A Southern California DUI arrest has the national media buzzing with its political implications. Early last Wednesday morning in Sacramento, State Senator Roy Ashburn from Bakersfield (R), was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol for driving erratically. Unidentified sources reported that the Senator had been partying at a local…
Last Wednesday, Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson pled guilty to driving under the influence in Southern California in January 2009, and prosecutors set the terms of his sentencing. The 27-year old Jackson had been arrested in January with a BAC of 0.17% (California’s legal limit is 0.08%). The January ’09…
Online blogs and websites that cover celebrity Los Angeles DUI news have been fiercely debating the arrest of Jake Harris, the 24-year-old son of the late Captain Phil Harris, a fish boat captain who appeared on multiple seasons of Discovery Channel’s “Deadliest Catch.” According to Washington State Troopers, Harris had…
Many DUI in Beverly Hills cases begin when an intoxicated celebrity drives way over the speed limit in a fancy car and gets nabbed by the police for his or her hubris. Well, All Star NHL Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was arrested last week for doing just that, when he was…
Driving under the influence in Long Beach (or anywhere else in Southern California) is a serious criminal act — one that can lead to horrific tragedies. Sadly, a 48-year-old man, Eddie Lumpkin, stands implicated in a recent and frighteningly brutal DUI homicide — this case out of Chicago. On Tuesday,…
On January 23rd, two individuals both driving under the influence of alcohol in Burbank collided into one another, causing minor injuries and damage. According to investigating officer, James Laforce, here is what happened: A car traveling eastbound on Sherman Way attempted a U-turn, when an oncoming truck plowed into it,…
A Southern California DUI crash has rocked the Manhattan Beach Police Department. Here is the story, as reported in The Daily Breeze: #1) On January 31, a car collided with two other vehicles at the intersection of Sepulveda Blvd. and Manhattan Beach Blvd. #2) The driver fled the scene and…
Mel Gibson’s 2006 Los Angeles DUI arrest may have been the most written-about celebrity DUI arrests of the past decade. That’s saying a lot, given the wall-to-wall coverage that celebrity DUIs merit (see, for example, the DUIs for Lindsay Lohan, Nick Nolte, Stephanie Pratt, etc.). Gibson’s arrest on Pacific Coast…
Super Bowl Sunday is a dangerous day for Southern California DUI incidents. Statistically, only New Year’s Eve sees more Los Angeles DUIs. We’re going to take a look at Southland DUI statistics for Super Bowl Sunday. • According to the Orange County Register, in 2009, 11 people died in DUI…
On Wednesday, January 27, Adrian Pasdar, star of NBC’s “Heroes” series, was pulled over for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. According to reports, the 44-year-old actor was speeding on the 405 in his Ford F-150 truck at nearly 100 miles per hour — straddling two lanes of traffic…