Corey Dillon, a former running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots, pled not guilty to charges of driving under the influence in Southern California stemming from an April 21st arrest in Malibu on Mulholland Drive. According to reports, Dillon had been driving with a friend in…
As this blog reported several months ago, reality TV star Jason Wahler (of The Hills and Laguna Beach fame) got pulled over for Southern California DUI in March and wound up pleading guilty. Despite earning penalties like 48 hours in jail, three months forced alcohol school, and three years probation,…
According to California Highway Patrol reports, police made 231 Los Angeles DUI arrests over Memorial Day weekend (6 p.m. Friday the 28th through Monday the 31st). Unfortunately, although DUIs for the region were down from last year – dropping by over 100 (1,296 for 2010 versus 1,406 from 2009), 10…
In an ironic Los Angeles DUI case, Miguel Santana, a 40-year-old LA city administrator, has been charged with driving under the influence in Southern California following an evening of partying with none another than District Attorney Steve Cooley. Last Monday, Cooley’s office filed Los Angeles DUI charges pursuant to Santana’s…
More fodder for Los Angeles DUI and celebrity DUI bloggers — veteran reality TV star and self-described “actress” Megan Hauserman was arrested in Miami for DUI on April 16th at 3:15 AM. The 28-year-old Hauserman — a one-time Cyber Girl for Playboy and star of a slate of reality shows,…
On Wednesday, January 27, Adrian Pasdar, star of NBC’s “Heroes” series, was pulled over for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. According to reports, the 44-year-old actor was speeding on the 405 in his Ford F-150 truck at nearly 100 miles per hour — straddling two lanes of traffic…
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…
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…
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…
An epic holiday Southern California DUI crackdown began on December 18. According to a California Office of Traffic Safety press statement, 250 sobriety checkpoints will take place across California’s highways and byways from the 18th to the 3rd of January. California Highway Patrol Commissioner Joe Farrow said that the CHP…