In 2007, actress Lindsay Lohan netted her second Southern California DUI conviction. Her hard-partying ways made her notorious in tabloids and online gossip forums. Two weeks ago, her dad, Michael Lohan, called the police to the starlet’s home, fearing that his night-clubbing daughter might be putting her younger sister Ali…
Southern California DUI headlines about indiscreet celebrities and sports figures capture a sizable (perhaps undue) slice of the American attention span. But today we are reporting on a story that’s potentially even more bizarre than the standard Lindsay Lohan DUI or Paris Hilton DUI type affairs. A breaking story out…
St. Patrick’s Day, March 17th, is a notorious day for Southern California DUI arrests. 2010 was not that different. Consider statistics out of a single checkpoint in Bakersfield, California. On March 17th, according to the Bakersfield Police Department Traffic Enforcement Detail, a checkpoint that ran from 5 pm to 7…
Sports commentators and celebrity Los Angeles DUI bloggers alike have been buzzing about the arrest of Dorell Wright, who was pulled over for driving under the influence in South Beach, Florida, last Thursday. According to the Miami Herald, the 24-year-old Wright — who had been playing his best season since…
A Southern California DUI arrest has the national media buzzing with its political implications. Early last Wednesday morning in Sacramento, State Senator Roy Ashburn from Bakersfield (R), was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol for driving erratically. Unidentified sources reported that the Senator had been partying at a local…
Many DUI in Beverly Hills cases begin when an intoxicated celebrity drives way over the speed limit in a fancy car and gets nabbed by the police for his or her hubris. Well, All Star NHL Goalie Nikolai Khabibulin was arrested last week for doing just that, when he was…
Recent changes to Southern California DUI laws — mandating that first-time offenders install interlock ignition devices (IIDs) in their vehicles — have made Southland residents more keenly aware of the consequences of driving under the influence. A breaking story out of Pittsburgh reinforces this message: According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,…
Effective today, the new DUI laws are going into effect that are going to change those charged and convicted of a DUI in Los Angeles County are treated. Under a new law, a few counties, including Los Angeles, will have substantial changes that could significantly effect those convicted. In California,…
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…
Heidi Androl, a former contestant on Donald Trump’s realty show “The Apprentice,” was arrested Monday December 7 for a Southern California DUI on the 105 Freeway. The gossip website TMZ.com reported that Androl had been partying at Club Nokia (in honor of Luc Robitaille) prior to her arrest. She was…