Driving under the influence of drugs in Los Angeles is a dangerous crime, as even a child could tell you. But what distinguishes a “run of the mill” drug DUI from an arrest that leads to a second degree murder conviction and a 17 year-to-life jail sentence? The answer is:…
When it comes to Los Angeles DUI crashes, authorities often implicate drivers who test to have illegal blood alcohol levels after a collision. However, authorities sometimes struggle to determine fault in cases involving multiple variables. A September 21 accident in Santa Ana provides an example of how DUI crashes can…
When it comes to DUI in Los Angeles, uniformed men and women can be either victims or perpetrators. Recent incidents in Carlsbad, California, and Lexington, Kentucky, shed light on this dichotomy. Jarad McCargo, a firefighter in Lexington, lost his job September 22 as a result of an accident in which…
Driving DUI in Los Angeles is a dangerous and scary act, always. It puts everyone on the road at considerable risk. When you get behind the wheel after drinking, you assume responsibility for what happens to other drivers, as well as to your passengers. In light of that, consider the…
A Los Angeles DUI conviction can result in severe penalties to drivers over 21. However, individuals who are under the legal drinking age can face even greater legal, social and emotional consequences for driving under the influence. A Woodridge, IL teenager is learning this lesson the hard way. On September…
Few individuals facing Los Angeles DUI charges can say they experienced or caused as harrowing an accident as one that recently shook the Bay Area. At 9:28 p.m. on Sunday, August 17, police witnessed a black Mercedes speeding down Ocala Avenue in San José. The vehicle ran a red light,…
Picture a “standard” Los Angeles DUI arrest in your mind’s eye. You might imagine a driver in a Honda Accord getting escorted into a squad car after a nasty wreck on the 405 or the 101. Or you might picture a Hollywood exec in a BMW stopped at a checkpoint…
Fortunately for police, most Los Angeles DUI arrests are not dramatic and do not threaten the life and limb of the people involved in the process. That’s not always the case. For a spectacular example, we turn our sites to Atlanta, Georgia, where on Monday, a local woman named Anna…
Not all Los Angeles DUI incidents are terrifying. But when truck drivers get behind the wheel while DUI or under the influence of drugs — and then drive recklessly — they can endanger not just themselves but also dozens of people. Witness what happened earlier this year, when a FedEx…
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…