“The Super Bowl DUI Saturation Operation will be highly visible and staffed by additional DPS Highway Patrol Officers along with those officers who are normally scheduled for duty,” according to one DPS sergeant’s statement. Here’s what DPS released today: Thanks to special funding from the Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety (GOHS), the Arizona Department of Public Safety (DPS) will be stepping-up its DUI enforcement efforts this Super Bowl Sunday. Beginning at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2, and continuing through the morning of Monday, Feb. 3, DPS will have a large contingent of additional officers participating in DUI saturation patrols on freeways throughout the Phoenix area. DPS anticipates the additional patrol officers will be a visible deterrent to those motorists who might otherwise drive while impaired. DPS also will have additional resources in place to assist with the processing of those motorists who are arrested for suspicion of DUI. The additional resources and personnel greatly increase the efficiency with which a motorist arrested for suspicion of DUI can be investigated, processed and booked into jail. This results in officers being able to return to patrol duty much faster after making an arrest . . . In support of the operation, a DUI Command Post will be set up at DPS headquarters located at 2102 West Encanto Boulevard in Phoenix.
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Michael Angelo De La Cruz, 31, was driving a stolen pickup truck westbound on McDowell Road when he crossed the center line of the road and collided head-on with a minivan traveling eastbound at 9th Avenue just after midnight Wednesday, police said. The minivan was occupied by a 28-year-old female driver and a 16-year-old pregnant passenger, police said. Both suffered injuries, but authorities said their injuries were not life-threatening. The 16-year-old female passenger was six months pregnant, police said. De La Cruz and a passenger fled the scene of the collision on foot and unsuccessfully attempted to break into a BMW, police said. Officers arrested De La Cruz and the passenger nearby. De La Cruz was taken to a hospital after he complained of injuries but attempted to escape from officers aftertreatment, police said. Authorities took De La Cruz into custody shortly after. According to a Drug Recognition Expert, De La Cruz displayed signs of impairment, police said. De La Cruz was booked into the Maricopa County Jail on suspicion of second-degree murder, two counts of aggravated assault, leaving the scene of a fatal collision, aggravated DUI, possession of a stolen vehicle and parole violation, police said. Copyright 2014 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Involuntary intoxication occurs when a person doesnt know he or she is under the influence and may occur when a drink is spiked by another party while the chain of custody of blood test defense questions the administration of the test and any possible tampering. The Phoenix DUI lawyer understands when it is best to make use of each type of defense available, Ms. Blackford continues. Other defenses include improper police actions, administration/ accuracy of standard breathalyzer test, improper stop and entrapment. Most citizens assume that, once arrested for DUI, very few options remain open to them. Nothing is further from the truth. DUI Lawyers Phoenix examine the facts of the case to determine which type of defense to mount.
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