Typically, a DUI charge in California is a misdemeanor. However, there are certain circumstances that can make a DUI, even your first, a felony. The first instance where a DUI can become a felony is …
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New Law Enacted To Help Bars Stop Drunk Driving
When it comes to preventing drunk driving after a night tying one on, there is always the option of having a designated driver. For some, this might not be a viable option, so the next …
Officer Remains On Job After Pleading Guilty to DUI
On a whole, society tends to hold law enforcement officers above the rest of the public. Expects them to be somehow more than human when it comes to committing crimes. When they are accused, however, …
Crossing Guard Charged with DUI and Something More
Drunk in public is a charge in California that is a misdemeanor and can result in fines of up to $1,000 and six months in jail. If the police have stopped you for the possibility …
Speed Over 120 MPH, You Might Get a DUI
DUI accidents were responsible for a whopping 29% of all traffic deaths in 2015. Nationwide, 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. According to the National Highway Traffic …
Harveys Lake Councilman Arrested for DUI
Being in the public eye has the disadvantage that if you do something wrong, in today’s social-media driven culture, everyone is going to know about it. One only needs to look at golfer Tiger Woods, …
Faking a DUI Stop to Propose?
Many men and women have come up with surprise romantic proposals asking their significant other to marry them. From romantic dinners and vacations to popping the question on a birthday, holiday, or anniversary, people have …
DUI Crash with Child Leads to Big Charges
The U.S. Department of Transportation released numbers on traffic fatalities for 2016 and the news isn’t good. Overall, the number of fatal injuries increased from 35,485 in 2015 to 37,461 in 2016. This is the …
Stricter Protocols Coming to Convenience Stores
Gas stations are places of convenience – and not just for fuel. Customers can often score food and drink as well as other necessities quickly, if at a bit more expense than a grocery or …
Death in Santa Clarita
In the 1980s, only about 10% of drunk driving arrests involved women, leaving 90% to be committed by men. Overall, drunk driving numbers are on the decline, but women make up a larger percentage of …