We have covered several drunk driving cases during the past few weeks including the case of Utah Highway Patrol officer Lisa Steed, who allegedly arrested many sober individuals for DUI. The Lisa Steed case is a strong reminder of the subjective nature of many drunk driving arrests. Field sobriety tests and many of the intoxication …
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The Salt Lake Tribune reports that the termination of Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Lisa Steed was recently affirmed by an administrative judge. Steed was fired after it was determined that she lied during several drunk driving cases and arrested people who were not intoxicated. Prior to the scandal surrounding her termination, Steed was named trooper …
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The Utah Highway Patrol recently reported an increase in Utah drunk driving arrests during the New Years’ Eve holiday. UHP officers arrested at least 107 for drunk driving between Dec. 28 and Jan. 1 which is up from 93 DUI arrests during the same period last year. The extra DUI enforcement shifts were funded by …
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