October, 2012 Articles
Posted on Oct 30, 2012 By Rocky Mountain Defenders, PC
Salt Lake City Man Accused Of Stealing Police Cruiser, Driving Drunk After a high-speed chase through Salt Lake City left four people hospitalized, the driver has been arrested on suspicion of DUI. ...
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Posted on Oct 30, 2012 By Rocky Mountain Defenders, PC
Internal Memo Calls Credibility Of State Trooper Into Question After documents pertaining to the Utah Highway Patrol were leaked to the press, potentially damning information has come to light ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2012 By Gold & Witham
An accident involving two sedans and a semi truck resulted in serious injuries which led to the death of one of the passengers. 21-year-old M.A. was reportedly speeding on the 10 freeway with a ...
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Posted on Oct 29, 2012 By Gold & Witham
J.W., 30 years old, was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated. The man is a legislative deputy working for the Los Angeles City Council. He was taken into custody after being selected to ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2012 By Okabe & Haushalter
High-Ranking Catholic Priest Arrested For Driving While Intoxicated During his investment ceremony in San Francisco, the newly installed archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church in the city cracked a ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2012 By Okabe & Haushalter
Jury Rules On DUI Case, Finds In Favor Of Defendant After being arrested and accused of driving under the influence of alcohol, a suspect was able to avoid a conviction with the help of his defense ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2012 By Okabe & Haushalter
In a tragic automobile accident in October, a 20-year old woman and former film actress was slain when her car was involved in a multi-vehicle collision. The driver of the automobile, who suffered ...
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Posted on Oct 23, 2012 By Okabe & Haushalter
Son Of City Council President Arrested On Suspicion Of Driving Intoxicated During a DUI checkpoint operation in late September, the son and staff member of the LA City Council president was taken into ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2012 By Gold & Witham, Attorneys at Law
Woman Convicted In San Bernardino, Sent To Prison After Fatal Crash A Redlands woman was sentenced by the San Bernardino County Superior Court in October, after being convicted in a drunk-driving ...
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Posted on Oct 22, 2012 By Gold & Witham, Attorneys at Law
Politicians Argue Over Constitutionality Of Police Procedure After initially turning away state grant money for DUI checkpoints, the Fullerton city council recently relented and decided to accept the ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2012 By Parks & Braxton, PA
Florida Senate Bill 1810 which was introduced on January 1, 2012 by a Republican Senator did not make it past committee hearings and so did not pass as a new DUI law for the state. The proposed bill ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2012 By Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP
An 18-year-old man, S.E., was taken into custody after a single vehicle accident. Ventura police responding to calls of a car that hit a power pole found what appeared to be an abandoned car with an ...
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Posted on Oct 9, 2012 By Floyd, Skeren & Kelly, LLP
A Ventura County officer was charged with a misdemeanor DUI recently due to an alleged drunk driving incident that occurred in early September. The police officer, J.S., was off duty at the time and ...
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Posted on Oct 8, 2012 By Parks & Braxton, PA
Blowing into a breathalyzer is the common way a law enforcement officer tests a suspected driver for drunk driving. In all states, a blood alcohol concentration of.08 percent or higher as measured on ...
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