Articles Posted in DWI / DUI

The first time, the second time, even the third time wasn’t enough for him to get the message. Nope, for one Rhode Island man it took nine times, nine, the number of men on a baseball field. Nine. Nine times he has been caught drinking and driving, said a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer. Nine driving under the influence of alcohol charges, DWI, in his lifetime. The first time was in the early 1980s and the last one was last month. Inept police, a complicated justice system, and ridiculous lawyers all got in the way, allowing him back on the road time and time again. If he was caught nine times, who knows how many times he actually drank alcohol to excess before driving.

But, maybe that will all be coming to an end, said a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer. A grand jury indicted him and he will face a formal trial soon. There was no indication the man had an attorney. Most likely, he’s a nine time loser on his way to jail for a long, long time. One can only hope. Imagine if he had killed while driving, mulled a NY Criminal Defense Lawyer. The world knows of at least nine times when he was behind the wheel of a potential death machine. And, again, there are probably hundreds of other times when he simply wasn’t caught, said a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer. Justice, hopefully, has been served.

DWI charges can result in harsh penalties especially when you are a repeat offender like the person in this report from Rhode Island. It can possibly mean jail time and if something happens where the intoxicated driver causes a fatality, the ultimate penalty can be the result.

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A Florida man was recently arrested for driving a golf cart on a major road in Brooksville, while under the influence of alcohol.

The defendant was driving the cart along State Road 50 during the early morning hours of February 26, just after midnight of the previous night. A New York Criminal Lawyer observes that the man repeatedly attempted to divert officers away from administering a breathalyzer test, admitting to them that he most likely not pass it due to his drunkenness. Officers took the man into custody and found that, after two separate tests, the man was indeed legally drunk and deserving of arrest. The blood/alcohol levels that were discerned from the tests were 0.251 and 0.242, respectively. It is noted that according to authorities, both of these excessive BAH levels are well beyond the legal limit, even three times over what is considered a legally drunken state.

A New York Criminal Lawyer discovered that the 36-year-old man was also driving a passenger along the section of road he was arrested on. As stated by a report from the Hernando County Sheriff, no headlights were on, and the defendant could not conceal the strong smell of alcohol on his breath. While his passenger (who was reportedly less sober than the driver) was escorted to his home, the driver was taken into custody, where the tests discerning his blood-alcohol levels were obtained.

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South Carolina prosecutors have dropped the DUI charges they had filed against the former mayor of Atlantic Beach, SC; sources inform a N York City Criminal Lawyer. The charges were dropped due to a lack of evidence. Following her arrest in September 2009, after South Carolina State troopers pulled her over for erratic driving, she was given a breathalyzer test, which was negative. Further, the former mayor was given a urine test, which was tested by the State Law Enforcement Division, also showed that at the time of her arrest she did not have any traces of alcohol, or any legal or illegal drugs in her system. Since all of these tests were returned with negative results, then why was this former mayor arrested?

Both the former mayor and her legal representative, a former law enforcement officer of 20 years, say that the reason she was arrested and charged with DUI is very simple and may be summed up in one word—politics. She has been arrested four times in two years, learned a NYC Criminal Lawyer. The DUI arrest came one day before the former mayor’s scheduled court appearance to face a driving related charge of reckless driving. The reckless driving arrest came one day before another scheduled court appearance for an arrest for trespassing and disorderly conduct. She was arrested again in 2009 for allegedly stopping and failing to report her sideswiping of another vehicle. Some observers of this case say there is a distinct pattern that could substantiate her and her counsel’s suspicions.

In September 2009, the Atlantic Beach City Council voted to remove her from office and immediately petitioned the state governor to remove the embattled mayor from office. Their request was granted two months later when he suspended her from office.

A 32-year-old man from Anderson County, SC crossed a median while driving with his son on Liberty Highway in late February, resulting in the unfortunate death of the man’s son.

Late Saturday night, February 26, the local man in question from the Slabtown community of Anderson County was driving his Jeep with his son in the passenger seat next to him. He had just picked the boy up from his mother’s house for the weekend, as was his bi-weekly custom, and was on the way to his own home when the crash occurred. Upon crossing the median, the Jeep collided head-on with a suburban, with the result that both driver and passenger were ejected from the Jeep. The man’s son was airlifted to a local hospital for major injuries that were not known at the time of this report, as noted by a New York Criminal Lawyer. Unfortunately the young boy did not survive his life-threatening injuries; he died at approximately 2 AM on the morning of February 27.

Meanwhile, the driver/father of the young boy was admitted to the neuroscience intensive care unit of a separate medical facility. A New York City Criminal Lawyer observes that according to a hospital spokeswoman familiar with the incident, the father declared to be in serious condition.

An ice cream truck driver from Sub Zero Ice Cream was arrested in New Port Richey, Florida for driving under the influence of what appeared to be alcohol. The driver almost hit a child. It is unclear whether the child was waiting for the ice cream truck to stop in order to buy some ice cream. The driver was arrested with two open bottles of whiskey in the ice cream truck. His alcohol content was 0.227, which is almost three times the legal limit in the state of Florida. Limits this high usually indicate that drivers are unable to properly operate a vehicle. Released from the Pasco County jail, the ice cream truck driver will face DUI charges.

The child the ice cream driver almost hit was not injured. The driver, 49, was driving a Sub Zero Ice Cream truck at the time of the incident. It is unclear whether the driver was working or whether he was driving to another destination. The two open bottles of alcohol were found next to the driver’s seat. It was assumed at the time of his arrest that he had been drinking from them.

According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, this was the ice cream driver’s first DWI offense in the state of Florida. It is unclear at this time what legal penalties the driver could face. The driver has never been arrested for any illegal activities prior to this DUI charge. “DUI” or “Driving Under the Influence,” refers to drivers under the influence of drugs or alcohol which inhibits their ability to properly operate a vehicle.

Get behind the wheel, not think about what you’re doing, go to jail for twenty years – oh, and kill another human being. All because you decided to drink and drive. A sad tale, a repeated tale, a far too common story that will haunt a family forever. The driver was not just drunk, he was stupid drunk. He was the kind of drunk someone gets when they want to run away from pain. Three times the legal limit, that’s what the BAC was of the man who drove the car that killed an innocent man. Not just any innocent man, but an off duty police officer, said a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer. Today, that man has been sentenced to twenty years in prison.

He was driving out of control. He would later say he didn’t remember anything he did that night, and that the entire ordeal was like waking up from a nightmare. But the victim’s family will never forget and their nightmare will never end. He slammed his car into a vacationing family and in the wreckage lay the body of the man who died. A family man, a lifelong provider for everyone, a man who had just been admitted to a program to become a PhD, reports a New York Criminal Defense Lawyer.

Behind the car was another car, carrying the second half of the family. A large, loving family, so large it needed two cars. They saw the impact and immediately rushed to the seen. The man’s daughters waded through the horror before they came face to face with their dead father.

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A bar in Huntington Beach is responsible for the arrest of 72 of its patrons in less than two years. The bar is the name that is repeated over and over when police pull over and ask people who are suspected of being under the influence. Police always ask a DWI suspect where they had been drinking and make a note of it in the police file. DUI arrests have been up in the state of California and Huntington Beach has a large problem of its own, according to police officials.

The bar is a contributor to the overall drinking problem in California. The city of Huntington Beach was voted #1 in the state for having the highest per capita rate of DUI arrests. Local officials are wondering if it is the bar that is the problem or the people who frequent the establishment.

The 72 different DUI arrests happened all within a span of 22 months. The New York Criminal Lawyer reported that the bar owner claims that neither he nor his bartenders are responsible for what happens outside of the walls of the bar itself. City officials are calling the owner responsible and looking to see if they can charge him with anything, such as recklessness or disregard for public safety. There are no pending charges or litigation between the establishment and the city. There are a few DUI cases still outstanding.

A local Woonsocket man was recently arrested on charges of drunk driving with the result of death, as stated by a NY Criminal Lawyer. Last September, the man drove a red light while under the influence of alcohol, striking another vehicle with such force that the impact ended the life of his passenger and friend, a man from Milford, Mass. The victim is survived by three children.

According to authorities, the accused was operating the vehicle without a license, and was also under probation for drug convictions associated with the past. The accused went on to plead no contest in the city of Providence to the charges, a feasible course of action. As part of a plea agreement, the Woonsocket man’s sentence was set at 10 years in prison, with the minimum requirement of actual prison time being seven years’ served.

The crash itself occurred in the city of Pawtucket, while the convicted man faced the charges (drunk driving resulting in death) in the capital city of Rhode Island (Providence), within the Superior Court of that city on the date of January 31. The convicted man is currently 38 years of age. Due to the minimum incarceration period of seven years, he will be at least 45 years old upon release—perhaps 48 years old if the maximum sentence of 10 years is imposed upon him. A NY City Criminal Lawyer says the deceased friend of the accused was 36 at the time of his death.

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Not one, not two, not even three, but well over one hundred different police agencies throughout the great state of California got together and announced a new plan that would be in place to discourage people from drinking then driving, said a New York City Criminal Defense Lawyer. The plan was to start with the holiday season and then continue into the new year. Don’t take the party on the road, was the new slogan. A catchy, simple reminder that alcohol and cars simply do not mix – no matter what someone may think in a dumb moment of booze induced stupidity.

Young men, fueled with testosterone and who knows what else are the worst offenders, a police spokesperson told a NY City Criminal Defense Lawyer. They drink, drive, and think they can take on the world. They have a self-centered world view where they are king and everyone else exists to simply help them live however they want. Drinking and driving is a problem all over the country, but California has seen its fair share pain and horror. In L.A. alone there were over one hundred and fifty DWI related deaths.

Police recommended many simple steps people can take all in an effort to lessen their likelihood of killing someone while drinking and driving. A New York City Criminal Defense Lawyer indicated that they encouraged people to pick a designated driver, locate public transportation, or make arrangements to stay the night.