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 […]

Tips on On How to Avoid Being Another CSI Drug Arrest

CSI star Gary Dourdan was busted by police for possession of a variety of narcotics, including heroin, cocaine and ecstasy.  Drug charges can be serious, and can lead to fines, license suspensions, jail time and even count as a strike under California’s three strike rules. 
Dourdan was apparently found asleep in his car around 5:21 am […]

How Drinking Grounded this (Anaheim) Angel

Major League Baseball player, and former member of the Anaheim Angels’ 2002 World Series championship team, Scott Spiezio pleaded guilty to hit and run and DUI charges stemming from an incident that took place on December 30 when he drove through a fence.
His penalty includes three years probation, 80 hours of community service, over $2,500 in fines […]

Mischa Barton Avoids Jail in Drunk Driving Plea Deal

Actress Mischa Barton has decided to accept a plea deal in her drunk driving case that will keep her out of jail, according to People magazine. The former OC star will plead no contest at her Thursday arraignment and agree to serve a 3-year unsupervised probation term.
Drunk driving in California is a serious charge that […]

Ignition Lock May Be Forced on First-Time Drunk Drivers

If Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and Assembly Member Mike Feuer (D-LA) have their way, anyone convicted of driving drunk in California — including first-time offenders — will have to install an alcohol ignition interlock on their vehicle. A hearing on the pending legislation (A.B. 2784) will be conducted by the Public Safety Committee tomorrow. […]

California DUI Punishments

What do jockey Patrick Valenzuela, actress Lindsey Lohan and Vice President Dick Cheney have in common? They all currently, or in the past, have DUI issues. The last few years have been riddled with DUI arrests and violations, and this year started off with a bang as well. Celebrities and secretaries share one major […]

California DUI and Drug-related Traffic Offenses

In California, there are fifty percent traffic accidents that result in fatality for individuals who drive drunk. These staggering numbers indicate the reason for so many frequent prosecuted offenses. California has increased its enforcement of Drug-related and DUI traffic violations.
A person driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent is concerned to be in […]

Don’t Blow Your Chance for an Acquittal: Challenging Breathalyzer Results in Court

If you have been charged with a DUI or DWI offense and the Breathalyzer results are over the legal limit, you may be thinking that you may as well just plead guilty to the charges and take whatever punishment the judge hands down. Assuming that you don’t have any options for […]

California DUI Laws and Your Rights

A DUI in California can cost you your driving privileges, 48 hour or more of jail time and a fine of up to $1,000. Because over 50 percent of car accidents with fatalities in California involve a drunk driver, law enforcement has stepped up to try to drive the statistics down. If you’re […]

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