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8 Things You Should Know About Marijuana DUI Laws

Please note: If you need to speak to a DUI lawyer in Los Angeles, contact Craig Sturm today. Did you know that it’s legal for you to possess marijuana if you live in California? In 2016, the state of California legalized the nonmedical use of marijuana if you’re a person who’s over the age of…Read More

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How Effective Are Ignition Interlock Devices At Reducing Car Crashes?

Please note, if you need to speak to a Los Angeles DUI attorney, contact Craig Sturm today. Drunk driving has been a long-running problem not only in the United States but also in many countries around the world. For decades, governments and private organizations alike have been working hard coming up with measures to curb…Read More

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California DUI & Mental Health Diversion (Penal Code 1001.36)

Do you suffer from a mental illness? If so, and you’ve recently been arrested for a DUI, it’s possible that you could reap the benefits of California State Penal Code 1001.36. That’s because this new (and somewhat controversial) state law allows people with certain mental illnesses to go into a pretrial diversion program, receive treatment,…Read More

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What Happens When You Drink and Drive?

Did you know that nearly 30 people die in drunk-driving crashes in the U.S. every day? That’s more than one person each hour, according to data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Although drunk-driving fatalities have declined in recent years, the numbers are still staggering. In 2018 alone, 10,511 people died in…Read More

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What Are the Miranda Rights & Why Are They Important?

Your Miranda Rights refer to a set of warnings that officers have to provide you during an arrest. Officers have to give you a specific advice before they start questioning you. These rules were brought about by the US Supreme Court case of Miranda v Arizona. These include: Your right to remain silent The understanding…Read More

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Screw Ball: Ice Cream Truck Driver Charged With DUI

Man nearly hits child and police find two bottles of whiskey By TODD WRIGHT Updated 2:50 PM EST, Wed, Feb 23, 2011 Print Share When the ice cream truck is coming down the block, usually the primal instinct for kids is to run toward the music like moths to a delicious flame. Ronald Purdy created…Read More

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Mel Gibson update: Deputy's discrimination suit v. sheriff over Gibson DUI …

Mel Gibson (Credit: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Dept.) (CBS/KCBS/AP) LOS ANGELES – James Mee, the Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy who arrested Mel Gibson for drunken driving in 2006, can proceed with a lawsuit claiming he suffered discrimination, retaliation, and harassment, for refusing to omit the actor-director’s anti-Semitic slurs in the arrest report. PICTURES: Mel Gibson’s…Read More

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Four arrested at Chula Vista DUI checkpoint Saturday

By Janine Zúñiga Sunday, February 20, 2011 at 11:24 a.m. CHULA VISTA — Chula Vista police made four drunken-driving arrests during a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint Saturday night. The checkpoint was aimed at increasing public awareness and decreasing the number of people driving while intoxicated. Of the 111 vehicles stopped, 13 people were evaluated…Read More

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Suspect arrested in fatal Pacifica accident.

PACIFICA — Pacifica police arrested a 57-year-old man Sunday morning on suspicion of DUI, leaving the scene of an accident and vehicular manslaughter after he returned to the location where the victim had been struck and killed early Sunday. About 1:36 a.m. the California Highway Patrol received a report of a dead man on Skyline…Read More

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Two Clayton commissioners voice support for Wole Ralph after DUI charge

Print E-mail By David Markiewicz The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Clayton County commissioners Sonna Singleton and Gail Hambrick on Sunday issued a statement in support of fellow commissioner Wole Ralph in the wake of Ralph being arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Ralph, 33, the vice president of the commission, was arrested at about 2:30…Read More

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