DUI Blog
Posted on May 14, 2013
According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) should be lowered from.08 percent to.05 percent. The NTSB made this recommendation at a ...
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Posted on May 3, 2013
A two-year-old was killed when a drunk driver from Santa Ana sped through an intersection. A mother was crossing the street with her young daughter and toddler when she was met by the vehicle. The ...
Continue reading "DUI Crash Kills 2-Year-Old in Orange County" »
Posted on Apr 17, 2013
The United States Supreme Court held in Missouri v. McNeely that forcing an unwilling suspect to have their blood drawn without first securing a warrant is a violation of their Fourth Amendment ...
Continue reading "No Warrant, No Blood" »
Posted on Apr 4, 2013
In the May 2013 issue of Car and Driver magazine, Orange County DUI Lawyer Virginia L. Landry was featured as a "Top DUI Defense Attorney" in the nation. The featured advertisement ...
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Posted on Mar 22, 2013
In the state of California, if you are arrested for driving under the influence, you only have ten days within which you can request a DMV hearing. This can be an incredibly important component to ...
Continue reading "California DUI Ten Day Rule" »
Posted on Mar 7, 2013
Do utilize your right to attorney representation after a DUI arrest. After an arrest, you will be notified by law enforcement that you have rights. You have the right to remain silent and you have the ...
Continue reading "Do's and Don'ts of DUI" »
Posted on Dec 14, 2012
On Sunday, October 2, 2011, Governor Brown signed SB 420, which outlaws sales and possession of five synthetic cannabinoids, JWH-018, JWH-073, CP-47,497, JWH-200, and cannabicyclohexanol, compounds ...
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Posted on Dec 11, 2012
The Orange County Crime Lab has been awarded over $100,000 to purchase a Headspace Gas Chromatograph with Cold Trap and Mass Spectrometer to enable them to detect and identify the chemicals typically ...
Continue reading "Orange County Crime Lab Gears Up to Fight Inhalant Abuse" »
Posted on Oct 22, 2012
Multiple DUI charges can result in much more severe of a punishment from the law if convicted. What could have been months in jail can now turn to years, fines will increase, and so will the time ...
Continue reading "Woman Arrested for Fifth DUI" »
Posted on Oct 17, 2012
The city of Maitland has asked one of their city councilman to step down from leadership after catching wind that he not only receive a DUI charge while in Tampa, FL, but also that he allegedly was ...
Continue reading "Town Asks City Councilman to Step Down After Rumors of DUI and Prostitution Ring Involvement" »
Posted on Oct 16, 2012
A Tennessee woman was involved in a fatal DUI accident last July, one that left a 4 year old child and his grandfather dead. Barbara Mayfield, 45, was allegedly driving twice the speed limit down a ...
Continue reading "Fatal DUI Results in a Woman Spending 50 Years Behind Bars" »
Posted on Oct 15, 2012
Last Friday in South Carolina, Margaret Means was driving an international school bus when she lost control and crashed. Though she was near a school at the time of the accident, there were no ...
Continue reading "School Bus Driver Arrested for Driving Under the Influence" »
Posted on Oct 10, 2012
Driving under the influence is something that the United States government takes very seriously, because if anything were to happen it places lives a great risk. The danger of a drunk driver rests not ...
Continue reading "Beating Your DUI Charge: It is Possible!" »
Posted on Oct 9, 2012
In Los Angeles on the 10 Freeway, a twenty year old woman lost her life after being involved in a car accident. According to reports the victim, whose name was not released, was a passenger in a 2007 ...
Continue reading "Young Woman Dies in Car Accident: Driver and Friend Possibly Under the Influence" »
Posted on Oct 8, 2012
According to police reports, Michael S. Vamos was drinking alcohol while in the presence of a deputy sheriff at his home and continued to chug the beer. At this time the deputy warned Vamos that it ...
Continue reading "Man Arrested for a DUI After Receiving a Warning From an Officer" »
Posted on Oct 3, 2012
William Melendez was arrested in Florida for a tragic accident that caused another driver on the road to lose his life. According to the perspective of a witness to Monday’s crash, they told the ...
Continue reading "Man Flees the Scene After Fatal DUI Crash" »
Posted on Oct 2, 2012
Alcohol can be both a friend and an enemy to any user. It can be used as a means of relaxation at the end of a work day or for enjoying time with friends and family. However, there are many people ...
Continue reading "Drunk Driver Calls the Police on Himself" »
Posted on Oct 1, 2012
No matter what state a driver is in, getting behind the wheel while under the influence is not encouraged, and it is highly punishable by law if a person is convicted. Driving under the influence of ...
Continue reading "Pennsylvania DUI Alternative Jail Program" »
Posted on Sep 26, 2012
Jose Luis Gomez Nava, 22, was sentenced to a year in jail and five years of probation after killing a friend and injuring two others while driving under the influence of laughing gas in Santa Ana, CA ...
Continue reading "OC Man Jailed for DUI Fatal Crash Due to Laughing Gas" »
Posted on Sep 25, 2012
There can be a lot of acronyms used in the law, especially when a person is arrested for driving under the influence of some substance. There can be DUI, BAC, DWI, and so on. Understanding the ...
Continue reading "Understanding the Difference Between a DUI and a DWI" »
Posted on Sep 24, 2012
Richard Robinson was arrested last week for suspicion of driving under the influence when he crashed his BMW. Robinson was a Democrat Assemblyman for the Garden Grove area between the years of ...
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Posted on Sep 19, 2012
According to the Las Vegas Review Journal, last week a DUI crash resulted in the death of four people and injured another eight. Gary Lee Hosey Jr. was accused of drunk driving in the accident that ...
Continue reading "Fatal DUI Crash Leaves Accused Man in Tears During Court Appearance" »
Posted on Sep 18, 2012
Amanda Bynes, well-loved child actor, has had a few interactions with the law recently, including a DUI arrest in April along with two separate hit and run incidents that month as well. The legal ...
Continue reading "Amanda Bynes Car Impounded After Driving With a Suspended License After DUI" »
Posted on Sep 17, 2012
Donald Geraghty, 51, was driving this weekend when he came across a DUI checkpoint. Attempting to escape the area, he crashed in to a deputy working at the checkpoint and then fled the scene. The ...
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Posted on Sep 12, 2012
The Fullerton City Police Department has been attempting to crack down on drunk drivers, and one of their methods for do so was to implement more DUI checkpoints throughout their town. Their grant ...
Continue reading "DUI Checkpoint Funding Not Approved For City of Fullerton" »