Two months ago, Mary Kennedy, the soon-to-be ex-wife of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., was pulled over for DUI in Bedford, New York – a surprising arrest that sparked heated discussion among the bloggers and pundits who track celebrity Los Angeles DUI matters. Background of her arrest follows: On May 13th,…
When the flurry of news about Lindsay Lohan’s 90-day jail sentence for violating her Los Angeles DUI probation hit the fan a few weeks ago, this blog deliberately avoided covering it because there was simply too much sensationalism about it in the press. However, given the layers and twists and…
Southern California DUI reporters have been furiously blogging the past week about the arrest last Saturday of Quinton Ganther, a runningback for Seattle Seahawks. The 25-year-old Ganther played for the Washington Redskins last season and rushed for more than 200 yards. The Seahawks signed him to compete to play on…
Last Thursday, July 1, California’s new test program to curb DUI in Los Angeles by compelling first time convicts to install interlock ignition devices (IIDs) went into effect. The pilot program will affect four California counties – Los Angeles, Sacramento, Alameda, and Tulare. A study through the International Council on…
As students of this blog know, the legal limit for Los Angeles DUI is a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%. Well, Tom Lewand, the President of the Detroit Lions, got pulled over the Friday before last for driving with a BAC of 0.21% – nearly three times Detroit’s (and California’s)…
49-year-old Vince Neil, the lead singer for 80’s hair band Mötley Crüe, was detained last Monday in Las Vegas, after cops pulled him over for driving under the influence in a Ferrari on Las Vegas strip. Southern California DUI experts have been quick to point out that the singer has…
Corey Dillon, a former running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots, pled not guilty to charges of driving under the influence in Southern California stemming from an April 21st arrest in Malibu on Mulholland Drive. According to reports, Dillon had been driving with a friend in…
Last Tuesday, a judge extended celebutante Nicole Richie’s Los Angeles DUI probation until March 2011 to give her a chance to finish up her alcohol education courses. Richie – a former reality TV star (The Simple Life) and daughter of pop icon Lionel Richie – was pulled over for driving…
Thomas Kinkade, a bestselling painter known for his gausy landscapes and overtly religious themes, was arrested for driving under the influence in Southern California on June 11 in Carmel. According to arrest reports, police pulled over the 52-year-old after they noticed that his 2006 Mercedes lacked a front license plate.…
Actor Chris Klein – best known for his roles in the American Pie series and the 1999 movie Election (with Reese Witherspoon) – got arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles last Wednesday, after police spotted him weaving in and out of lanes on the 101 in Sherman…