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Actress Lindsay Lohan steered clear of another legal landmine today, after her attorney convinced a Los Angeles Superior Court judge that the one-time child star was not in violation of her terms of probation.

If she can stay clean while on probation, Lohan can avoid any further jail time and put this incident behind her. A second-time DUI offense carries potential jail time and the loss of your driving privilege for one year, not to mention fines and an 18-month DUI second offenders class.

No matter how famous, everyone who is arrested for DUI, whether in Hollywood, Newport Beach, Irvine or anywhere else in Southern California, needs a good lawyer to help them through the process, both the criminal aspect as well as the administrative hearing process through the Department of Motor Vehicles.

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This is not a product endorsement, but there is some interesting new technology to help drivers avoid DUI arrests. CBS 2 is reporting that “Phantom Alerts” help drivers avoid DUIs and speeding tickets by signaling to drivers when they’re close to DUI checkpoints and speed traps.

How does it work? Phantomalert.com says that drivers and spotters report speed traps and photo enforcement locations on the phantom alert website. Drivers who have downloaded the software into their GPS will receive audio and visual alerts every time they approach enforcement areas. It seems that the program can help navigate drivers away from DUI checkpoints and speed traps.

The software can be uploaded to a GPS device, such as a “Tom Tom” and “Garmin”, for $10 a month. Comments about this post can be directed to Orange County DUI Attorney William Weinberg at (714) 834-1400.

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Tmz.com is reporting that former football star turned actor Brian “The Boz” Bosworth was arrested in Los Angeles on Friday for allegedly driving drunk on a motorcycle.

The celebrity website reports that Bosworth was pulled over on his motorcycle along Hollywood Boulevard by officers who noticed that his Harley had no license plate. Officers detected alcohol on Bosworth’s breath and arrested him for DUI after he failed a breathalyzer test.

In the hands of a capable prosecutor, a breathalyzer reading in excess of .08 can be a powerful weapon against you at trial. This reading carries with it a presumption of intoxication. Your right to be presumed innocent is, therefore, compromised. A good criminal defense lawyer may be able to successfully move to have the results suppressed– which means that a jury will never learn that you took the breathalyzer. However, if the judge refuses to suppress your breathalyzer reading, your ability to defend your rights in court can be severely limited.

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This week, Orange County Sheriffs were recognized by Mother’s Against Drunk Driving (MADD) with the “Deuce” Award- an award given to law enforcement officers who make more than 25 DUI arrests in a year.
According to the Orange County Register, one of the honored sheriffs, Deputy Dallas Hennessey, was the department’s only deputy to generate more than 100 arrests in one year. In 2007, he held the record for 111 DUI arrests , but had only half that amount in 2008–and he couldn’t be happier. Officer Hennessey credits the DUI arrests he made in 2007 as having a deterring effect on drunk driving in 2008. According to Hennessey, last year, there were DUI crashes every night during the summer months, but now, he’s seeing significantly less DUI crashes.

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The Orange County Register is reporting that a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff pleaded no contest to a DUI where two people were injured when he crashed into their car in Stanton.
On June 29th, Buena Park resident Robert Andrew Moran allegedly was driving drunk in a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department-issued SUV southbound on Beach Boulevard at Garden Grove Boulevard when he crashed into the driver’s side door of a Mazda sedan. The driver and the passenger of the Mazda were treated at a hospital for injuries sustained in the crash. Blood tests revealed that Moran had a blood alcohol level above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. He faces six months in jail and three years’ probation and will be sentenced September 30.

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LOS ANGELES DUI LAWYER UPDATE: Claiming that “he can do anything [he] puts his mind to,” former NBA star Charles Barkley plead guilty to misdemeanor DUI on Tuesday. He was sentenced to ten days in jail.

According to the Associated Press, the Hall of Famer must pay more than $2,000 in fines and attend an alcohol treatment program. He will also be forced to install an ignition interlock device on his vehicles. Barkley was stopped by police on New Year’s Eve after leaving a Scottsdale, Arizona nightclub. He had a blood-alcohol level of .149 percent, nearly twice the legal limit of .08 percent in Arizona when he was pulled over.

A person’s actual BAC is dependent on many factors, including their physical condition (body composition, health etc…) and what they have recently ingested (including food, water, medications and other drugs). Usually, each drink you consume will increase your blood alcohol content by approximately .025. It takes about one hour for your body to metabolize approximately .025 worth of alcohol. So, if you consume only one average drink per hour for four hours, your blood alcohol should get no higher than approximately .025. The legal limit in California is .08.

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The Associated Press is reporting that actor Gary Collins was arrested for DUI by California Highway patrol this weekend. According to the report, Santa Barbara deputies pulled Collins over Saturday evening after noticing him allegedly driving a motor home erratically. The 70-year-old was arrested by the California Highway Patrol after failing a field sobriety test.

According to reports, this is allegedly Collins’ third DUI arrest. This weekend’s arrest comes roughly 13 months after Collins pleaded no contest to driving under the influence and served a four-day jail sentence in a suburb of Los Angeles. He is known for his roles in the film Airport, and for starring in the 1972 television series The Sixth Sense.

Under California law, multiple DUI convictions can subject a person to jail or even prison time, depending on how the case is charged. A DUI conviction can have serious repercussions on a person’s liberty, driver’s license priviledges and can cost thousands of dollars in fines and court costs. If you have been arrested for an Orange County DUI, you need to be represented for someone who will fight for your rights. Orange County DUI attorney William Weinberg has represented hundreds of clients charged with Los Angeles DUIs. Please contact him at (714) 834-1400 for a consultation.

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Three Los Angeles area residents have died this weekend in two unrelated drunk driving accidents.

The Los Angeles Times reports that a Colton man was intoxicated and caused a multi-car collision on Saturday evening, leaving himself and a 44 year old woman dead. At around that same time, an 18-year old Ternecula man was killed when his car was struck head-on by a truck driven on Bundy Canyon Road. The driver in this crash was arrested for DUI.

Under California law, it is a crime to drive a car in California if your blood-alcohol concentration, or BAC, is a .08 or higher. It is also illegal to drive a car while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs.

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Actress Heather Locklear was arrested in Santa Barbara County about two months ago on suspicion of driving under the influence. Today, the Los Angeles Times reported that she has been charged with DUI in relation to that arrest.

The arrest occurred after a California Highway Patrol officer saw Locklear in a parked car blocking a freeway traffic lane in Montecito and later determined she was under the influence. Locklear was charged with a single misdemeanor count of DUI. According to prosecutors, Locklear was under the influence of prescription medications—which, contrary to popular belief, can be the basis of a DUI charge.

Locklear is scheduled to be arraigned in late January.

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Last week, law enforcement caught a suspect in a Sacramento, California bank robbery after stopping the suspect’s car for a minor traffic violation. The suspect, Erick Dinse, refused to stop for a South Dakota trooper who tried to pull him over for speeding. Eventually, because Dinse fled, the Highway Patrol had to resort to using road spikes to stop the suspect’s car.

After finally stopping Dinse, the Trooper discovered that Dinse was driving under the influence of alcohol. According to the Highway Patrol, Dinse had also stolen the license plates on his car and had an outstanding warrant for the California bank robbery. Authorities charged Dinse with DUI, eluding police, possession of stolen property, driving without a license, and being a fugitive from justice, and are awaiting to extradite him to California.

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