DUI Law News

Illinois DUI Judge Convicts Driver of 15 Counts of DUI

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Tuesday, July 27th 2010 at 6:04pm

An Illinois DUI judge threw the book at 25-year-old Edward Clark after he hit and killed David Long and his dog Shadow, who were out walking early one morning last year. The judge convicted Cook of reckless homicide, 15 counts of DUI, and one count of unlawful possession of a converted motor vehicle back in May. [...]
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Difficulties Face DUI Arresting Officers

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Sunday, July 25th 2010 at 6:04pm

The police often find themselves in unexpected – and sometimes dangerous – situations, especially when it comes to DUI arrests. This week featured a number of unfortunate interactions between police and those charged with drunk driving. In Massachusetts, a trooper was hit by a car driven by an allegedly drunk driver, and it sent him [...]
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Guide to Lindsay Lohan?s DUI Prison Stay

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, July 23rd 2010 at 6:04pm

Lindsay Lohan will be doing time for her DUI offense. That?s 90 days in jail, though it?s unlikely she?ll serve the whole stint. Some sources say that she was experiencing some serious anxiety about her time behind bars. Who wouldn?t? ?She?s really nervous,? someone close to Lohan to told E! News. ?She is still hoping [...]
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DUI Arrest After Woman Drives into Kohl?s Department Store

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, July 21st 2010 at 6:04pm

Finding a parking spot at a popular store can be tricky. But the spot Kentucky resident Whitney Lochmueller left her SUV was definitely taken. Lockmueller’s SUV landed in the women’s department of Kohl’s after her she collided with another vehicle, accelerated, hit a tree and went through the store’s front wall. The driver was charged with [...]
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Explaining Celebrity DUI Arrests

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Monday, July 19th 2010 at 12:04pm

It seems on the surface that there have been a lot of celebrity DUIs lately, whether you?re talking about Chris Klein, Lindsay Lohan, Motley Crue musician Vince Neil or any one of several stars from “The Hills.” So what?s the deal with all of the celebrity DUI arrests? Fox411 digs into this question in a recent [...]
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Virginia DUI Arrest Turns into Funny Money Bust

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, July 16th 2010 at 12:04pm

In Prince William County, Virginia, a DUI arrest turned into a counterfeit currency bust when police discovered that the two men being arrested had three odd-looking $100 bills in their possession. According to the Washington Post, police nabbed the two men on what they thought was a routine suspicion of drunk driving stop. When the police [...]
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Tennessee DUI Arrest Blamed on Baking Ingredient

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, July 14th 2010 at 6:04pm

Kelly Moss, a resident of Germantown, Tennessee, is facing DUI charges after drinking more vanilla than she could handle. CBS News reports that Moss’ car had jumped up over the curb and both of the front wheels were on the curb at a middle school. She narrowly missed hitting a telephone pole. The police [...]
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Driver in Chicago DUI Crash Convicted

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Monday, July 12th 2010 at 12:04pm

After an eight-day trial, an Illinois jury has convicted Sandra Vasquez of aggravated drunken driving and reckless homicide in the deaths of five teens. On February 11, 2007, about 30 teens were found partying in a Suburban Chicago home. A parent broke up the party and sent the teens home. Vasquez?s younger sister was at the [...]
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University of Georgia Athletic Director Resigns After DUI Arrest

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Saturday, July 10th 2010 at 6:04pm

University of Georgia Athletic Director Damon Evans has since issued a public apology and resigned from his position following his arrest on DUI charges, according to the Atlanta Journal-Consititution. The resignation followed a conference call that Evans had with members of the school?s executive committee of the athletic association?s board of directors. Evans offered his ?sincerest [...]
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Holdout Juror Leads to Mistrial in San Diego DUI Case

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, July 9th 2010 at 12:04pm

A recent DUI case in San Diego was declared a mistrial after a single juror held off from deciding whether the defendant was behind the wheel when a car struck another vehicle and killed four people, according to 10 News. Deanna Fridley was on trial in the case in which the four were killed in Pala [...]
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South Dakota DUI Clusters Create Loophole

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, July 7th 2010 at 6:04pm

In South Dakota, there is a legal loophole in DUI court cases that may be enabling those arrested for DUI to get off the hook for offenses that might otherwise be punishable, according to an article in the Rapid City Journal. The situations are somewhat exceptional, dealing with those arrested for DUI multiple times within a [...]
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Tennessee Woman Arrested for DUI 4 Times in 4 Months

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Tuesday, July 6th 2010 at 6:04pm

Nichole Santos celebrated her twenty-first birthday just six months ago. Taking her newfound drinking privilege to new extremes, between then and now, she has been arrested for DUI four times. That?s a rate of one DUI per month since February. The most recent DUI ended with a dramatic accident. The car that Santos was driving left [...]
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Detroit Lions Team President Arrested for DUI

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Sunday, July 4th 2010 at 6:04pm

With the extended run of poor play and shabby team management the Detroit Lions have subjected their fans to, one might think that the executives responsible would do their best to avoid any more negative press. But Detroit Lions team president Tom Lewand finds himself in hot water after a DUI arrest after failing a field [...]
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Strange DUI Arrests for Drunk Drivers of Golf Carts & Wheel Chairs

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Friday, July 2nd 2010 at 6:04pm

Some people assume if they’re not driving a car they can’t get arrested for DUI. That’s simply not the case, as the following folks found out during some unusual DUI arrests. If you are driving any motorized vehicle drunk you could face DUI penalties. That’s what happened in these separate strange DUI stories involving a basketball [...]
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Chris Klein Enters Rehab After DUI Arrest

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, June 30th 2010 at 6:04pm

Celebrity DUI arrests made headlines again this week, both involving actors known for their work in the early 2000s. Actor Chris Klein, best known for his role in the hit “American Pie” movie checked into rehab after he was arrested for DUI for the second time, according to People.com. Klein was arrested on suspicion of DUI [...]
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DUI Suspect Cracks Beer in Wrecked Car

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Monday, June 28th 2010 at 6:04pm

This week?s round-up of strange DUI tales features one man who seems to lack the sense to quit while he?s behind, cracking a fresh brew while trapped in his crashed car. Another woman let the people testing her blood know that they would find a veritable cocktail of pharmaceuticals. In Wellington, New Zealand, Paul Sneddon hadn’t [...]
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DUI Checkpoint Reveals Goat in Trunk of Car

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, June 23rd 2010 at 6:04pm

DUI checkpoints are a hot topic as to whether random vehicle checks are constitutional solely because they can keep drivers safe. Rarely, however, are DUI checkpoints debated as to whether or not they can keep animals safe. A recent DUI checkpoint in Bedford County, Virginia surveyed nearly 15,000 cars, resulting in three DUI arrests, [...]
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Minnesota Congressional Hopeful Must Answer for Past DUI Arrests

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Monday, June 21st 2010 at 12:04pm

Teresa Collett, the law professor who is running for a congressional seat in the state, recently revealed previous run-ins with the law included DUI arrests. The St. Paul resident was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol, according to the Star Tribune. The article also goes on to say that it is rare for [...]
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New Wisconsin DUI Laws Take Effect Soon

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Saturday, June 19th 2010 at 12:04pm

The State of Wisconsin is working hard to overcome its perceived culture of intoxication by imposing tougher DUI penalties. Wisconsin leads the nation in binge drinking and drunk driving crashes, according to numbers cited in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. But a new push has led to a new series of DUI laws that take effect on July 1, [...]
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Thomas Kinkade, Painter of Light, Arrested for DUI

Source: blog.totaldui.com Posted: Wednesday, June 16th 2010 at 12:04pm

Thomas Kinkade is known as the Painter of Light for his luminous, other-wordly paintings of rustic village scenes and spiritual scenery. But the picture wasn?t so rosy for the famous artist when he was arrested for DUI in Carmel, California, recently, according to the Monterey Herald. Kinkade was driving his 2006 Mercedes Benz just after nine o?clock [...]
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