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Tony La Russa to Plead Guilty to Florida DUI

According to a statement issued Wednesday morning by his DUI defense attorney, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa has elected to plead guilty to driving drunk in Florida. La Russa was arrested in Jupiter, Florida last March as the baseball team was in spring training.

La Russa was spotted slumped over the steering wheel of his Ford Expedition, and he failed to move during two green light cycles. He reportedly had a blood alcohol content of .093, above the legal limit of .08.

In the prepared statement, La Russa said that, after much consideration, he

May 26, 2012

New Mexico Tries to Close DWI loophole

Under recently enacted legislation, the State of New Mexico requires all motorists convicted of drunk driving to install ignition interlock devices in their vehicles. This includes people with a DWI arrest since June 2005 who move to New Mexico and apply for a driver

May 26, 2012

Mike Tyson to Spend One Day in Jail for DUI

Mike Tyson was sentenced to ten days in jail for driving under the influence and cocaine possession, but will only be required to serve one day. He could have been sent to jail for 3.75 years for drug charge and six months for DUI. Tyson was placed on probation for three years for each count and he must perform the equivalent of 45 days of community service, pay a fine and submit to regular drug testing.

Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Helene Abrams said she was impressed that Tyson sought help immediately after his arrest and has since used his sports celebrity to teach young adults about drug addiction.

May 26, 2012

Arizona Attorney to Put Photos of DUI Offenders on Billboards

Maricopa County, Arizona Attorney Andrew Thomas has announced a campaign aimed at reducing drunk driving in the Phoenix area. He is going to put photographs of motorists arrested for Arizona DUI on billboards and a website.

The campaign will feature faces of those convicted of Arizona DUI. The billboards will be erected in time for the upcoming holidays and remain in place through New Year

May 26, 2012

Lindsay Lohan Serves Jail time In California DUI

Actress Lindsay Lohan checked herself into Lynwood jail in suburban Los Angeles at 10:30 am to serve a minimum 24-hour sentence. That turned into a total of 84 minutes as she was released at 11:54 am.

Lohan was sentenced to jail as part of a plea bargain stemming from two California DUI incidents earlier in the year. Lohan was initially sentenced to four days in jail though that was reduced to two days after she agreed to perform ten days of community service. She was then given credit for time spent in jail during her July car chase event and drunk driving arrest, leaving her with just a 24-hour sentence.

A L.A. County Sheriff Spokesman described Lohan as

May 26, 2012

DUI Field Sobriety Test Challenged by Illinois Court

When a motorist is stopped for suspicion of drunk driving one of the field sobriety tests used by law enforcement is called the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. Excluding breath or blood tests, it has been considered the most reliable way of determining intoxication. The Illinois Supreme Court, however, has handed down a decision that impacts the admissibility of such test results during trial.

The horizontal gaze nystagmus test, or HGN, calls for an officer to take a pen and place it approximately six inches from a suspected drunk driver

May 26, 2012

Doctor Who Performed Surgery on Kanye West

Dr. Jan Adams, the doctor who performed cosmetic surgery on Kanye West

September 25, 2012

Oregon Police Officer Busted for Arresting Sober Motorists for DUI

Police Officer Dave Cox made 27 of the 35 total DUI arrests in Corvallis, Oregon during the month of May 2007, and he was named DUII Enforcement Officer of the Year four years ago. It now seems that a performance oriented system lead Cox to arrest of sober motorists, including as many as 6 last May.

On May 11, David E. Picray drove to a bar to pick-up his wife and friends. Through a text message he learned the group had moved to another bar a block away. Picray drove closer to the second bar, and the short distance moved aroused the suspicion of Officer Dave Cox.

Cox wrote in his drunk driving arrest report that Picray

November 12, 2014

Fake DUI Call Used to Seize $3.3 Million in Wyoming

In order to stop a pick-up truck known to be carrying eight suitcases filled with $3.3 million in cash, both a DEA agent and Wyoming State Trooper Ben Peech each abused their law enforcement authority by calling in false reports of suspected drunk driver. That gave Peech the excuse to wait along Interstate 80 at 3:00 in the morning and stop the truck.

The occupants of the truck Peech targeted were a driver and a DEA informant who had alerted law enforcement to the cash transit. Peech used the suspicion of DUI as an excuse to stop and search the vehicle. The suitcases with cash were seized though no charges were filed against either the driver or the informant.

For his role in the incident, Peech, 36, was fired. A statement from the Highway Patrol, said Peech’s tactics "jeopardized the integrity of the Wyoming Highway Patrol, and the REDDI (DUI hotline) program." Federal officials plan to keep the $3.3 million.

Peech indicated he had no ethical concerns "using subterfuge or making false reports to assist in legitimate investigations." He also said that "if dishonesty were grounds for dismissal, then any and all undercover agents in the state of Wyoming should be fired for the dishonest legal law enforcement tactics they are required to use."

Resources: Wyoming Highway Patrol

August 23, 2013

Arkansas Police Mistakenly Charge Diabetic Man With DUI

Ozark police found James Bludsworth slumped over the steering wheel of his vehicle 4 p.m. and suspected drunk driving. Bludsworth reportedly became violent when the officer asked him to get out of the car and at least three other police cars were dispatched to the scene. Bludsworth, 54, was hit with a taser to get him to comply and he then either had a seizure or went into a diabetic coma.

A veteran police officer was involved, and the police department issued a statement saying,

May 26, 2012