In California, a DUI may come with additional charges, sometimes known as DUI enhancements. For example, if a person has a DUI conviction within the previous 10 years, they can face a DUI sentence enhancement. …
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Murder Charge For DUI Crash In Temecula
DUI murder, sometimes called “Watson” murder, became allowable under California law in 1981 when the California Supreme Court decided that under certain circumstances, killing a person in a DUI accident can be charged as murder. …
Not Guilty Plea In Fatal DUI Accident
Typically, a DUI in California is charged as a misdemeanor. There are certain situations in which a DUI can be charged as a felony. The first way is that if it is a person’s fourth …
Man Arrested For Murder After Abandoning Friend In DUI Accident
If a judge believes that addiction played a part in a person’s DUI, that judge may order them into some kind of treatment program. Most of the time, this means attending AA meetings or a …
Six-Car Chain Reaction Crash Blamed On DUI
DUI drug in California is much like a DUI alcohol, except that depending on the drug, there can be additional charges, like possession. Virtually any drug, legal or otherwise, can lead to a DUI drugs …
Sentencing In Fatal Marijuana Crash Delayed
Despite being legal for medicinal purposes for more than 20 years and for recreational use for 18 months, it is still illegal to smoke marijuana and then drive in California. Unfortunately, marijuana is unlike alcohol …
19-Year-Old Driver Suspected Of Killing Teen In DUI Crash
California established a minimum drinking age of 21 in 1933, putting them well ahead of the National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984. Because of the law regarding a minimum drinking age, California takes underage …
RV Chase Ends In DUI Arrest
Many instances of DUI are caught by police officers when they commit a traffic violation or behave in a manner that leads the officer to believe that intoxication may be present. The officer will then …
Actor Michael Madsen Ordered To Attend AA Meetings
Most DUIs are caught by officers long before they can get into an accident. This also means that most DUIs are misdemeanors. Even though most DUIs are misdemeanors, getting subsequent DUIs within ten years of …
Man On Probation For DUI Kills Driver In Crash
Not surprisingly, if a person has a previous DUI conviction, the penalties for subsequent DUIs become more serious. Just for example, a second DUI can result in more prison time, higher fines, more time in …