There is no bigger hot spot for the issues surrounding breath tests in DUI cases than Sarasota, Florida. Defense Attorneys in this part of the state have had great success in having 100’s of breath tests excluded due to the Intoxilyzer machines utilized in the area. It has been very frustrating for prosecutors in these […]
Pinellas County Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter After Crash On Howard Frankland Bridge
William Edward Storey has been charged with DUI manslaughter and booked into Pinellas County Jail according to Jamal Thalji’s story on TampaBay.com. The charges stem from an early morning car accident in August. Storey’s Mercedes rear ended a pick-up truck driven by Daniel Harrell as the two vehicles exited the Howard Frankland Bridge. Harrell was ejected […]
Marion County Elementary School Teacher Charged With DUI
A third-grade teacher from Dunellon, Florida was arrested and charged with DUI, speeding and reckless driving early Saturday morning. According to the website Click Orlando Pamela Jean Weingartner had a blood alcohol level twice the legal limit as reported by the Marion County Sheriff’s office. Weingartner is a teacher at Romeo Elementary School and was arrested […]
Florida Woman Sentenced To 25 Years In Jail In DUI Crash That Killed Two People
A Santa Rosa County judge has sentenced a 51-year-old woman to 25 years in prison for a drunken driving accident that killed two people according to an AP story on the Bradenton Herald’s website. June Coriell pleaded no contest to two counts of DUI manslaughter in September and was sentenced last week. Coriell crashed into a Jeep with […]
Mail Carrier Discovered Passed Out Drunk In His Mail Truck And Charged With DUI
Boynton Beach officials received a 911 call reporting a mail truck parked on the side of the road with a man slumped over the steering wheel. Officers went out to investigate the possible DUI and according to an article on NaplesNews.com they discovered 29-year-old Michael Crocilla passed out in his mail truck. The mail carrier […]
Study Finds That 1 In 10 Binge Drinks Got Behind The Wheel After Five Or More Drinks
In what is being called the first-ever study of its kind, the Associated Press is reporting that 10% of binge drinkers drove their car following the last time they drank heavily. Half of those drivers report they drove after leaving a bar, restaurant or club. The researchers focused on 14,000 people who were classified as […]
