Alcohol Increases the Chances of Breast Cancer

Jasmine Lew discovered an important cause of breast cancer for post-menopausal women. Lew conducts research for the Howard Hughes Medical Institute, and examined data collected from 200,000 women participating in a study that was launched in 1995.
Researchers were interested in the women’s diet including alcohol consumption. It was clear that alcohol increased the risk of [...]

G-String Santa Claus Arrested for DUI

Los Angeles, California - December 25, 2007. An impostor Santa Claus was arrested in Los Angeles on Christmas day. The fake Claus was discovered outside Grauman’s Chinese Theater in his vehicle. He was wearing a Santa hat, but that is where his official Santa costume ended.
The rest of his outfit was comprised of a red [...]

Washington State, DUI & Commercial Driver’s License

Very few Washington State citizens realize the Uniform Commercial Driver’s License Act (Chapter 46.25 RCW) enacted stricter standards for CDL holders in July of 2006. The grounds for the CDL disqualification were increased in RCW 46.25.090.
RCW 46.25.090(1)(a) states:
(1) A person is disqualified from driving a commercial motor vehicle for a period of [...]

Steven Rhone’s Story Part 2 - Damian Scott Mackay Guilty of Vehicular Homicide

Bellingham, Washington - October 5, 2007. Steven Rhone, 19, was visiting friends at Western Washington University this past June. Steven had Western in his sights as his college of choice. However, this visit to Western would result in a horrific tragedy. On June 2, around 2:00 a.m. Steven was walking near where Indian Street and [...]

Drunk Driving Online Poll - Take the DUI Survey!

Blogs are all about opinions and generally the opinions of the blog owner. Well I want to know your opinions about drunk driving. There are only 10 quick questions about drunk driving, and anyone in the world can complete the simple online survey.
We will be providing a link to the survey results in the coming [...]

Spotlight on Bombay Sapphire - Dry Gin

Bombay Sapphire is a dry gin from London, England. The gin is crafted from a recipe dating as far back as 1761. The elegant gin is distilled from 100% grain neutral spirit.
Some of the ingredients include almonds, lemon peel, liquorice, juniper berries, orris,angelica, coriander, cassia bark, cubeb berries and grains of paradise. The ingredients come [...]

Washington State 2005 DUI Fatality Stats

In 2005 there were 647 total deaths. Forty-five percent of those were alcohol related. That means 294 people died in 2005 as a result of an alcohol related traffic death.
That statistic begs the question, “How many of those deaths resulted in a driver having a 0.08 or higher BAC level?” The answer is surprisingly high. [...]