Archive for the 'DUI Law' Category

Playboy Playmate Arrested For DUI

Wednesday, July 4th, 2007

It was a rough weekend for 1989 Playboy Playmate covergirl Jennifer Lyn Jackson.

Jackson will appear in court next week on several charges including DUI and theft.  Police allege that she stole a pack of cigarettes from a local gas station.  When she was pulled over by police she reportedly failed a field sobriety test and things got worse when cops found a bag of pot in her pocket!

Jackson took a breath test and registered a .077 blood-alcohol concentration which is just under the legal limit of .08 in Ohio. 

She has pleaded not guilty to all charges.

Former Police Detective Sets Washington State Breathalyzer Record

Tuesday, April 24th, 2007

It’s probalby not a record anyone has ever aspired to, but former Seattle police detective Deana Jarrett cracked it anyway:  Jarrett registered a .47 on a breathalyzer test earlier this month.  The reading may not be the highest known BAC, but according to Washington State Patrol representatives, it’s the highest among the more than 355,000 recorded breathalyzer tests logged in the state.  35 of those tests, or less than 1/10,000, registered at .40 or above.

Jarrett was arrested on April 10 on suspicion of DUI.  She reportedly refused a breathalyzer test and was released on bond the next day.  The same day she was released, Jarrett was involved in two accidents.  State troopers found open alcohol containers in her car, and a roadside breathalyzer registered the record number.  Jarrett was transported to a local hospital in accordance with State Patrol guidelines that require medical attention for anyone registering a BAC of above .25%.  A BAC as high as Jarrett’s can be fatal.

Jarrett remains in jail on $250,000 bail and next appears in court on May 1.  Her defense attorney has asserted that the breathalyzer test was not reliable.