A 58 year old Irvine woman has been charged with Vehicular Manslaughter with Gross Negligence in Orange County Superior Court, after an accident she was involved in resulted in the death of a 77 year old woman. According to police reports, the woman was driving with “gross negligence” running a…
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DUI Field Sobriety Tests
Orange County, California law enforcement agencies and prosecutors are extremely aggressive when it comes to driving under the influence or DUI. One of the tools officers rely on is the Field Sobriety Test exercise. These tests are used as part of the officer’s investigation as well as the district attorney’s…
Buena Park Man Arrested For DUI After Collision With Police Officer
A 26 year old man was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into a vehicle being driven by a police sergeant in Garden Grove. The young man was reportedly driving a small sedan when he struck an unmarked police car, pushing the police car up onto…
211 DUI Arrests Made In Orange County During Fourth of July Weekend
Orange County, California, law enforcement agencies reported 211 driving under the influence arrests over the 4th of July weekend. According to the multiagency DUI task force, this is nearly twice as many DUI arreests as last year. In 2010 there were 108 arrests reported. The enforcement campaign is known as…
DUI Suspect Arrested After Injury Crash In Huntington Beach
A 21 year old resident of Downey was arrested Friday after striking a motorcyclist and knocking him into another vehicle on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. According to authorities, the 21-year-old driver was driving his pick up truck in the bicycle lane, attempting to pass traffic when the accident…
Vehicular Maslaughter Charges Filed After DUI Accident in Santa Ana
A 28-year-old man has been charged with felony vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated, and two felony counts of DUI, after losing control and crashing his truck head-on into a concrete bridge abutment in Santa Ana. His friend, who was a passenger in his vehicle, died in the accident.…
Orange County DUI Conviction Sentencing
A conviction for DUI can carry long lasting effects on a person’s life and for this reason, it is important for anyone facing a DUI conviction, to have experienced legal representation. A good Orange County Criminal Defense Attorney, who has expertise in DUI arrests, will make every effort to have…
Orange County 4th of July Weedend Saturation Patrols and DUI Check Points.
Several Orange County cities, including Brea, Buena Park, Garden Grove, Irvine, LaHabra, La Palma, Los Alamitos, Orange, Placentia, Santa Ana, Yorba Linda and the Police Department of CSU Fullerton, will assign extra DUI Roving Patrols for the 4th of July weekend. DUI Roving Saturation Patrols and DUI Checkpoints have become…
Costa Mesa Man Arrested for DUI After Crashing Into Workout Studio
A 31 year old man drove through the front window of a workout studio in Costa Mesa, going through the glass and into the opposite wall of the business. Luckily, it was after hours and no one was injured. Officers arrived on the scene to find the man wandering around…
Tustin DUI Checkpoints Scheduled For Friday
Tustin Police Department will be conducting a DUI checkpoint Friday from the hours of 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m. Police Officers conducting the checkpoints will be looking for drivers who are driving without a valid California Driver’s License and driving under the influence. DUI Checkpoints, also known as, Sobriety Checkpoints,…