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Bibb County Sheriff testifies for DUI Defendant and MADD reacts angrily
Bibb County Sheriff Jerry Modena testified for a DUI Defendant in Macon on March 17, 2009.  He testified that the DUI Defendant was a friend of his and did not appear intoxicated or have slurred speech.  The DUI Defendant blew .164 on the Intoxilyzer 5000.  The Bibb County Sheriff testified that he trusts the "instrument" when it is working properly with all of its parts attached.  He did mention that older versions of the machine could be manipulated by the operator but that this was supposed to be the best machine on the market today.  He also noted that the Intoxylzer 5000 was sent to its manufacturer for maintenance 2 months after the Macon DUI Arrest. 
 
Taking Aspirin before drinking can increase your chance of a Georgia DUI

aspirinIf you take an Aspirin before you drink alcohol to avoid a hangover, you may wake up with another headache - an Atlanta DUI or a night in Jail.  Scientific research has uncovered a link between aspirin consumed before drinking and elevated blood alcohol levels.  In the study, doctors recruited five healthy men and gave them the equivalent of 1 to 2 glasses of wine depending on body weight one hour after a meal.  They measured their blood alcohol.  The next day the men consumed the same amount of alcohol but also took 1 gram of aspirin or the equivalend of two extra-strength tablets along with their meal.  The aspirin increased the men's blood alcohol level by 34 percent compared to the day before.  The blood alcohol levels also tended to rise more rapidly and remained higher longer with the aspirin consumption.  The study was reported in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 264 No. 18, pp. 2361-2450, November 14, 1990.  The likely cause is aspirin's affect on the activity of gastric alcohol dehydrogenase which is an enzyme that oxidizes alcohol.  Alcohol oxidation is a get component of the metabolization or elimination of alcohol from the body. Consuming aspirin after drinking should have no effect on blood alcohol levels as the alcohol oxidation has already occurred.  Other studies have indicated that this effect may be limited to men.  The study author noted that stomach acid drugs cimetidine or ranitidine may produce similar effects.

 
Rolling Thunder Strikes Athens, Georgia DUIs for 2009 Memorial Day Weekend: 38 arrested for DUI

sobrietycheckpointDUI Road Block Report: Athens, GA. To start off the 2009 Memorial Day Weekend the Georgia State Patrol set up roadblocks and arrested 38 people Thursday Night and Friday morning in a record catch of DUIs in Athens-Clarke County Georgia. 

Of the 38 Athens DUI arrests, six University of Georgia students were arrested for DUI in Athens.  Similar roadblocks have been held on St. Patrick's Day resulting in 63 arrests and on Cinco de Mayo resulting in five DUI arrests.

Word on the street is that next falls 2009 Georgia Bulldog Football season will be accompanied by unprecedented DUI enforcement and roadblocks by the Georgia State Patrol.  So Dawg fans beware!

 
Decatur DUI Lawyer Arrest Report: May 11-17, 2009

The following is an estimate of Metro Atlanta DUI arrests in selected Metro Atlanta Counties for one week based on publicly available records.  The information is only as accurate as the public records from which it is obtained.  

 

Jurisdiction

DUIs

DUIs last week

Population

Arrest Per Population

Police Ranks

Percent Change

Atlanta DUI Arrests

32

27

out of 486,411 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.)

0.0000658

7

18.52%

Gwinnett County DUI Arrests

93

79

out of 757104 (7/2006 U.S.Census Est.).

0.0001228

6

17.72%

DeKalb County DUI Arrests

44

49

out of 723602 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0000608

8

-10.20%

Fayette County DUI Arrests

16

17

out of 106671 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0001500

4

-5.88%

Henry County DUI Arrests

38

42

out of 178033 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000213444

2

-9.52%

City of Doraville DUI Arrests

18

14

out of 9862 (2000 U.S. Census Est.)

0.001825188

1

28.57%

City of Roswell DUI Arrsets

14

21

out of 78,229 (2003 U.S. Census Est).

0.0001790

3

-33.33%

Clayton County DUI Arrests

36

44

out of 271240 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000132724

5

-18.18%

Percent under 1000 means a very low risk of DUI arrest per population.  Percent over 2000 means DUI Hot Spot very risky to Drive after Drinking.  If you would like your counties statistics shown please contact us with information on obtaining the public records.
 
Covington DUI Police Arrest two for Driving Under the Influence
Media reports that Covington Police recently arrested two people for DUI.  One was seen driving through a ditch in the parking lot of a bar. A Covington Police Office chased the alleged offender on foot.  The problem is that there are only two types of driving offences that police can arrest for on private property.  One is DUI and the other is reckless driving.  So unless driving through a ditch was with reckless disregard to persons and property, then the stop was probably without articulable suspicion and illegal.  There was no evidence that the driver had been drinking prior to the stop. In the second DUI, Covington police received a phone call from a neighbor that a woman had run into a home with a car and was possibly DUI.  When the Covington DUI officers arrived they found the car with minor damage, a cracked headlight, parked next to the home. The DUI Officers of the Covington Poice Department knocked on the front door and no one came. They tried the back door. It was locked.  So they climbed through a kitchen window.  The woman was hiding in her laundry room.  She was arrested for DUI.   Problem: you can not enter a person's home without a warrant unless the offense was committed in the officers presence and the DUI officer is in hot pursuit or there are exigent circumstances.  Exigent circumstances would a medical emergency, a trail of blood, screams coming from inside.  There were no signs of danger or exigent circumstances.  If a competent DUI lawyer is hired, these charges have a good chance of being thrown out of court.  
 
John's Creek DUI Lawyer DUI Arrest Report: May 4-10, 2009

The following is an estimate of Metro Atlanta DUI arrests in selected Metro Atlanta Counties for one week based on publicly available records.  The information is only as accurate as the public records from which it is obtained.  

 

Jurisdiction

DUIs

DUIs last week

Population

Arrest Per Population

Police Ranks

Percent Change

Atlanta DUI Arrests

27

30

out of 486,411 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.)

0.0000555

8

-10.00%

Gwinnett County DUI Arrests

79

86

out of 757104 (7/2006 U.S.Census Est.).

0.0001043

6

-8.14%

DeKalb County DUI Arrests

49

21

out of 723602 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0000677

7

133.33%

Fayette County DUI Arrests

17

19

out of 106671 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0001594

5

-10.53%

Henry County DUI Arrests

42

44

out of 178033 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000235911

3

-4.55%

City of Doraville DUI Arrests

14

18

out of 9862 (2000 U.S. Census Est.)

0.00141959

1

-22.22%

City of Roswell DUI Arrsets

21

9

out of 78,229 (2003 U.S. Census Est).

0.0002684

2

133.33%

Clayton County DUI Arrests

44

15

out of 271240 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000162218

4

193.33%

Percent under 1000 means a very low risk of DUI arrest per population.  Percent over 2000 means DUI Hot Spot very risky to Drive after Drinking.  If you would like your counties statistics shown please contact us with information on obtaining the public records.
 
Atlanta Criminal Defense Lawyer DUI Arrest Report:April 28, 2009-May 3, 2009

The following is an estimate of Metro Atlanta DUI arrests in selected Metro Atlanta Counties for one week based on publicly available records.  The information is only as accurate as the public records from which it is obtained.  

 

Jurisdiction

DUIs

DUIs last week

Population

Arrest Per Population

Police Ranks

Percent Change

Atlanta DUI Arrests

30

33

out of 486,411 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.)

0.0000617

6

-9.09%

Gwinnett County DUI Arrests

86

90

out of 757104 (7/2006 U.S.Census Est.).

0.0001136

5

-4.44%

DeKalb County DUI Arrests

21

37

out of 723602 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0000290

8

-43.24%

Fayette County DUI Arrests

19

15

out of 106671 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0001781

3

26.67%

Henry County DUI Arrests

44

42

out of 178033 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000247145

2

4.76%

City of Doraville DUI Arrests

18

24

out of 9862 (2000 U.S. Census Est.)

0.001825188

1

-25.00%

City of Roswell DUI Arrsets

9

7

out of 78,229 (2003 U.S. Census Est).

0.0001150

4

28.57%

Clayton County DUI Arrests

15

52

out of 271240 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

5.53016E-05

7

-71.15%

Percent under 1000 means a very low risk of DUI arrest per population.  Percent over 2000 means DUI Hot Spot very risky to Drive after Drinking.  If you would like your counties statistics shown please contact us with information on obtaining the public records.
 
Dunwoody DUI Lawyer Arrest Report: April 21-27, 2009

The following is an estimate of Metro Atlanta DUI arrests in selected Metro Atlanta Counties for one week based on publicly available records.  The information is only as accurate as the public records from which it is obtained.  

 

Jurisdiction

DUIs

DUIs last week

Population

Arrest Per Population

Police Ranks

Percent Change

Atlanta DUI Arrests

33

45

out of 486,411 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.)

0.0000678

7

-26.67%

Gwinnett County DUI Arrests

90

77

out of 757104 (7/2006 U.S.Census Est.).

0.0001189

5

16.88%

DeKalb County DUI Arrests

37

52

out of 723602 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0000511

8

-28.85%

Fayette County DUI Arrests

15

17

out of 106671 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0001406

4

-11.76%

Henry County DUI Arrests

42

54

out of 178033 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000235911

2

-22.22%

City of Doraville DUI Arrests

24

22

out of 9862 (2000 U.S. Census Est.)

0.002433583

1

9.09%

City of Roswell DUI Arrsets

7

12

out of 78,229 (2003 U.S. Census Est).

0.0000895

6

-41.67%

Clayton County DUI Arrests

52

51

out of 271240 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000191712

3

1.96%

Percent under 1000 means a very low risk of DUI arrest per population.  Percent over 2000 means DUI Hot Spot very risky to Drive after Drinking.  If you would like your counties statistics shown please contact us with information on obtaining the public records.
 
DUI Atlanta Arrest Report: April 13-20, 2009

The following is an estimate of Metro Atlanta DUI arrests in selected Metro Atlanta Counties for one week based on publicly available records.  The information is only as accurate as the public records from which it is obtained.  

 

Jurisdiction

DUIs

DUIs last week

Population

Arrest Per Population

Police Ranks

Percent Change

Atlanta DUI Arrests

45

36

out of 486,411 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.)

0.0000925

7

25.00%

Gwinnett County DUI Arrests

77

81

out of 757104 (7/2006 U.S.Census Est.).

0.0001017

6

-4.94%

DeKalb County DUI Arrests

52

51

out of 723602 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0000719

8

1.96%

Fayette County DUI Arrests

17

16

out of 106671 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0001594

4

6.25%

Henry County DUI Arrests

54

33

out of 178033 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000303315

2

63.64%

City of Doraville DUI Arrests

22

15

out of 9862 (2000 U.S. Census Est.)

0.002230785

1

46.67%

City of Roswell DUI Arrsets

12

12

out of 78,229 (2003 U.S. Census Est).

0.0001534

5

0.00%

Clayton County DUI Arrests

51

54

out of 271240 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000188025

3

-5.56%

*Percent under 1000 means a very low risk of DUI arrest per population.  Percent over 2000 means DUI Hot Spot very risky to Drive after Drinking.  If you would like your counties statistics shown please contact us with information on obtaining the public records.
 
Atlanta DUI Arrest Report: Apri 6-12, 2009

The following is an estimate of Metro Atlanta DUI arrests in selected Metro Atlanta Counties for one week based on publicly available records.  The information is only as accurate as the public records from which it is obtained.  

 

Jurisdiction

DUIs

DUIs last week

Population

Arrest Per Population

Police Ranks

Percent Change

Atlanta DUI Arrests

36

28

out of 486,411 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.)

0.0000740

7

28.57%

Gwinnett County DUI Arrests

81

83

out of 757104 (7/2006 U.S.Census Est.).

0.0001070

6

-2.41%

DeKalb County DUI Arrests

51

50

out of 723602 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0000705

8

2.00%

Fayette County DUI Arrests

16

11

out of 106671 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.0001500

5

45.45%

Henry County DUI Arrests

33

0

out of 178033 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000185359

3

#DIV/0!

City of Doraville DUI Arrests

15

25

out of 9862 (2000 U.S. Census Est.)

0.00152099

1

-40.00%

City of Roswell DUI Arrsets

12

7

out of 78,229 (2003 U.S. Census Est).

0.0001534

4

71.43%

Clayton County DUI Arrests

54

49

out of 271240 (7/2006 U.S. Census Est.).

0.000199086

2

10.20%

*Percent under 1000 means a very low risk of DUI arrest per population.  Percent over 2000 means DUI Hot Spot very risky to Drive after Drinking.  If you would like your counties statistics shown please contact us with information on obtaining the public records.
 
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