Blog Posts in November, 2011
Posted on Nov 30, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
One man might have gotten away with crashing into a parked car if it had been unoccupied. The 36-year-old suspect was driving last week in California when he steered off the highway and directly into ...
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Posted on Nov 29, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Thanks to a grant, one county in California will be able to resume its efforts to cut down on drunk driving. The $360,000 grant was awarded to the Sacramento County Probation Department specifically ...
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Posted on Nov 28, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Two teenagers lost their lives in California last week and police now believe that alcohol is to blame. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 28-year-old male was driving the vehicle carrying ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
A B-list actor was pulled over by officers in California last week for what should have been a routine traffic stop. When the officer approached the vehicle, he intended to tell the driver that he had ...
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Posted on Nov 22, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Thanks to a grant from one agency in California, one county will be stepping up efforts to crack down on drunk driving. The grant, worth $174,000, will go mainly to support the DUI enforcement ...
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Posted on Nov 21, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
One woman was so intoxicated that she not only got herself arrested, but set her car on fire in the process. According to police in Louisville, Kentucky, the woman was observed speeding and weaving ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
While you should never drink and drive, you should definitely not engage in a high-speed police chase while under the influence as it can lead to serious penalties. According to several deputies from ...
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Posted on Nov 15, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
As one of the states with the highest DUI arrest rates in the nation, law enforcement agencies in California are constantly working to reduce figures. One county will be able to continue the fight ...
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Posted on Nov 14, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
One man knew that he should not get behind the wheel but he did anyway. What happened proved to be a fatal mistake that would affect his life forever. Last Easter Sunday, a 44-year-old man was so ...
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Posted on Nov 8, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Known for having a high rate of alcohol-involved accidents, the state of California won a grant last year to conduct a 12 month-long program. The results of that program are in and they were very ...
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Posted on Nov 7, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Officers thought they were arriving at a regular crash site, but they quickly determined that this car accident had been caused by an impaired driver. According to a California Highway Patrol report, ...
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Posted on Nov 3, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
In Garden Grove, a motorcycle officer tried to stop a man for not wearing a seatbelt to issue a citation. Unfortunately, the man decided to struggle and ran over the officer's legs on Wednesday ...
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Posted on Nov 2, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
In Frankfort, Kentucky, news sources say that a state instructor has been charged with falsifying public records, which is a white collar offense. Police report that the instructor worked for the ...
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Posted on Nov 1, 2011 By Law Offices of Virginia L. Landry
Recently, it was reported that a good, childhood friend of a well-known basketball player was placed under arrest for DUI in Los Angeles, California. The arrest took place during morning hours and led ...
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