The holiday season, ranging in dates from November 24 to January 1, saw a large number of DUI arrests in the state of Arizona.

The Southern Arizona DUI Task Force arrested 447 people between that time for drunk driving. Of those arrests made, 50 people had a former conviction of a drunk driving charge and 150 people were charged with extreme DUI’s.  There were also 235 people who were pulled over during the holiday season that claimed to be designated drivers for the night.

Out of the 447 people who were arrested, their average blood-alcohol level was 0.147. After this announcement was made about the drunk driving arrests, the Tucson Police Department made the statement that they had been awarded a $100,000 grant in order to use for future drunk driving enforcement in the state.

Please contact the Arizona DUI defense lawyers of Thompson & Volquardsen, P.C. by calling 602-510-9999 today if you or someone you know has been charged with driving under the influence in Arizona.

When someone is convicted of driving under the influence in the state of Arizona, they are required to install a DUI Interlock device in their car for the next year.

The driver must blow into this device every time they want to turn the engine on and if any alcohol is detected by the system, the engine will not start. Arizona Senator, Linda Gray, voiced her opinion that one year of using this device is too long. She made the proposition that first-time DUI offenders only need to use the interlock device for six months after their conviction.

This new time frame was put into place on January 1, 2012 and will only apply to individuals who are convicted of driving under the influence in 2012.

If you have been charged with driving under the influence in Arizona, please contact the Arizona DUI defense lawyers of Thompson & Volquardsen, P.C. by calling 602-510-9999 today.

According to 2,300 high school juniors and seniors, New Year’s Eve weekend is the most hazardous weekend to drink and drive yet that is the weekend that most of them had admitted to doing it.

The study was completed by the student organization, Students Against Destructive Decisions, along with Liberty Mutual in order to determine the most dangerous weekend in relation to teenagers drinking and then driving. The participants had a choice between several events including New Year’s Eve, prom night, graduation night and homecoming.

The teenagers admitted that they would more than likely think twice about getting behind the wheel after having been drinking if one of their passengers asked them to reconsider.

If you have been charged with a DUI in Arizona, you need experienced representation on your side. Please contact the Arizona DUI defense lawyers of Thompson & Volquardsen, P.C. by calling 602-510-9999 today.

A list has just been made public by Insurance.com stating the top 10 cities with the most drunk driving citations between November 1, 2010 and October 31, 2011. The data that was collected was from the largest 20 cities in the United States.

Four different cities in California made the list for the most citations. Those cities were Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco and San Jose.  The police officers throughout California are more in tune with driving safety due to the high volume of cars occupying California highways daily.

Phoenix, Arizona was included in the list as well as Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Jacksonville, Charlotte and Columbus.

If you have been charged with a DUI in Arizona, you need experienced representation on your side. Please contact the Arizona DUI defense lawyers of Thompson & Volquardsen, P.C. by calling 602-510-9999 today.