Driver Who Plowed Into Vegas Restaurant Pleads Guilty to Felony DUI Charges A driver who plowed into a Las Vegas restaurant during lunch hour last year has pleaded guilty to felony DUI charges. Gage James Lindsay, who celebrated his 20th birthday in court on Thursday, May 29th, pleaded guilty to the felony DUI charges alleging that, at the time he caused the accident, he was high on marijuana, prescription drugs, and a synthetic form of pot called Spice. His felony DUI charges included the illegal drugs, as well as grievous bodily harm, for … [Read more...]
Felony DUI Charge Results In Prison Time
June 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
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...]
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...]
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...]
David Cassidy’s Latest DUI Lands Him in Rehab
April 2, 2014 by Leave a Comment
David Cassidy Required to go to Rehab, Gets Probation, After Latest DUI In the trial for his third DUI arrest since 2010, David Cassidy was given 5 years’ probation, and ordered to go to rehab. Cassidy’s sentence including 60 months of probation, along with 90 days’ live-in rehab for alcohol abuse, in connection with his latest DUI arrest, which occurred in January of this year near the Los Angeles International Airport. In addition to the rehab stint and probation, the former pop singer will also undergo a 9-month alcohol education … [Read more...]
Six Kershaw County Businesses Busted for Underage Drinking
March 26, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Six Clerks in Kershaw County Cited for Allowing Underage Drinking and Selling Alcohol to Minors Six clerks at businesses in Kershaw County were cited on Wednesday, March 19th, for selling alcohol to minors and thereby allowing underage drinking. The Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office undercover operation used underage volunteers, with their parents knowledge and consent, to attempt to buy alcohol at 24 establishments. They were successful in 6 cases. Citations for underage drinking and selling alcohol to minors were issued to the BP service … [Read more...]
Dozens Arrested at St. Patrick’s Day DUI Checkpoints
March 21, 2014 by Leave a Comment
Nationally, DUI Checkpoints on St. Patrick’s Day Land Several People in Jail Across the country, several cities set up DUI checkpoints to help monitor drunk or impaired driving on St. Patrick’s Day. In Kansas City, Missouri, an overnight DUI checkpoint led to 31 arrests. Police stopped 596 vehicles on Monday, March 17th, during a five-hour DUI checkpoint. Officers also issued tickets for other traffic violations, including seven citations for driving with a suspended license, and two hazardous driving citations. Police also arrested two … [Read more...]
