Felony DUI Charge Leads to 6-Year Sentence After Defendant Pleads Guilty A woman from Hanahan, SC was charged with one count of felony DUI last year after her drunk driving caused her to crash her car and kill a man. Lisa Victoria Pistolis, 26, pleaded guilty to the felony DUI charge on Tuesday, May 27th, in a Charleston courtroom. The judge sentenced Pistolis to six years in prison, then suspended the sentence to 4 years, 8 months. She was given credit for the 81 days that she has served in jail so far. On the afternoon of January 27th, … [Read more...]
NFL To Suspend Players for First-Offense DUI
May 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
NFL Changes Drug Policy to Suspend Players After First-Offense DUI A DUI conviction can have life altering consequences and impact your professional livelihood. Recently, the NFL and the NFL Players Association (NFLPA) reviewed it's treatment of DUI, announcing that it may issue new punishment for DUI related charges. The issue of how to handle a DUI charge came up while the NFL and NFLPA were working toward an agreement regarding testing for human growth hormone (HGH). As part of this discussion, the topic of DUI came up, leading to some … [Read more...]
Man Arrested for DUI After His Child Refuses to Ride
May 22, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Man Tries to Pick up His Child from School Drunk, Gets DUI After Child Refuses Ride A Murfreesboro, Tennessee resident has been arrested on DUI charges after he attempted to pick his child up from school, but the child refused to go with him because the man was drunk. Brandon S. Patrick, 48, was arrested on DUI charges on Tuesday, May 13th. Reportedly, officers were called to his house after school officials notified them that he had driven drunk to pick up his child from school. “The minor child refused because he was intoxicated," … [Read more...]
Man Charged with DUI after Driving to Police Station
May 19, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Louisiana Man Drives Drunk to Police Station to File DUI Accident Report A Louisiana resident has been arrested on DUI charges after driving drunk to a police station to file an accident report. According to authorities, Patrick Ruffner, 31, called the police on Saturday around 3 AM after he was involved in a hit-and-run crash in Baton Rouge. As the victim of the crash, police told Ruffner to go to Troop A Headquarters to file an official report. However, when Ruffner arrived at the station, Trooper Jared Sandifer noticed that the man … [Read more...]
Sober Driver Injured in Accident with Police Officer, Hit with DUI Charges
May 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
WI Resident Hit by Police Car, Charged with DUI Although She Was Sober A Wisconsin woman spent months recovering from a car accident that broke her neck, when she learned that the police officer who caused the accident blamed her and had hit her with DUI charges. Tanya Weyker, 25 years old, was driving home in her Toyota Camry on February 20th, 2013, when Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Deputy Joseph Quiles ran through a stop sign and hit her vehicle, causing it to spin out of control and into a tree. The accident broke Weyker’s neck in four … [Read more...]
Marijuana DUI Law Fails in California
May 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Marijuana DUI Law Fails to Pass California State Legislature A proposed law that would lead to marijuana DUI conviction based on trace amounts of THC in the blood failed to pass California’s state legislature. The law, AB 2500, was proposed by Assemblyman Jim Frazier, and would have led to DUI convictions based on any THC metabolites found in the suspect’s blood stream. A similar piece of legislation was struck down in Arizona at the end of April, based on the state’s medical marijuana laws. THC metabolites can remain in the blood stream … [Read more...]
SC 3rd Highest in the Nation for DUI
May 5, 2014 by Leave a Comment
New Study Shows South Carolina Ranks 3rd in the Country for DUI Accidents and Deaths A new study shows that South Carolina has the third most DUI-related accidents and deaths in the country. In 2012 alone, 360 people were killed in accidents related to driving under the influence, or DUI. The state also ranked 20th in the country for DUI arrests, at 17,906 arrests in 2012. Many of the drunk drivers were minors, with 2.8 underage deaths related to DUI accidents per 100,000 people – the 6th highest rank in the United States. Although … [Read more...]
Arizona Overturns Marijuana DUI Ruling
April 30, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Arizona Court Says Lingering Marijuana Not Enough to Prosecute for DUI Currently, 21 states and Washington, DC have passed legislation allowing medical use of marijuana, and two states – Colorado and Washington State – allow recreational use of the drug. These laws, however, have led to more DUI arrests related to marijuana use, and complicated DUID (Driving Under the Influence of Drugs) laws. Arizona, although it allows medical marijuana use, has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to intoxication and DUI law, and until recently, people … [Read more...]
Tampa Bay Lightning’s Rick Malone Arrested for DUI
April 18, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Star Rick Malone Arrested on DUI Charges Early Saturday morning, April 12th, Tampa Bay Lightning’s left wing Rick Malone was arrested on DUI charges, as well as for possession of cocaine. The 34-year-old hockey star was arrested around 5:40 AM in Tampa, FL, according to a police report. Reportedly, a police officer saw Malone’s SUV strike a curb, so the officer pulled Malone over. When he smelled alcohol on Malone’s breath, the officer asked Malone to take a field sobriety test, which Malone refused. However, … [Read more...]
Colorado Campaigns Against DUID from Marijuana
March 12, 2014 by Leave a Comment
“Stoned Driving” Campaign Warns About DUID Colorado recently passed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana use. However, the legislation has increased DUI charges as drivers are being pulled over for driving under the influence of marijuana. To help combat the problem, the Colorado Department of Transportation released the “Drive High, Get a DUI” campaign on Thursday, March 6th. The series of ads take a humorous spin on the situation, showing spacey marijuana users behind the wheel, flaking out on easy, everyday tasks. One of the … [Read more...]
