According to TBO.com Robert Cooper II of Riverview, Florida has been charged with DUI for a July traffic accident that left a motorcyclist dead. Cooper was driving in Pinellas County on July 4 when his car went over the center median, hit a sign post and then continued into eastbound traffic, according to the FHP. […]
Motorcycle Expert Contradicts Police In DUI Trial Aggressive To Not Guilty Verdict
A fight between Robert Corbin and his girlfriend at a Pasco County storage center led to Corbin’s arrest for DUI. The 55-year-old was cuffed and taken away based on the fact that police said he was drunk and jumped off his motorcycle to run towards his girlfriend. In the police report deputies claimed the motorcycle […]
Florida Man May Be Headed Back To Jail Following What Is Believed To Be His Third DUI Arrest
A self-described cowboy who was in jail for shooting a teenager in a 1988 road rage incident could be heading back to jail following what the Sarasota Herald Tribune is reporting is the man’s third DUI arrest since his release from prison in 1996. Wade Albritton served seven of his 14 year prison term for […]
Baltimore Orioles Minor Leaguer Charged With DUI In Florida Single Car Accident
Numerous Baltimore websites and TV Stations, including WBALTV, are reporting that Orioles’ minor league player Ryan Ouellette has been charged with Driving Under The Influence in Florida. The 23-year-old was involved in a one-car accident and after field sobriety tests he was charged with DUI. Ouellette told deputies he hit a guardrail after a tire […]
No Second Chance For Those Convicted Of DUI In Intoxilyzer 5000 Cases
DUI defense attorneys in Sarasota and Manatee counties have been successful in getting hundreds of breath tests thrown out due to the unreliability of the Intoxilyzer 5000. The breath test machine has been used for two decades in Florida and the results from the machine helped to convict thousands of Florida driver’s charged with DUI. […]
Florida Police Pull Over Motorcycle And Charge The Naked Driver With DUI
A Marion County Deputy reports that he pulled over a man and charged him with his fifth DUI after he appeared to be driving his motorcycle naked in Ocala. According to a report on the website of ABC Action News the deputy was on I-75 when he spotted the man. The deputy caught up with […]
Police Set To Draw First Blood On Fight Against Drunk Driving?
Select officers in Texas and Idaho are undergoing training on how to draw blood from drivers suspected to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The federal program is the first step in determining if drawing blood by officers on the scene is an effective way to stop drunk driving with better results during […]
Teen’s Alcohol Monitoring Device Set Off By A Can Of Hairspray
Elyse Tirico looked like she was headed to jail following a violation of a pre-trial agreement. The 17-year-old is wearing an ankle bracelet under court order as she awaits trial on charges of DUI manslaughter and DUI with serious bodily injury. Thursday the teen was back in front of a Walton County judge for violating […]
Manatee And Sarasota Drivers Nabbed At First Checkpoint Since Cases Were Thrown Out By Our Lawyers
The Lawyers at Finebloom & Haenel are well versed at handling DUI cases in Tampa and Hillsborough but they have had success defending Florida’s drivers in many other counties, including Sarasota and Manatee. Our Tampa lawyers challenged the checkpoints in Sarasota and Manatee Counties and had the evidence in seven cases thrown out by two […]