Arizona DUI / Criminal Defense Law Blog

A toddler was killed on Sunday in Gilbert when he was caught up in a dog fight at his babysitters home.  The babysitter was trying to break up a fight between three dogs when the 2 ½ year old was attacked.  He later died at the hospital.  The babysitter also went to the hospital for […]

With the long, long lasting debates and drama over the Arizona NHL team, the Coyotes are here to stay.  After four years of back and forth, the team now has an owner and the arena lease agreement has been approved.  Hockey fans are pleased that they can go to Glendale Arena to watch an exhilarating and rowdy hockey […]

Officials are finding tons of marijuana along the Mexican border…this time literally.  On Tuesday, federal authorities reported seizing more than two tons of the stuff hidden in vehicles by brush and tarps.  This amount of marijuana is certainly not someone’s private stash: it was most likely meant to be distributed throughout the area and sold […]

An accident in Central Phoenix Sunday night is definitely one to make headlines.  Not only was there a fatality, which was shocking enough, but the circumstances were extremely bizarre.  According to Police, two vehicles crashed into one another near 15th Avenue and McDowell, causing one of the vehicles to hit a traffic pole.  The pole then […]

Operation Safe and Sober recently wrapped up a campaign in the area surrounding ASU to crack down on drunk driving and underage drinking.  Due to an increase in alcohol related crime in the past year, and too many extreme cases of underage drinking that made the news, Tempe Police along with the Sheriff’s Office and several […]

A horrific car accident last week in Phoenix left a mother dead and several others injured.  The woman was driving with her boyfriend and two kids in the car.  She ran a red light a Northern and 7th Street and was hit by a truck.  The woman died but luckily her kids were strapped into seat […]

ASU is Taking an Unjust Position on Underage Drinking Tempe police are cracking down hard on under age drinking and disruptive partying in the ASU area.  With the help of the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and an $80,000 grant from the Governor, Tempe plan to send out patrol units to neighborhoods to find underage drinkers […]

A well-known and well-respected Arizona politician has surprisingly spoken out about possibly supporting the legalization of marijuana.  John McCain, Arizona’s republican senator, told a town hall last week that “maybe we should legalize marijuana.”  Statements like this are certainly popping up more and more, seeing that several states have legalized small amounts of marijuana for […]

A Phoenix woman was arrested last week after she was seen driving the wrong way on Interstate 17.  Officials allege that the woman was driving under the influence of alcohol.  She has been charged with numerous counts including DUI, aggravated assault, and five counts of endangerment.  Luckily for other drivers, and the woman herself, there […]

A popular Tempe bar has been fined after an investigation into the death of an ASU student.  Officials discovered that the 19-year-old was served alcohol at Cadillac Ranch at the nearby Tempe Marketplace before his death later that night.  Cadillac Ranch had been cited three times in the past 4 years for serving alcohol to […]