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DUI Arrests of Women Up 30% in Decade

By the Associated Press

Posted Aug 19, 2009 12:42 PM CDT

(AP) – The number of women charged with driving under the influence has increased nearly 30% during the past decade, Transportation Department officials said today, while the number of men fell 7.5% in the same period. The department says the number of impaired women involved in a fatal crash increased in 10 states from 2007 to 2008.

Diane, left, and Daniel Schuler are seen posing for a photo on their wedding day. Diane Schuler was drunk and high on marijuana when she crashed and killed herself and 7 others. (AP Photo)

This photo shows Amanda Lynn Bailey, arrested July 31, 2007, in Tampa, Fla., on drunk-driving charges. (AP Photo)

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