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  • Man that Confessed to Drunk Driving Homicide on YouTube Sentenced - A 22-year-old Ohio man responsible for the death of a 61-year-old veteran as a result of a drunk driving crash was sentenced to six and a half years in prison after YouTube confession.

  • Pittsburgh Restaurant Agrees to $15.6M Settlement in Drunk Driving Case - A German-themed restaurant in Pitsburgh called Hofbrauhaus has agreed to pay $15.6 million to settle a drunk driving case in which it is a co-defendant.

  • North Port Settles Drunken Driving False Arrest Lawsuit - The City of North Port, FL, has agreed to a $15,000 settlement in a false arrest lawsuit filed by Bryan Anderson, who was arrested for drunken driving in 2008 even though no alcohol or drugs were found in his system.

  • Stephen Slevin gets $15.5M for Drunken Driving Incarceration - Dona Ana County in New Mexico has agreed to a $15.5 million settlement in a historic civil rights lawsuit filed over the two year solitary confinement of Stephen Slevin, 59, who was arrested for drunken driving and never taken to court.

  • Fresno Basketball Coach Looking for Plea Deal in Drunken Driving Death Case - Loren LeBeau, a former high school basketball coach in Fresno, CA, is looking to settle a criminal drunken driving case if the prosecution will agree to a plea deal.

  • Bar in Columbia, SC Agrees to $975K Drunk Driving Case Settlement - Jake's Bar & Grill in Five Points, Columbia, SC has agreed to a $975,000 settlement in a drunk driving case where the bar was named as a co-defendant along with the intoxicated driver.

  • Sarasota Sheriff Sued for Negligence in Drunken Driving Case - The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office in Florida is being sued for negligence in a drunken driving case that led to the death of car accident victim Donna Chen in Siesta Key.

  • Class-Action Filed Against Utah by Drunk Driving Arrest Victims - The Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) is facing a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of drunk driving arrest victims of former UHP trooper Lisa Steed.

  • Montana Bar Faces Drunk Driving Wrongful Death Lawsuit - KT’s Hayloft Saloon in Lolo, Montana is facing a drunk driving wrongful death lawsuit for serving a visibly intoxicated patron with more alcohol just before he caused an accident.

  • MO Appeals Court Allows Drunk Driving Lawsuit Against Driver’s Employer - The family of Scott L. Hays is being allowed to sue his employer for letting the man drive out of the workplace knowing he would get drunk.

  • Man Gets Drunk Driving Case Dismissed - A judge has dismissed drunk driving charges even though the defendant blew three times the legal limit, accepting his claim that his drink may have possibly been spiked when he stepped outside.

  • Chicago Pays $450,000 To Drivers Wrongly Accused of Drunken Driving - A former Chicago cop named Richard Fiorito who was once feted by the anti-teen drinking group Mothers against Drunken Driving is costing the city 450,000 in settlements paid to drivers who were wrongfully booked on DUI charges.

  • Erin Bronkovich Apologizes For Intoxicated Boating Episode in Nevada - Environmental activist and legal clerk Erin Bronkovich, famously portrayed on film by Julia Roberts, was arrested and booked for drunk driving a boat on Lake Mead in Nevada.

  • $10M Lawsuit Filed in Triple Fatality Knoxville Drunk Driving Accident - The families of three people killed in a hit-and-run drunk driving accident in Northeast Knoxville are filing civil lawsuits against 22-year-old Curtis Scott Harper.

  • Belniak Drunk Driving Case Produces $14 Million Award - A riveting case of drunk driving manslaughter finally ends with a 12 year prison sentence, a $14 million jury ward and another million as a settlement for punitive damages.

  • Jury Awards $716 Million to Drunk Driving Victim's Family - Back in February 2008, Samuel Garcia III, aged 32 and a resident of Riverview, Florida was killed in a teen drunk driving car accident in front of the Circles Restaurant in Apollo Beach, Hillsborough County, FL.

  • John Goodman's $46M Drunk Driving Lawsuit Settlement - Back in February 2010, International Polo Club Palm Beach founder John Goodman ran through a stop sign and rammed his Bentley into a Hyundai.

  • New Years Eve Checkpoints Result in Numerous DUI Arrests - As the United States pushed into a new year, many citizens found themselves at the mercy of law enforcement. Checkpoints were randomly placed throughout the country to help catch drivers under the effect of alcohol.

  • Drunk Driving Accident Results in Paralyzed Victim - Ten years ago on May 3, 2002, Timothy Beauregard, then aged 31, pulled out of a restaurant in Westerly, RI in a state of intoxication and rammed his Oldsmobile into Daniel Ernst.

  • Jayson Williams’s Drunk Driving Accident - On January 5, 2012, former NBA star, Jayson Williams crashed his car into a tree in Manhattan.

  • Doctor Admits to Drunk Driving - A Syracuse physician admitted in court today that he was driving while intoxicated when he ran down a pedestrian along the side of Onondaga Lake Parkway last year.

  • Seahawks Player Charged With Drunk Driving - Defensive end for the Seahawks, Raheem Brock has been charged with drunk driving late on Tuesday. The charges come over a year after Brock’s drunk driving arrest back in 2010.

  • FAA Administrator Resigns Following Drunk Driving Arrest - Randy Babbitt, the administrator for the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), announced his resignation on Tuesday, a day after he took a leave of absence over his drunk driving arrest the previous weekend.

  • Traffic Safety, Including Preventing Drunk Driving Accidents, Is a Big Priority for Bakersfield Police - Law enforcement officials in Bakersfield continue to devote themselves to the safety of all residents and visitors that use the roadways throughout the city.

  • Ben Wallace Charged With Carrying a Concealed Weapon and Drunk Driving - Ben Wallace, Detroit Piston star, was recently arrested and goes to court on Monday to face charges for carrying a concealed weapon and drunk driving.

  • Illegal Immigrant Causes Deadly Drunk Driving Accident - A deadly accident that the law enforcement officials say involved an illegal immigrant driving while intoxicated has created an uproar in Massachusetts.

Have you been charged with a DUI and seeking legal help? If so, contact a DUI defense attorney in your area to discuss your legal options today.


 

 



 
 
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