The story of Chicago Bears’ fullback Evan Rodriguez may be an important cautionary tale for Pasadena DUI defendants. On May 31, Illinois State Police stopped Rodriguez on the Kennedy Expressway (early in the morning) and tested him to have a BAC of 0.17%. For those of you keeping score, that’s…
In a recent blog post, this Los Angeles DUI defense blog summarized some of the dramatic anti-DUI recommendations proposed on May 14th by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The Board, together with groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), wants states like California to institute a rash of enforcement…
At what point should you plead guilty to your Pasadena DUI charges? How do you know whether to fight all the way to trial or whether to cut your losses and accept a reduced set of punishments? Believe it or not, the answers to these questions are not clear cut.…
On some level, you recognize that your Burbank DUI arrest could have lingering effects for months or even years. You can’t help but wonder: “what if?” • What if you had taken a different route home and avoided the checkpoint on Olive? • What if you’d had one fewer drink,…
Driving under the influence in Burbank (or anywhere else) can have immediate, awful consequences, even if you ultimately clear your name and your record. For instance, you could lose your job, get dumped, get kicked out of school, or struggle with business or personal issues because of the DUI. Case…
Joe Morgan, a wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints, was arrested recently for driving under the influence (not in Burbank) but in way out in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. The 25-year-old had been driving without a license on Earhart Expressway. when his vehicle became disabled. A state trooper found Morgan…
To prevent a Beverly Hills DUI arrest, you should rely on designated drivers. Right? That’s the conventional wisdom. But a new study out of the University of Florida in Gainesville is putting that conventional wisdom to the test. According to a June 10th article at LiveScience.com, “roughly 40% of designated…
Getting into a Glendale DUI accident is awful, whether you are a PA, a big film executive… or even a legendary stripper. 76-year-old Carol Doda – who falls into that third category – got arrested a few weeks ago, when she smashed her Acura into another vehicle on Jackson Street…
As you’re searching for a Beverly Hills DUI defense attorney, you’re probably under the impression that most lawyers who focus on criminal defense understand the law well enough to avoid trouble themselves. Truth be told, most attorneys do behave quite well. But not all. Consider the bizarre case of Dan…
Some late breaking Hollywood DUI news: 50-year-old actor, Christopher McDonald, was just arrested for DUI in North Carolina, after he blew 0.15% on a breathalyzer test. 0.15% BAC is nearly twice the legal limit, as stipulated by California Vehicle Code Section 23152 (b). McDonald, who’s been a working actor for…