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 Law In Virginia May Require Cops To Ask Drunk Driver Where They Had Their Last Drink
The Virginia Senate is scheduled to vote on a bill that will require police officers who pull someone over for suspected drunk driving to ask that person where they had their last drink. The new requirement for DUI stops is meant to target the businesses that send drunk drivers out on to the roads. The […]
Orlando Lawmaker Proposes Bill To Battle Car Accidents Caused By Teenagers Drinking And Driving
According to a story on the website for BayNews9 an Orlando lawmaker is going to try and slow down the number of teenagers that are involved in drunk driving accidents by placing stiffer penalties on those who sell alcohol to minors. Orlando Rep. Scoot Randolph is proposing a bill that would punish anyone who sells […]
Florida Gator Carlos Dunlap Pleads Guilty To A DUI Charge In A Gainesville Courtroom, Gets Probation
Former Florida Gator defensive end Carlos Dunlap has pled guilty to DUI in a Gainesville court and received the minimum mandatory sentence according to a story at GatorSports.com. Dunlap’s drunk driving incident will land him on probation for one year and he will also face a six-month driver’s license suspension. On top of that there […]
Caught Driving Drunk And With A Suspended License, Florida Man Claims To Be His Twin Brother
Last week police thought they arrested Aaron Michael Cohen of Avon Park, Florida on DUI charges. The next day they discovered they had actually stopped Aaron’s twin brother for drunk driving. Now David Michael Cohen is facing more charges than just DUI. The 43-year-old has also been charged with passing a forged-altered document, altering a […]
Field Trip Ends With School Bus Driver Being Arrested For DUI
A school bus driver who ran a red light, hit a pole and had bloodshot eyes was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. Police were alerted to the school bus driver by a chaperone who was on the bus with 15 Pittsburgh high school students during a field trip. The bus […]
Drunk Driver Suspected In Seven-Car Crash In Rockledge, Florida This Morning
Officers in Rockledge, Florida suspect a drunk driver may have caused a seven-car crash in the town outside of Orlando. According to Florida Today, officers believe the car accident is DUI related. At least two people were taken to the hospital due to injuries suffered in the collision. The accident took place around 8:30 a.m. at the […]
New Drunk Driving Laws Now Some Of The Toughest In The Nation
In a response to two tragic DUI crashes involving mothers and children, New York State enacted some of the nation’s toughest drunk driving laws this week. The bill in New York makes it an automatic felony to drive drunk with a child under 16 in the car. Violators will be subject to a sentence of up to […]
Same DUI, Different Rules? Seems So If You Are A Federal Prosecutor.
A federal prosecutor in Rhode Island had drunk driving charges against him dismissed by a judge on Monday according to the Associated Press. A lawyer for the city of Warwick asked that the charges be dropped against Gerard Sullivan, an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Sullivan was not initially charged with DUI following a Thanksgiving weekend stop. […]
