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Bob Keefer represents people charged with DUI/ DWI, traffic tickets, speeding tickets and reckless driving in Elkton, Virginia; Bridgewater, Virginia; Verona, Virginia;  Harrisonburg, Virginia; Rockingham County, Virginia; Staunton, Virginia; Augusta County, Virginia; Woodstock, Virginia; Waynesboro, Virginia; and Shenandoah County, Virginia.  

This deputy is a good person and deserved a break — but alot of others are good people too and deserve a break.  I think that sometimes we forget that others in addition to police officers deserve a break.  This Judge did the right thing.

http://www.dnronline.com/news_details.php?AID=5287&CHID=2

We represent people charged with DWI/DUI, reckless driving, speeding tickets and people injured in car crashes.  If you have questions about any of these topics please look on our site for the information E-Books:  http://www.bobkeeferlaw.com.  Attorney Bob Keefer has been practicing in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia for over 25 years.  He routinely goes to court in Rockingham County VA; Harrisonburg VA; Augusta County VA; Staunton VA; Woodstock VA; Shenandoah County VA; and Waynesboro VA.  His other sites are http://www.keefercard.com; http://www.duidriver.net; http://www.recklessdriving.net

Ex-Seattle police detective Deana Jarrett, 55, briefly held the Washington State breath alcohol test record with a 0.47.  This record was subsequently broken by a Pierce County woman who blew a 0.50.  Blood alcohol levels of this magnitude are considered lethal doses of alcohol. Ms. Jarrett recieved a year in jail followed by three months of home detention for a series of DWIs, two of which involved car crashes.  Ms. Jarrett cried in court, apologizing to the judge and the community while indicating that she was not a menace to society.  Ms. Jarrett was a Seattle police detective for almost 20 years before leaving the Department.  She subsequently worked for the Transportation Security Administration. Ms. Jarrett plead guilty earlier to two DWI charges and a reckless endangerment charge arising from a February 2007 car crash.  She was also found to be in violation of a deferred prosecution for a 2001 DWI charge.

 .Jarrett has already served more than 300 days in home detention and about 60 days in jail. She spent the past two weeks in jail after she apparently relapsed, breaking a court order to stay away from alcohol.

The Judge stated, “I think she struggles with a disease that has been winning,”

Hmmm…At least three DUIs involving two car crashes, two probation violations and a record 0.47% blood-alcohol level.  What do you think your sentences would have been?  Home detentions and work release programs?  Or very long stretches of hard time?

Funny how prosecutors and judges suddenly see it as a “disease” when the drunk driver is a cop.  Of course it’s a disease but where is that compassion when the defendant isn’t a cop or a politician?

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/pitogo/368741_dui28.html

We represent people charged with DWI/DUI, reckless driving, speeding tickets and people injured in car crashes.  If you have questions about any of these topics please look on our site for the information E-Books:  http://www.bobkeeferlaw.com.  Attorney Bob Keefer has been practicing in the Shenandoah Valley area of Virginia for over 25 years.  He routinely goes to court in Rockingham County VA; Harrisonburg VA; Augusta County VA; Staunton VA; Woodstock VA; Shenandoah County VA; and Waynesboro VA.  His other sites are http://www.keefercard.com; http://www.duidriver.net; http://www.recklessdriving.net

Late Saturday morning, June 28, 2008, four people were injured when Lyudmyla Chesnova attempted to drive through an intersection against the traffic light.  As a result her Nissan Altima crashed into a Ford Explorer.  The Explorer contained four persons: two adult females, one adult male and one young girl.  The crash occurred at the intersection of Gay and High Street.

http://www.whsv.com/home/headlines/22478044.html

We assist person hurt in car crashes in Harrisonburg VA; Rockingham County VA; Staunton VA; Augusta County VA; Woodstock VA; Waynesboro VA; Shenandoah County VA. 

www.InjuryHelper.com

CMI which makes the Intoxilyzer series (the 5000 64, 66, 68 and 68EN & the 8000) has hidden behind a copyright claim for years.  Kansas uses the 8000.  Kansas Attorney Jay Norton has finally gotten behind that claim and found the smoking gun.

Following the lead of a Minnesota DWI case, Attorney Norton requested a copy of the purchase contract between

Under the terms of that contract

CMI also agrees that all documents, information and manuals are subject to the Kansas Open Records Act,

We have been working in Virginia to obtain the internal records that will expose the truth about Virginia’s “dated, unstable & unreliable” Intoxilyzer 5000s.  If you have a question about Virginia DUI/DWI see out websites:  http://www.bobkeeferlaw.com; http://www.duidriver.net; http://www.keefercard.com; http://www.recklessdriving.net.  Bob Keefer has been an attorney in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley for over 25 years.  Our firm covers the Valley especially Harrisonburg VA; Rockingham County VA; Staunton VA; Augusta County VA; Woodstock VA; Shenandoah County VA.  See the Ebooks on our sites.

People seem to forget that police officers are subject to the same weaknesses and mistakes that the rest of us are.  This fellow appears to have his share of human weaknesses.  We should all remember that police are subject to the same lapses in judgment and memory that the rest of us experience.

http://www.themonitor.com/articles/police_13809___article.html/hernandez_mission.html

If you have questions about Virginia alcohol crimes underage possession, DWI/DUI or reckless driving and speeding please look at our firm website:  http://www.bobkeeferlaw.com; http://www.recklessdriving.net; http://www.keefercard.com  Bob Keefer has been an attorney in the Shenandoah Valley VA for over 25 years.  Rockingham County VA; Shenandoah County VA; Woodstock VA; Harrisonburg VA; Augusta County VA; Harrisonburg VA

We need more help, not less for our citizens who struggle with drug and alcohol addiction.  Not just for them and their families, but for the rest of us who share our streets, cities and towns with these people.

http://www.newsadvance.com/lna/news/local/article/arise_closing_worries_those_who_work_with_substance_abusers/6185/

If you have a question about Virginia DWI/DUI please go to our informative sites and look at our free E-Books:  http://www.keefercard.com; http://www.bobkeeferlaw.com; http://www.duidriver.net; http://www.recklessdriving.net

Why has the Breath Alcohol Lab, that is responsible  for ensuring the accuracy and reliability of breath alcohol results, been unable to obtain accreditation when all these other labs in Virginia have been able to maintain their accreditation (http://www.ascld-lab.org/legacy/aslablegacylaboratories.html#VA) by the ASCLD. These labs are acredited:

Drug Enforcement Administration, Digital Evidence Laboratory, Lorton, VA
Drug Enforcement Administration, Special Testing & Research Laboratory, Dulles, VA
 Federal Bureau of Investigation, Digital Evidence Laboratory, Quantico, VA
The Bode Technology Group, Inc., Lorton, VA
U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security U.S., Immigration & Customs Enforcement FDL, McLean, VA
Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Western Laboratory, Roanoke, VA
Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Central Laboratory, Richmond, VA
Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Northern Laboratory, Fairfax, VA
Virginia Department of Forensic Science, Eastern Laboratory, Norfolk, VA

We ask the hard questions about DWI/DUI, reckless driving and speeding in Rockingham County VA; Augusta County VA; Shenandoah County VA; Harrisonburg VA; Staunton VA and Woodstock VA.  Come see us at www.bobkeeferlaw.com; www.recklessdriving.net; www.keefercard.com or www.duidriver.net or download our Book on DWI/DUI in Virginia at www.bobkeeferlaw.com/dui-dui/fce/DUIPUB/

It turns out that the Virginia Breath Alcohol lab is not accredited.  While I understand they are racing to obtain the proper credentials now why didn’t the lab have proper accrediation in the past?  Who is responsible for this lapse?  What did the lab fail to do that caused the denial of accrediation?  I would like to know the answers to these questions but I am afraid answers will not be forthcoming.

http://ascld-lab.net/ApplicationsBreath.html

I went to an accredited law school and passed the BAR examination for Virginia making me an accredited lawyer.  My firm represents persons charged with DWI/DUI and reckless driving.  www.keefercard.com; www.bobkeeferlaw.com; www.duidriver.net.  Download our fee ebook on Virginia DWI/DUI at www.bobkeeferlaw.com/dui-dui/fce/DUIPUB. 

ASCLD/LAB-International - Program Applications, Guidance and Board InterpretationsBREATH ALCOHOL CALIBRATION LABORATORIES

Applies to ISO/IEC 17025:2005 and the 2007 ASCLD/LAB-International Supplemental Requirements
for Breath Alcohol Calibration Laboratories.Program applications and guidance entries are applicable on the date of posting unless otherwise indicated.Applicant and accredited laboratories are expected to be in conformance with ASCLD/LAB Board of Directors Interpretations within one hundred twenty (120) calendar days of the date of posting, unless otherwise indicated.

If a requirement number does not appear on this page, that means no current application, guidance or Board interpretation is available.The term “management system,” used throughout ISO/IEC 17025:2005, is defined as “the quality, administrative and technical systems that govern the operations of a laboratory.” ASCLD/LAB customers should apply this definition when reading and interpreting the ISO/IEC 17025:2005 document.

http://www.quality.co.uk/custpage.htm#iso-17025

What is ISO 17025?

“Management system” refers to the organization’s structure for managing its processes - or activities - that transform inputs of resources into a product or service which meet the organization’s objectives, such as satisfying the customer’s quality requirements, complying to regulations, or meeting environmental objectives.

ISO 9001 is a generic management standard that can be applied to any business enterprise, public administration, or government department.

Growth in the use of management systems generally has increased the need to ensure that laboratories can operate to a quality management system that is seen as compliant with ISO 9001 as well as demonstrate technical competency. Therefore, ISO 17025 was written to incorporate all the ISO 9001 requirements that are relevant to the scope of testing and calibration services as well as specifying the technical requirements for technical competence.

Testing and calibration laboratories that comply with ISO 17025 will also operate in accordance with ISO 9001.

As mentioned in this Blog earlier, persons under 21 years of age will stand to lose their license for a year for a blood alcohol content over .02 but less than .08.  The law does nothing to improve the technology of the breath alcohol measuring devices that must discern and correctly quantify such small amounts of alcohol.

Driver’s license issued after Tuesday will be good for eight years, not five. 

Any driver refusing to stop for a police officer who later kills himself in the resulting car pursuit will face 10 years in prison and $100,000 in fines.

Michael Vick’s dog fighting case brought in some new law changes.  Effective July 1^st, simply attending a dog fight is a felony. 

Restaurants can now serve sangria, a mix of red wine, fruits, brandy and triple sec.

Adults French kissing an child under 13 years old would face one year in jail, a $2,500 fine and be required to register as a sex offender.

Please check the link for other new laws.

http://www.wtop.com/?nid=25&sid=1430574

My firm represents persons charged with reckless driving, speeding and DWI/DUI.  If you have questions about DWI/DUI in Virginia download my book at www.bobkeeferlaw.com or www.keefercard.com or www.duidriver.net.  We help people in Harrisonburg VA; Rockingham County VA; Staunton VA; Augusta County VA; and Woodstock VA; Shenandoah County VA.