Blog Posts in December, 2011
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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Posted on Dec 6, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Being the son of a celebrity can sometimes get you out of trouble. For one son, however, it was not enough to get him sentenced for a multitude of serious crimes. The 47-year-old man was driving in ...
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Posted on Dec 5, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
There was both good and bad news reported over the Thanksgiving weekend in California. According to the California Highway Patrol, the number of DUI arrests declined when compared to the previous ...
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