Drunken driving

Hildale driver in crash that killed 5 was drunk

KINGMAN, Ariz. -- Authorities say a 22-year-old Hildale, Utah, man was driving drunk when his SUV crashed in a remote part of northern Arizona in March, killing the driver and 4 teens.

Davis Youth Summit changes hearts, attitudes

LAYTON — “If one person goes out of their way to show compassion, then it will start a chain reaction.”

These words by Rachel Scott, the first victim in the Columbine High School disaster, were the theme for the seventh annual Davis Youth Summit held Saturday at Northridge High School.

Michele Gerrard Roberts

Bountiful woman facing multiple DUIs

CLEARFIELD -- A 50-year-old Bountiful woman faces a second DUI charge after crashing a car into a light pole, driving on and then hitting a fire hydrant. The incident occurred the night before she was to appear in court for a sentencing hearing on another DUI guilty plea.

(MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner) A Smart Start ignition interrupt device, or IID, is seen in a customer’s car Thursday. The device allows the vehicle to start only after the operator blows into it and the system verifies that no alcohol is in the operator’s system.

The drive to stop DUIs a technological fight

OGDEN — In 1995, the son-in-law of Goodyear TAS Tire & Auto owner John Savage was killed by a drunken driver, so for the last six years, Savage has helped reduce the risk of that happening to other families by installing more than 500 Smart Start units in the vehicles of people convicted of driving while intoxicated.

Daniel Kotter

Perry officer accused of bribery attempt over friend's drunken driving arrest

OGDEN -- A part-time Perry police officer is accused of trying to bribe a Utah Highway Patrol trooper after his friend was arrested in August for driving drunk.

Davis group plans survey on DUI problem

LAYTON -- Davis HELPS plans to address the growing problem of alcohol-related motor vehicle crashes by conducting an online survey to collect opinions about drinking and driving.

Checkpoint in NSL set for drunken drivers

NORTH SALT LAKE -- The North Salt Lake Police Department will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday as part of its ongoing initiative to remove impaired drivers from city roadways.

The police department has made it a top priority to reduce impaired driving incidents, according to a news release. The location of the checkpoint will be 500 E. 1100 North, a location selected due to heavy traffic volume entering North Salt Lake. The checkpoint will begin during the evening Friday and continue until the early morning hours of Sept. 3.

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Robin Hietala, who has lupus, poses for a portrait with her friend, Paige Hensley, at Hensley’s home in West Point. In an effort to help others who live with the autoimmune disease, Hietala and Hensley are organizing a nonprofit organization and a support group.

Despite setbacks, woman with lupus works to support others

WEST POINT -- Robin Alderin-Hietala has endured more trials in her 44 years than most people endure in a lifetime.

The West Point woman has survived breast cancer, ovarian cancer, and an accident that landed her in the hospital for three months after being hit by a drunken driver. Now she's battling lupus, an autoimmune disease that has claimed one of her kidneys and keeps her in bed for days at a time.

Repeat drunk driver arrested again in Orem

OREM -- Police say a 27-year-old Springville man is facing his seventh drunk driving charge in 10 years after his arrest in a car that weaved all over the road in Orem.

Christina Aguilera arrested on public-drunkenness charge

LOS ANGELES -- Singer Christina Aguilera was arrested by Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies on suspicion of public drunkenness early Tuesday morning, officials said.

Aguilera, 30, was booked on a single count of public drunkenness at the West Hollywood sheriff's station.

Lawmaker: Go easier on teen DUIs

SALT LAKE CITY -- A local lawmaker wants to give teenagers who are arrested for driving under the influence a chance to regain their driver's license.

Utah's law, which has been in effect since July 2009, means a minor who has any measurable amount of alcohol in his or her system will lose their license for 120 days or until they're 21 years old, whichever is longer.

Cache County using state grants to enforce DUIs

LOGAN -- Authorities in Cache County say they are using extra money from the state to have officers work extra hours enforcing seat belt and driving under the influence laws.

Drunken driver reports himself to police

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa City police say a 25-year-old man called 911 to report a drunken driver: himself.

Alcohol may be factor in fatal crash on Utah cliff

VERNAL -- Authorities say alcohol may have been a factor in the crash of a pickup truck that plunged 30 feet off a cliff in Uintah County and landed upside down in Brush Creek, killing the driver.

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