Drunk Driving

37 year-old Kathryn Louise Racicot was arrested on Saturday for allegedly driving drunk with three children in her car, ages 14, 12 and 5.

The annual Testicle Festival at Rock Creek Lodge is this weekend, and law enforcement says they're ready for whatever challenges may come their way.

On Thursday, the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility, a national not-for-profit that leads the fight to eliminate drunk driving and underage drinking, is recognizing Montana Attorney General Tim Fox, who has shown an outstanding commitment to fighting drunk driving and underage drinking in Montana.

The Montana Highway Patrol will have a very visible presence in Missoula to prevent drinking and driving during the week of the Brawl of the Wild.

16-year-old Ethan Couch caused a crash which took the lives of four people. At the time of the crash, Couch was 3 times over the legal blood alcohol limit for an adult at .24. His sentence - 10 years probation without a single day in jail. My thoughts at the bottom of the post.

BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — A Butte man who was struck by a vehicle after leaving a wake service has died, and prosecutors are reviewing his medical files to determine whether to charge the driver with his death.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A 24-year-old Hardin man involved in a fatal drunken driving crash while fleeing from authorities has been sentenced to five years in prison for vehicular homicide.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is considering whether police must get a warrant before ordering a blood test on an unwilling drunken-driving suspect.

Montana Republican Congressman Alan Hale is apparently courting a new (and hopefully small) group of voters: drunk drivers. Yep, this week, Hale actually argued against a new House Bill that according to the Missoulian would allow courts in Montana to "look back to impaired driving offenses up to 10 years old when someone is being punished for a drunk-driving charge, a change from the current

A 25 year old Iowa man makes the right decision to not drink and drive on Christmas but not such a good decision in whom he calls after pulling himself over. He did not call Santa Clause, although he may have if he had St. Nick's number.