Criminal Law

Minnesota Sherrif?s Officer Charged with DUI, Tries to Steal Officer?s Gun

Posted on August 14, 2010
Lawrence John Doheny, a sheriff?s department officer in Anoka County, Minnesota, has been charged with DUI and with attempting to grab a police officer?s gun after he was stopped on the highway. While he was awaiting a blood-alcohol test, police had to Taser Doheny three times to get him to submit, according to Fox 9 in [...

New Jersey DUI Laws Could Change

Posted on August 12, 2010
A bill advancing through the New Jersey legislature could make DUI testing mandatory in any fatal or serious car crash. According to NJ.com, the legislation was prompted by a fatal one-car crash in Southampton, New Jersey in July 2007. Anthony Farrace, a passenger in the car, was killed when it hit a tree, and [...

Brother of MLB Player Arrested After Alleged DUI Rampage

Posted on August 09, 2010
A San Ramon, California, man is suspected of drunk driving and hit-and-run after police arrested him in the wake of what CBS 5 is calling a ?drunken driving rampage.? The man, Cainan Schierholtz, is the brother of a pro baseball player for the San Francisco Giants, Nate Schierholtz...

New York DUI Law Requires Ignition Interlock Devices

Posted on August 07, 2010
When the newly adopted Leandra?s Law goes into effect, New York will be the 10th state to require that anyone convicted of misdemeanor or felony drunk driving will be required to install an ignition interlock device on their car, the New York Times is reporting...

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Twelve-Year-Old Reports Mother for DUI

Posted on August 05, 2010
Jamie Hicks was driving erratically when her daughter called police from the backseat of the car to report her mother driving drunk with herself and her 10 year old brother in the car. Hicks was driving down I-84 and was weaving in and out of traffic...

DUI victim works to keep offender in jail

Posted on August 02, 2010
When there is a chance to affirm justice, and to see that a criminal gets their due, it is often the victim of a crime who raises the loudest voice and brings safety and security concerns into the public sphere. That is the case in Tennessee, as a woman who had to struggle to survive after [...

Ontario Enacts Tougher Drinking and Driving Restrictions for Teens

Posted on July 30, 2010
Starting soon, Ontario will initiate the most strict age restrictions on DUI and drunk driving in Canada. The new DUI laws will kick in on August 1, according to an article in The Waterloo Region-Record. Under the new laws, drivers under the age of 22 won?t be able to drink a drop of alcohol, or [...

Illinois DUI Judge Convicts Driver of 15 Counts of DUI

Posted on July 27, 2010
An Illinois DUI judge threw the book at 25-year-old Edward Clark after he hit and killed David Long and his dog Shadow, who were out walking early one morning last year. The judge convicted Cook of reckless homicide, 15 counts of DUI, and one count of unlawful possession of a converted motor vehicle back in May...

Difficulties Face DUI Arresting Officers

Posted on July 25, 2010
The police often find themselves in unexpected – and sometimes dangerous – situations, especially when it comes to DUI arrests. This week featured a number of unfortunate interactions between police and those charged with drunk driving. In Massachusetts, a trooper was hit by a car driven by an allegedly drunk driver, and it sent him [...

Guide to Lindsay Lohan?s DUI Prison Stay

Posted on July 23, 2010
Lindsay Lohan will be doing time for her DUI offense. That?s 90 days in jail, though it?s unlikely she?ll serve the whole stint. Some sources say that she was experiencing some serious anxiety about her time behind bars. Who wouldn?t? ?She?s really nervous,? someone close to Lohan to told E! News...

DUI Arrest After Woman Drives into Kohl?s Department Store

Posted on July 21, 2010
Finding a parking spot at a popular store can be tricky. But the spot Kentucky resident Whitney Lochmueller left her SUV was definitely taken. Lockmueller’s SUV landed in the women’s department of Kohl’s after her she collided with another vehicle, accelerated, hit a tree and went through the store’s front wall...

Explaining Celebrity DUI Arrests

Posted on July 19, 2010
It seems on the surface that there have been a lot of celebrity DUIs lately, whether you?re talking about Chris Klein, Lindsay Lohan, Motley Crue musician Vince Neil or any one of several stars from “The Hills.” So what?s the deal with all of the celebrity DUI arrests? Fox411 digs into this question in a recent [...

Virginia DUI Arrest Turns into Funny Money Bust

Posted on July 16, 2010
In Prince William County, Virginia, a DUI arrest turned into a counterfeit currency bust when police discovered that the two men being arrested had three odd-looking $100 bills in their possession. According to the Washington Post, police nabbed the two men on what they thought was a routine suspicion of drunk driving stop...

Tennessee DUI Arrest Blamed on Baking Ingredient

Posted on July 14, 2010
Kelly Moss, a resident of Germantown, Tennessee, is facing DUI charges after drinking more vanilla than she could handle. CBS News reports that Moss’ car had jumped up over the curb and both of the front wheels were on the curb at a middle school...

Driver in Chicago DUI Crash Convicted

Posted on July 12, 2010
After an eight-day trial, an Illinois jury has convicted Sandra Vasquez of aggravated drunken driving and reckless homicide in the deaths of five teens. On February 11, 2007, about 30 teens were found partying in a Suburban Chicago home. A parent broke up the party and sent the teens home...

University of Georgia Athletic Director Resigns After DUI Arrest

Posted on July 10, 2010
University of Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans has since issued a public apology and resigned from his position following his arrest on DUI charges, according to the Atlanta Journal-Consititution. The resignation followed a conference call that Evans had with members of the school?s executive committee of the athletic association?s board of directors...

Holdout Juror Leads to Mistrial in San Diego DUI Case

Posted on July 09, 2010
A recent DUI case in San Diego was declared a mistrial after a single juror held off from deciding whether the defendant was behind the wheel when a car struck another vehicle and killed four people, according to 10 News. Deanna Fridley was on trial in the case in which the four were killed in Pala [...

South Dakota DUI Clusters Create Loophole

Posted on July 07, 2010
In South Dakota, there is a legal loophole in DUI court cases that may be enabling those arrested for DUI to get off the hook for offenses that might otherwise be punishable, according to an article in the Rapid City Journal. The situations are somewhat exceptional, dealing with those arrested for DUI multiple times within a [...

Tennessee Woman Arrested for DUI 4 Times in 4 Months

Posted on July 06, 2010
Nichole Santos celebrated her twenty-first birthday just six months ago. Taking her newfound drinking privilege to new extremes, between then and now, she has been arrested for DUI four times. That?s a rate of one DUI per month since February. The most recent DUI ended with a dramatic accident...

Detroit Lions Team President Arrested for DUI

Posted on July 04, 2010
With the extended run of poor play and shabby team management the Detroit Lions have subjected their fans to, one might think that the executives responsible would do their best to avoid any more negative press. But Detroit Lions team president Tom Lewand finds himself in hot water after a DUI arrest after failing a field [...

Strange DUI Arrests for Drunk Drivers of Golf Carts & Wheel Chairs

Posted on July 02, 2010
Some people assume if they’re not driving a car they can’t get arrested for DUI. That’s simply not the case, as the following folks found out during some unusual DUI arrests. If you are driving any motorized vehicle drunk you could face DUI penalties...

Chris Klein Enters Rehab After DUI Arrest

Posted on June 30, 2010
Celebrity DUI arrests made headlines again this week, both involving actors known for their work in the early 2000s. Actor Chris Klein, best known for his role in the hit “American Pie” movie checked into rehab after he was arrested for DUI for the second time, according to People...

DUI Suspect Cracks Beer in Wrecked Car

Posted on June 28, 2010
This week?s round-up of strange DUI tales features one man who seems to lack the sense to quit while he?s behind, cracking a fresh brew while trapped in his crashed car. Another woman let the people testing her blood know that they would find a veritable cocktail of pharmaceuticals...

DUI Checkpoint Reveals Goat in Trunk of Car

Posted on June 23, 2010
DUI checkpoints are a hot topic as to whether random vehicle checks are constitutional solely because they can keep drivers safe. Rarely, however, are DUI checkpoints debated as to whether or not they can keep animals safe. A recent DUI checkpoint in Bedford County, Virginia surveyed nearly 15,000 cars, resulting in three DUI arrests, [...

Minnesota Congressional Hopeful Must Answer for Past DUI Arrests

Posted on June 21, 2010
Teresa Collett, the law professor who is running for a congressional seat in the state, recently revealed previous run-ins with the law included DUI arrests. The St. Paul resident was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, according to the Star Tribune...

New Wisconsin DUI Laws Take Effect Soon

Posted on June 19, 2010
The State of Wisconsin is working hard to overcome its perceived culture of intoxication by imposing tougher DUI penalties. Wisconsin leads the nation in binge drinking and drunk driving crashes, according to numbers cited in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel...

Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light, Arrested for DUI

Posted on June 16, 2010
Thomas Kinkade is known as the Painter of Light for his luminous, other-wordly paintings of rustic village scenes and spiritual scenery. But the picture wasn?t so rosy for the famous artist when he was arrested for DUI in Carmel, California, recently, according to the Monterey Herald...

Missouri DUI Leads to 28 Years in Jail After Crash

Posted on June 12, 2010
In Missouri, a man who has repeatedly been charged with DUI received a 28-year prison sentence after he killed three people in a drunk driving accident. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is reporting that Newton Keene had avoided severe repercussions for DUI convictions in the past...

Strange DUI Tales From Across the Country

Posted on June 10, 2010
If you watch the news tickers as we do, there never seems to be a shortage of news stories that chronicle the strange and precarious situations that result from the unfortunate decisions of drunk drivers This week?s round-up features the same collection of oddities and unfortunate incidents from across the country...

California Bus Driver Arrested for DUI on Job

Posted on June 07, 2010
In Encinitas, California, a North County Transit bus driver has been accused of drunk driving while operating a county bus, KFMB-TV is reporting. David Joseph Costello already has a history of alcohol-related offenses when he was hired to be a bus driver for the county...

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