Assemblyman Roger Hernandez of West Covina has been found not guilty of drunk driving. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, five months after his DUI arrest in Concord, a Contra Costa County jury found Hernandez to be not guilty of the DUI charge. Officials pulled him…
Famous chef and television personality Cat Cora has struck a plea deal with prosecutors after driving with a blood alcohol level above the legal limit. According to a news report in TMZ, Food Network star Cat Cora has struck a deal after being arrested on June 17, 2012 in Santa…
Joe Simpson, the father of singer Jessica Simpson, faces two counts of drunk driving after he was arrested at a DUI checkpoint. According to a news report in The Associated Press, Simpson was arrested at a DUI checkpoint in the Sherman Oaks area of Los Angeles County. Officials say he…
Two Los Angeles police officers face perjury charges after allegedly lying about a DUI arrest. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the officers were charged at the downtown criminal courthouse in Los Angeles. The two officers, ages 39 and 56, face charges stemming from an incident…
Indie punk rock singer Karim George Chmielinski, known as “Casey Chaos”, was arrested after allegedly striking multiple vehicles and driving away. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident occurred along Hillslope Street and Laurel Grove Avenue near Ventura Boulevard in Studio City. Officials say his vehicle struck…
California Highway Patrol officials made hundreds of DUI arrests during the lead up to the Fourth of July holiday in the Los Angeles area. According to a KTLA news report, 568 DUI-related arrests were made in Los Angeles County between Friday June 29 and Wednesday July 4, 2012. Officials say…
Actress Amanda Bynes, 26, entered a not guilty plea to a driving under the influence (DUI) charge at a Beverly Hills Superior Court. According to a new report in Reuters, the alleged DUI incident occurred in West Hollywood the morning of April 6, 2012. Officials say Bynes struck a sheriff’s…
Memorial Day weekend is a maximum enforcement period for the California Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies and usually marks the beginning of the summer DUI (driving under the influence) enforcement period. This means that CHP and local police agencies have more officers on the road looking for intoxicated…
A woman is facing drunk driving charges after officials say she rammed into a light pole and high-voltage power lines near the intersection of Ventura Boulevard and Lankershim Boulevard in Sherman Oaks. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the woman’s black pickup truck caught fire on…
A Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (DWP) supervisor has been placed on administrative leave after his arrest for driving under the influence while on duty in his city-issued truck. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the 43-year-old official was arrested after his city truck…