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DUI DEFENSE: DON’T TALK TO COPS
It is hard to find a person who was never pulled over by police in Los Angeles. A police stop in Los Angeles can result in DUI investigations. Some police officers will say that “all police stops are potential DUI investigations”. If you are investigated for a DUI in Los Angeles, you can be arrested for a DUI and have a Los Angeles DUI arrest on your record. How do you avoid a DUI investigation or an arrest? If you did have something to drink, what do you say or do to increase the chances of winning a DUI and reducing the chances of being arrested? Los Angeles DUI attorney answers these questions here. Should You Talk To Cops?: No! […]
Restitution Hearing and Prosecution in California DUI Cases
RESTITUTION PAYMENT IN DUI CASES Any conviction for a DUI can result not only in payment of money to the courts in fines and costs, but it can also result in payment of money to “victims” as part of the compensation for any direct loss that they suffered. In California law, victims are defined broadly but in DUI cases it usually means those who got injured in DUI traffic accidents. If you are convicted of a DUI case you can be ordered to pay thousands of dollars to the victims of a DUI collision to compensate them for all of their expenses. The best way to protect yourself from paying large sums of money to the victims is to fight […]
Professional License and DUI in Los Angeles
Here, the Los Angeles DUI Attorney discusses how a DUI can affect a person’s ability to earn a living. Because, on average, 30% of individuals who are arrested for DUI in Los Angeles, have a professional license or permit, being convicted of a DUI may result in the loss of that license or permit and consequently, not only a criminal record or loss of driver’s license but also loss of your job. Specifically, if you are a nurse, a doctor, a radiologist, an attorney, a police officer, a member of the armed forces, or hold any other professional license, being arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles (or anywhere else) can result in a start of the disciplinary proceeding. So, […]
DUI: How Alcohol Affects Drivers
For most people, consumption of alcohol will result in slower reaction time, decreased ability to concentrate, and reduced mobility. The end result is that alcohol will negatively affect the ability to drive a vehicle and react to traffic conditions. This negative effect on the ability to drive is the reason impaired driving causes so many accidents on the roadway. Accidents can result in injuries, property damage, and even deaths. Alcohol Affect On a Person Shortly after consuming an alcoholic beverage, 20% of the alcohol will get absorbed through the stomach into the bloodstream where the alcohol will start affecting a person. The remaining 80% of alcohol will get absorbed into the blood through the small intestine and other parts of […]
New Police Device to nab drivers under the influence of marijuana or drugs in California
Drager 5000: New Police Device to Check the Sings of Drug Intoxication San Diego law enforcement officers started using new devices to check if motorists are driving under the influence of drugs. The new machine is called Drager Drug Test 5000. It checks saliva for seven different narcotic substances including marijuana, cocaine, opiates, methamphetamine, amphetamine, methadone, and benzodiazepines. The DUI-suspected driver will be asked by police to provide a small sample of saliva from inside his or her mouth. The saliva is collected on the sampler by moving it between the cheek and gum for a few minutes. The saliva sample is then placed into the Drager machine which prints out the results of the test. The results of the […]
Orange County Former City Manager Is Facing Hit-And-Run DUI Charges
Joseph Burt Felz, a former city manager of Fullerton, California, could be jailed for up to one year in the county jail for allegedly committing two misdemeanor offenses. The allegations are that he was driving under the influence of alcohol and committed a hit-and-run causing property damage. The accident happened in one of the neighborhoods of Fullerton city in November 2016, when a car jumped off the road, over a curb, hit a tree, and got stuck in rain gutters near a lawn. A witness called the police and said that she was afraid the driver would run away because he was trying to drive away. The car managed to get free and leave the scene of the accident just before […]
Tarzana Suspected DUI Collision with Three Victims
March 6, 2017, Tarzana, a small city in Los Angeles, was stunned by the aftermath of DUI crash. An allegedly drunk driver was driving over the speed limit colliding into another vehicle, injuring three people. The suspected DUI driver who drove Honda Civic was traveling at 50 mph in a 25 mph zone. The driver lost control of the car, spun out and crashed into Honda CR-V, parked at the curb. This collision caused a chain reaction, with two more cars being involved in the accident. In addition, one pedestrian got severe injuries and was taken to the hospital. Lastly, the suspected DUI driver had two women with him in the car with both women being injured. One of the […]
ICE Enforcing Deportation Orders: DUI Conviction Los Angeles
A new immigration policy of the President Trump administration is striking fear in some people these days. Mr. Trump recently called his deportation plan a ‘‘military campaign’’ to deport people with a criminal record. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will continue to arrest undocumented immigrants with a criminal history in the most unpredictable places. Last week some scary arrests took place for many immigrants around the country, including some very young and middle-aged persons born in Latin America. One very scary arrest took place a week ago. Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, a Mexican citizen, was taking his daughters to school in Los Angeles when he noticed an unmarked vehicle following his car. As soon as he dropped off one of his daughters at […]
Shocking Statistics About West Hollywood DUI Investigations.
In West Hollywood, DUIs appear to happen twice as frequently than in other parts of greater Los Angeles. We thought you might be interested in this collection of recent news and facts about West Hollywood DUIs: The number of DUIs in West Hollywood have been on the rise over the last 10 years but the reasons why aren’t known. City to city, West Hollywood ranks much higher in its frequency of DUIs at 31 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled (VMT). Tying for second place with the most DUI per VMT are Los Angeles, Santa Monica, and Burbank, each respectively responsible for 15 per 100 million vehicle miles traveled, followed by Culver City with 10 per 100 million VMT and […]
New Senate Bill 698 could make illegal to drive with BAC between 0.04% and 0.07%
On February 17, 2017, a new bill was introduced to the California Legislature as an addition to the existing Vehicle Code (Sections 23152.1 and 23573.1). If passed, the bill will make it illegal to drive an automobile with the content of alcohol in blood between 0.04% and 0.07% when at the same time the driver is under the influence of any controlled substance, including at least 5 nanograms of THC per millimeter of blood. Currently only driving while under influence of alcohol or drugs is illegal when the person is impaired and can not operate a vehicle like a sober person would. Additionally, it is a separate crime when there is 0.08% of alcohol concentration in blood. If the person’s blood […]