Indianapolis 500 winner Al Unser Jr. has had his DWI charge from September of last year upgraded to a more serious charge due to a no contest plea in a Las Vegas incident for DUI in 2007. The prosecution to have the charge increased to a DWI 2 due to the fact that this is [...]
In a typical DUI case, the suspect is apprehended by police officers who are wearing uniforms, or are otherwise obviously licensed police. Rarely are people suspected of DUIs arrested by civilians. A recent incident, however, in Bassett, California illustrated what happens when good Samaritans take the law into their own hands. According to a recent [...]
The governor of Georgia has gone on record to support the use of accountability courts as a way to save the state money when dealing with non-violent defendants. The Henry County court has a program where a repeat DUI offender serves 10 days then is released to get treatment for the underlying cause of continued [...]
An Idaho politician who was involved in a DUI arrest last Father’s Day claims that he cannot remember many details about his arrest, which has troubled skeptical voters and members of his own party in the Idaho Senate. According to a recent report from the Idaho Press-Tribune, which recently interviewed Rep. John McGee about his [...]
Professional baseball player Miguel Cabrera pled no contest to a DUI on January 5 according to a Sun Sentinel news report. The story quoted his attorney as saying it was the quickest way to get the case behind him. The plea allows him to perform community service and serve six months probation. A DUI in [...]
The New Year has started and there has been a significant change in the Tennessee DUI law. If a person is stopped for a minor traffic violation and a check on their records indicates the driver had a DUI in the past, the officer may request a breathalyzer. The state also has gone to the [...]
Nebraska DUI law underwent some serious changes as of the first of the year. The time to look back at a DUI offense has officially been moved up from 12 years to 15 years. This means that any subsequent DUI charge will count as a second offense if you have had a DUI at any [...]
A California driver who was arrested for a DUI faces additional criminal charges after he fled his hospital room, where he was being treated for injuries caused by his negligent driving, in order to evade police. 52-year-old James Thomas Miller, a resident of Santa Rose, California, was arrested last week on suspicion of driving under [...]
The DUI crackdown in San Bernardino has seen an increase in arrests by nearly a hundred in 2011 compared to 2010. Extra patrols were deployed for New Year’s weekend and all drivers were encouraged to watch for possible DUI drivers and report them. Officers have been working longer hours which could lead to some mistakes. [...]
While a driver may be arrested for a DUI, there are several obstacles that the prosecutor must overcome before successfully convicting that driver on official charges. Potential errors made by police officers during a DUI arrest include failing to follow standard police procedures, conducting an illegal search or seizure, or giving a faulty breathalyzer test. [...]