Michael Schroeder, a former GOP chairman in California was arrested for suspicion of DUI on November 1, 2012. The 56 year-old former chairman was pulled over after police saw him weaving in and out of lanes on the 55 Freeway at around 3:30 in the morning. When the officer questioned Schroeder, he suspected DUI when he noticed Schroeder displayed several symptoms of alcohol intoxication such as slurred speech, an odor of alcohol and glassy, watery eyes. The officer then gave Schroeder a series of field sobriety tests, which the former chairman failed. Schroeder was arrested at the scene and given a blood alcohol test at the police station before being cited and released.

The DUI case was then forwarded to the California attorney general’s office. Michael Schroeder has been an influential figure in Orange County politics, while his wife, Susan, is a chief of staff at the county district attorney’s office. The details of the arrest have not been made public and the spokesperson for the California Highway patrol office has not responded to requests for the information. Throughout the years, Schroeder has been heavily involved in the republican party and was also an adviser to the former Orange County Sheriff Mike Carona. Carona is currently in federal prison after being convicted of witness tampering.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled California DUI attorney for legal assistance.

According to sources, Mark E. Ditka, tested positive for opiates during a pre-trial screening that occurred this Friday. Ditka is the son of former Chicago Bears coach, Mike Ditka. In addition to that, Ditka is currently facing DUI and drug possession charges from a recent arrest.

Officials from Lake County noted that “the positive drug test by 49-year-old Mark Ditka could result in his bond being revoked and the Deerfield man being jailed while his drunk driving and drug cases proceed.” Judge Brian Hughes proceeded with the DUI hearing until Tuesday.

However, he strictly instructed Ditka to  provide the court with proof of documentation to account for the opiates. Hughes warned him, “You’re going to have a lot of trouble with the court if you can’t verify that prescription.” Hughes adjourned the proceedings for more than two hours after  Ditka proclaimed that he had a medical prescription for the opiates that were detected in the drug test. However, Ditka was unable to obtain any documentation from his pharmacy and failed to present evidence to the courts. He blamed the pharmacy’s computer system for failing to provide a prescription and claimed, “I swear on my children’s lives I have a prescription.”

If you or someone you know has been arrested for drunk driving, contact a skilled Illinois DUI attorney for legal assistance.

A repeat DUI offender in San Francisco, California was arrested for DUI on November 15, 2012 after leading police on a wild chase. According to police, the chase started around 2 a.m. when a highway patrol officer saw the suspect driving her SUV through a Highway 80 ramp that had been closed for construction. When the patrol officer attempted to pull her over, the suspect exited the freeway at the Mission and South Van Ness. The suspect then turned her headlights off and led the officer on a destructive chase for several blocks.

In the midst of the chase, the suspect hit a truck, smashed into a fence, crashed through a traffic light and finally struck a van before coming to a stop. Police also stated that the suspect hit a parked car that slid into a sidewalk, striking a pedestrian who was walking his bike at the time. Police say that the man hit by the parked vehicle sustained minor injuries while the suspect was taken by ambulance from the scene to be treated for undisclosed injuries. The woman who led the chase now faces possible felony DUI charge, a hit and run charge as well as evading police. Since the woman is a repeat DUI offender, her charges could be enhanced given her 3 prior DUI incidents.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled California DUI attorney for legal assistance.

On Monday evening, Reginald Arnez Roberson was stopped by Florida deputies from St. Johns County. Roberson, a resident from Palm Coast, Florida, was driving a 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer when deputies stopped him for driving 35 mph over the speed limit and speeding through a red light.

According to statements from the police report, “when deputies pulled over the car…Roberson couldn’t find his driver’s license and almost fell to the ground when exiting his car and had to be held up numerous times by the deputy.” Sources claim that when Roberson was getting arrested, he told the deputies: “just take me to jail. I know I had too much to drink.”

Supposedly, Roberson then became very aggressive and told one of the deputies that the only reason he stopped him was “because he was black…and the deputy ‘was mad Obama won’…and that he was ‘dumb redneck’…” In addition, he swore and threatened to cause harm to the deputy’s family. It was determined that this was Roberson’s fourth time admitted to St. Johns County Jail.

If you have been arrested for driving drunk, contact an experienced and skilled Florida DUI attorney for legal assistance.