Around one-third of traffic-related deaths in the United States involve a drunk driver driver, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). And from 2003 to 2012, more than 10,000 of those deaths happened in …
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Man On Probation For DUI Gets Second DUI After Hit And Run
The penalties for DUI in California can range depending on the circumstances, but usually, a first-time DUI charge follows a predictable pattern. The penalties for a first-time DUI include an admin per se driver’s license …
2 Time Drunk Driver Sentenced To 7 Years After Latest DUI
California is a state that includes “enhancements” that can be added to a DUI charge. Rather than a separate charge, an enhancement basically worsens the penalties for a DUI. Typically, these enhancements make the prison …
Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder After A Deadly DUI
A DUI murder charge is rare. Typically, a DUI accident that kills another person is charged as either vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated or gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated. Prosecutors will usually only charge DUI murder …
DUI Driver With BAC Twice The Legal Limit Kills Pedestrian Dog-Walker
California has additional charges that can be added to a DUI charge which includes facing harsher penalties for the convicted. These charges are known as enhancement charges, and when added to a DUI charge, can …
DUI Suspect Runs Over Officer’s Foot While Trying To Flee
Beginning January 1, 2019, California law began requiring the installation of an ignition interlock device (IID) for certain people convicted of DUI. Those convicted of a second DUI and those convicted of a DUI that …
Tarantino Star Micheal Madsen Faces 2nd DUI Charge
Like many states, California has to escalate DUI penalties. That is, the more DUI convictions a person receives, the steeper the penalties become. After a first DUI conviction, a second DUI conviction within 10 years …
Suspected DUI Murderer Could See Life In Prison
In a 1980s California Supreme Court case, the court decided DUIs could be charged as murder in certain circumstances. Known as “Watson” murder, it is a second-degree murder charge. Typically, prosecutors only charge DUI as …
School Principal Please ‘Not Guilty’ To DUI Murder
Under California law, a DUI murder is not a separate charge, but rather a second-degree murder charged under California Penal Code 187. Second-degree murder means that a person did not intend to kill another, but …
Driver Faces Felony DUI Charges After Colliding With Family Car
A DUI in California is normally charged as a misdemeanor, particularly for first-time offenders. There are situations, however, when even a first time DUI can be charged as a felony. One instance where it can …