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San Diego County Awarded Funds by the California Office of Traffic Safety
San Diego County Awarded Funds by the California Office of Traffic Safety $67 million in grants were given to California, statewide by the Office of Traffic Safety for traffic safety programs. In San Diego, $3.4 million in traffic safety grants were awarded to San Diego County, UC San Diego and five other cities, by the [...]
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More DUI Trouble for the University of Georgia
Damon Evans was the Athletic Director at the University of Georgia (UGA). Despite his constant warnings to players and students at the University not to drink and drive, he was recently arrested for a DUI. Because he was so adamant about constantly rei…
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DUI Refusal In Pennsylvania
Every Friday we will take a look at some of the most commonly asked questions about Pennsylvania DUI so that we can clear up any misconceptions and provide you with the most up-to-date and accurate information. Today: Dear Pennsylvania DUI Lawyer, I am licensed out of state and was recently charged with a Pennsylvania DUI [...]
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Failure To Report Fort Lauderdale Accident May Be Illegal
Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline could face charges of leaving the scene of an accident involving property damage in connection with an accident on I-595, the Miami Herald reported.
Tags: City Of Fort Lauderdale Attorney, fort lauderdale dui, Fort Lauderdale DUI Attorney
Lindsay Lohan is Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail Stemming from 2007 DUI Charge
A 90 day jail sentence was given to actress Lindsay Lohan by a Beverly Hills judge for violating her probation stemming from a 2007 DUI charge. The 24- year-old “Mean Girls” actress, was not taken into custody right way, but was ordered to surrender to…
Tags: dui conviction, dui penalties, New Year's Eve DUI Arrests
Coerced .18 Breath Test Leads to Houston DWI Dismissal
Houston, Texas – After police coerce suspect into a .18 DWI breath test, prosecutors dismissed the Houston DWI case because of the coercion.
Tags: Breathalyzer
Deferred Adjudication for a Houston DWI?
A question that we hear fairly often, “Can you get Deferred Adjudication for a Houston DWI?” Not since 1984 have Houston DWI suspects been able to receive a deferred for their DWI arrests. That’ right, the Texas Legislature took the deferred probation option away from DWI suspects over 25 years ago. What is more surprising to those [...]
Tags: dui conviction, dui defense, dui laws, dui penalties
State of New Jersey v. Marquez: Important Implied Consent Law Decision Issued July 12, 2010
DWI laws, implied consent laws. The New Jersey Supreme Court was faced with the question of first impression as to whether, under their state’s “implied consent law”, the law requires a police officer to inform drivers of the consequences of refusing t…
Tags: Blood alcohol content, Breathalyzer, Driving under the influence, Roadside Sobriety Checkpoints
Lab Techs Screw Up DUI Tests
Lab technicians in a crime law servicing three Minnesota counties couldn’t figure out how to calculate alcohol concentrations in urine tests, leading to test results in 111 cases that overstated alcohol concentrations by 50%.
Tags: dui lab results, lab techs, minnesota dui, urine tests
Corey Dillon Pleads Not Guilty to Multiple DUI Charges
Corey Dillon used to play in the National Football League (NFL) for both the Bengals and the Patriots. Despite not playing anymore, he is still in the news; this time for a DUI. Dillon faces two charges: Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Drugs …
Tags: arrested for drunk driving, Blood alcohol content, Breathalyzer, Driving under the influence, dui arrest
Comments On Police Officer Observation Of DUI Suspects
A recent experiment has this Cary/Durham/Raleigh D.U.I. Lawyer a little bit nervous. A D.U.I. case necessarily rests very heavily on the visual observations of the police officers — indeed, if a motorist refuses to take a breathalyzer test it may very well be the only piece of evidence used to convict or a D.U.I. defendant. [...]
Tags: arrested for drunk driving, Blood alcohol content, dui arrest, dui defense, dui laws
Myrtle Beach Refunds Helmet Fines
This is a shocker, and I am impressed – the City of Myrtle Beach is issuing refunds for all of the fines that were paid by motorcyclists ticketed under the helmet ordinance, with interest:
Myrtle Beach has sent refunds to those who paid fines when they…
Tags: helmet law, myrtle beach refunds, ticket refunds in myrtle beach, traffic tickets
California's Broad Definition of Substantially Related
California professional boards discipline their members when they are convicted of crimes that are “substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of their professions”. I don’t think anyone can reasonably argue that this rule
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Tennessee DUI Arrest Blamed on Drinking Vanilla
Kelly Moss, a resident of Germantown, Tennessee, is facing DUI charges after drinking more vanilla than she could handle.
CBS News reports that Moss’ car had jumped up over the curb and both of the front wheels were on the curb at a middle school. She narrowly missed hitting a telephone pole. The police [...]
Tags: drinking substances, dui arrest, dui defense, tennessee dui, vanilla
New Jersey Drunk Driving and DUI Defense Update
Times change, as they say, and nothing indicates change like the increased use of medical marijuana as well as illegal pot. Although many states around the nation have passed medicinal marijuana laws, state law enforcement agencies and local police are…
Tags: drunk driving, dui defense, marijuana, new jersey dui laws, pot
Drunk Driving May Be At Higher Speeds In Virginia
SpeedsVirginia’s Highway Speed Limits Increase. You may notice certain differences on some of Virginia’s highways: increased speed limits. Drivers will be held to the increased speed limit of 70 miles per hour on various segments of I-295. Sections of I-95, South of Fredericksburg, may soon see the same increase. The Virginia Department of Transportation is [...]
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New Jersey Supreme Court DUI Ruling Handed Down
The New Jersey Supreme Court has just issued an important ruling on drunk driving cases (DUI). The court held that the police must advise the defendant of the ramifications of the breath test in their native language. So, if the police arrest a H…
Tags: breath tests, dui arrest, language barrier, miranda rights, new jersey supreme court, roadside sobriety
Charged With DUI In Pennsylvania? You May Not Have To Worry
One popular “solution” to the DUI problem is to toughen the laws and make harsher penalties. Here in Pennsylvania, that still wouldn’t work because of shoddy police work. All it will do is lead to more truly factually or legally not guilty citizens among us being convicted and punished. Here is an investigation from last [...]
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DUI And The Lifestyle Of The Rich And Famous
Over the past few months, “American Pie” star Chris Klein, “Melrose Place” alum Amy Locane, Motley Crue’s Vince Neil, “The Hills’” Jason Wahler and Stephanie Pratt, and Joyce DeWitt from “Three’s Company” have joined the ranks of Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie and of cource we would be remiss in not including our soon to be most [...]
Tags: Amy Locane, Blood alcohol content, celebrity dui, Chris Klein, dui, dui arrests, Jason Wahler, Joyce DeWitt, lindsay lohan, Motley Crue, Nicole Richie, Paris Hilton, Stephanie Pratt, Vince Neil
Destiny Brewer Lawsuit May Help Get Stricter DUI Laws
Destiny Brewer’s family is using the loss to urge state lawmakers to pass stricter DUI laws.
The family created an on-line petition and website called Destiny’s Hope that outlines a potential bill they want lawmakers to consider.
It would create more jail time, higher fines, and less driving privileges for those convicted of DUI.
“If we can just [...]
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Federal Grant Money Likely To Increase Massachusetts DUI Arrests
The Highway Safety Division of the Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security has announced the availability of $1,450,000 in federal grant money for Massachusetts police departments, to be used for traffic enforcement, DUI patrols, &…
Tags: dui arrests, federal grant money, Massachusetts DUI, speed traps, zero tolerance
Lindsay Lohan Sent To Jail on DUI Charge
Well it finally happened, Celebrity power and money only takes you so far. Then you actually have to pay for what you do. Lindsay Lohan was sentenced in her DUI case from 2007 last week. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Marsha Revel sentenced Lohan to 90 days in jail and an additional 90 days [...]
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A Reputable Fort Lauderdale DUI Attorney Can Answer Your Questions
Do you need a Fort Lauderdale DUI Attorney? Have You been arrested? Do you know when you were in custody? Being arrested is a very scary thing and obviously you may have a lot of questions. In the eyes of the law things that occur prior to the time of arrest and things that happen [...]
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The Reality Of Being Charged With Drunk Driving
If you have been following the saga of one woman’s experience in being arrested for drunk driving, then you may now be able to see how this ordeal can be absolutely horrifying. In the first article she spoke here about her drunk driving experience. Then in Part II she speaks about being transported and processed. [...]
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