New Mexico MADD 'Officer of the Year' Resigns Amid DWI Corruption Scandal
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina, who promised to "get to the bottom of this," is himself the subject of an internal investigation after broadsiding a car last month.
Albuquerque Police Chief Harold Medina, who promised to "get to the bottom of this," is himself the subject of an internal investigation after broadsiding a car last month.
The scandal has resulted in the dismissal of some 200 DWI cases, an internal probe, and an FBI investigation.
Government is "promoting bad behavior," says Sen. Rand Paul. He's right.
The good news: Regulators have exercised unusual restraint.
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Many states allowed restaurants to sell to-go cocktails during COVID-19. Research shows that change is not linked to an increase in drunk driving deaths.
Politicians overstate the situation, and to the extent there is a problem, it’s their doing.
Get ready to pay for new nanny-state technology and for bypassing the unwelcome intervention.
As early as 2026, new cars will have to come equipped with "advanced drunk and impaired driving prevention technology."
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Adding to the puzzle, another study from the same organization found "no increased crash risk" associated with cannabis consumption.
District Attorney George Brauchler: "Bottom line is if one of us had been in that car and not officer Nate Meier, you ask me if I think it would have been treated differently, I do."
The chief weighs in: "Poor choices were made on Christmas night."
Brian Kolb was arrested on New Year's Eve for driving under the influence.
Even when a technology is valid in theory, haphazard methods can lead to wrongful convictions.
SCOTUS says it is constitutional for police to draw blood from unconscious drunk driving suspects.
Warrantless "implied consent" laws are under review over Fourth Amendment concerns.
Spoiler alert: It didn't work.
New Jersey State Police Sgt. Marc Dennis was charged with falsifying records.
Police say a drunk, off-duty NYPD officer crashed his vehicle and punched a witness before attempting to flee the scene.
A new report calls for a coordinated federal, state, and local crackdown on all drinkers.
The facts and the law are on Alex Wubbels' side.
More than 250 officers in the state are trained to recognize the use of seven different drugs.
The network misreads federal data, conflating positive drug tests with impairment.
The officer thought Amanda Houghton's unsteadiness was suspicious enough to justify handcuffs and a chest pat-down.
The movement to stop calling car crashes "accidents" blurs an important distinction.
A new study indicates that marijuana's impact on crash risk is much smaller than prohibitionists claim.
Driving after toking is not safe, but it's not as dangerous as prohibitionists claim.
The 6-to-1 ruling says it's unconstitutional to punish people for withdrawing "implied consent."
Drivers should not be punished for balking at warrantless alcohol testing.
Three DUI cases give SCOTUS a chance to clarify the constitutional requirements for drug and alcohol testing.
The Supreme Court agrees to hear three new cases dealing with drunk driving suspects and the Fourth Amendment.
Police aren't happy about it.