The Arizona Daily Sun reports that the Flagstaff Police Department saw 1,077 DUI arrests in the year 2008 alone. This is quite a large number for a city with a population of just 60,000. Yet there are police officers, judges, emergency responders, drunk driving accident victims, and former offenders in the area that are now coming together to take steps in preventing people from driving under the influence of alcohol and other drugs.
Last week, 40 people who had once been convicted of DUI came together at the Flagstaff Medical Center to attend the 90 minute long DUI Impact Panel. The Arizona Daily Sun states that the purpose of the panel is to prevent the next drunken-driving tragedy by keeping the offenders from ever again getting behind the wheel drunk.
The Adult Probation Department and Victim/Witness Services for Coconino County put on the panel each month. Members of the Flagstaff Police Department are just some of the community leaders on the panel, who say it’s pretty easy to spot drunk drivers on the road. Police officers say that Flagstaff residents have a much higher likelihood of getting hurt or being killed by a drunk driver than being the victim of a homicide.
“Good people can hurt other good people when you drive drunk,” Judge Dany Slayton of Coconino County Superior Court. “It touches everyone’s lives.”
In Flagstaff, there are plenty of Arizona DUI attorneys that can help suspects by ensuring that their legal rights aren’t being violated. Community members can locate and Arizona DUI attorney though FindLaw’s directory.
Related Resources:
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Driving Under the Influence (LawBrain)
- PA DUI Penalty: Victim-Impact Panel (Philadelphia DUI blog)
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DUI / DWI Resources (FindLaw)
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Locate an Arizona DUI Attorney (FindLaw)
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