2013 Articles

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DUI Laws in Ohio

In Ohio, driving under the influence is called OVI, operating under the influence. Like other states, Ohio employs an implied consent law for those holding a state driver's license. This means ...
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California DUI Driver Faces Sentencing in Crash

California DUI Driver Faces Sentencing in Crash A 19 year-old driver, T. T. B., who killed another man in a DUI incident in the San Diego area last May 16 faces sentencing today in court. The driver ...
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Recent DUI Cases in Riverside County, California

After being stopped by law enforcement for driving on the wrong side of the road as well as speeding in Riverside, a Fairfield man was charged with DUI, speeding, and related traffic offenses just ...
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24-Year-Old Gives Tearful Apology at DUI Sentencing Hearing

24-Year-Old Gives Tearful Apology at DUI Sentencing Hearing By the Law Office of Wyndel G. Darville B.T., a 24-year-old Sarasota man, recently pled no contest to charges of DUI manslaughter stemming ...
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Drunk Driving in Georgia: Holiday Dangers

According to Mothers Against Drunk Driving, 32,355 drunk or drug-impaired driving convictions took place in Georgia in 2012. 301 people died last year in alcohol-related Georgia traffic crashes. A ...
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20-Year-Old Charged with Manslaughter in DUI Accident Case

20-Year-Old Charged with Manslaughter in DUI Accident Case By the Law Offices of Thomas Tears A 20-year-old Santa Ana man has been arrested after a single vehicle accident resulted in severe injuries ...
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Vehicular Manslaughter added to DUI Charges against Teen

The serious felony charge of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated was recently added to the charges against a 19-year-old man accused of causing a fatal accident. The teen, ...
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Driver Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Fatal DUI Accident

A 30-year-old undocumented immigrant was recently sentenced in a case stemming from a wrong-way accident that claimed the life of the other driver. The car accident happened in early April this year ...
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DUI Charges Against Suspected Drunk Driver Dropped

The charges against a woman that had been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence in February have been dropped by prosecutors on the case. T.M. was taken into custody at about 4:00 in the ...
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Man with Multiple DWIs Sentenced to Life in Prison

A San Antonio man put his fate in the hands of the jury after pleading guilty to murder in a case concerning a fatal drunk driving accident. A.N., 37 years old, already had three DWI convictions on ...
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Couple Arrested for DWI, Additional Charges after Traffic Stop

Houston authorities recently arrested a 49-year-old man and his 48-year-old female passenger after making a traffic stop on FM 1774. The arrest report states that the officer observed the vehicle ...
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Man Arrested for DUI after Leaving Car in Middle of Road

At about 1:30 a.m., patrolling officers spotted a vehicle that had been left running in the middle of the road with no driver. The lights and engine were on and the driver's side door was ajar. ...
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Suspected Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty in Fatal Accident Case

An Everett man with a prior driving under the influence conviction entered a plea of "guilty" at his recent Superior Court hearing. The 28-year-old man has been charged with several serious ...
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Alleged Drunk Driver Causes Fatal Injury Crash with HPD Officer

The woman who was behind the wheel of a compact sedan that crashed into a Houston Police officer's cruiser has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. The late night accident happened shortly ...
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Confessed Drunk Driver Facing Maximum Sentence

The Ohio man who caused a sensation after posting a YouTube video where he confessed to drinking and driving and killing an innocent motorist is facing the maximum sentence allowed by law according to ...
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Too Drunk To Kill? One Court Considers The Unusual Defense

Defense attorneys arguing before the New York Court of Appeals trotted out a very unusual defense for their clients this past week: that the three were too drunk to know that they posed a danger to ...
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Florida Drunk Driving Case Highlights Necessity Defense

We just covered the Minnesota driving under the influence case of the woman who is currently appealing her license revocation after being arrested while fleeing her drunken and physically abusive ...
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City Worker Arrested for DUI after Taking Sick Day

A foreman with the Highway Department recently appeared in court for charges connected to a two car collision he was involved in. V.G., who has been working for the city department since 1975, was not ...
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Florida Man Sentenced to 25 Years for DUI Manslaughter

A man from Lake Worth received a 25 year prison sentence for killing another man last October who was on his way to pick up his children from school. The convicted man, W. M. M., pleaded guilty to DUI ...
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20 Year-Old Hit and Run Driver Sentenced in Florida

A 20 year-old woman who killed a chef in a drunk driving hit-and-run was sentenced last month in a south Florida court. The woman, who had been drinking at Nikki Beach nightclub in Miami, agreed to a ...
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