What makes a story about driving under the influence in Long Beach noteworthy? A quick search on Google news reveals that the most popular Burbank DUI, Pasadena DUI, Glendale DUI, and Los Angeles DUI stories involve celebrities, scary or grisly cases, or people doing stunt-like acts while DUI, such as…
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Beverly Hills DUI Experts Examine Colorado’s Failed Marijuana Bill
If you smoke medical marijuana and get behind the wheel – or drive under the influence of alcohol in Beverly Hills — you can be charged with a crime pursuant to California Vehicle Code Section 23152(a). Indeed, it doesn’t matter if the marijuana you smoke is legal – even over-the-counter…
Glendale DUI Near Nightmare Averted by Sheer Chance – Slugger Miguel Cabrera Nearly Ran Two Truckers Off the Road
The crime of driving under the influence in Glendale – in and of itself – is enormous and consequential, even if you don’t cause damage to life or limb and you cooperate fully with authorities – and even if you were just barely over the limit. But evidence mounting against…
Beverly Hills DUI Unfairness: Can a Low Carb Diet Ruin your Breathalyzer Readings?
Let’s face it: celebrities, movie stars, and Beverly Hills business people want to stay as thin as possible. But if you’re on a low carb diet and you’re pulled over under suspicion of Beverly Hills DUI, be forewarned that the ketone bodies that you produce while on this diet can…
Pasadena DUI Technology Debate: Anti-DUI Cell Phone Apps Concern Police
To cut down on driving under the influence in Pasadena and elsewhere in the Los Angeles County area, police officers often set up checkpoints to stop people suspected of DUI in Pasadena, DUI in Glendale, DUI in Burbank, and DUI in Los Angeles. Often, the drivers come upon these checkpoints…
Burbank DUI Madness – Three Stories Illustrate Our Crazy Times
The typical case of driving under the influence in Burbank (or elsewhere in the Southland) is pretty mundane. Perhaps a police officer sees a driver weaving in a left hand lane and pulls him over. Or maybe you get stopped at a checkpoint after leaving a bar after a Lakers…
Glendale DUI Doozy: Man Arrested for DUI after Telling Police He was “Trying to Mow the Sidewalk”
In fairness, anyone who gets pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence in Southern California might act a little strange. Indeed, this blog has covered accounts of DUI drivers hiding goats in their car and operating boats, mopeds, and even lawn mowers while under the influence of alcohol…
Pasadena DUI Experts Explore Vehicular Manslaughter Case in Santa Ana
Last Friday, 53-year-old Jeffrey David Kirby of Costa Mesa was sentenced for felony vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence in Southern California. In March 2009, Kirby lost control of his 2004 Ferrari and smashed into Charles David Lewis, a famous mixed martial arts entrepreneur and founder of the closing…
Beverly Hills DUI Update: Ex-Senator Minority Leader Sentenced in Utah for his DUI
Last week, ex-senator Sheldon Killpack, a Republican from Syracuse, Utah, pled guilty to a DUI charge, prompting political observers and Los Angeles DUI analysts alike to debate how the politician should try to rehabilitate his reputation. The effects of getting arrested for driving under the influence in Los Angeles, DUI…
Pasadena DUI Newsflash: Look Out for 18-Year Olds Plowing into Parked Cars. Yikes!
Whether you are a pedestrian or motorist, you regularly fear encountering someone driving under the influence in Pasadena. Those fears may get ratcheted up when you read the tale of 17-year old Robert Leigh, an Isla Vista resident who crashed into an unbelievable 8 (that’s “eight” as in 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8!) parked…