Blog Posts in August, 2011
Posted on Aug 31, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
The irony of a drunk driving arrest was not missed by officers when a former substance abuse counselor crashed into a police cruiser. Officers in California were conducting a routine traffic stop when ...
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Posted on Aug 30, 2011 By Lanier Law Group
After relying on automobile confiscation as a significant source of revenue, some are none too happy to hear about new legislation in California that could limit it. Each year the state runs ...
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Posted on Aug 29, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Another star avoids jail time for a DUI charge, even though she had three times the legal blood-alcohol limit at the time of her arrest. The star of a well-known TV show was arrested in January in ...
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Posted on Aug 24, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
There are countless reasons to not drink and drive, several of which one young man learned the hard way after causing a major DUI accident . Officers from the California Highway Patrol were called to ...
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Posted on Aug 23, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A DUI enforcement campaign has been so successful in California in the past that it will be conducted once again in Los Angeles to crack down on the end-of-summer crowd that is known to be rowdy. ...
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Posted on Aug 22, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
In the United States, countless people struggle with Diabetes. When people have Diabetes, their blood sugar may be too high or too low. In the latter case, the condition is known as Hypoglycemia. What ...
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Posted on Aug 17, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A small country road was shut down for several hours after a drunk driver drove into another vehicle, causing a serious DUI accident . According to the California Highway Patrol, the 24-year-old male ...
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Posted on Aug 16, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
While her ex-girlfriend is well known for her run-ins with the law, a celebrity DJ had her mugshot taken in Baker, California. The DJ, 33, was driving in Baker when an officer noticed her weaving ...
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Posted on Aug 15, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
While most people associate DUI accidents with alcohol that is not always the case. Investigators in one California County were called to the scene of an accident where the suspect was charged with ...
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Posted on Aug 10, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Drinking and driving is no joke, especially when it leads to innocent people being killed. A 62-year-old male heard his final sentence last week in Fort Meyers, Florida where he took the lives of two ...
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Posted on Aug 9, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Tragedy struck a police department in San Diego , California when one of its own took his life last week. The 14 year veteran of the police department was found dead in his backyard last week by his ...
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Posted on Aug 8, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
After her domestic partner spent much time in the news for her own legal troubles, a celebrity DJ found herself in handcuffs last weekend after being arrested for DUI . The woman was driving near ...
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Posted on Aug 3, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
While most people associate DUI arrests with driving a vehicle or motorcycle while intoxicated, you can also be pulled over by police for biking after consumption of alcohol and/or drugs. In the state ...
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Posted on Aug 2, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A former NBA player found himself in police custody after he was found drinking and driving along the streets of Detroit. While this would have been news by itself, the fact that he had just come from ...
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Posted on Aug 1, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
An officer of the law is the last person you want to see arrested for DUI , especially if he is one working for the DARE program. Last week, officers in the state of Indiana were called to the scene ...
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