Archive for March, 2011
Murrieta police shoot dog, arrest man for marijuana cultivation
March 31st, 2011 | 
Author: The pit bull was shot by police when the dog viciously lunged toward an officer in an attempt to bite his face.
Published Mar 31, 2011.
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Incidents of Drunken Driving in San Diego
The recent time has seen quite an increase in the number of arrests for drunken driving in San Diego. This has led not just residents, but car accident lawyers to be concerned as well. In December 2009, around 500 people who were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol within a period of just 10 days. This is a huge increase when compared with just 323 arrests for the same reason, in the same 10 day period of time, in 2008.
Reckless driving seems to be the trend during the holiday season. As a result fatal accidents also increase during this period. Many of the people involved in the accidents were not following basic safety precautions like wearing seatbelts or crossing roads carefully.
It has also become a trend in San Diego for teens to drink and drive. This has resulted in 8 teen deaths since September, with those who have died being just between the ages of 16 and 20. Most of these deaths could have been avoided by either wearing seatbelts, or abstaining from driving under the influence of alcohol. One recent death was that of a 17 year old cheerleader who insisted on driving despite being in a drunken state. She lost control of her SUV, which flipped over several times, killing her in the accident. Just 6 hours, there was another accident in which an 18 year old boy died after the car that he was riding in as a passenger hit a tree. The driver of the car was under the influence of alcohol.
There is an urgent need for those who are ‘designated drivers’ to sober up in order to reduce the number of car accidents in San Diego. Recently, a man who was supposedly sober after an office party drove his car into another car, and both cars burst into flames. While he and his passenger survived, the driver of the other vehicle did not.
Irrespective of age, it is vital to drive safely and responsibly in San Diego. Ensuring that this happens is presently of concern to law enforcement authorities and car accident lawyers. In an attempt to reduce reckless and irresponsible driving, the sheriff’s department has set up some new rules confiscation of license in case of reckless or drunken driving, more curfew checks, ban on the use of cell phones while driving and restrictions on supply of alcohol to minors. These laws may help reduce the number of accidents that claim so many lives each year.
If you are in need of a San Diego accident attorney for things like a DUI hit and run, or drunk driving wrongful death, you may need a Los Angeles accident lawyer depending on thee defendant’s residence, where theaccident occured, etc. When you are injured and suffer a wrongful death, spinal cord injury, brain or burn injury, contact the law firm of of Ehline Law. We are experienced and known by other bus accident attorneys and brain injury attorneys as aggressive and trustworthy.
Ehline Law PC
6700 East Pacific Coast Highway, Suite 275
Long Beach, CA 90803
(562) 342-9092
http://www.ehlinelaw.com/
Originally published here.
Michael Ehline
What Happens If I’m Arrested For Drunk Driving in Orange County?
Being arrested for DUI in Orange County can seem very scary – especially if this is your first offense. Driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or greater is considered drunken driving under California law. If you are first time offender, you stand the risk of jail time, fines, license suspension or possibly all of the above. Two or more DUI offenses could result in the more severe consequences including mandatory DUI classes.
The consequences for drunk driving in Orange County will depend upon a number of factors including blood-alcohol content (BAC), whether or not you were involved in an accident, your history of moving violations, whether or not there were any serious injuries or deaths, and other circumstances specific to your case. If you are a parent with a minor in the car, there’s a chance that child neglect/abuse charges could be filed against you as well.
It’s highly recommended that you hire an Orange County DUI attorney to help you with your case. There are certain procedures that need to be followed if you’ve been arrested for a DUI and a DUI attorney can help make the process go a little smoother. Your attorney will be the one to investigate all the details of your case including the police report. The more you remember what happened before, during, and after your arrest, the better. Having witnesses to testify to your state of mind will help the case even more.
Drunk driving is a mistake that many people make, but if you learn from that mistake the better off you’ll be in the long run.
Originally published here.
Maria Palma
