BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Baltimore Police Officer Adrian Ortiz was arrested for drunk driving after he was found passed out, lying in a street. The incident occurred October 7. Baltimore Police have not provided information on what street the officer was located on. Officials did confirm this is his second arrest in less than three years. It was also reported that the officer lost a personal handgun. Read More »
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Recent DUI Posts
DUI Scam reported by FBI
According to WATE-TV in Knoxville, the Knoxville, TN FBI field office is reporting a “new twist on an old scam.” Scammers are scaring victims by telling them their child was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicant (DUI) after a serious crash. The scammers pose as the child and attorney to demand bail in cash due to COVID-19. The FBI recommends attempting to reach their child to confirm their safety. There are a lot of things that don’t ... Read More »
Baby born to woman killed in DUI accident honors mother’s memory in viral photos
Grab the tissues — you’re going to need them. Photos of an infant born via emergency C-section to a woman who was killed by an allegedly impaired driver recently went viral on Facebook, in a heartbreaking cry against driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. Yesenia Aguilar died after being hit by a driver suspected to be under the influence on Aug. 11 in Anaheim, Calif. The 23-year-old, who was 35 weeks pregnant, was walking on a sidewalk and holding hands ... Read More »
19-year-old charged with felony DUI in deadly SC crash
PICKENS COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A man has been charged with three counts of felony DUI after a deadly crash in Pickens County that happened on Friday afternoon. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, the crash happened on SC 183 at about 12:22 p.m. The driver of a 2016 Ford Pickup truck crossed the center line and hit a 2014 Toyota head- on. The driver of the Toyota died at the scene. Their identity has not yet been released. Two children ... Read More »
Covid and a DUI Lawyer
In March I, with the other members of the public, began hearing of a possible virus coming around. Covid 19 or Corona virus, both meaning the virus that presumably “escaped” from Wuhan, China was invading our country. Flights started getting banned, people started getting quarantined, and then suddenly, every-day items like bathroom tissue, paper towels and bottled water flew off the store shelves and became scarce. Bars and restaurants were ordered by the government to shut down. Well, the obvious ... Read More »
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Baltimore police officer found passed out, charged with DUI
BALTIMORE (WBFF) – Baltimore Police Officer Adrian Ortiz was arrested for drunk driving after he was found passed out, lying in a street. The incident occurred October 7. Baltimore Police have not provided information on what street the officer was located on. Officials did confirm this is his second arrest in less than three years. It was also reported that the officer lost a personal handgun. Read More » -
Baby born to woman killed in DUI accident honors mother’s memory in viral photos
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19-year-old charged with felony DUI in deadly SC crash
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Seal Beach police arrest Long Beach DUI driver who allegedly killed pedestrian in crash
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Tennessee Titans’ Isaiah Wilson arrested on DUI charge in Nashville after crash
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Is There a DUI Double Standard for Women?
In my previous post, “Are Women More Likely To Be Convicted of DUI?”, I discussed how today’s drunk driving laws and evidence tends to discriminate against women — specifically, I cited a scientific study showing how the lower levels of the enzyme dehydrogenase that breaks down alcohol are lower in women. However, this is just one example of the problem. In another study, scientists found that women have lower “partition ratios” of blood to breath. All breath machines in DUI ... Read More » -
Are Women More Likely to be Convicted of DUI?
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Ambien/Zolpidem – Unconsciousness Defense
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Military Diversion
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DUI Scam reported by FBI
According to WATE-TV in Knoxville, the Knoxville, TN FBI field office is reporting a “new twist on an old scam.” Scammers are scaring victims by telling them their child was arrested for Driving Under the Influence of an Intoxicant (DUI) after a serious crash. The scammers pose as the child and attorney to demand bail in cash due to COVID-19. The FBI recommends attempting to reach their child to confirm their safety. There are a lot of things that don’t ... Read More » -
Boating Under the Influence (BUI)
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Proposed Law Requires Technology Aimed at Eliminating Impaired Driving
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Is the new “autonomous” car really autonomous?
When we think about the new electrical cars we hear the terms “autonomous” or “self-driving cars” a lot. However, are these cars truly self-driving or autonomous? Malcolm Gladwell, in his article found in Cars and Drivers, makes the argument that these cars are not truly autonomous. These cars rely on formulas, algorithms, and networks to drive the car. Gladwell argues that this is taking the control out of the hands of the driver and placing it into a network. This ... Read More » -
Drunk-Driving Simulation Suit
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New Tostitos Party Bag Detects Alcohol and Gets You Home Safely
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COVID-19, Violent Offender Release
The News reports that jails are releasing inmates due to COVID-19. Is this true? Yes. It has been reported and confirmed that inmates in Harris County, Dallas County, some Texas prisons and a juvenile detention center have COVID-19. This is a problem due to increased community spread in the jail environment; which outside of putting inmates’ health in danger, endangers the lives of the jail and prison staff and adds more pressure to the hospital community. Are jails ... Read More »