Experts in Southern California DUI law try to pay attention to events that occur on the national radar as well as to local Southland news items. And a recent development in a heartbreaking case out of New York City has once again stoked debate and discussion among the community. Below…
Southern California DUI experts are monitoring a breaking case out of Virginia involving a recidivist DUI driver who allegedly slammed into a car full of nuns, hurting two of them and killing one of the sisters. This epic tragedy made national headlines and sparked debate among the legal community –…
Last Sunday, residents of the sleepy town of Danville witnessed a shocking multiple hit and run Southern California DUI rampage involving Cainan Schierholtz, the brother of Nate Schierholtz, an outfielder for the San Francisco Giants. All told, the 23-year old Schierholtz allegedly hit a bicyclist, a pedestrian, and several cars…
No one disputes that driving DUI in Los Angeles is dangerous – and that conscientious people should do everything in their power to prevent friends and relatives under the influence from getting behind the wheel. But a rare story out of Islip, New York drives home this point in emotionally…
You might think that Southern California DUI experts have seen at all – from celebrity arrests (e.g. Nick Nolte, Lindsay Lohan, Mel Gibson) to other bizarre stories we have covered here on this blog. But a breaking story out of Louisiana actually may take the cake for most jaw-dropping case…
When the flurry of news about Lindsay Lohan’s 90-day jail sentence for violating her Los Angeles DUI probation hit the fan a few weeks ago, this blog deliberately avoided covering it because there was simply too much sensationalism about it in the press. However, given the layers and twists and…
Southern California DUI reporters have been furiously blogging the past week about the arrest last Saturday of Quinton Ganther, a runningback for Seattle Seahawks. The 25-year-old Ganther played for the Washington Redskins last season and rushed for more than 200 yards. The Seahawks signed him to compete to play on…
49-year-old Vince Neil, the lead singer for 80’s hair band Mötley Crüe, was detained last Monday in Las Vegas, after cops pulled him over for driving under the influence in a Ferrari on Las Vegas strip. Southern California DUI experts have been quick to point out that the singer has…
Last Tuesday, a judge extended celebutante Nicole Richie’s Los Angeles DUI probation until March 2011 to give her a chance to finish up her alcohol education courses. Richie – a former reality TV star (The Simple Life) and daughter of pop icon Lionel Richie – was pulled over for driving…
Thomas Kinkade, a bestselling painter known for his gausy landscapes and overtly religious themes, was arrested for driving under the influence in Southern California on June 11 in Carmel. According to arrest reports, police pulled over the 52-year-old after they noticed that his 2006 Mercedes lacked a front license plate.…