In 2002, actor Nick Nolte was pulled over for a routine Southern California DUI arrest. His mug shot from that arrest — which depicted him as scary looking and out of control — took its place among the pantheon of the most infamous celebrity Los Angeles DUI mug shots of…
Actress and model Tawny Kitaen was arrested for driving under the influence in Southern California when Newport Beach Police pulled over her Range Rover mid-afternoon last Saturday. Kitaen starred in a provocative music video for the band Whitesnake in the 1980s and more recently has appeared on reality shows like…
Bobby Rydell, a former teenage heartthrob and musical theater actor, careered his Bentley into the side of a yoga studio and was subsequently arrested for DWI. While Rydell’s story sounds like a typical Southern California DUI story of an “aging celebrity in trouble with the law,” the events actually occurred…
Gabe Pruitt, the Boston Celtics guard who was arrested back in February for DUI in Los Angeles, has signed a contract with the New York Knicks. Pruitt’s arrest on February 26 provoked great discussion at the time. According to an AP report, police pulled Pruitt over after he stopped his…
Ronald Belisario entered a plea of not guilty on Thursday August 27th in response to a charge of misdemeanor Southern California DUI. Belisario was arrested two months ago, after CHP officers saw him speaking on the cell phone while driving (which is, in and of itself, a violation of CA…
Not all celebrity sports arrests are for driving under the influence in Southern California. According to an AP report, on August 26, Billy Gillispie, a former basketball coach for the Kentucky Wildcats, was pulled over for DUI in Louisville for “driving erratically.” The arresting officer reported that the coach had…
Mike Pihl, one of the featured loggers on the History Channel’s hit reality series, “Ax Men,” has been arrested in an incident that’s intrigued people who follow celebrity and Los Angeles DUI cases. According to reports, Pihl drove a jeep with three children inside into a ditch. The vehicle flipped…
The CHP has informed all news agencies and the general public that Southern California will be the top priority for Los Angeles DUI arrests and enforcement for driving under the influence laws. According to law enforcement, starting tonight, September 4, 2009 at midnight until Monday September 7, 2009 at the…
On Tuesday, Brazilian painter Romero Britto pled no contest to charges of driving under the influence. Like several other celebrities charged with Southern Florida and Southern California DUI over the past few months, Britto escaped with a relatively lenient sentence: six months probation; 100 hours of community service; a $1,000…
California courts have become more strict on driving under the influence cases (DUI) throughout Southern California. As the economy suffers and court budgets are barely paying for basic services, courts are increasing fines and mandating harsher sentences in DUI cases. When a person is arrested for a DUI under California…