Fortunately for police, most Los Angeles DUI arrests are not dramatic and do not threaten the life and limb of the people involved in the process. That’s not always the case. For a spectacular example, we turn our sites to Atlanta, Georgia, where on Monday, a local woman named Anna…
Not all Los Angeles DUI incidents are terrifying. But when truck drivers get behind the wheel while DUI or under the influence of drugs — and then drive recklessly — they can endanger not just themselves but also dozens of people. Witness what happened earlier this year, when a FedEx…
After getting arrested for DUI in Los Angeles recently, you’ve had time to ponder the incident and “tell yourself stories” about why it happened and who/what should be blamed. You might be tempted to put the full weight of blame on outside forces: • The police officer who stopped you…
One of the most feared punishments for the crime of driving DUI in Los Angeles involves the so-called Interlock Ignition Device, or IID. According to a law passed a few years ago, DUI offenders in L.A. often must (at their own expense) install IID devices in their vehicles. This device…
Quick quiz: let’s say someone pulls you over on suspicion of driving under the influence in Los Angeles. Should you: (a) Cooperate with the officer and avoid making your situation worse? (b) Spit in the officer’s face? If you answered (a), you are correct. If you answered (b), you may…
Our Los Angeles DUI blog strives to humanize the experience of being arrested and prosecuted for driving under the influence. DUI charges can be isolating and scary. Many defendants feel like they are “in it alone.” So it can be helpful to survey the vast catalogue of DUI events that…
If you got stopped for DUI on Whitworth in South Beverly Hills, you might have been charged with Beverly Hills DUI or Los Angeles DUI, depending on which side of the street you had been driving. The pavement tells the story: the north side is Beverly Hills territory, while the…
The Los Angeles DUI blogosphere has been having a field day with the DUI case of pop singer, Justin Bieber. Over the past several months, “the Biebs” has found himself in scads of trouble – legal and otherwise. We covered his January 2014 DUI arrest in Miami extensively. In case…
Facing a DUI in Los Angeles is difficult, especially when another party has been injured. However, reconciliation is possible, even in the worst circumstances. One example is this recent story from Miami, FL. At a hearing in Miami-Dade on Friday, June 6, Marissa Sanders, a former Florida Highway Patrol Trooper,…
When facing a Los Angeles DUI case involving an injury to the other party, consider the story of Samuel Silva, who was recently arrested in Panama after ten years on the run. In April 1998, Silva struck the patrol car of Florida Highway Patrol trooper Marissa Sanders, who was conducting…