Blog Posts in June, 2011
Posted on Jun 29, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A San Jose man broke both of his legs in a car accident that was caused by an underage, and under the influence, driver. California Highway Patrol reports show that the victim, Steven T. Gonzales, 49, ...
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Posted on Jun 28, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A young man now finds himself behind bars for killing two and injuring one more in a terrible DUI accident . According to the California Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Evan Green was driving his 2004 ...
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Posted on Jun 27, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A Costa Mesa sobriety checkpoint last weekend netted at least one DUI arrest . According to police reports the checkpoint, located on Bristol Street at Randolph Avenue, led to the arrest of one person ...
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Posted on Jun 22, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Another state legislator found himself apologizing to his constituents, this time for driving under the influence. State Assemblyman Martin Garrick was arrested last week to the Capitol when his ...
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Posted on Jun 21, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A state senator from Ohio learned the hard way that drinking and driving are never a good idea, even if you are a legislator. According to police reports, Republican Senator John McGee had spent a day ...
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Posted on Jun 20, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
The Supreme Court is divided over a case that has been called "commonsense" by some. The case involves a seventh grade special education student who was brought to a Chapel Hill, NC police ...
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Posted on Jun 15, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Parents were shocked to learn that a school bus driving taking their children to Yellowstone National Park was driving under the influence. Now they are even more surprised to learn that the driver, ...
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Posted on Jun 14, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
After pressure from multiple sources, Apple announced this week that it will now allow any more apps that focus on driving under the influence (DUI) checkpoints. The updated App Store Review ...
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Posted on Jun 13, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A new bill in the Senate would change current laws for juveniles who are caught sending sexually explicit pictures on their cell phones. Sponsored by Assemblywomen Pamela Lampitt, Valerie Vainieri ...
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Posted on Jun 8, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A teenage girl was killed last week as she and her friends returned from a birthday party; the man responsible now faces a murder charge for the felony DUI . According to prosecutors, 26-year-old ...
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Posted on Jun 7, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A man had to be rescued from his own car after causing the DUI accident in the first place. According to the California Highway Patrol, 61-year-old Larry K. Patrick was under the influence when he was ...
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Posted on Jun 6, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Court officers were shocked to discover that a woman showed up to her court hearing intoxicated, largely in part since it was for her sixth DUI. According to the Daily Herald, 54-year-old Sandra Uher, ...
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Posted on Jun 1, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A crash on the Dan Ryan last week took the life of a baby and injured seven more. According to the Chicago Police Department, Joannie Pittman, 47, was driving on the outbound Dan Ryan near 75th street ...
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