Blog Posts in October, 2011
Posted on Oct 31, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Thirteen people were charged with DUI in the early mornings hours of October 29, 2011, from an overnight drunk driving check point in Kansas City, Kansas. Police stopped 544 drivers in the southbound ...
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Posted on Oct 28, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
As reported earlier, the CDC, (Centers for Disease Control), reported to the Federal government that drunk driving incidents in the United States are significantly declining. The CDC says that drunk ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
CEO, Dale Moser, said that 52 year old Carl Smiley, the driver of a MegaBus, will be fired if a conviction occurs from a drunk driving accusation charged against him this past weekend. Carl was ...
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Posted on Oct 26, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Eighteen year old Ramius Hardiman, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa was sentenced to three years' probation for involuntary manslaughter. He had entered a no contest plea to the charge. The allegations was ...
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Posted on Oct 25, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
In 2006, the University of Minnesota studied drinking and alcohol. Their research indicated that that one in every 12 fans leaves a major sporting event drunk. Researchers measured the BAC of 382 ...
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Posted on Oct 24, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
A judge ruled evidence in a DUI case against Manatee County, Florida Sheriff Office Detective Jason Fitzwater is inadmissible. This leaves the prosecutor with a much weaker case, even though the case ...
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Posted on Oct 20, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Justice has prevailed for high school principal, John Westmoreland, in Orange Park, Florida. On September 10th, he was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. According to the deputy ...
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Posted on Oct 19, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Apparently, drunk driving is down 30% and it's due to the poor economy. The CDC data reports that self-reported drunk driving among adults was down 30% from 161 million instances in 2006 to about ...
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Posted on Oct 18, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Hannah Montana, a.k.a. Miley Cyrus isn't the only Disney celebrity sullying the Disney image. Mitchel Musso was investigated for drunk driving, this past Sunday, at 3:43 a.m. after being pulled ...
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Posted on Oct 17, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Flroida law enforcement had not been properly maintaining the Breathalyzer , as they were failing to calibrate the Intoxilyzer 8000 . In other words, thousands of people in Florida convicted of DUI , ...
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Posted on Oct 13, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
The homecoming queen for Elyria High School in Ohio was charged for possession of alcohol. This is commonly referred to as an MIP. Seventeen year old Emily Norris was also cited with obstructing ...
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Posted on Oct 10, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Online Auto Insurance Shows Reports Millions Admitted to Driving Drunk Last Year A new study out of Orlando, Florida reports that 4 million people admitted to driving drunk last year in America. This ...
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Posted on Oct 7, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Jennifer Troiano, a Bronyx prosecutor, dodged a one-year driver's license suspension - despite her refusal to take a breath test after her drunk driving arrest. The assistant district attorney was ...
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Posted on Oct 6, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Early this morning, in Kansas City, Kansas, a young man in his 20's died. Police observed him driving erratically, so they attempted to pull him over. However, the young man sped away, leading to ...
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Posted on Oct 5, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Officer Luic Arnao, was charged after running someone over while the officer was drinking and driving. Officer Arnao was off-duty at the time of the incident. Even though his blood alcohol level ...
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Posted on Oct 4, 2011 By Kansas DUI Attorney
Cornelius Washington, starting outside linebacker for Georgia, was arrested over the weekend for DUI . He is a junior at the university who was perhaps celebrating his football team's win a little ...
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Posted on Oct 3, 2011 By Kansas City DUI Attorney
Saturday night, October 1, 2011, a drunk driver who was operating a truck, smashed through a fence and almost ran into an apartment building. The DUI wreck occurred at 47th Street and Paseo in Kansas ...
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