July 8, 2010

HEADLINES

11 DWI arrests made during crackdown Jul. 7, 2010 6:17 am Marshall News Messenger TX

Deputies made numerous alcohol-related arrests during the Fourth of July DWI crackdown, which ended Sunday, according to Harrison County Sheriff's Office reports... Read full story...

Plains board asks for probe of alleged underage drinking with school officials Jul. 6, 2010 8:53 pm The Missoulian MT

Allegations of possible underage drinking at a high school pre-graduation party here have prompted the Plains School Board to ask the Montana School Boards Association to investigate... Read full story...

Crackdown slashes ER teen-drunk cases Jul. 7, 2010 nzherald.co.nz NZ

The number of drunk teenagers going to hospital in South Auckland has tumbled after a crackdown on under-age binge-drinking in the district... Read full story...

Democratic lawmakers join push to keep 21 bar entry age in Iowa City Jul. 7, 2010 9:58 am The Iowa Independent IA

Democratic state Reps. Vicki Lensing and Mary Mascher, along with state Sen. Joe Bolkcom, have all joined 21 Makes Sense — an organization formed in support of Iowa City’s new 21 bar entry age... Read full story...

SF Seeks Supplemental Alcohol Tax Jul. 6, 2010 6:55 pm JoinTogether.org CA

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors has fast-tracked a proposal to add a $.076 per ounce tax on alcohol that would be charged at the wholesale level, the San Francisco Chronicle reported June 27... Read full story...

Summer offers teens more time for risk-taking Jul. 7, 2010 1:39 am Centre Daily Times PA

The problem of underage drinking reaches its peak in the summer. Early alcohol use has been linked to greater sexual risk-taking, academic difficulties, other substance use, and criminal or violent behavior... Read full story...

Sheriffs: Teen May Have Been Running From Cops When He Fell Off Cliff Jul. 7, 2010 9:52 pm WTAQ.com WI

Authorities said a teenager might have been running away from officers who broke up an underage drinking party, when he fell 40 feet from a cliff and drowned in Lake Superior... Read full story...

DUI arrests up over July 4 weekend in Arizona Jul. 6, 2010 2:46 pm ABC15.com AZ

State officials released statistics on Tuesday showing the number of arrests during a DUI enforcement over the holiday weekend rose significantly over last year... Read full story...

Designated driver gets NFL tackle Jeremy Trueblood out of intoxication jam Jul. 7, 2010 Indystar.com IN

Prosecutors have dropped public intoxication charges against a pro football player from Indianapolis and a Hamilton County jail guard who were arrested in Greenfield last night... Read full story...

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