Last week, the Florida Highway Patrol arrested Bob Kuechenberg, a 6 time Pro Bowler for the Miami Dolphins, after he allegedly slammed into another car on I-95 and tested to have a blood alcohol concentration of 0.12%. Sports related stories about driving under the influence in Los Angeles (and elsewhere)…
30-year-old Olympic gold medalist Steve Holcomb, the pilot for the US bobsledding team in the 2010 Winter Olympics, pled guilty last Wednesday to DUI charges, prompting analysts who cover sports news about driving under the influence in Southern California (and elsewhere) to ponder the effects of the sentencing. For anyone…
In 2007, former child starlet and prominent celebutante Lindsay Lohan got arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. Since that fateful stop, the beleaguered Lohan has been sent to jail three separate times for drug possession and violating her Los Angeles DUI probation. Today, the Los Angeles District…
Last Tuesday, prosecutors in Santa Monica formally charged actress Jaime Pressly (“My Name is Earl”) with driving under the influence in Southern California. As this blog reported several weeks ago, the 33-year old actress got arrested on January 5th on suspicion of DUI and allegedly tested to have a BAC…
A week ago Sunday, Delino DeShields Jr., the Houston Astros’s 2010 first-round draft pick, got arrested for a traffic violation and DUI in Georgia, prompting many sports analysts who cover celebrity news, like incidents of sports stars driving DUI in Southern California, to debate furiously about what the 18-year old’s…
One of the biggest debates roiling the Southern California DUI community today concerns whether or not Huntington Beach was correct in rejecting a proposal that would have allowed police to post mug shots of DUI offenders on Facebook. Last Tuesday, the Huntington City Council voted down this “shaming proposal” proposed…
Last Wednesday evening, Jaime Pressly, a 33-year old actress best known for her role on the sitcom My Name Is Earl, got pulled over for a Los Angeles DUI in Santa Monica after police witnessed her committing a traffic violation. According to reports by TMZ.com, Pressly failed a field sobriety…
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…
The most vivid examples of driving under the influence in Burbank often, unfortunately, fall under the media radar. But the April 9, 2009 Los Angeles DUI accident that killed Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart has demonstrated media staying power, due to its deep emotional impact. Last week, Andrew Gallo, the 24-year-old…
Everyone in the world of poker knows that driving under the influence in Burbank (or, really, anywhere in the United States) is bad news. Unfortunately, John Racener, Runner Up in the 2010 World Series of Poker’s Main Event, may not have gotten the memo. According to a report out of…