You just bought a new iPhone 5 — you want to immerse yourself in your new toy, not dwell on something somber, like Burbank DUI law. But understand that cell phones and other personal digital devices can not only endanger your life (and the lives of other motorists) but the…
Actress Amanda Bynes, star of Easy A and What I Like About You, has encountered some serious Los Angeles DUI troubles. The CA Department of Motor Vehicles officially stripped her license last week, and prosecutors also formally hammered her with double hit and run counts. Bynes allegedly caused two accidents:…
Hopefully, your Pasadena DUI arrest and charges were slightly less embarrassing than James David Gray’s. According to The Gainesville Sun, the Floridian was busted for a lawnmower DUI earlier this month, when police officers saw him piloting his rented mower down the wrong way of a Florida street. The deputy…
Fifty four-year-old Joe Simpson, father of iconic singer and TV personality Jessica Simpson, was arrested for driving under the influence in Sherman Oaks earlier this month. The LAPD tagged Joe around 10 P.M. when they saw him driving strangely on Ventura Boulevard. Officers noticed symptoms of Sherman Oaks DUI and…
On the Monday before last, the Los Angeles County District Attorney dropped Los Angeles DUI charges against Eric Wright, a former cornerback for the Detroit Lions. Per the Los Angeles Times, Wright had gotten into a car crash near the Staples Center. Police said he refused to take a Los…
When you got arrested for driving under the influence in Long Beach, you were not exactly pleased. No one is. The decisions you make after you get stopped, however, can have an enormously profound impact on your ability to fight the charges — i.e. to get them dropped or pled…
Driving under the influence in Glendale or anywhere else in California can lead to conviction under California Vehicle Code Sections 23152(a) or 23152(b), which can result in serious jail time, fines, fees, and other radically harsh punishments – even if you didn’t hurt anybody and even if you were just…
Everybody knows that you’re not supposed to drive under the influence in Long Beach or anywhere else in the country. Yet it seems like sports celebrities, in particular, have been forgetting this fundamental rule. In a recent post, we talked about the rash of recent NFL-related DUIs. Today, we’re going…
18-year old Tori Vance, who was arrested for driving under the influence in Hollywood last month, was officially charged with two crimes last week. The Miss California hopeful, who moved to LA to pursue a modeling career after winning her state’s beauty contest two years ago, apparently made an illegal…
The experience of getting arrested for driving under the influence in Long Beach is an experience that few people can really appreciate on a visceral, emotional level. If you or someone you care about was stopped at a check point or arrested after an accident for DUI, your world probably…