Driving under the influence in Long Beach (or anywhere else in California, for that matter) can result in fatal injuries as well as manifold penalties to drivers caught and convicted. Unfortunately, despite massive multi-million dollar educational campaigns, DUI continues to be a serious problem throughout the southland and beyond. Those…
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…
The Beverly Hills DUI that got Lindsay Lohan in trouble and on probation is now taking a turn for the worse. After being sent to rehab, again, by Beverly Hills Judge Elden Fox, she is thrown out due to a physical assault against a Betty Ford clinic worker. Now should…
Last weekend, Chico California Police arrested George Jefferson Smith, for driving an ice cream truck while under the influence. Pasadena DUI bloggers and others who follow bizarre criminal news have been vigorously discussing the plight of the 48-year-old Smith, who got stopped as part of a saturation patrol that led…
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…
Most people hit with charges of Los Angeles DUI want to clean their records as quickly as possible to avoid things like license suspension, jail time, significant court costs, and probation. But a 30-year-old Olympian has a very unique and compelling motivation to battle his 2009 DUI charge: bobsledding gold-medalist…
Let’s face it: many Malibu DUIs stories take wild turns towards the bizarre. Witness Mel Gibson’s infamous 2006 arrest on PCH or the many incidences of lawnmower DUIs here in California and elsewhere in 2010. If someone you care about has been arrested for driving under the influence in Burbank,…
Gary Collins, the former host of Hour Magazine and emcee of Circus of the Stars, is facing some serious Los Angeles DUI problems. Last week, a judge in L.A. slapped him with a $100,000 arrest warrant after the ex-actor did not show up to a November 14 progress report regarding…
As this blog and other news sources that follow Los Angeles DUI arrests reported a few weeks ago, Partridge Family star David Cassidy got pulled over on November 3rd by the Florida Highway Patrol for driving under the influence. Last week, Cassidy (via his attorney) entered a “not guilty” plea…
Last Monday, singer Faith Evans plead “no contest” to her charge of misdemeanor Los Angeles DUI, pursuant to her August arrest in Marina del Rey. The Grammy award winner and widow of the Notorious B.I.G. (a.k.a. Christopher Wallace) heard Superior Court Judge Edward Moreton lay out her sentence. If you…