Drunk Driving DUI Law

The Former NHP sergeant accused of causing a deadly crash over the summer will be indicted by a grand jury.

Edward Lattin is accused of smoking marijuana off-duty and slamming his pickup into a car at Rainbow and Hacienda.
One person died and two people were injured.
The trial is scheduled to start in May.
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Thomas Jane was sentenced to one year probation after pleading no contest to driving under the influence in California. The star of ‘Punisher’ was arrested after a traffic stop in Shafter, California last March after doing 120 mph in his Maserati. Jane must also pay a fine and enroll in an alcohol education program.
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Heather Locklear was charged with DUI in Santa Barbara County Saturday afternoon.
Locklear was reportedly arrested by the California Highway Patrol in Montecito after someone witnessed the actress driving erratically.
A Highway Patrol officer found Locklear’s car stopped on a state highway, blocking one lane. In talking with her, the officer determined that she was operating a [...]

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A California DUI charge can turn an accused drunk driver’s life to ruins. The accused driver is suddenly required to understand the California criminal court system and act quickly to protect his or her California driver’s license.
California DUI arrests trigger two separate cases: In court, and at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Although both [...]

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Ten people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving at two DUI checkpoints in Visalia Friday and Saturday nights.
On the first night, seven people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving. On the second night, there were three arrests.
Fifteen field sobriety tests were administered on Friday night, 19 vehicles were towed and 17 tickets were [...]

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Craig Robinson was caught Driving Under the Influence with drugs in vehicle.
Craig Robinson, actor on the NBC show ‘The Office’ was charged with driving under the influence on June 29 following a traffic violation in Culver City, California. In addition to determining Robinson was under the influence of amphetamines, cocaine and marijuana, officers found ecstasy [...]

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A woman whose car collided with a motorcyclist last week, killing him, now is suspected of a homicide, authorities said Sunday.
After the head-on collision Thursday evening on Carson Road in Camino, Melissa Nicole Nichols, 23, was booked into El Dorado County Jail on Friday on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, authorities said.
California Highway Patrol investigators said [...]

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Anderson Police Department announced Thursday that it would take part in patrols for drunk drivers across Anderson, Redding and Shasta Lake City from Aug. 15 to Sept. 1 through the Shasta County Avoid the 5 program.
“Basically, it’s a one-man patrol unit to look for DUIs (driving under the influence),” said APD Captain Robert Kirvin.
“For whatever [...]

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Actress disgusted with her California DUI in Los Angeles.
In a recent interview Mischa Barton has said that she was disgusted with herself following an arrest for driving under the influence in LA. She went on to say, “The thing is, I hate drunk drivers. Living in L.A., I can’t stand them.”
The former star of the [...]

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Man escapes from train accident but is busted for drunk driving in Stockton.
Andre Becerra, Jr. reportedly looked down momentarily just as a line of cars ahead of him started stopping for an on-coming train. To avoid hitting the other vehicles, he swerved to the left, hit the concrete base of the railroad crossing arm and [...]

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