Sports reporters from ESPN and independent bloggers who cover celebrity Los Angeles DUI stories are demanding more information about the arrest of New York Yankees Senior VP, Mark Newman, who was pulled over last Monday for driving under the influence in Florida. Newman, who has served the Yankees for over…
Last Wednesday, Chargers wide receiver Vincent Jackson pled guilty to driving under the influence in Southern California in January 2009, and prosecutors set the terms of his sentencing. The 27-year old Jackson had been arrested in January with a BAC of 0.17% (California’s legal limit is 0.08%). The January ’09…
A Southern California DUI crash has rocked the Manhattan Beach Police Department. Here is the story, as reported in The Daily Breeze: #1) On January 31, a car collided with two other vehicles at the intersection of Sepulveda Blvd. and Manhattan Beach Blvd. #2) The driver fled the scene and…
On Friday, Southern California DUI blogs buzzed with the news that homegrown sports hero, Ray Maualuga, had been arrested for DUI in Covington Kentucky. The 23-year-old Maualuga — who was drafted by the Bengals in 2009 out of the University of Southern California — reportedly had been driving with a…
Last Friday, Corporal Elijah Fergusson (22) was sentenced for Southern California DUI manslaughter for a February 22nd, 2008 car accident that resulted in the death of an area doctor, Dr. Michael Sein. On the night of the accident, Fergusson, a young marine who had just returned from a tour of…
In January 2008, Chargers receiver Vincent Jackson got busted for driving under the influence in Southern California. Today – nearly two years to the day since that arrest – Jackson’s driving troubles are again making headlines. Sunday night, just hours after the Chargers lost a bitterly contested battle against the…
People Magazine has reported that charges of driving under the influence in Hollywood against 23-year-old actress Stephanie Pratt were dropped on Thursday, January 7. The Hills‘ star reportedly plea-bargained her misdemeanor DUI down to a charge of “exhibition of speed” and received a relatively light sentence that included: 12 weeks…
The San Diego Union Tribune has reported that a former radio and TV anchor/personality, Allison Ross, was arrested early Sunday morning for driving under the influence in Southern California. Ross was a Southland celebrity in the 1970s and 1980s, during which time she anchored local TV station 8 (KFMB). In…
As the holiday season heats up in Southern California, and as the CHP rolls out over 250 checkpoints to tag drivers for Los Angeles DUI, Southland residents are craving information about how to minimize driving risks to themselves and to their families. Here are some factors that make driving in…
The last six months of 2009 saw a plethora of Southern California DUI arrests, and many of the entertainment industry’s most well known players fell victim. Let’s take a closer look at some of the headline grabbing celebrity DUI arrests in 2009. 9. Pamela Bach — as reported in our…