Law Office of Glen Neeley

Category: Saturation Patrols and Checkpoints

  • New Year’s brings New Utah DUI Checkpoint in Logan

    The Logan Law Enforcement is going to be doing a DUI check point this weekend according to the Herald Journal.  The interesting thing is this.  The article says the officers are checking for drunk drivers not be their ability to drive, not by weaving down the street, but by checking for minor things like registration,…

  • Utah DUI Charges–18 Troopers, 18 Arrest

    This past weekend, 18 Utah Highway Patrol Troopers made 18 arrests people for DUI.  100 cars were pulled over according to the article in the Deseret Morning News.  Here we go again, officers look for any reason they can to pull a citizen over to check them for alcohol.  The motive is wrong even though…

  • Another Utah DUI Blitz–Arresting people that are Not Guilty

    I saw this article published by the Standard Examiner.  The story is about looking for DUI drivers during the month of December.  Contrary to popular police belief, December and the holidays, is not the most dangerous months according to the article.  In fact the article says "December ranked seventh of all months for the most…

  • Utah DUI Saturation Patrols.

    You don’t see to many sobriety check points in Utah anymore.  The constitutionality of the checkpoints have been brought into question and outlawed in many states.  The procedure involves directing traffic off the road and checking the drivers for alcohol.  Now what the officers do to get around constitutionality problems, is do saturation patrols.  A…