(Salt Lake City, UT) — A new state law restricts people convicted of extreme DUI offenses in Utah from purchasing alcohol. Officials say the law applies to anyone with a reported blood alcohol content of point-one-six or higher, and is intended to prevent repeat drunk driving incidents by limiting access […]
(Undated) — Dozens of international students at Utah universities had their visas revoked or records deleted in the past week under the Trump administration. The University of Utah reported 20 affected students, citing reasons such as failure to maintain nonimmigrant status or criminal record checks. Some students’ status changes are […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — The Utah Highway Patrol will put extra resources into DUI enforcement this month. The Fourth of July and Pioneer Day are right around the corner, and drunk driving tends to increase around holidays. U-H-P officials say there will be more than 280 additional DUI shifts […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Utah law enforcement officials say 70 people in the state were arrested for DUI over the holiday weekend. That’s nearly double the figure from last year, when 36 people were arrested for impaired driving. Sergeant Cameron Roden with the Utah Highway Patrol says 2023’s holiday […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — There will be more patrol officers looking for impaired drivers ahead of the upcoming Labor Day Weekend. The Utah Highway Patrol says there are over 180 extra shifts scheduled among different agencies for DUI enforcement. The Department of Public Safety says there have been over […]
CEDAR CITY, Utah-A Las Vegas man is facing charges of attempting to bribe a public servant after he allegedly offered a police officer as much as $50,000 to release him instead of arresting him on suspicion of DUI. The incident, which occurred Sunday morning, entails 28-year-old Jacquez Garfield Wright driving […]
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Police in Salt Lake City say a driver has been arrested on suspicion of automobile homicide and DUI after a car accident killed a 5-year-old boy. They say the child and his mother were in a crosswalk Saturday when they both were struck by an […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — A Utah police department has released body camera footage showing the moments before an officer fatally shot a man during an altercation in a DUI processing area. West Valley City police say 31-year-old Chad Michael Breinholt was under investigation for suspected DUI and was […]
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (AP) — Police in a Salt Lake City suburb say an officer fatally shot a man during an altercation in a DUI processing area. West Valley City police said the shooting occurred Friday night inside a DUI processing area in the city hall basement. No identities […]
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — The daughter of former Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye is serving three years of probation in a DUI case. Karis Begaye pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor impaired driving and criminal damage, and to a felony count of endangerment. She had been serving as legal counsel […]
