A skilled DUI attorney may employ many methods to defend a client facing a DUI charge. They may claim that the breathalyzer machine was incorrectly calibrated or that a field sobriety test was conducted improperly. …
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Ramona Man Sentenced For Decades After A DUI Murder Conviction
In California, the charge of DUI murder is not a separate charge. It is a second-degree murder charge. A second-degree murder charge means that a person did not intend to kill the victim but acted …
Child Airlifted After Hit And Run Accident In Brentwood
In California, a DUI is typically a misdemeanor charge. This can change, however, depending on the circumstances surrounding a DUI. For example, if the driver has three previous DUI charges within the prior 10-year period, …
Teen Struck By Alleged DUI Driver In Crosswalk
There are multiple reports of drivers being pulled over with mind-boggling blood-alcohol levels. While 49 states and Washington, D.C. all have a legal blood-alcohol limit of 0.08%, Utah has a much lower level at 0.05%. …
Police Lieutenant Taken In On Suspicion Of DUI
It’s no secret that police officers have high stress jobs. Some police officers may choose to destress with a drink or perhaps some cannabis after a shift. When they decide to get behind the wheel, …
Stolen Vehicle Collides With Rideshare, One Killed, Two Injured
It is a traumatic thing for everyone involved when a DUI accident takes the lives of one or more people. In California, this is typically charged as manslaughter. There are times, however, when it can …
Suspected DUI Driver Loses Control Of Vehicle, Kills Woman In Long Beach
A manslaughter charge differs from a murder charge in that there is no intent to kill. When it comes to the difference between gross vehicular manslaughter and vehicular manslaughter, the primary difference is negligence. In …
8 Year Sentence In Deadly Ventura County DUI Crash
California has a series of additional penalties that can be added to a DUI. These harsher penalties are sometimes called enhancements or special allegations. They are not separate charges, but rather, they enhance the charges …
DUI Death Rate Increasing In California Over The Last Decade
While the award for strictest overall DUI laws in the United States goes to Arizona, California is no pushover when it comes to punishing DUI. It begins with an immediate suspension of the accused driver’s …
Cyclist Hit And Run Suspect Identified And Arrested
In California, like many other states, it is illegal to leave the scene of an accident without stopping to exchange information. If the accident involves just property damage, the charge is a misdemeanor. If the …