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 […]
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 […]
Sarasota Judge Selected To Lead The State’s DUI Adjudication Lab
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 […]
Orlando Sentinel Reports Tiger Woods Was Drinking Before His Car Accident
The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a witness told the Florida Highway Patrol that Tiger Woods was drinking the night of his car accident and that same witness told the police Woods was on prescribed medication. The witness said the golfer was taking Ambien and Vicodin. The information was contained in a one-page document that […]
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 […]
