweeps. Torres accused Mesa police of getting in the way of the sheriff's operation. "If Sheriff Joe had been allowed to do his job, maybe this guy would have been rounded up," said Torres, his raspy voice barely above a whisper. Mesa police Chief George Gascón declined to comment on Torres' statement. Torres, whose motorcycle was a custom Harley-Davidson with a paint scheme to honor fallen police officers, firefighters and military personnel, said Garcia's most egregious act was leaving him injured in the road. If you have been charged with a DUI offense contact Arizona's top DUI defense firm for a free consultation with an experienced attorney at arizonadui.com

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Law-enforcement officers from Peoria and other West Valley agencies will hit the streets Friday night for a crackdown on drunken driving. The effort by the West Valley DUI Task Force will be hosted by Peoria police from a staging area at the Peoria Public Safety Administration Building, 8351 W. Cinnabar Ave., near downtown Peoria. The goal of the crackdown, which will be funded by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, is "to make our streets safer," said Mike Tellef, a Peoria police spokesman. Joining the effort will be officers from Avondale, Buckeye, El Mirage, Glendale, Goodyear, Phoenix, Surprise and Tolleson, as well as the Arizona Department of Public Safety and state Liquor Department, he said. If you have been charged with a DUI offense, contact Beauchamp Law Office for a free consultation with an experienced and aggressive attorney at phoenixarizonaduilawyer.com

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Close to 300 people throughout the state were arrested with DUIs during the Independence Day Holiday DUI Task Force enforcement. The campaign started Thursday and is led by the Governor's Office of Highway Safety. Seventy agencies and 399 officers participated, making 3,700 traffic stops throughout the weekend. Eighty-four of the 297 received extreme DUIs, with at least .15 blood alcohol content. The average BAC was .14. Police also gave out 141 minor underage consumption citations. Officers conducted saturation patrols, sobriety checkpoints and youth alcohol enforcement statewide throughout the weekend. Final numbers through Sunday will be available today. If you were charged with a DUI related offense, contact an experienced attorney for a free consultation at arizonadui.com

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A man has been indicted on a manslaughter charge in connection with an alcohol-related crash in Tucson that killed a student from Bangladesh last month. Authorities said Matthew Paul McGinley, 25, lost control of his vehicle and struck a pole on a Tucson street on May 15.

McGinley and his two backseat passengers suffered non-life threatening injuries but 19-year-old Shayaan Chowdhury died of his injuries at a Tucson hospital on May 22.

A county grand jury indicted McGinley earlier this week. McGinley is now facing driving under the influence, endangerment and criminal damage charges in addition to the manslaughter charge.

McGinley is scheduled to be arraigned on June 11.

At Beauchamp Law Office we have attorneys committed strictly to driving under the influence charges and charges stemming from driving under the influence. If you have been charged with a DUI related offense, contact Beauchamp Law Office for a free evaluation of your case at http://arizonadui.com/

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Efrain Vincente-Cruz, 30, of Chandler was sentenced to 14 years in prison Wednesday for a collision that killed a 59 year old woman.

Vincete-Cruz had a blood alcohol content of .243, three times the legal limit when he crashed head on into a vehicle being driven by Marjorie Weeks at Rittenhouse and Ellsworth Roads in Queen Creek.

A witness reported seeing Vincete-Cruz driving erratically prior to the fatal collision on December 17.

If you have been charged with a DUI or a DUI related offense, contact an experienced DUI attorney at Beauchamp Law Office  http://arizonadui.com/ for a free consultation.

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Arizona Legislators are trying to once again toughen Arizona laws against drunken driving and boating, but this time without softening a penalty for some offenders. On Thursday the Senate assembled a drunken-driving bill that doesn't include a provision that prompted Gov. Janet Napolitano to veto a previous measure.

 

That measure would have cut the time that first-time DUI offenders would have been required to use ignition interlocks. The current requirement mandates placement of the device a year, but the bill would have shortened it to six months. Ignition interlocks require drivers to blow into a tube to measure their blood-alcohol level before they can start their cars.

 

The new proposal still would require that first-time offenders convicted of operating a boat while intoxicated serve 10 consecutive days in jail. It also expands circumstances in which a drunken driver's license is suspended for 90 days after a fatal accident.

 

Arizona is toughening DUI laws requiring mandatory jail time for every DUI regardless of the degree. Do not try to handle a DUI charge without legal representation. Contact Beauchamp Law Office for a free consultation with an experienced and aggressive attorney at arizonadui.com

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A Tucson judge has tossed out alcohol breath tests in 49 DUI cases. City Court Judge Thomas Berning ruling says the breath tests are inadmissible because the company that makes the machine hasn't made its inner workings available to the defense. A Tucson defense attorney says the ruling could have widespread implications.

One of the defense attorneys involved in the cases, says there are 50 to 70 pending cases before other judges that were waiting for Berning's ruling. The ruling doesn't dismiss the cases entirely, just the breath tests.

The ruling also could potentially affect every alcohol breath test conducted in the state since Dec. 1, 2006. That's when Arizona adopted the Intoxilizer 8000 machine made by CMI.

Deputy City Attorney’s Office plans to appeal Berning's ruling within the next 14 days.

Consulting with an attorney is a very critical step in your defense for a DUI. If you have been cited for a DUI related charge, contact Beauchamp Law Office for a consultation with an experienced attorney at arizonadui.com

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Savannah Sutherland, 23, the daughter of the founders of Scottsdale based Cold Stone Creamery was sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison May 8, 2008 for the fatal collision that killed Genovena Tepec-Juarz, 36, in East Mesa on March 20, 2006.

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge also punished Sutherland with five years of probation and 1,000 hours of community service. She had pleaded guilty to manslaughter, criminal damage and driving while intoxicated. On March 20, 2006, Sutherland rear-ended a scooter driven by Genovena Tepec-Juarez, 36, in east Mesa near the intersection of Baseline Roadand Farnsworth Drive.

In a turn of events that Judge Andrew Klein called very remarkable, the victim's family intervened so Sutherland would receive a shorter prison term than what was outlined in a plea agreement reached two months ago.

Before being sentenced, Sutherland read a statement in which she took full responsibility for killing Tepec-Juarez.

"I promise that for the rest of my life, I will try to make up for the tragedy I caused," she said. "And I hope to have the wisdom and strength to persuade others to avoid the mistakes I have made."

Those mistakes were drinking four beers at a bar and driving away, as Sutherland later confessed to police. Her blood-alcohol content was recorded at 0.194, more than twice the legal limit.

When Sutherland's 2003 Chevy Cavalier struck the scooter, the impact threw Tepec into the windshield.

Up until the sentencing, Sutherland was under house arrest and the 24-hour supervision of her parents, Donald and Susan Sutherland, founders of the Scottsdale-based chain of ice cream stores.

Being charged with a DUI doesn't have to ruin your life. If you or someone you know has been charged with a DUI offense contact Beauchamp Law Offices at http://www.ArizonaDUI.com

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