TampaBay.com is reporting that the Florida Highway Patrol will set up a Pasco County DUI checkpoint Friday night from 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. The Pasco County Sheriff’s office will join other law enforcement agencies in an attempt to arrest drunk drivers and drivers under the influence of drugs. The checkpoint will be on U.S. Highway […]
Orlando DUI Checkpoint Set For Saturday, March 12
Orlando drunk drivers beware. The Orlando Sentinel is reporting that a DUI checkpoint will be up and running Saturday March 12 from 9:00 p.m. to 4:00 a.m. on West Colonial Drive. The DUI checkpoint will be operated by the FHP and Orlando and Ocoee Police. The goal is to get drunk drivers off Orlando streets […]
Sarasota Deputies Stop 633 Cars At Checkpoint And Make Just One DUI Arrest
A holiday sobriety checkpoint setup by Sarasota County deputies doesn’t seem to have been the best allocation of the counties resources. The deputies spent four hours stopping every car going south on U.S. 41 but when all was said and done, there was just one DUI arrest made. The results of the Sarasota checkpoint seem […]
US Transportation Secretary Warns American’s They Will Be Arrested For Drunk Driving This Holiday Season
Ray LaHood, United States Transportation Secretary, is warning Americans there will be tough law enforcement for drunk driving this holiday season. In a story published by USA Today, LaHood is quoted as saying police will be targeting drunk drivers even the ones with “a little buzz” and they will be arrested. The government will spend $7 […]
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 […]
Ten Arrested For DUI And More Than 50 Drivers Cited At Fort Meyers DUI Checkpoint Friday Night
According to the NewsPress.com a DUI checkpoint in Lee County resulted in numerous arrests and citations. The sobriety checkpoint was conducted in south Fort Meyers Friday evening. The checkpoint began stopping drivers at 11:00 p.m. and ended at 3:00 a.m. Saturday morning. All told 758 vehicles went through the checkpoint and 10 DUI arrests were […]
