Actor Ryan Rottman has been arrested for driving under the influence. According to TMZ, the Nickelodeon star of “Gigantic” was arrested on July 7, 2011 in Hollywood. The actor allegedly blew a .19 percent BAC, which is over twice the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Authorities pulled him over after…
Rock singer Rick Springfield has been charged with two counts of driving under the influence following his arrest in Malibu in May. According to a news report by TMZ, the singer had a .1 BAC when he was pulled over by the authorities on May 1, 2011. If Springfield is…
Recently, prosecutors in Santa Clara County dropped charges in several DUI cases because of faulty breathalyzers that were used in field tests. According to a news report in the San Jose Mercury News, county officials conducted a special review of 858 files of which 5 percent or 42 cases were…
Orange County saw a jump in drunk driving arrests this year over the Memorial Day holiday weekend. An OC Register article reports that 148 individuals in Orange County were arrested for driving while under the influence. Checkpoints and saturation patrols were held from Friday, May 27, to the night of…
Sports Illustrated model and “Planet of the Apes” actress, Estella Warren was recently arrested for driving under the influence and crashing her Toyota Prius into some parked cars on Harper Avenue south of Melrose near the West Hollywood area. According to The Daily Breeze, she is also accused of fighting…
Rick Springfield, the singer of “Jessie’s Girl,” has been arrested for drunk driving this past week. According to a news report in The LA Daily News, the DUI arrest occurred on the Pacific Coast Highway near Trancas Canyon Road in Malibu the night of May 1. Officials conducted a field…
A Los Angeles police officer has been charged with driving under the influence after allegedly driving the wrong way through the Sepulveda tunnel near LAX, according to The Ventura County Star. It does not appear from the report that anyone was harmed in the incident. It also is not clear…
A 52-year-old man from Azusa, CA, has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol after backing his SUV into a police car. According to a news report in The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the arrest occurred on West Sierra Madre Boulevard in Azusa. Officials say that after…
As the law stands now, persons under the age of 21 may have their license suspended for one year if they are found with alcohol in their system, if their license had been previously revoked in connection with a DUI conviction. Revisions to the law will make violations to the…
Seven drivers were arrested recently for drunk driving in Lake Forest and neighboring cities including Mission Viejo and Rancho Santa Margarita after the Orange County Sheriff’s Department conducted roving saturation patrols on March 6. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the patrol consisted of eight cars…