Drunk Driving DUI Law

The Leon County Sheriff’s Office will conduct two DUI Check points on Thursday night, December 04, 2008. These check points are part of the Leon County Sheriff’s Office on-going efforts to stop impaired driving in our community. The first check point will on Geddie Road from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm. The second check point [...]

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Under Florida DUI law, an eyewitness is required who can place a driver behind the wheel of a vehicle before an offense of driving under the influence can be charged. Similarly, a spokesperson with the FSP said to get a conviction for DUI there must be courtroom testimony from an independent witness who can place [...]

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Ultimate Fighting Championship lightweight competitor, Hermes Franca, was arrested last night by the Jupiter Police Department in Jupiter, Fla for a DUI offense as confirmed to MMAWeekly.com by members of the police force on Thursday morning.
Authorities could not release much more information than what was listed on their official police blotter confirming Franca’s arrest.
According to [...]

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Luis Vizcaino, relief pitcher for the Colorado Rockies baseball team, was DUI in Tampa Bay, Florida. Vizcaino was spotted driving 71 mph in a 45 zone around 1:30 am Monday morning. When officers initiated a traffic stop, he abruptly stopped his red Cadillac sedan in the outside lane. Police detected alcohol and Vizcaino admitted to [...]

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A 30-year-old New Port Richey police officer was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol troopers early this morning, accused of drunken driving and causing a crash that injured him and his two passengers.
Officer Christopher John Sutherlin was driving a 2006 Nissan pickup south of U.S. 19 about 20 miles over the 55-mph speed limit and slammed [...]

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has announced the firing of a DUI inspector who deliberately turned off breath testing equipment when they looked like they were going to fail required inspections. Sandra Viega serviced machines in South Florida and her actions threaten the outcome of numerous cases of driving under the influence in Broward, [...]

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A Tampa woman was sentenced to 15 years in prison after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter.
A Hillsborough circuit judge didn’t believe 23-year-old Natalie Rodriques when she said at a hearing Monday that she didn’t know she had hit anyone. Authorities say Rodriques was driving with a blood alcohol level of 0.13% in March 2007 when [...]

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A Manatee County jury found a man guilty of driving drunk on his lawnmower.
Deputies say they were called to a home on 34th Avenue east last July, where they say they saw John Folds acting intoxicated.
They say they then watched him ride into the dark two-lane road on the mower.  That’s when they gave him [...]

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Tracy Whidden of Polk County has been charged with one count of DUI Manslaughter from an accident that happened in May.
The 37 year old women of Mulberry, Florida was arrested Tuesday morning. Investigators say on May 9, 2008 Whidden was driving a 1999 Jeep sedan east on County Road 542, near the intersection of Delrose [...]

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A St. Petersburg lawyer was arrested late Thursday on charges of drunken driving and possession of cocaine, Pinellas County Jail records show.
David Sockol, 50, of 1400 74th Circle N.E., was booked into the Pinellas County Jail at 2:13 a.m. today, the records show.
Sockol’s attorney, John Trevena, said his client was arrested at a DUI checkpoint [...]

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