Photo credit: Las Vegas Police Department Motley Crue vocalist Vince Neil has been arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) near the Las Vegas Strip, according to a recent Associated Press article. The 49-year-old celebrity was stopped by police on Sunday, June 27, around 11:15 p.m. after leaving the Las…
A recent Press Enterprise story reported that a Riverside sobriety checkpoint yielded only one DUI arrest. Officials say 2,830 vehicles went through the checkpoint. Of those vehicles, 1,110 cars were stopped. 93 citations were written (traffic citations are usually written for traffic or minor offenses), 74 vehicles were impounded, 58…
Summer is here. Law enforcement agencies across the nation have launched safety awareness campaigns especially relating to driving under the influence, which usually increases during the summer months. What many of us do not realize is that a number of arrests for being under the influence of alcohol also occur…
An ignition interlock device, or IID, tests a driver’s breath and prevents a vehicle’s engine from starting, when the individual is determined to be have too much alcohol on their breath or they a under the influence of alcohol. A driver must first blow into a small handheld alcohol sensor…
California has a long history of initiating harsh penalties on drivers convicted of driving under the influence. Even a first offense for drunk driving can lead to serious consequences. If you are over 21-years-old and are convicted of driving under the influence in California, you are facing: Suspension or revocation…
A driver was arrested for drunk driving in Orange County after he allegedly struck two other vehicles on the 5 Freeway in Irvine. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the driver of a Dodge Dakota struck a Toyota Tundra and a big rig. The accident reportedly…
California is considering a new bill to strengthen existing penalties against drunk drivers. Assemblyman Jerry Hill has created a bill to allow judges the right to remove someone’s driving privilege for the rest of their life. This new bill gives judges the power to determine the severity of your charges…
A high-ranking city official in Los Angeles was recently arrested for driving under the influence. The Los Angeles Times reports that the official was pulled over after driving too fast on a surface street in the San Gabriel Valley. The 40-year-old man was going home after attending a political event.…
According to a CBS2 report, a 22-year-old man was arrested for felony DUI for causing the death of a 20-year-old woman in Costa Mesa on Sunday, February 15, 2010, at 2:30 in the morning. The accused drunk driver had been driving a Toyota pickup truck, when he went through a…
A Long Beach man has pleaded not guilty to five felony counts, including driving under the influence of alcohol that resulted in the death of a one-year-old baby girl, and a serious injury to her two-year-old brother. According to a Daily Breeze report, the accused allegedly drove his Dodge Durango…