Month: June 2019 Archives

On behalf of Dod Law, APC posted in DUI on Friday, June 28, 2019. DUIs are taken seriously in California because they have such a serious impact. Alcohol-impaired fatalities rose by 16.3% between 2015 and 2016. In 2016, 15% of those killed in crashes tested positive for drugs (legal or not) in their system. That’s a decrease from previous years, but it still shows that there are people putting others at risk on the roads. If you’re one of those people but haven’t been caught, consider yourself fortunate. A DUI has a serious impact on your record and your finances. If someone is hurt because of your actions, you could face heavy penalties, prison time and more. California doesn’t take…

On behalf of Dod Law, APC posted in DUI on Tuesday, June 25, 2019. A California man is facing criminal charges following a fatal accident. Police arrested the driver on three counts for gross vehicular manslaughter as well as one count for felony DUI. A judge set the man’s bail at $100,000 and at last update he was still in police custody. According to police, the 46-year-old man was driving while under the influence of alcohol through a residential area just before the wreck. Witnesses told authorities that it appeared as if he was driving around 50 mph just before the accident, which is more than twice that of the legal speed limit in the area. At some point he apparently…

On behalf of Dod Law, APC posted in DUI on Wednesday, June 19, 2019. An alleged drunk driver hit several cars and drove along the sidewalk before he was arrested by police. According to California authorities, the driver was only 20 years of age and, therefore, underage for drinking. He has been charged with DUI in addition to several more criminal charges. Police were notified of a speeding driver shortly before 9:30 p.m., and local officers and deputies reported to the scene. It is believed that the young driver was under the influence of alcohol when he drove his vehicle onto a sidewalk, struck a parked vehicle and then hit a support for a nearby deck. The support failed and…

On behalf of Dod Law, APC posted in DUI on Friday, June 7, 2019. A driver who was allegedly under the influence of alcohol caused a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer. A witness had alerted authorities to a wrong-way driver shortly beforehand, but police were not able to reach the scene in time to prevent the accident. No one was killed in the wreck, which California police expressed surprise over. The driver who apparently caused the accident was arrested for DUI. The semi-truck driver was heading south on I-15 when he says he spotted headlights coming toward him. According to police, the alleged drunk driver was heading north in the southbound lanes of the interstate. The semi-truck driver says he…