What Is a Negligent Operator?

If you accumulate too many points on your driving record, the California Department of Motor Vehicle (DMV) can tag you as a negligent operator. Negligent operators may have an excessive number of traffic convictions, auto accidents, hit and run accidents, DUI convictions or a record of reckless driving.
For each infraction of the California Vehicle Code, violation […]

DUI Defendants Face Complex Legal Maze

In 2006, 197,248 California drivers were arrested for DUI. According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, 75% were convicted. Driving drunk can leave you with a headache unrelated to your alcohol consumption. Driving under the influence (DUI) and driving while intoxicated (DWI) defendants face a complex and confusing maze of legal issues that are more successfully […]

‘Pickled’ Driver Arrested for DUI

With a blood-alcohol level of 0.491%, Stanley Kobierowski should have been dead, not behind the wheel of a car. But that’s where Rhode Island state troopers found him yesterday after he drove into a highway message board on I-95 in Providence. Kobierowski, 34, earns the ignominious honor of having the highest blood-alcohol level ever recorded […]

Today is THE Day for the New Cell Phone Law

Today, July 1, 2008, the new cell phone law goes into affect in California.  The law states that all drivers must use a “hands free” headset when talking on the phone in the car.  The first offense under this new law will cost a $20 fine, every other offense will be $50.  All individuals under […]

DUI Charges Stick Like Magnets to Celebrities

In just the last two weeks, numerous celebrities and professional athletes have been charged with, or made news due to, DUI.  For example:
Denver Nuggets all-star Carmelo Anthony pled guilty to DUI charges, which reduced the charge to driving while ability-impaired, which bring with it a lesser sentence.  Anthony was ordered to pay a $1,000 fine, perform community service […]

DUI Troubles for the Vick Family

Marcus Vick, professional athlete and brother to former Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, was arrested and charged with drunken driving (DUI) and resisting in arrest.  Vick was pulled over after an altercation with a female companion and then attempted to drive off, but he was later caught up with and after failing sobriety tests was charged […]

Police Corruption, Muddying the Legal Waters

The State of California, as well as the City of Los Angeles, have a number of laws in place governing everything from DUI standards to weapons charges.  However, there’s a major problem that arises from time to time that ruins not only the system, but the public’s trust in that system.  That problem is police […]

Hit and Run: A Crime in LA and the NFL

Former UC Berkeley star and current Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was involved in a hit-and-run early Saturday morning, May 31st.  A vehicle registered to Lynch struck a woman at 3:30 am in Buffalo, NY, however it is unclear whether or not Lynch was driving the automobile.
According to California law, the driver of any […]

Vehicular Manslaughter: A Serious Crime in Los Angeles

Vehicular manslaughter is a difficult case to prove, in Los Angeles and the rest of the country.  The major factor in proving such a case, is proving gross misconduct or negligence.  For example, there was a terrible tragedy near Beverly Hills where a man was killed during a crash.  There are not many pieces of […]

Memorial Day Brings Increase in DUI Arrests

The police were out in force this Memorial Day watching for drunk drivers. In what has become a modern-day tradition, state police and local law enforcement beef up their forces for the annual Memorial Day onslaught. As millions of Americans hit the highways for the Memorial Day weekend and the traditional beginning of the summer […]

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