July 2006: Arizona DUI Arrests Down Forty Percent From Last Year
177 drivers were arrested over the Fourth of July weekend for driving under the influence of alcohol. Although the number declined from last year’s 544 arrests, it still makes for 55 percent of the arrests statewide. More than 320 drivers were arrested between June 30 and July 4.
101 officers from seven police agencies participated in the weekend taskforce. They made arrests in about 20 percent of their 877 stops. Mesa police arrested 78 drivers, more than any other agency. Tempe arrested 33 drivers. Scottsdale arrested 21 drivers.
Source: The Arizona Republic
April 2005: ASU Cycling Club Remembers DUI Fatality
Matt Kelly, a student and cyclist at NAU, was struck and killed by a car in Flagstaff on April 5, 2005. As a memorial, the ASU Cycling Club rode 1,000 miles, without moving an inch, to raise money for the fallen cyclist’s family.
Members of ASU Cycling planned a 24-hour bike ride on Hayden Lawn to benefit Kelly's wife and child. Cycle Club members set up rollers, cycling training tools that allow riders to use regular bikes but remain stationary, on Hayden Lawn. At least one member was riding at all times during the 24 hours.
Flagstaff police have reported that the driver who struck kelly was charged with aggravated DUI. Aggravated DUI, also know as felony DUI, can arise from three situations: (1) committing a DUI while one's driver’s license is suspended; (2) committing a DUI while having a person under fifteen (15) years of age in the vehicle; or (3) receiving a third (3) DUI within sixty (60) months.
