Blog Posts in January, 2011
Posted on Jan 31, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Data released last month by the California Office of Traffic Safety showed that Huntington Beach ranked number one amongst cities of its size for alcohol-related traffic collisions in 2009. During ...
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Posted on Jan 26, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A teen driver killed last week in Sacramento may be the result of a DUI accident . The victim, a 19-year-old male, was driving a 2000 Chevy Blazer northbound on Walerga Road when they collided with a ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A school bus driver was pulled over in California when the empty bus he was operating was seen "weaving and running vehicles off the roadway." The driver, Lorna Gollihar, 39, works for the Turlock ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Some people don't learn their lesson after drunk driving several times, especially not if they are William Ryland Beall of Santa Rosa. He went to jail for the first time in 1966 for a DUI offense and ...
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Posted on Jan 19, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A DUI accident turned into a hit-and-run when the driver decided to leave the scene of the accident in Norwalk last week. Eileen Woodley, 47, was driving along the Sherwood Island Connector when she ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Several calls from concerned citizens last week led to the arrest of a man driving the wrong way down Highway 101. Officers from the California Highway Patrol were dispatched to the Santa Barbara area ...
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Posted on Jan 17, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
In an effort to reduce the amount of drunken drivers on the road, a councilman in Huntington Beach wanted to try a new tactic to get the message out: public shaming on Facebook. Devin Dwyer wanted to ...
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Posted on Jan 12, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Henry Stoltman, 28, pleaded guilty to a fatal drunk driving accident that occurred in August of 2010. He was found to have consumed four times the legal limit in Colorado; his BAC was found to be .301 ...
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Posted on Jan 11, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Thousands of people are arrested each year for driving under the influence. First time offenders will have to spend thousands of dollars in court fines and lawyers' fees, as well as jail time. Worse ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
If you are a resident of California there are several new laws that were enacted after July 1 that you should be aware of. Effective as of January 1, 2012, under AB 1601/Hill, those that have been ...
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Posted on Jan 5, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
If you live in the state of California there are some DUI facts that you might be interested in. In 2009 alone 950 people were killed in alcohol-related car crashes; however, this number is down from ...
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Posted on Jan 4, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil will have to wait a little longer to go to court after a new judge was assigned to his case. The famous musician will have to wait until the end of January to see how his ...
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Posted on Jan 3, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Good news for Santa Clara County Sheriff's officers: DUI arrests dropped 13% during this holiday season when compared to last year's season. The DUI crackdown program, "Avoid the 13," resulted in 537 ...
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