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2 Sports Players Face Uncertain Futures in the Wake of Scary DUIs

Los Angeles DUI attorneys continue to watch with dismay as ball players around the country are caught driving under the influence. Nick Fairley of the Detroit Lions continues to battle a DUI charge in Mobile, Alabama. Law enforcement arrested Fairley in his hometown after pulling him over for speeding in…

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An Analysis of Super Bowl and Los Angeles DUI Rates Halfway Through 2015’s “Drinking Season”

Police erected Los Angeles DUI checkpoints around the city throughout Super Bowl weekend. Super Bowl Sunday is known for its high DUI rates, which are similar to the arrest rates for holidays such as St. Patrick’s Day, New Year’s Eve, and Valentine’s Day. According to a new article in Forbes,…

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5 Surprising Winter Challenges That Can Make Los Angeles DUI Accidents Extra Dangerous

Los Angeles DUI accidents are dangerous at any time. Unfortunately, many people think they are less dangerous in the winter because California doesn’t does not experience much snow and ice. The DUI attorneys at the Kraut Criminal & DUI Lawyers know the exact opposite is true. Winter makes DUI significantly…

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10 Tips to Avoid a Los Angeles DUI This New Year’s Eve

You want to avoid “becoming a statistic” and getting arrested for DUI in Los Angeles on December  31st/January 1st. To that end, let’s review a few critical tips. New Year’s Eve is a unique holiday in that it is both festive and relaxing. After the hustle and bustle of Christmas,…

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Man with Multiple DUI Convictions (An Astonishing 24!) Cited Yet Again

Fingers crossed, your history of driving under the influence in Los Angeles looks nothing like that of David Louis Layne, a fifty-five-year-old resident of Alabaster, Alabama who was recently cited for driving under the influence…. For the 25th time. Come on! The Shelby County Circuit Court charged him with DUI…

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Christmas Crashes: Holiday-Related DUIs and How to Drive Safely This Season

The holiday season is meant to be fun, relaxing, and cheerful. Unfortunately, some drivers take these concepts to the extreme when they drive under the influence in Los Angeles on roads filled with holiday crowds eager to get the Grove and/or Century City Mall (it seems like everyone in the…

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Los Angeles DUI Blog Reflects on Xzibit’s Honeymoon DUI Bust

Our Los Angeles DUI blog has reported on dozens (hundreds?) of celebrity DUI arrests over the years, but each new story offers us an attempt to explain critical laws and concepts to defendants and their families. Our aim is not necessarily to discuss and promote these stories salaciously but rather…

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Not a Good Idea to Do While Driving DUI… Gunning It the Wrong Way on the 405

Try to imagine the worst place to drive DUI in Los Angeles. If you said “the 405,” you would probably have a lot of people who would agree with you. The 405 is notoriously clogged with Sig alerts and other nasty types of traffic not just during business rush hour…

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Michael Phelps’ DUI Trial Postponed Until December

Even if your Los Angeles DUI story wound up in the news because you did or said something ridiculous to the police or got involved in a serious or fatal accident, you probably will not get nearly as much media scrutiny for what you did as will mega-Olympian, Michael Phelps.…

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Defendant Takes Stand in DUI Manslaughter Case: Accused of Hitting Miami Heat Cheerleader So Hard That She Flew 130 Feet Off Her Bike

When you report on Los Angeles DUI cases day-in, day-out, as we do on this blog, it’s easy to become a little numb to the news. Yes, many DUI stories are horrible – for everyone involved. But when viewed en masse, the stories can start to lose their meaning. Sometimes,…

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