Recent Blog Posts in January 2011

Alan Tudyk was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Soquel.  

According to the Santa Cruz Sentinel, the “Dodgeball” and “Death at a Funeral” actor was stopped at around 1am after CHP officers saw his Land Cruiser speeding 40 mph in a 25 mph zone.   Tudyk declined a breathalyzer test but he did fail a field sobriety test and was arrested without incident.

Field sobriety tests must be done in accordance to specific guidelines and oftentimes, officers fail to administer them correctly. If you have been arrested after failing a field sobriety test, contact our Santa Cruz County DUI Defense Attorneys to find out how we can help you.

Multiple cities in California will be conducting driver’s license and sobriety checkpoints to help reduce the amount of alcohol-related accidents.   Starting Friday evening and going through Sunday, motorists can expect to come across check points where local police officers will be checking for signs of intoxication.  

If you find yourself arrested at a sobriety checkpoint, contact your local California DUI Defense Attorney to find out more information on what you could be facing as a DUI offender.   

The list below features a few of the checkpoints that will be occurring this weekend; however, there could be more in other cities.  For your safety and the safety of others, please do not drink and drive.

Friday:

Carson– 7pm-3am – unknown location

Coachella – 7pm-2am – unknown location

Escondido – Evening – unknown location

Gardena– 7:30pm – 3:30am – El Segundo Blvd. at Halldale Avenue

Moreno Valley – 6pm-11:30pm – unknown location

Oakland– 6pm-2am – unknown location

Rialto– 7pm-1am – unknown location

San Diego – 10pm-5am – unknown location

Studio City – 8pm-2am – Ventura Blvd, between Coldwater Canyon Ave and Fairway Avenue

Saturday:

Costa Mesa – 7pm-1am – Baker St at Bear Street

Fontana– 6pm-1:30am – unknown location

Pasadena– 7pm-3am – unknown location

Ventura– 8pm-3am – unknown location

Sunday:

Lompoc– 6 pm-evening – unknown locations

Karen Honeycutt of Temecula has been arrested on three counts of DUI causing injury and on suspicion of murder of her 9 year old daughter Chloe.

PE.com states that the 41 year old mother was driving her 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee near Redhawk Parkway when she lost control of her vehicle.   The car hit a tree and a concrete light pole in a center divider, causing Chloe and a 17 year old sibling to be ejected from the vehicle. Chloe was pronounced dead at the hospital, the 17 year old broke their back and the third sibling, an 8 year old boy that had his seatbelt on, suffered moderate injuries.  

If you or someone you know has been in a driving under the influence accident, contact our California DUI Defense Attorneys today to find out more information. 

Motley Crue’s singer Vince Neil will be spending 15 days in jail for his June 2010 driving under the influence charge in Las Vegas.

According to OnTheRedCarpet.com, the 49 year old rocker was arrested while driving under the influence in his black Lamborghini.   Neil pleaded guilty to the DUI charge and was ordered to begin his sentencing on February 15 ^th.   On top of 15 days of jail time, Neil will also be placed on house arrest, will have to pay a $585 fine, will have to attend a drunken driving abatement school and watch a victim impact video.

If you have been arrested for a DUI, contact a qualified DUI Defense Attorney today to find out more information.

An Orange County low-security inmate escaped Monday night while attending a jail ordered Spanish alcohol-abuse meeting.

Francisco V. Santayo, a 22 year old landscaper from the Los Angeles area, went to an alcohol-abuse class with 13 other inmates but failed to return an hour later.    The Orange County Register states that a security guard noticed a man in an orange jumpsuit climbing into a red vehicle on Irvine Boulevard.  Once police officers arrived, the vehicle had fled the area.   Santayo is non-violate and a minor offense inmate that is not a danger to the community.

If you have been arrested for driving under the influence, contact our California DUI Defense Lawyers today for more information. 

A Turlock Unified School District bus driver has been arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.  

Lorna Gollihar was driving the yellow school bus when, according to KCRA.com, officers received a phone call that she was weaving and running vehicles off State Route 99 in Stockton. There were no children on the bus at the time of the stop.  Once pulled over, Gollihar failed the field sobriety test and was booked at the San Joaquin County Jail with a DUI and a BAC of .08% or more.

If you have been arrested in San Joaquin County for a DUI, contact a knowledgeable California DUI Defense Attorney for more information. 

A 40-year-old repeat DUI offender from Vallejo has been arrested and booked in a Sonoma County Jail for a DUI, violation of probation and driving without a license.

Hugo Alberto Reynoso was spotted weaving and driving 78 mph in a 55 mph zone on Lakeville Highway.  Officers stopped Reynoso and noticed signs that he was intoxicated.   According to the Petaluma 360, Reynoso’s records indicated that he had two previous DUI convictions and was currently on probation.  

If you or someone you know has been arrested for DUI in California, contact our knowledgeable DUI Defense Attorneys today. 

With the weekend right around the corner, local police departments will be setting up California DUI Checkpoints throughout the state. As always, do not drink or drive; you could be putting yourself and others at serious risk of injury or even death.

Police officers set up sobriety checkpoints to ensure that the public is safe from those driving while under the influence.  If you find yourself arrested during a checkpoint, contact a knowledgeable California DUI Defense Attorney who will provide you with information on how your case can be reduced.

Officers will be conducting checkpoints to check for driver’s licenses and for motorists who are driving under the influence. Although there might be several other locations throughout California, here are a few locations that may be near you:

Friday

Hawthorne: 7pm-3am - Crenshaw Blvd & Rocket Rd.

Riverside: 6pm- 12am - Undisclosed location

Saturday

Los Angeles: 8pm-2am - Vermont Ave, between Fifth & Sixth St.

Long Beach: 6pm-2am - east side of the city

Oxnard: 6pm-2am -multiple locations

Pleasanton: 7pm-2am – Santa Rita Road & Pimlico Dr.

Visalia: evening – undisclosed location

Huntington Beach Police made 11 DUI arrests during a California sobriety checkpoint Saturday evening.  

Between the hours of 9:30pm and 3a.m., police officers conduct 42 sobriety tests, arrested 11 drunk drivers, handed out 10 citations for driving on a suspended license and had 6 cars impounded.  According to the OC Register, officers also handed out more than 500 Project Path pamphlets information motorists of the dangers of drinking and driving.

Contact our California DUI Defense Lawyers if you were arrested during a DUI checkpoint and had to perform field sobriety tests. 

The latest winner of the popular TV show “Survivor” was arrested and booked on suspicion of being under the influence of a controlled substance.  

Judson Birza was riding his skateboard in the streets of Santa Monica around noon.  When cops stopped Birza, TMZ states that they noticed him acting strangely. Birza was booked and jailed for a DUI related warrant as well as probation violation and is being held on a $37,000 bail.

It’s important to know that you can be arrested for a DUI when you’re in a car, on a bike, on a boat or, in Birza’s case, a skateboard. If you or someone you know has been arrested for suspicion of being under the influence, contact our California DUI Attorneys today. 

East Long Beach will be seeing a DUI check point on Saturday, January 22^nd. According to the Long Beach Post, the Long Beach Police Department will be conducting driver license and driving under the influence checkpoint from 6pm until 2am.

Officers will be making sure that the public is safe by identifying offenders and getting them off the streets.  These DUI checkpoints are designed to reduce the number of persons killed or injured in alcohol involved collision.  

During a DUI checkpoint, officers are trained to conduct field sobriety tests. If you were arrested during a DUI checkpoint, contact a California DUI Defense Attorney today to find out how your case can be reduced. 

Donald Ray Wurster, a Santa Cruz habitual DUI offender, was arrested Friday evening for driving with a suspended license.   Wurster was spotted driving northbound on Highway 101 and had three passengers, an adult and two children under the age of 4, inside his vehicle. 

According to the Petaluma360.com, Wurster was charged with driving with a suspended license as well as being a habitual traffic offender as he has had four prior convictions for driving without a license as well as six violations in the past year. A habitual traffic offender applies to anyone who is driving on a suspended license and has accumulated multiple citations and/or is involved in collisions in a one-year period.

If you or someone you know is charged with driving on a suspended license due to a prior DUI case, contact our qualified California DUI Defense Attorneys today. 

If you have been arrested for driving under the influence in Huntington Beach, you might see your picture and information on Facebook.

Devin Dwyer, a Huntington Beach councilman, believes that the postings might deter habitual drunk drivers who have lost their licenses from driving.  Dwyer wants the Police Department to shame those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence by posting information as well as their booking photos. According to the Huntington Beach Independent, voting will take place Monday, at 6pm in City Hall. 

We believe that you deserve to have your name cleared before you end up on a social media sight; contact our California DUI Attorneys if you have been recently arrested.  

Five bicyclists, ages 18 to 22, were arrested, cited for a California bicycle DUI and released. KCRA.com states that officers were called to the scene after a bicycle lost control and crashed into the pavement.

At around 1:30am, approximately 15 bicyclists were riding on both sides of the road without helmets and barely visible to motorists. Officers could smell alcohol and conducted field sobriety tests on all the cyclists.

 The five bicyclists were arrested on suspicion of riding under the influence in South Los Angeles; one of the arrested was the victim of the crash, although he wasn’t seriously injured.  If you or someone you know has been arrested for any type of DUI, contact our knowledgeable California DUI Defense Attorneys today.

Leslie Dayka, 64, was arrested for driving under the influence and causing a DUI related accident.   LompcoRecord.com states that California Highway Patrol received numerous calls about a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road.

When officers responded to the scene, they stopped a 2001 Volkswagen sedan driven by Dayka after he side-swiped a 2007 Dodge sedan, causing minor damage. Neither Dayka nor the driver of the Dodge was injured. Officers arrested and booked Dayka to the Santa Barbara County Jail after they noticed that Dayka was showing signs of intoxication. 

If you or someone you know has been arrested for driving under the influence in or around Santa Barbara, contact knowledgeable California DUI Lawyer today.

Scott Metcalf, 27, was arrested on suspicion for driving under the influence and was booked into county jail, with DUI bail set at $5,000

According to SanLuisObispo.com, Metcalf crashed his 2010 Toyota Tacoma into a utility pole in the 200 block of Higuera Street and ran from the scene.  Officers were able to locate Metcalf behind a nearby business.  No one was hurt and the block where the accident occurred was closed for 2 hours while the utility lines were being fixed.

If you or someone you know has been arrested for a DUI, contact our California DUI Defense Lawyers today for more information regarding you case. 

A 19 year old Alex Michael Gary was traveling westbound on the 10 freeway when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed into stopped traffic. He was arrested for suspicion of vehicular manslaughter as well as a California felony DUI.  According to the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Gary was driving 80 mph near Via Verde in San Dimas when he failed to slow down for stopped traffic and struck a Honda Civic, killing Viet H. Le and Thuan Trieu and injuring driver Ly Trinh Nguyen.  The Honda then struck a Toyota Camry, injuring a 3 year old female passenger.

If you have been arrested for driving under the influence, contact a leading DUI Defense Lawyer today. We will help negotiate your case for a more favorable outcome. 

Kenneth Marshall, 34, of Victorville was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after he caused an accident by crashing into a California Highway Patrol vehicle and was in violation of probation for a previous DUI conviction. According to The Sun, the CHP was on their way to an off-road motorcycle accident when he was hit by Marshall who was going through an intersection and did not stop for the CHP. 

Thankfully, neither the officer nor Marshall was injured in the crash. If you or someone you know has been in an accident due to driving under the influence, you should contact a leadingCalifornia DUI Defense Attorney. 

Actress Jaime Pressly, 33, was arrested late Wednesday night for driving under the influence in Santa Monica. The “My Name Is Earl” actress was pulled over around 11 pm, for what is alleged to be a traffic violation.

News channels state that once pulled over, the two-time Emmy nominee performed field sobriety tests and was arrested and booked on the suspicion of a DUI.   TMZ states that she was taken to a jail in Santa Monica and held on a $15,000 bond.  Ms. Pressly’s BAC, or blood-alcohol level, has not been confirmed. 

To get the best representation, contact our leading DUI Defense Lawyers for more information.

A US Marine from Camp Pendleton has been arrested under the suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs and or alcohol.  Joel Thomas Toovey, age 19, was the driver of a pickup that lost control on I-805, at Interstate 8.  Mr. Toovey’s passenger, Lance Cpl. Andrew T. Tjhung, was killed.

 Mr.  Tjhung, a fellow Camp Pendleton Marine who was also 19, died from the result of the crash.  According to Sign on San Diego, Mr. Tjhung, from Pierce, Washington, enlisted into the Marines December 2009 and was a motor transport operator.  We offer our sincere condolences to the friends and family of Mr. Tjhung.

Actress Lindsay Lohan may be looking at additional jail time for violating her probation while at the Betty Ford clinic in Rancho Mirage.   When a Betty Ford clinic worker tried to get a breathalyzer test form Ms. Lohan on December 12th, KTLA.com states that the actress apparently became “belligerent, pushed her and snatched a phone from her hand, straining her arm”. 

The 24 year old actress voluntarily entered the Better Ford rehab center after failing a drug test and has already been to rehab twice as well had multiple jail stays due to a DUI arrest 3 ½ years ago. Riverside County’s Sherriff officials state that Lohan “violated several aspects of her probation, including the battery involving a former staffer at the clinic”. Ms. Lohan is ordered to not violate her probation until Feb. 25^th or she will have to face additional mandated jail time.