A police officer with advanced training in DUI arrests is under fire for false arrests by more than 20 people who he arrested according to an in-depth story by ABC 7 News. A Chicago police officer is the target of a Federal Civil suit that claims the veteran officer targeted gay men and arrested them […]
St. Petersburg Man Charged With Driving Under The Influence In Accident That Killed A Motorcyclist
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
After Tragic Drunk Driving Accident, New York Is Re-Thinking Its DUI Laws
New York is considering making it a felony to drive drunk with a child in the vehicle and adding new requirements to first time DUI offenders which may include interlock devices being installed after a first DUI conviction. According to the New York Times, the bill with the toughened laws could be on the governor’s […]
