Drivers sue over trooper's tainted DUI arrests

If you have gotten a DUI conviction that was later thrown out, you have to read this article that I just found posted at the Seattle Times.

Trooper Keith Jordan once testified in court that he had made nearly 150 drunken-driving arrests in a year. In 2003, 65 cases handled by Trooper Keith Jordan were dismissed by Mark Roe, Snohomish County's chief criminal prosecutor, because Jordan had cut and pasted blocks of information from one report to another. In some reports, Jordan had even forgotten to change a name when he copied a paragraph, Roe said. Now at least four of those people are sueing over this.

Texas Congressman Kevin Brady charged with DUI

According to an article over at USA Today, Texas Republican Brady was charged with a DUI in South Dakota. Authorities were waiting for results of a blood test to determine Brady's blood-alcohol level at the time of the arrest. The legal limit in South Dakota is 0.08. If convicted of the misdemeanor charge, Brady faces up to $1,000 fine and a year in jail, Clay County Sheriff Andy Howe said.

Original Posted @ Pacific Northwest DUI News.

Dentists, DUIs, and Fingerprints

According to an article over at Seattle PI the state is considering weather to fingerprint all dentists, so that when they get in trouble with the law, like Driving Under the Influence, the state board can take proper action. Here is an excerpt:

"Having fingerprints on file makes it easier for states to monitor health professionals, said Lynn Thornton, enforcement chief of the California Dental Board. The California Health Department fingerprints dentists and others seeking licenses. The fingerprints on file mean the board is notified when dentists are arrested on DUI or other charges."

I don't know about you, but I think we are going a little to far to protect the public, maybe a better system would be to make the dentist pass a piss test before he/she can unlock the door of his/her office in the morning!

Trooper Pleads Guilty of Fondling Women

Ten different women accused the trooper of fondling them during DUI traffic stops. In King County Court, Trooper Idland entered an Alford Plea, meaning he admits he would be found guilty if he goes to trial but officially maintains his innocence. The original story can be read at komotv.com