Posted by Johnny Green at 6:52 PM on February 25, 2015 Ending Marijuana Prohibition, Medical Marijuana Policy No one should drive when they have consumed too much marijuana. A responsible person knows if they are impaired from marijuana or not, and whether they are too impaired to operate a motor
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You wouldn’t know it from a Cheech and Chong video, or any of the “Animal House”-like stereotypes out there — but driving high may be more dangerous than it seems. That’s what police and transportation officials have found in Colorado and Washington since their recreational marijuana laws took effect. Both
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The police commission will meet Thursday at 5:30 p.m. to review the proposal By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard MARCH 11, 2015 Armed with video cameras, cellphones and other devices, citizens who film police are part of a common practice nationwide, especially in the wake of multiple officer-involved shootings and controversies. In
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Sobriety checkpoints could return to Oregon roads A FAMILIAR WEAPON IN THE WAR ON DRUNK DRIVING COULD BE HEADED FOR OREGON ROADWAYS, THANKS TO A NEW BILL THAT’S BEING PROPOSED IN THE STATE SENATE. Maggie Vespa, KGW Staff SALEM, Ore. — A familiar weapon in the war on drunk driving
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Driver trapped after wreck The 37-year-old faces drunken-driving and eluding charges By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 29, 2015 Emergency workers used a Jaws of Life extraction tool to remove a 37-year-old Springfield man from his car after a suspected drunken-­driving crash that occurred on Highway 99 Tuesday night as the
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Inmate who hanged himself named Adam Six, 23, was found dead Monday in the Springfield jail, where he was held on a theft charge By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 22, 2015 SPRINGFIELD — The inmate found dead in the municipal jail on Monday has been identified as 23-year-old Adam Six.
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ACLU app aids filming of police Cellphone video is automatically sent to the organization after an incident By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 16, 2015 In an age where just about anyone can record just about anything at the touch of a smartphone button, police are finding themselves under a more
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Tanker crash prompts DUII probe By Chelsea Gorrow The Register-Guard JAN. 1, 2015 State police say the state Department of Fish and Wildlife driver who crashed his state-owned tanker truck Tuesday, spilling a load of 11,000 juvenile salmon on the McKenzie Highway near Walterville, may have been under the influence of
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DMV just announced it will be requiring a camera to be installed with all Ignition Interlock Devices (IIDs) starting June 1, 2015. An IID locks out your ignition if you blow into it with alcohol on your breath. A person must blow into the device to start the car and
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Results of DUII Enforcement July 4th To combat the often deadly problem of impaired driving, the Eugene Police Department along with Springfield Police Department and Oregon State Police, were out in force this past weekend cracking down on impaired drivers, and today reported the results of its highly effective “No
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