For most of our clients arrested for DUI in California, their arrests represent their first ever contact with the criminal justice system. Given the involvement of both the criminal courts and California DMV in the DUI process, it is no surprise most people charged with first offense drunk driving…
During major holiday weekends, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department increases its efforts to crack down on drunk driving. The Daily Breeze reports that 529 people were arrested in Los Angeles County over the Memorial Day weekend this year. Furthermore, 35 DUI arrests were made in Orange County. Throughout California,…
Under current federal law, it is illegal to drive with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or higher. According to a news report in The Los Angeles Times, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is calling on lawmakers to lower the legal limit from .08 to .05 percent. This…
Comedian Kevin Hart, 32, was arrested for driving under the influence after nearly crashing his Mercedes into a tanker truck. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, he was arrested on the 101 Freeway in Los Angeles. Officials say he was traveling at speeds close to 90 mph when…
Former Disney television star, Orlando Brown, has been arrested for drunk driving in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Times reports that the 25-year-old “That’s So Raven” actor was arrested on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood. He is being held on a $26,000 arrest warrant from a previous DUI arrest. The…
Rapper Todd Anthony “Too Short” Shaw was arrested in Los Angeles for driving under the influence and for possessing meth. According to a Fox News report, Los Angeles prosecutors have dropped the possession charges related to the March 20 incident. The Los Angeles District Attorney dropped the meth charge against…
There are severe penalties for drunk driving in Los Angeles and a recent report by the Automobile Club of Southern California shows that the true cost of a DUI (driving under the influence) conviction can be staggering. As reported by The Los Angeles Times, a first-time misdemeanor DUI conviction can…
The number of holiday drunk driving arrests was down for 2012 in Los Angeles County compared to 2011. According to a news report in The Glendora Patch, the 17-day anti-DUI campaign, which ended on New Year’s Day, yielded 2,168 arrests in Los Angeles County for driving under the influence of…
For the second time this year, singer Bobby Brown has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving. According to a news report in The Huffington Post, the alleged DUI (driving under the influence) incident occurred in the San Fernando Valley. Officials stopped Brown’s car in the Topanga area of Los…
The 30-year-old son of Los Angeles City Council President Herb Wesson was arrested for drunk driving after being stopped at a DUI checkpoint. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the DUI arrest occurred at 9th and Figueroa streets in Los Angeles. Officials say the legislative deputy…