DUI Blog
Posted on Feb 1, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
This week, news sources reported that a defendant was sentenced to three to six years for hitting and killing a bicyclist late December 2010. According to the police report, P.R.J., 54, was driving ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
In the state of Oklahoma, it was reported that 63-year-old Richard Roberts was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) . The son of the famous televangelist Oral Roberts was first witnessed ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
In some states DUI offenders must have an interlock device installed in their vehicle. Unlike the interlock devices of the past, newer models are much more reliable and easier to operate. An ignition ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
After pleading guilty to the DUI deaths that he caused in 2007, the driver known as D.B. is now saying that he was not responsible. In addition to wanting to be cleared of the charges, D.B. now wants ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
Several police officers have come under suspicion after conducting a routine DUI stop in Santa Barbara, California. Some allege that the 50-year-old man that they pulled over for drinking and driving ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2012 By Orange County DUI Lawyer
In the state of Ohio, a politician was placed under arrest for driving under the influence ( DUI ). According to news sources, Representative Kip Smith was pulled over by local law enforcement and is ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Are you a resident of California? If so, you need to familiarize yourself with new laws that will be enacted in 2012. Last year the state legislature was hard at work renovating existing laws. Several ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Each year police officers in California work overtime during the New Year's Eve holidays. Their efforts help to reduce the number of drunk drivers on the roadways. A press release was issued by ...
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Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
It seems that athletes are often getting themselves into trouble with the law. One famous baseball player was sentenced to one year probation for multiple charges. According to the police report, the ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A young man in Palm Beach, Florida faces several years behind bars for causing a fatal DUI accident . He should never have been behind the wheel of a car at all since he has never had a license. ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Over the past few years thousands of cars in California have been towed when the driver did not have a valid license. It became such an issue that several watchdog groups cried out for a change in ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
The holidays are for fun and celebrations, some of which lead to DUI arrests . The state of California saw in increase in drunk driving arrests this year over Christmas weekend. According to the ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
The District of Columbia has a higher-than-average DUI fatality rate. In December of 2009 alone, 753 people were killed by drunk drivers or by being impaired themselves. The holiday season is a ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
The holidays bring joy and happiness for some and worry for others that are caught drinking and driving. Police in Los Angeles County arrested over 1,000 people over the past week on suspicion of DUI ...
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Posted on Jan 2, 2012 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A popular basketball player in Nebraska was arrested last week on suspicion of DUI . As a result, he may be banned from playing in any remaining games this season. The starting center was sitting ...
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Posted on Dec 28, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
While police are used to dealing with multiple DUI offenders, they were surprised to learn just how many times one man had been arrested on similar charges. Both the officers and the prosecutor were ...
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Posted on Dec 27, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
While a life sentence is generally not given for DUI crashes, a judge in California made an exception this week. The death of a young mother of three prompted a California judge to serve the offender ...
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Posted on Dec 26, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Great news for drivers in California: DUI deaths have fallen significantly. According to recent data provided by one leading source, the deaths are at the lowest rate ever since 1952. Although data ...
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Posted on Dec 21, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A baseball player was arrested last month on suspicion of DUI . While this would have been bad enough, he tried to flee the scene of the three-car accident that he caused in Los Angeles, California. ...
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Posted on Dec 20, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
One woman in Mesa, Arizona is lucky to not have sustained more serious injuries after driving her vehicle into a canal last weekend. According to the police report, someone called 911 when they saw a ...
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Posted on Dec 19, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Police in Marion County were kept busy last weekend attending to not just one but seven DUI arrests. While this many DUI arrests normally come with a DUI checkpoint, it was just a regular weekend that ...
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Posted on Dec 14, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A young man was already facing serious charges for causing a car accident when he was arrested again for the same incident. After the 23-year-old man struck the vehicle of the victim head-on, the ...
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Posted on Dec 13, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
There are mixed opinions about the results of a case that was overturned last week in Benton County. Five years ago a deaf man was pulled over on suspicion of DUI . When he went to court, the ...
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Posted on Dec 12, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A woman known for being a role model has tarnished her fame by being arrested for DUI. The former Miss USA was pulled over last week when officers noticed her erratic driving. When they approached the ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
One graduating high school senior had his celebrations cut short when he was arrested for underage DUI . According to a police department, the 18-year-old had been drinking when he got behind the ...
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