According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) statistics, 108 people were arrested for DUI in Los Angeles County over New Year’s Eve (from 6:01 PM on 12/31/09 through 6 AM on 01/01/2010). In 2009 — one year ago — only 430 people were arrested. These trends were statewide. In 2009, 430…
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…
KTLA news in Los Angeles has reported that two different people have been booked on separate charges of suspicion of Southern California DUI following a videotaped late-night crash on the 10 eastbound near the 110 freeway. According to CHP reports, the incidents occurred early Friday morning (2 AM) in rapid…
#1. To avoid accidentally driving under the influence in Southern California, plan ahead. Holidays can be times of frivolity and spontaneity, but they can also be peculiarly dangerous. One of the most time-tested driving tips is also the Boy Scout motto: be prepared. Very few people who get arrested for…
Last week, Alexandra Kerry, the 36-year old daughter of senator and former presidential candidate John Kerry, got pulled over for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. On Monday, however, the city prosecutor’s office opted to drop the case against the documentary filmmaker, citing the fact that her blood alcohol…
On Tuesday, movie star and director Mel Gibson finally saw his July 2006 Southern California DUI conviction expunged from his record. Gibson’s arrest in the summer of 2006 riveted the nation after Gibson allegedly threw an anti-Semitic tantrum subsequent to his being taken into custody, in which he unleashed a…
Thomas Dekker — the star of the short-lived TV series: “Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles,” was arrested on Wednesday for driving under the influence in Los Angeles. According to a report from the celebrity blog TMZ.com, the 21-year-old actor slammed into a bicyclist and was booked on charges of felony…
It’s a case that rivals a celebrity Los Angeles DUI escapade — and it took place in Montana, of all places. At the center of the storm is Senator Greg Barkus (R- Montana) who, on the night of August 7th, allegedly drove a boat into a rocky coastline at speeds…