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…
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…
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…
It’s no secret that Lindsay Lohan’s 2007 Los Angeles DUI arrest has been one of the most publicized celebrity DUI situations in history – probably because the 24-year-old actress continues to encounter legal problems, some of which clearly appear to be self generated. Last week, a Los Angeles judge extended…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Everyone and his mother knows not to drive a fire truck while DUI in Glendale. But a South Dakota volunteer firefighter, Scott Johnson, was pulled over on Labor Day weekend for driving his fire truck while under the influence. Last week, a local jury in Madison, SD, found the 43…