As this blog reported earlier this year, NFL linebacker Rey Maualuga caused a stir in the sports celebrity Los Angeles DUI community in January when he got pulled over in Kentucky for DUI after he smashed into two parked cars and a parking meter. Maualuga ultimately pled guilty to driving…
The annals of Southern California DUI news (and news about DUI from around the country) are filled with some seriously bizarre stories. This blog has attempted to highlight many of these. In particular, a disturbing (if accidentally humorous) trend that appears to be emerging is lawnmower DUIs. The latest lawnmower…
Those in the Southern California DUI community who follow celebrity arrests and general misconduct have once again turned attention to the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland has taken quite a PR hit over the past few months – in particular, the city’s former basketball phenom, LeBron James, ditched his Cleveland…
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…
Southern California DUI experts are monitoring a breaking case out of Virginia involving a recidivist DUI driver who allegedly slammed into a car full of nuns, hurting two of them and killing one of the sisters. This epic tragedy made national headlines and sparked debate among the legal community –…
Last Sunday, residents of the sleepy town of Danville witnessed a shocking multiple hit and run Southern California DUI rampage involving Cainan Schierholtz, the brother of Nate Schierholtz, an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants. All told, the 23-year old Schierholtz allegedly hit a bicyclist, a pedestrian, and several cars…
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…
You might think that Southern California DUI experts have seen at all – from celebrity arrests (e.g. Nick Nolte, Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson) to other bizarre stories we have covered here on this blog. But a breaking story out of Louisiana actually may take the cake for most jaw-dropping case…
For the past several weeks, blogs and even the mainstream media have been endlessly covering Lindsey Lohan’s Los Angeles DUI related jail sentence (stemming from a 2009 arrest). And it’s not just Lohan who has had to face the music – actor Chris Klein, 80’s rocker Jani Lane, and seemingly…
Last week, Jani Lane – the embattled former singer of the band Warrant – was finally sentenced for his Woodland Hills DUI of May 9th. The hair band singer pled no contest to charges and got 120 days in jail. He was also ordered to spend 30 months in an…