The following is an RSS-driven aggregation of the 50 most recent blog posts by lawyers blogging issues related to DUI law (read more about the process...). If you know of a lawyer blogging on DUI law that we haven't covered in the blogroll on the right side of the page, please send a note to Steve Matthews or Lawrence Koplow and we will get them added to the mix!
- Virginia Toughens Underage DUI Laws
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:54 am
RICHMOND, Va. – If you’re under 18, drive drunk and get convicted twice, you could lose your license – and your car – under a bill that Gov. Bob McDonnell is expected to sign. The legislation is one of four bills aimed at underage drinkers approved by the General Assembly this week.| Another bill would change current law to prevent ... [Link] - Pienaar Pleads Guilty to DUI
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:38 am
South Africa international Steven Pienaar has been banned from driving for 12 months and fined 1,000 pounds ($1,496) after pleading guilty to drunk driving. Pienaar was also ordered to pay a 100 pound ($150) fine on Tuesday for failing to obey a traffic signal. The 27-year-old Everton midfielder was stopped by police on Feb. 21, the day after his club’s ... [Link] - Minnesota DWI Lawyer Blogs on Minnesota DWI: This Week's Featured Minnesota DWI Case
Wednesday, March 10, 2010 3:36 am
The Minnesota DWI Case of the week is State v. Cypher which stands for the proposition that it is not nice to try to fool the District Court or the Minnesota Court of Appeals.Mr. Cypher was charged with Felony DWI and his attorney requested a pretrial hearing to contest the validity of the initial stop of vehicle. But then Mr. ... [Link] - Traffic Tickets Issued By Red Light Cameras Take A Step Towards Being Florida Law
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 10:06 pm
A standardized red light camera bill cleared its first hurdle in the Florida House as it moved through a House Health Care Regulation Policy Committee. The bill is sponsored by Bradenton representative Ron Reagan and it sets up standard fees for red light runners caught by the controversial cameras. The fine would be $155. The traffic fine would be split ... [Link] - Possible DUI Related Accident Shuts Down I-5 Bridge
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 7:10 pm
On Saturday night, a Vancouver man causes a four-car accident on the I-5 bridge between Portland and Vancouver. According to reports, the man got on the bridge traveling the wrong direction, and collided with three other cars. The driver was heading north in the south-bound lanes at the time of the crash. Although the accident occurred on the Bridge between ... [Link] - Massachusetts Sobriety Checkpoint Scheduled for Friday, March 12, 2010
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:49 pm
Colonel Marian J. McGovern, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police, has recently announced that a “Sobriety Checkpoint” will be implemented by the Massachusetts State Police on a Secondary State Highway in Hampden County. The checkpoint will begin Friday, March 12, 2010 and continue into Saturday, March 13, 2010. The State Police often team up with local law enforcement when operating ... [Link] - Miranda Warnings in Florida DUI Cases
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:02 pm
Florida DUI attorneys are often approached by clients claiming that following their arrest for DUI, they were not read their rights… i.e. “you have the right to remain silent…” Pennsylvania v. Muniz is the most important case in defining when Miranda warnings are required and when they are not required in DUI cases. The Court recalled that Rhode Island v. ... [Link] - Virginia DUI Charges and BAC Tests
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 3:02 pm
Virginia differs from many other states in many of their DUI laws. One of the main differences is Virginia looks at your Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) at the time when you were driving as opposed to when your breath or blood test was performed. This difference provides a unique defense for Virginia residents in that you may be able to ... [Link] - Defending DUI Drug Cases: Part 3 from PA DUI attorney Justin J. McShane
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 1:12 pm
Pennsylvania DUI attorney Justin J. McShane, Esq. presents his lecture "Defending DUI Drug Cases" in Hartford, CT in December 2009. In Part 3: "Pharmacology," expert DUI Attorney McShane explains the differences, both in testing procedure and impairment determination, between DUI Alcohol and DUI Drug cases. The McShane Firm is the premiere DUI/DWI law firm in Harrisburg, PA. For more information, ... [Link] - Warrant Slapped on Warrant Singer for Skipping Out on Los Angeles DUI Hearings
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:31 am
As this blog reported, last June 17th, Jani Lane of the 80’s rock band Warrant was arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. The “Cherry Pie” singer is back on the headlines once again after failing to show up for two hearings pertaining to his Los Angeles DUI probation. The 46-year old singer pled no contest to his ... [Link] - 12 Scary Statistics about Southern California DUI
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:00 am
No one wants to be arrested for Southern California DUI, and no one wants to be involved in an injury crash with a driver who has been under the influence. But just how much of a problem is, for instance, driving under the influence in Beverly Hills or elsewhere in the state? Has anyone quantified the dangers? And if so, ... [Link] - Southern California DUI NewsFlash -- Anti-gay lawmaker busted for driving under the influence after speeding away from a gay bar in Sacramento!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010 4:00 am
A Southern California DUI arrest has the national media buzzing with its political implications. Early last Wednesday morning in Sacramento, State Senator Roy Ashburn from Bakersfield (R), was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol for driving erratically. Unidentified sources reported that the Senator had been partying at a local gay hotspot called Faces, and he had a male companion ... [Link] - Two Years After DUI Arrest, Politician’s Trial Hasn’t Begun
Monday, March 8, 2010 10:49 pm
In 2008, police accused state Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV of drunk driving when he was spotted driving erratically on the West Side Highway. But after two years—and multiple delays—his trial still hasn’t begun, raising questions about whether his case has been adjourned repeatedly because of his political clout as the son of a famed Harlem lawmaker. “It certainly has ... [Link] - Turnabout is fair play
Monday, March 8, 2010 10:49 pm
Apparently my posts about Precinct 5 Justice of the Peace candidate George Huntoon have struck a raw nerve in some. I have received numerous telephone calls from Mr. Huntoon about the posts wanting to give me his side of the story. I even told him that I would be willing to run his explanation of the events - unedited - ... [Link] - Calif State Senator Says he’s Gay After DUI Arrest
Monday, March 8, 2010 7:27 pm
Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn of Bakersfield says he is gay. The conservative lawmaker came out Monday on KERN radio in Bakersfield, saying he felt compelled to address rumors that he had visited a gay nightclub near the Capitol before his arrest last week for driving under the influence. The 55-year-old father of four says he broke the law, putting ... [Link] - Energy Drinks and Alcohol Lead to More DUIs
Monday, March 8, 2010 7:27 pm
Energy drinks and alcohol have been popular for years (perhaps the most common being a “Red Bull and vodka” cocktail, otherwise known as a “birch”). But as more studies are emerging, we’re learning that the combination of caffeine and alcohol can lead to a host of dangers. One of the largest societal risks is that the caffeine masks the feeling ... [Link] - California DUI Murder Convictions are on the Rise
Monday, March 8, 2010 7:00 pm
Although California DUI murder cases a.k.a. “Watson murder” cases used to be quite rare, they seem to be on the rise. Last week, an Orange County jury convicted Suzanne Amelia Carlson, 27, of second-degree murder after she killed her passenger by crashing into an 18-wheeler Fed-Ex truck while she was intoxicated back in 2007. Within an hour of the accident, ... [Link] - DUI Among A Slew Of Charges Filed In A Low-Speed Clearwater Chase
Monday, March 8, 2010 5:26 pm
Three people, two of whom were police officers, were hospitalized after a low-speed chase through the streets of Clearwater. Jonathan James Thomas-Clark was arrested on charges of DUI, aggravated fleeing and eluding, resisting arrest without violence, felony driving with license suspended, aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer and tampering with evidence once he was eventually stopped. Another man in ... [Link] - More Problems With Breath Tests in DWI Cases-Inaccuracies in Test Results to Get District of Columbia DWI Charges Tossed
Monday, March 8, 2010 5:26 pm
Here's the latest in breath testing junk science. The District of Columbia is reviewing a large number of DWI cases in which the drivers opted to blow into the breath hose after their arrest for drunk driving. The problem (yet again) is that the "results" may have been inaccurate. Below is the link to the Washington Post article that broke ... [Link] - Police Charge New Jersey Motorist with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol after Hitting Utility Pole
Monday, March 8, 2010 4:37 pm
Accidents resulting from drunken driving are typically treated much more strictly by local and state law enforcement agencies when compared to "normal" accidents, such as inattentive or distracted driving. While the results may be just as costly or traumatic for those involved, it should come as no surprise that police have little tolerance for DWI-related crashes. Being a drunk driving ... [Link] - Illinois Sentencing Hearings — #1
Monday, March 8, 2010 4:34 pm
Introduction This blog post if the first post in a series about sentencing hearings in Illinois. I will be writing most of these posts with the general public in mind, however, the legal practitioner unfamiliar with sentencing hearings may find these posts useful too. When Sentencing Hearings Occur Sentencing hearings are absent from most criminal cases. This is [...] [Link] - Chemical Tests for DUI's Are Often Inaccurate
Monday, March 8, 2010 4:07 pm
If you are arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, you will likely be taken back to a police station and asked to perform a chemical test to verify the police's suspicions. Some people may believe this test will prove that were in fact not drunk at the time of their arrest, but unfortunately, there are several issues with ... [Link] - If he was an analytical chemist or a DUI defense attorney he would say "Show me the separation!!"
Monday, March 8, 2010 1:01 pm
Who can forget Cuba Gooding Junior in the movie Jerry McGuire shouting "SHOW ME THE MONEY!"??? If he was an analytical chemist or a DUI defense attorney facing a purported result from a Headspace Gas Chromatograph with a Flame Ionization Detector, he would yell: "SHOW ME THE SEPARATION!!!!!!" Well, that is one of the things that a good criminal defense ... [Link] - CALIFORNIA DUI DEFENSE: ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY ARRESTED ON DUI AFTER CRASHING TWICE IN 30 MINUTES!
Sunday, March 7, 2010 1:53 am
Off-duty O.C. sheriff's deputy is arrested on DUI charge after crashing twice within 30 minutes. An off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy, who allegedly was intoxicated when he crashed his Mercedes-Benz into another vehicle and injured a passenger, had crashed 30 minutes earlier and was allowed to drive from that accident scene by fellow deputies, authorities said Friday. Sheriff’s deputies were ... [Link] - NJ Disorderly Persons Offenses & Charges
Saturday, March 6, 2010 5:20 pm
Disorderly Persons Offenses comprise a significant percentage of the criminal cases pending every year in New Jersey. In fact, the Administrative Office of the Courts indicates that over 250,000 petty disorderly persons and disorderly persons charges were filed over the six months ending January 1, 2010. While that certainly is a significant number, most people have little idea what is ... [Link] - New Jersey Drunk Driving Defense: Bergen County DWI and Drug DUI Police Blotter
Saturday, March 6, 2010 4:54 pm
A number of recent DWI and controlled/dangerous substance (CDS) arrests in Bergen County, New Jersey, illustrate the ease and frequency of drunk driving and drug DUI arrests around the state. As a New Jersey DWI defense lawyer, my aim is to help my clients get a fair trial and to defend each individual against potential abuses or procedural errors on ... [Link] - Tampa Hillsborough DUI Awareness Night
Saturday, March 6, 2010 2:06 am
Tampa Hillsborough DUI Attorney,Lawyer W. F. Casey Ebsary, Jr. Notes:The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has stepped up efforts in Florida DUI enforcement. The HCSO will have its breath-alcohol testing (BAT) vehicle, known as the BAT Mobile,on display for those attending the Tampa Bay Lightning game according to a press release today, March 5, 2010. DUI Awareness Night is March 6, ... [Link] - Orlando Man Arrested for Making Court Appearance While Intoxicated
Friday, March 5, 2010 9:37 pm
In what can only be described as incredibly poor judgement, Thomas Squiller was arrested during a court appearance for a domestic battery charge when he showed up to court under the influence of alcohol. Apparently, Squiller drove his Camaro to court while under the influence of alcohol and crashed into another car and dented it in the court parking lot ... [Link] - Cheshire, CT Official In Scuffle After DUI Arrest
Friday, March 5, 2010 8:20 pm
Police have released a surveillance video of an officer subduing a Chesire official who was being booked on drunk driving charges. The suspect, a retirement board member and a former town council candidate, became physically combative with an officer who had let him out of the booking cell so he could use the bathroom, police said. A second officer entered ... [Link] - Phoenix Officer’s DUI Arrest Not His First
Friday, March 5, 2010 8:20 pm
According to court documents, a Phoenix Police Officer that was arrested for drunk driving in Gilbert, has been arrested for DUI before. FOX 10 has obtained court records that show the officer was arrested 8 years ago for driving while intoxicated, when he was 19 years of age. Records show he plead guilty to the charge back in 2002, well ... [Link] - Whatever Happened to “Drunk Driving”?
Friday, March 5, 2010 5:40 pm
Drunk driving is bad. It’s potentially dangerous to human life. It should be punished. So, many years ago a law was passed: "Thou shalt not drive drunk". It was a fair law and it addressed the problem. So…what happened? Why do today’s laws punish drivers when they are neither "drunk" nor "driving" — nor even in a "vehicle"? "Drunk" The ... [Link] - Arrested for DUI for 21st Time, Man Facing a Decade in Prison
Friday, March 5, 2010 5:40 pm
An Ohio man was convicted of his twenty-first DUI recently, and with a dramatic statement a judge sentenced him to ten years in prison, representing the maximum term possible in the case. Forty-five-year old Kevin J. Ante did not comment as the Butler County judge handed him the sentence in Common Pleas Court. According to authorities, they initially knew of ... [Link] - Is Your Michigan DUI Prosecutor Only Interested in Conviction?
Friday, March 5, 2010 5:14 pm
Prosecutors Must be Ethical Your Michigan DUI will prosecuted by a lawyer who is supposed to be interested in one thing – to be sure that justice is done. That means that if the prosecutor knows of something that shows you are not guilty of a Michigan DUI, then he/she is supposed to let your DUI lawyer know this. For ... [Link] - Police Oppose Anti-lying Policy
Friday, March 5, 2010 12:47 pm
Should a police officer have to be ordered to tell the truth? My office and I have litigated thousands of DUI and criminal cases all over Pennsylvania. In this time I have met hundreds of Pennsylvania police officers. In my opinion, most are very sincere in trying to perform their sworn duties with integrity. However, some are not so honorable. ... [Link] - NJ DWI Law Update: Jersey Supreme Affirms Alcotest Subject be Monitored by "Any" Competent Witness(es)
Friday, March 5, 2010 10:51 am
The New Jersey State Supreme Court Appellate Division recently rejected the argument of defendant-respondent, Damian Tirello, who claimed that his breath test results were not admissible as evidence because the Alcotest-trained police officer did not remain in the DWI room with him during the 20-minute waiting period prior to administering a blood-alcohol content (BAC) breathalyzer test. The Court referred to ... [Link] - How About A Different Track For Houston DWI Cases?
Friday, March 5, 2010 10:51 am
It seems like the Harris County District Attorney's Office is not budging from the second court date DIVERT decision put in place last month. This decision requires that anyone wishing to enter the DIVERT program must make that decision by their second court date. Unlike other misdemeanor charges this seems inconsistent in respect of how quickly a decision needs to ... [Link] - DWI chair up for sale...agian
Friday, March 5, 2010 6:59 am
DWI chair to be sold...one more timeDuluth, MNIf you never got a chance to place a bid on the infamous 'DWI chair,' you have another shot.Proctor Police hope the third time's the charm, in their ongoing attempt to find a buyer for the motorized chair.The chair was forfeited to authorities after a Proctor man drove it while drunk in 2008.Authorities ... [Link] - NJ Drunk Driving News: New Jersey Man on Trial for Fatal 2008 Drug DWI Accident
Friday, March 5, 2010 3:23 am
As New Jersey DWI defense lawyer who defends clients arrested for drunk driving, I can easily say that being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or prescription drugs in connection with a minor traffic violation is nowhere near as serious as being arrested for an injury accident or fatal alcohol- or drug-related crash. The state of New ... [Link] - Wyoming Gov. Signs DUI, Underage Drinking Bills into Law
Friday, March 5, 2010 3:20 am
This will be the last legislative session in which Gov. Dave Freuthenthal’s signature will convert bills into laws. On Thursday morning, he announced he will not run for another term as Wyoming’s governor, but this week many bills landed on his desk. The Wyoming State Legislature wrapped its 60th session up today, leaving more than 100 bills inactive and working ... [Link] - Indiana DUI Crack Down From March 5-21 2010 “Operation Pull Over Blitz 62.”
Friday, March 5, 2010 3:04 am
The Governor’s Council on Impaired & Dangerous Driving and the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute on Wednesday announced a statewide crackdown on drunk driving, called “Operation Pull Over Blitz 62.” From March 5-21, more than 250 Indiana law enforcement agencies will conduct high-visibility enforcement patrols to target impaired and aggressive drivers. This crackdown will take place during Indiana’s March basketball tournaments ... [Link] - “Guilty” Verdict Handed Down in Southern California DUI Case for Pro Bowl Wide Receiver
Friday, March 5, 2010 2:53 am
Last Wednesday, Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson pled guilty to driving under the influence in Southern California in January 2009, and prosecutors set the terms of his sentencing. The 27-year old Jackson had been arrested in January with a BAC of 0.17% (California’s legal limit is 0.08%). The January ’09 arrest was actually his second Southern California DUI. He was ... [Link] - Anti-Gay Lawmaker Reportedly at Gay Club Before DUI Arrest
Friday, March 5, 2010 2:48 am
A California state senator who reportedly has voted against every gay rights measure since he took office eight years ago was charged with driving under the influence on Wednesday, reportedly after leaving a gay nightclub in Sacramento. Sen. Roy Ashburn, a Republican from Bakersfield, was spotted driving erratically at about 2 a.m. Wednesday in downtown Sacramento, officials said. He was ... [Link] - Esticada Man Cited For Biking Under The Influence
Friday, March 5, 2010 2:09 am
Everyone has heard of DUI, but not everyone is aware of the related crime of PUI or peddling under the influence. One Esticada man recently found out about this law the hard way though. The man was riding his bike while under the influence when he apparently got into a serious accident. Police found the man knocked out in the ... [Link] - Reasonable Suspicion Needed For DUI Traffic Stop
Thursday, March 4, 2010 9:44 pm
Police officers cannot randomly stop vehicles, they must first have a reason to pull that vehicle over. This is what is known as reasonable suspicion. If an officer suspects you are operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and then pulls you over because of that suspicion, the officer must have be able to articulate that ... [Link] - DUI Test Proven Unreliable
Thursday, March 4, 2010 7:55 pm
This latest story comes as no surprise to our Chicago DUI Lawyers. Another fine example of how, if challenged, most of the evidence used to convict someone of driving under the influence is actually bunk. Test indicating judge was drunk barred from trial BY DAN ROZEK Staff Reporter A hospital blood test that purportedly showed former Lake County Chief Judge ... [Link] - California DUI Checkpoints for March 4th, 5th and 6th
Thursday, March 4, 2010 7:14 pm
The following are the California DUI sobriety / driver’s license checkpoints that are set to operate tonight and this weekend: Thursday, March 4th The Salinas Police Department will conduct a DUI / license checkpoint sometime tonight at an undisclosed location within the city limits. Weather permitting, all vehicles will be checked. Friday, March 5th The Valley Division of the LAPD ... [Link] - Birmingham DUI Defense Lawyer Update: Trucker Charged with Drunk Driving following Semi-Car Injury Accident
Thursday, March 4, 2010 6:09 pm
It’s not uncommon for a motorist to be charged with drunk driving following a traffic accident. Whether you’re a passenger car driver or a professional truck driver, a DUI conviction can be devastating. For a professional it can mean the end of a long career; for a person holding a standard operator’s license, driving privileges can be lost or severely ... [Link] - Driving With A Suspended License Charged Against A Florida Woman For the 26th Time
Thursday, March 4, 2010 5:37 pm
A Dade City traffic stop led to the 26th arrest for Jennifer Miller for driving with a suspended license. According to a story on TBO.com Dade City police Chief Ray Velboom says Miller had 25 previous incidences of her driver’s license being suspended in about 75% of the counties in the state of Florida. This last stop resulted in Miller ... [Link] - Probable Cause Needed For DUI Traffic Stop
Thursday, March 4, 2010 4:22 pm
Police officers cannot randomly stop vehicles, they must first have a reason to pull that vehicle over. This is what is known as probable cause. If an officer suspects you are operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and then pulls you over because of that suspicion, the officer must have probable cause to pull you ... [Link] - New Jersey DWI News: Lower Township, NJ, Reported Fewer Drunk Driving Arrests in 2009
Thursday, March 4, 2010 8:04 am
Not long ago, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that the number of fatal DWI-related accidents dropped from 201 dead in 2007 to 154 in 2008 - according to the NHTSA, 2008 was the last year for which complete statistics were available. Also mentioned was the drop in drunken driving arrests, which were reduced by six percent based ... [Link]
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