Manatee County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher MacKenzie wasn’t legally drunk when he showed up for a DUI training seminar but his breathalyzer result was high enough to force him to resign. On February 10 the deputy showed up for DUI training. As part of the training he took a breathalyzer test at 10:30 a.m. and his […]
Fourth DUI Charge Since 2001 For Venice Middle School Music Teacher
A Sarasota County music teacher was arrested Sunday for the fourth time since 2001 on drunk driving charges. Ronald Jodwalis has been convicted twice on DUI charges and has now been arrested for DUI on two other occasions. The Venice Middle School music teacher had a blood-alcohol level of 0.30 and is now in Sarasota […]
DUI Charges Filed Against Daughter Of Florida Supreme Court Justice
Stephanie Labarga, the daughter of a Florida Supreme Court Justice, has been arrested on charges of DUI in Palm Beach County. The 23-year-old from Wellington had a blood alcohol content measuring twice the legal limit according to the Palm Beach Post. Officers report stopping her for speeding and noticing she had bloodshot eyes and smelled […]
Tampa Man With Blood Alcohol Level Three Times The Limit Charged With DUI Manslaughter
Paul Michael Parks turned himself in on charges of DUI manslaughter and two counts of driving under the influence with property damage or personal injury. Weaver was involved in a head-on collision that killed 47-year-old Karen Weaver on December 19. According to the Brandon News the Lithia man had a blood-alcohol level of 0.218 at […]
Man Gets Almost 11 Years In Prison For Killing a 2-Year Old Boy Following His Fifth DUI Arrest
Michael Mulligan has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing a two-year-old boy in a drunk driving collision while on probation for two DUI convictions and awaiting trial on two other DUI arrests. Mulligan was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he ran through a red light and crashed into […]
New Port Richey Man Arrested For First DUI Despite Driving Drunk For Past 20 Years
A New Port Richey man made quite the exclamation to police Saturday night. According to Florida Highway Patrol troopers and the St. Pete Times Daniel Joseph Mahoney admitted to cops that he had never been caught driving drunk despite drinking and driving for the past 20 years. Well now he has. Mahoney was charged with […]
Gainesville Woman Charged With DUI After Hitting A Police Car And Then Leaving The Scene
Pasco detectives trekked to Troy, N.Y. to bring Deborah Terrero back to Florida to face charges of DUI, vehicular homicide and DUI manslaughter. She is being held in Land O’Lakes jail and her bail was set at $450,000. TBO.com reports the woman’s arrest warrant states she was under the influence of alcohol or a controlled […]
Clearwater Man Sentenced To 15 Years In DUI Manslaughter After Killing Elderly Man On A Scooter
A Pinellas County judge has sentenced a Clearwater man to 15 years for a drunk driving accident that claimed the life of an elderly man crossing a street on a mobility scooter. Angus T. Davis III pled guilty to DUI manslaughter,which is second DUI conviction. He received his first DUI in 1992. The DUI manslaughter charges stem from […]
Intoxilyzer 8000 Under Fire Once Again In DUI Cases Inside Florida Courtrooms
The battle lines are being drawn for a crucial fight over breath tests in about 300 drunk driving cases in Palm Beach County. At the heart of the matter is the controversial Intoxilyzer 8000 breath test machine. The machine has already faced stiff legal challenges in courtrooms in Sarasota and Manatee counties which resulted in hundreds of […]
St. Pete Cop Charged With DUI And Hit-And-Run Following Friday Night Crash
Anthony Matthew Green, who has been a St. Petersburg patrol officer since 2005, has been charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident following a Friday night car crash. The 30-year-old alleged blew more than twice the legal limit as his blood alcohol level registered at .179 and .173 when police located him […]
