It happens to everyone, even the most careful people: You go out to dinner with friends on a Friday night, you stay out a little later than you had planned, and you have an extra beer or glass of wine. You don’t realize that you shouldn’t be driving… Until you see the flashing blue … Read more
Well, file this one under “stupid criminal stories”: an intoxicated man from Newport Beach, CA, was ejected from a car by an Uber driver when he became violent and belligerent. After the man, Benjamin Golden, refused to get out of the car, the driver, Edward Caban, pepper sprayed him, with the Caban’s GPS filming the … Read more
Many people think that a charge for driving while intoxicated or driving under the influence can’t happen to them. But all it takes for an accident to occur is a second’s hesitation or a momentary distraction. Add the inhibition-lowering effects of alcohol into the mix, and drivers who are the influence are more likely to … Read more
Although many people tend to think of drunk driving as a victim-less crime, this is, sadly, not the way things always turn out. In fact, just this week in San Francisco, a 30-year-old woman was arrested for driving under the influence after she hit two 12-year-old boys head-on. The boys had been walking to … Read more
Many people believe that when they receive a traffic citation they can defend themselves in court. Certainly a minor speeding ticket alone may not require the assistance of a traffic lawyer, but other violations may require a legal representative to be present. Here are three such times when you may need a defense attorney … Read more