Significantly Fewer DUI Stops Were Seen Over the 2025 Holidays in Paradise Valley
Significantly Fewer DUI Stops Were Seen Over the 2025 Holidays in Paradise Valley The trend of fewer DUI stops continued in late 2025 over the Christmas holidays, according to the Paradise Valley Independent. State and local law enforcement agencies reported that while officers remained focused on impaired driving enforcement, fewer vehicles were pulled over compared […]
Downtown Phoenix Police Plan to Ramp Up DUI Checkpoints in Early 2026
Police in downtown Phoenix are ringing in the new year with increased DUI checkpoints, according to Fox 10 Phoenix. Last year, enhanced statewide DUI patrols over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays led to 1,400 arrests based on police data. Arizona State Troopers continue to encourage drivers to be responsible and drive sober going into […]
Phoenix Woman Who Drove 110 mph With 8-Year-Old in Car Charged for DUI
Arizona state troopers arrested a Phoenix woman along Interstate 17 near Anthem after officers determined she was allegedly driving at extreme speeds while impaired, according to AZ Family. During the stop, the trooper reported smelling alcohol on the driver’s breath and observed signs of impairment during field sobriety testing. The driver was taken into custody […]
Arizona Troopers Arrest Tempe Driver With BAC More Than 4 Times the Legal Limit
Arizona state troopers arrested a driver on the Loop 101 in Tempe after officers determined the motorist was severely impaired, according to local news. Troopers responded to a report of a pickup truck that had crashed into a guardrail on the southbound freeway near the University Drive on-ramp, where they noted signs of intoxication at […]
Report Shows Phoenix-Area DUI Arrests Dropped During Thanksgiving
Arizona law enforcement officials reported a notable decline in traffic enforcement activity during the Thanksgiving 2025 holiday period, according to new data released by the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety and reported by local media. Phoenix was one of the major cities that showed a decline. Officers conducted 4,184 traffic stops statewide, a significant drop […]
Driver Arrested for DUI and Drugs in Phoenix After Caught Speeding
A Phoenix State Trooper arrested a man on Thanksgiving Day for reckless driving and alluding police, later charging him with DUI and drug possession, according to local news. The man was caught after driving 45 in a 65 mph zone. The arresting officer observed dangerous driving behavior prior to initiating the traffic stop. He attempted […]
Woman Charged With DUI After Driving the Wrong Way Near Tempe
A woman was arrested early the morning of November 23 after driving the wrong way on US 60 in the East Valley, according to the ABC 15. The incident happened around 3 a.m., when multiple witnesses reported a vehicle traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes near Crismon Road. Investigators say several drivers were forced to […]