Like many states, a DUI in California is normally just a misdemeanor. However, depending on the circumstances, a prosecutor can make a case for a DUI being a felony charge. If there are serious injuries …
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American Idol Contestant Charged With Fatal DUI
In California, DUI sentence enhancements are popular because they are seen as a way to deter people from driving under the influence. They are always added in the original filing by the prosecution and cannot …
Lindsay Lohan’s Stepmother Arrested For DUI, Attempted Bus Hijacking
The drivers of tour buses and commercial passenger buses usually have to have a CDL license to operate the vehicle. Getting a CDL license requires more training than a regular driver’s license. In addition, in …
Man Tries To Flee Arrest By Kicking Out Cruiser Window
While any DUI is a serious charge and should be taken as such, a DUI that involves the death of another person is even more serious. Although vehicular manslaughter with a DUI can be charged …
IIDs Now Required For All DUI Offenders
Many people drive drunk many times before they are even caught. Still, even the consequences of a first-time DUI are not enough to deter a person from getting behind the wheel intoxicated a second, or …
Underage Driver Arrested On DUI Charges
California has what are referred to as “zero-tolerance” laws in effect for underaged drinking and driving. If a person is under 21 in California, they can be arrested for having any level of alcohol in …
Wrong Way Crashes Often Caused By DUI
KTLA reports on a deadly wrong-way crash that claimed the lives of 2 people and injured three others. Intoxication is thought to be behind a deadly crash that killed two people and injured three others …
Felony DUI And Evading Charges After Police Chase In Yuba
A great majority of DUI arrests begin when a law enforcement official observes a driver breaking a traffic law. They may also just observe the driver acting in a manner that leads them to believe …
Crash In Calaveras County Kills Mother
Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, also known as gross DUI manslaughter, has a necessarily complicated legal definition. This is because it is very similar to a murder charge, but is considered less serious because there …
Woman Pleads Guilty To Crashing Into Government Building And Fleeing
In California, when an accident claims the life of another person, the person at fault can be looking at a number of charges. One of those charges is vehicular manslaughter, which can actually be a …