Our Los Angeles DUI blog — as well as practically every media organ that covers popular culture — has been keenly attuned to the saga of Justin Bieber’s DUI case. The latest development is something of a “pass” – prosecuting attorneys requested to reschedule a hearing to determine whether Bieber…
Ever since your arrest for DUI in Los Angeles, you’ve been (outwardly, at least) in denial about the seriousness of the implications of your charges. Or perhaps you’re the spouse or significant other of someone with an alcohol or drug problem who recently got stopped for DUI at a checkpoint…
Drivers facing Los Angeles DUI charges may not relate to the high-profile status of the individuals in these recent news stories, but they can certainly relate to their legal situations. On Sunday, July 3, Tuscaloosa police arrested Jarran Reed, Alabama defensive lineman, and charged him with DUI. The North Carolina…
Few Los Angeles DUI drivers face charges as complex or extensive as Justin Bieber. The 20-year-old singer’s Florida court case began on Monday, July 7 for a litany of charges he received on January 23. Allegedly, Bieber had been drag racing with Khalil Amir Sharieff, a fellow performer, when authorities…
Those facing Los Angeles DUI charges are now in the company of yet another celebrity. Donnell Rawlings, a comedian who appeared on Chappelle’s Show, was arrested at 3:30 a.m. on Friday, July 11 in New York City. Rawlings, who became famous for the “Ashy Larry” character he portrayed on the…
The Los Angeles DUI blogosphere has been having a field day with the DUI case of pop singer, Justin Bieber. Over the past several months, “the Biebs” has found himself in scads of trouble – legal and otherwise. We covered his January 2014 DUI arrest in Miami extensively. In case…
What lessons do celebrities learn after getting arrested for DUI in Los Angeles? TV personality Chelsea Handler and actor Jason Priestley (of Beverly Hills 90210 fame) discussed their respective DUI arrests recently on Handler’s talk show, Chelsea Lately. Priestley got arrested in 1999, as a young actor. Handler also got…
You can be the most famous, revered person in America… and still face substantial Los Angeles DUI penalties. No one is above the law. Case in point: consider that the fate of 37-year-old ex-NFL quarterback, Donovan McNabb, who recently completed a one-day jail sentence in Arizona for a 2013 DUI…
Last Monday, actor David Cassidy pled no contest to charges that he had driven DUI in Los Angeles back in January near LAX. The former teen star was sentenced to 60 months’ probation and 90 days live-in rehabilitation. The 63-year-old actor will also have to pay fines and attend a…
One of the worst aspects of being arrested for DUI in Los Angeles is the fact that your private moments of weakness can suddenly turn into viral video hits, causing obvious humiliation and potential damage to your brand and future employment and relationship possibilities. Of course, online tabloids, like TMZ,…