Tag: UHP

  • DUI Utah Highway Patrol Trooper found not Credible by Two Different District Court Judges

       I was interviewed by Chris Vanocur, ABC Channel 4 News the day before Judge Kouris announced that the Trooper had no credibility and dismissed the case that Trooper Steed was the arresting officer.  The case was about whether Trooper Steed had a legal reason to pull over the citizen in the case.  She said…

  • Utah DUI UHP Trooper Investigated for DUI Arrests

      Channel 2 did a story on Trooper Steed about year and reported on her wrongful arrest of a man that was handicapped.  Once again, they have put the spotlight on her.  There was recently a settlement for a lawsuit filed against her when she consistently Tasered a man sitting in his car asking for…

  • UHP Trooper Lisa Steed Makes Wrongful Arrest

      This case is very disturbing. The trooper arrested a man with a disability claiming he was DUI.   In 2009, Trooper Lisa Steed reports she made 400 DUI arrests, more than any other trooper in the nation.   The story states that at first, the Trooper’s Captain supporter this arrest.  However, the UHP Captain…

  • UHP draw blood for Utah DUI Arrests!

    I have had several cases in Farmington, Utah, where the officer will draw blood from the arrested person rather than take him or her to get a breath test.  Is this really a good idea?  I mean, police drawing blood on the side of the road doesn’t seem sanitary.   The police are there collecting evidence. …