The crime of driving under the influence in Glendale (or anywhere else, for that matter) is serious enough. But when DUI drivers compound their problems by doing things like driving the wrong way on the freeway, accidents can happen far more easily – and these accidents have a far greater…
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Long Beach DUI Sports Update: Coco Crisp Popped for DUI at Spring Training
Last Wednesday, Oakland A’s outfielder (and former Red Sox icon) Coco Crisp got pulled over in Scottsdale, Arizona on suspicion of DUI – blogs that follow sports and Long Beach DUI news jumped on the story, possibly because the outspoken outfielder had been driving a 2009 Rolls-Royce Phantom (valued at…
Beverly Hills DUI Breaking News: Nicole Richie’s Probation Cut Short by a Month
Many stories involving Beverly Hills DUI deal with tragedy and heavy circumstances. But a recent tabloidesque story out of The Hills has riveted the nation’s attention for its sheer frivolity. Reality TV star Nicole Richie has received a reprieve: her probation for 2006 arrest has been cut short by a…
Breaking Southern California DUI News: Former Miss America Host Gary Collins Arrested for Hit and Run DUI in Mississippi
Gary Collins, the ex-host of “Hour Magazine” and the Miss America Pageant (1980 to 1988) may soon be arrested for a hit and run DUI in Mississippi, according to celebrity Los Angeles DUI blogs. Although the 72-year old has not yet been arrested for DUI in Los Angeles, DUI in…
Los Angeles DUI Fatality – Pedestrian Killed in a Gruesome School Bus Crash
Last Monday, a fatal Los Angeles DUI incident shocked and outraged the community. A black BMW swerved out of control into a pedestrian, killing him, and then crashed into a school bus, injuring dozens of kids. If you have been recently arrested for a non-injury DUI in Burbank, DUI in…
Southern California DUI Experts React to Guilty Plea in Prominent New York DWI Death Case
Experts in Southern California DUI law try to pay attention to events that occur on the national radar as well as to local Southland news items. And a recent development in a heartbreaking case out of New York City has once again stoked debate and discussion among the community. Below…
A Lesson for All Would-Be Southern California DUI Drivers: From a 13-Year-Old Girl
No one disputes that driving DUI in Los Angeles is dangerous – and that conscientious people should do everything in their power to prevent friends and relatives under the influence from getting behind the wheel. But a rare story out of Islip, New York drives home this point in emotionally…
Los Angeles DUI Experts Riveted by Tragic Case of Man Nabbed for Eighth DUI – after Just Getting Out of Jail for Killing Someone While DUI
Bloggers who follow stories about driving under the influence in Southern California were glued to their computers last Monday afternoon following a case out of Franklin County, Vermont involving a man arrested for his eighth lifetime DUI. The defendant, Douglas Gardner, was last arrested for driving under the influence in…
Serial Traffic Offender Kills Girl in DUI Crash: Parallels Other Cases of Southern California DUI Homicide
Driving under the influence in Long Beach (or anywhere else in Southern California) is a serious criminal act — one that can lead to horrific tragedies. Sadly, a 48-year-old man, Eddie Lumpkin, stands implicated in a recent and frighteningly brutal DUI homicide — this case out of Chicago. On Tuesday,…
School Bus Driver Slammed With Charges of Driving Under the Influence While Transporting 15 Children — Possible Implications for Los Angeles DUI Violators?
Recent changes to Southern California DUI laws — mandating that first-time offenders install interlock ignition devices (IIDs) in their vehicles — have made Southland residents more keenly aware of the consequences of driving under the influence. A breaking story out of Pittsburgh reinforces this message: According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,…