Our favorite Olympic swimmer, who was caught doing 84 MPH in a 45 MPH zone last week, has announced to his fans that he will be entering a six-week treatment program as a result of his recent DUI charge in Baltimore. In his statement he elaborated on the fact that focusing on himself is his […]

This week, disappointing news reached Michael Phelps’ fans and the rest of the world as media stations began broadcasting the Olympic swimmer’s most recent run in with the law. Phelps, 29, who is no stranger to the legal system, was charged with driving under the influence, excessive speed (84/45), and crossing double-lane lines in the […]

Sergeant Brad Roberts of the DUI unit complains of nonstop DUI arrests plaguing central Florida night after night. As DUI supervisor he claims his crew of arresting officials is overloaded with battling sobriety behind the wheel, or rather a lack thereof. It isn’t just driving under the influence that has caught Roberts’ undivided attention. Since […]

After suffering some serious PR bumps in the road over the past year, Justin Bieber, the 19 year-old pop singer, has seemingly just run into a veritable wall of trouble. While initially charged with driving under the influence, resisting arrest and driving on an expired license from Georgia, more charges could be pending. According to […]

The former teen star David Cassidy, most known for his leading role on popular seventies sitcom The Partridge Family, has been racking up some points on his driver’s license over the past few years and his behavior has not gone unnoticed. The squeaky clean image of the now retired actor could be permanently tarnished as […]

20-year-old Kayla Mendoza sparked national outrage after she was involved in a crash where she was driving the wrong way on a highway and killed two people. A tweet that the self-described “pothead princess” posted right before she hit the road said “2 drunk 2 care”, leading authorities to believe at the time that alcohol […]

Any DUI defense attorney would always strongly recommend to a person who has been accused of DUI and related criminal charges to defend themselves properly with the help of legal professionals. However, there is no guarantee that this will limit a possible sentence. Every DUI case is unique and the result will depend not only […]

The number of DUI arrests in Pinellas County has increased substantially this year compared to the last two years. The arrest rate has gone up largely because of the reinstatement of the Pinellas DUI squad this year after a three year absence due to budget cuts. Before 2009, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office used to […]

The reinstated Pinellas County’s DUI squad had a checkpoint in action last Friday night, netting a handful of DUI arrests and a dozen other infractions. The checkpoint was carried out on Highway 19 between Curlew and Tampa Roads in the northbound direction only. The DUI squad had been disbanded in 2008 due to budget cuts […]

Fernandez was fired from the Tampa Police Department last month because of doubts about his involvement in the Campbell arrest. The DUI arrest he made on Campbell had been investigated by the Hillsborough State Attorney, who dismissed the charge. The reasons cited by Tampa Police Chief Jane Castor for Fernandez’s dismissal included five counts of […]