By now, everyone is aware that being convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) is a big deal, but do you know exactly how it will affect your life moving forward? In Florida, if you are convicted of a DUI, it will remain on your record for the rest of your life. There is no […]
A charge of drinking under the influence (DUI) is very serious and can hold long-term ramifications if you are convicted. In Florida, people who are charged with a DUI face an immediate suspension of their license, heavy fines, higher insurance premiums and possible jail time. The prospect of a DUI conviction becomes even more frightening […]
Our justice system serves an important purpose in maintaining the safety of every city nationwide. The system relies on the idea of a defendant being innocent until proven guilty because people are mistakenly accused of crimes more often than some would care to admit. If you were arrested for a DUI but you hadn’t been […]
According to the Chicago Tribune, statistics released in a recent report indicate that more women have been arrested for DUI this year than ever before. By tracing data from 1995 to this year, DUI court-case watchdog Cathy Stanley found that there has been a steady decrease in male DUI cases while female DUI cases have […]
A DUI attorney group recently convinced a judge to suppress blood evidence in a collection of cases after it was discovered that the local crime lab was using faulty blood-testing equipment. After the judge agreed, the media brought up an interesting question: How many false convictions had been made before the error was uncovered? Innocent […]
Florida’s DUI penalties are some of the strictest in the nation. Those arrested for DUIs face suspensions of their driver’s licenses, fines and jail time. As such, false DUI-arrests are no joking matter, which is why the State Attorney’s Office just dropped DUI charges against 12 drivers. The veracity of the charges against the drivers […]
The rate of traffic deaths that result from drink driving is on the rise in Florida. According to the most recent data, drink-driving fatalities increased by more than 5 percent between 2010 and 2011, and the trend seems to be continuing. Florida, like many other states, has enhanced the severity of DUI penalties and has […]
CBS News reports that police received a concerning phone call from Silver Lakes Elementary school. The caller reported that one of the parents in the school’s pick-up line was driving erratically. The school was understandably worried. After school lets out and children are running to their parents’ cars or starting to walk home, inattentive driving […]
Aldon Smith, the Pro Bowl linebacker for the NFL’s 49ers, was arrested under suspicion of DUI and marijuana possession last week. He has since left the team to seek counseling and at the moment has not received punishment for his actions. Aldon Smith’s Past Charges and Legal Issues Being arrested and charged with DUI is […]
On Oct. 23, 2010, Christopher Brooks received his third DUI within a decade when he was apprehended by a Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy. Brooks definitely had the pedal to the metal; according to the Miami Herald, he was traveling at 84 mph and weaving through other vehicles as he made his way down the highway. […]
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