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More draconian Utah DUI proposal sparks debate

Last updated Monday, May 20, 2013 - 6:08am

A recommendation last week from the National Transportation Safety Board to state policy makers to lower the blood alcohol content level for DUI arrests from .08 to .05 has drawn mixed reactions in the Top of Utah.

Ogden Police Lt. Kevin Cottrell is in favor of Utah legislators enacting such a measure, saying anything that gives law enforcement better footing in the fight against impaired driving is a positive for the community.

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FILE - In this Feb. 7, 2013 file photo, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Deborah Hersman speaks during a news conference in Washington. Federal accident investigators were weighing a recommendation Tuesday that states reduce their threshold for drunken driving from the current .08 blood alcohol content to .05, a standard that has been shown to substantially reduce highway deaths in other countries. Hersman said. “Alcohol-impaired deaths are not accidents, they are crimes. They can and should be prevented. The tools exist. What is needed is the will.” (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt, File)

Safety board wants .05 drunken-driving limit for all states

Angela Greiling Keane Bloomberg News

Last updated Tuesday, May 14, 2013 - 11:40am

WASHINGTON — States should lower the definition of drunken driving to a blood-alcohol reading of no more than .05 percent, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended Tuesday, saying the United States is too tolerant of impairment behind the wheel.

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Residents of an apartment complex said this unit was searched by police Thursday after a handicapped girl was found unresponsive from consuming alcohol. (Scott Schwebke/Standard-Examiner)

Investigation continues in case of 4-year-old special-needs child with high level of alcohol

Scott Schwebke Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, April 13, 2013 - 2:54pm

MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE — Residents of an apartment complex are puzzled how a 4-year-old girl who uses a wheelchair was able to consume alcohol Thursday and be rendered unconscious.

“There is no way she could get alcohol by herself to drink,” said Lorie Castillo, who lives at 1045 S. 1200 West, Apartment 40, adding that the girl resides in Apartment 42.

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4-year-old Weber girl hospitalized with high levels of alcohol

Bubba Brown Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, April 12, 2013 - 11:06am

MARRIOTT-SLATERVILLE -- Deputies and family services officials are investigating after a 4-year-old Utah girl was found drunk and unresponsive at a Weber County apartment complex.

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Man confesses to downing whiskey before wild drive through Riverdale sheds

Tim Gurrister Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 11:05pm

OGDEN — Yes, the guy captured on video last week crashing his pickup through storage sheds, displayed for sale at Riverdale’s Home Depot, had apparently been drinking.

Dale Arave, 38, told Riverdale police as much after he was arrested in the Riverdale store parking lot the morning of March 13.

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“Dale confessed to being intoxicated and consuming 1/8 of a gallon of whiskey,” reads a probable cause affidavit with charging documents in 2nd District Court.

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Spring break revelers enjoy a foam party at a nightclub in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico. Alcohol use is often synonymous with Spring break.

SPRING BREAK: Before you break out the alcohol, you might want to read this

Jamie Lampros Standard-Examiner correspondent Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 18, 2013 - 3:52pm

March is the month of college spring breaks and, let’s face it, some people raise a glass or two in the name of temporary freedom from homework.

That makes it a timely time to cover some things you may not know about alcohol.

• Men and women process alcohol differently

According to the American Heart Association and the Department of Health and Human Services, moderate alcohol consumption is defined as no more than one drink per day for women and two for men. Why?

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A fake plant and partial wall, at left, create the "Zion Curtain" in Rovali's restaurant in downtown Ogden. The "curtain" is required to keep all alcohol out of sight from anyone in the restaurant. (BENJAMIN ZACK/Standard-Examiner)

Utah's Zion Curtain not coming down yet

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 15, 2013 - 12:29am

SALT LAKE CITY — The Zion Curtain will remain in place in restaurants that serve liquor.

Members of the House and Senate voted Thursday afternoon to a compromise package amending the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Act. The compromise did not bring down the curtain, despite the efforts of Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-North Ogden, who pushed legislation to remove the barrier this session.

The final package, HB 228, is a combination of three bills being run to amend state liquor laws. The compromise plan does create a master limited-service restaurant license and deals with fines for serving minors and the ability of fraternal organizations to serve alcohol.

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N. Ogden lawmaker digs in heels over 'Zion Curtain' compromise bill

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 11:39pm

SALT LAKE CITY — Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-North Ogden, has dug in his heels on the future of a “Zion Curtain” in local restaurants, effectively killing a proposed compromise crafted by House and Senate leaders Tuesday.

Wilcox and members of the House refused to agree with a compromise package introduced Wednesday afternoon by Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, effectively forcing the two bodies to set up a conference committee to see if a final agreement can be worked out and approved by midnight Thursday.

Wilcox had proposed legislation to remove what is known as the Zion Curtain, a special liquor preparation area for restaurants, but that bill was gutted and merged into HB 228, which Valentine said was the combination of three alcohol-related pieces of legislation.

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Davis County Jail inmates wait for their high school diplomas in Farmington on Wednesday. They are wearing green robes and caps with golden tassels because those are the colors of the Davis County Sheriff’s Office uniforms. (REYNALDO LEAL/Standard-Examiner)

Davis inmates choose green & gold over stripes by earning diploma

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 11:26pm

FARMINGTON — Aubrianna Carrillo sees her sister’s high school graduation as an inspiration.

“It’s inspiring, even though she’s in a bad position being behind bars,” said the 18-year-old Mountain High School senior. “It was good to see her walk across to get her diploma.”

Aubrianna Carrillo and grandmother Pat Arndt were at the Davis County Jail along with other siblings, parents, grandparents and local ecclesiastical leaders to honor 19 jail inmates, including Alexandria Carrillo, 20, who participated in a high school graduation ceremony Wednesday.

“I believe education is our ticket to freedom and our ticket to sobriety,” said Alexandria Carrillo, the student speaker at the ceremony.

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Davis sheriff to conduct St. Pat's weekend checkpoint

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Tuesday, March 12, 2013 - 11:23pm

FARMINGTON — The Davis County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint from 10 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday.

The checkpoint will be on the northbound lanes at Mile Marker 4 on Legacy Parkway in the Bountiful/Woods Cross area.

The reason for the checkpoint is to stop impaired driving over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, according to a news release.

Officers will also inspect driver’s licenses, registrations and auto insurance.

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Compromise bill: Zion Curtains stay up, but fines for serving minors go down

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 9:22am

SALT LAKE CITY — The Zion Curtains will stay, but fines for serving minors will go down in a compromise bill crafted by House and Senate leaders Tuesday.

Sen. John Valentine, R-Orem, introduced an amended version of HB 228, which includes portions of three separate bills, as proposed changes to the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Act.

Valentine said he met with House leaders, including Rep. Ryan Wilcox, R-North Ogden, to find common ground on the compromise, avoiding a rush on the last day of the session.

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Education funding mechanism voted down in Utah — again

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 8, 2013 - 12:38am

SALT LAKE CITY — Utah lawmakers have again voted down a proposal to shift the proceeds of alcohol sales next year to fill a shortfall in education funding.

Members of the House voted 33-39 Thursday morning to reject HB 271, which would have shifted approximately $7.3 million from state alcohol sales to cover a projected shortfall in education funding.

The bill’s sponsor, Rep. Jim Bird, R-West Jordan, pointed to sequestration and a $25 million mistake in the education budget last year as a reason lawmakers needed to find a one-year solution to fill the gap.

His bill would have earmarked 25 percent of Alcoholic Beverage Control sales for education in the coming year. The bill was a modified version of similar legislation voted down last week.

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Utah Catholic school employees may have consumed alcohol at work

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, March 6, 2013 - 1:24am

SALT LAKE CITY -- The Catholic Diocese of Salt Lake City says several employees from a Catholic school in Tooele are now on administrative leave because of allegations that they drank alcohol during the school day.

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Proposed tax on liquor voted down

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, March 1, 2013 - 9:59pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A Cache County legislator’s attempt to raise the cost of beer and alcohol in an effort to address the social impact of drinking has died in committee.

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Bill makes getting a drink first possible

Antone Clark Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 11:36pm

SALT LAKE CITY — A bill allowing patrons to order an alcoholic beverage before they order food in restaurants that serve alcohol has passed the House.

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