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Recent Posts in DUI Drugs CategoryAugust 31, 2010
Orlando DUI News – One Man Facing Charges Of DUI Drugs And Nine Others Face DUI Charges From Checkpoint
There were 10 DUI arrests in Orlando recently. Nine DUI arrests stemmed from an Osceola County DUI checkpoint and the other was a felony DUI case.
August 3, 2010
Tampa Bay DUI News – Man Who Killed Four In St. Petersburg Crash Allegedly Admits To Drinking And Drug Use
A horrific traffic crash that took the lives of three brothers and their father looks to be related to drugs and alcohol. DUI manslaughter charges have been filed in the case.
June 16, 2010
Sarasota DUI Bulletin – Sarasota County DUI Checkpoints Will Be Up And Running Friday Night
There is a DUI checkpoint scheduled for Sarasota County this Friday. The FHP will join forces with the North Port and Venice police departments to deter drunk driving.
May 20, 2010
Pasco DUI News – Mother With Two Children In The Car Allegedly Passing Out Drunk And On Oxycodone
This mother of two was arrested on numerous charges including battery and DUI. She was slumped over behind the wheel of her minivan and admitted to taking Oxycodone and drinking.
April 29, 2010
Florida DUI News – Cocoa Beach Police Officer May Have Been Driving While On Drugs
A Florida police officer was arrested for DUI but his breath test registered 0.00. Police are now looking into the Cocoa Beach Officer for DUI drugs.
April 29, 2010
Florida DUI News – DUI Manslaughter Trial Ends In A Conviction Against A Port Charlotte Man
A North Port man has been found guilty by a jury of seven counts including DUI manslaughter and possession of Oxycodone and Xanax. He is facing up to 60 years in prison for the accident that killed a 7-year-old girl.
April 20, 2010
DUI Manslaughter Trial Begins In North PortRonald Judson Smith is on trial for eight charges stemming from an alleged drunk driving accident that killed a 7-year-old girl. According to police, Smith was driving with a suspended license from a previous DUI when he ran a red light and crashed into a Ford Mustang. Smith is facing charges of DUI manslaughter, DUI with property damage, possession of illegal prescription drugs, driving while suspended, failure to submit to a breath test and other charges.
According to the Sarasota Herald Tribune, witnesses to the fatal accident saw Smith throw beer cans and prescription bottles into the woods near the scene of the accident. The Port Charlotte man is facing up to 67 years in prison if convicted of all the charges. Sarah-Dian Heineman died 10 days after the crash. April 15, 2010
DUI Manslaughter-Drugs Charges Filed Against Osceola Motorist After UF Examines Blood SampleThe Florida Department of Law Enforcement had chemists look at a blood sample from David Lanier following a deadly car accident in St. Cloud, Florida. The FDLE investigation led to DUI manslaughter charges being dropped as the tests could not determine the amount of cocaine in the driver’s system. That didn’t stop prosecutors from running another set of tests at the University of Florida and now they are filing new DUI manslaughter charges. The only problem is they can’t find Lanier now. Florida Attorney Discusses DUI-Drugs Police originally charged Lanier with the DUI charges as they believed he was impaired due to his cocaine use. Lanier admitted to using cocaine but he said the last time he took the drug was three days before the accident. A search of his car turned up marijuana, drug paraphernalia and syringes with coke residue. FDLE tests found cocaine and Xanax in Lanier’s system… April 8, 2010
Drunk Driving Charges In Tavares Filed Against Wife Of City MayorA woman passed out behind the wheel of a running car turned out to be the wife of the mayor of Tavares, Florida and according to police she also turned out to be driving drunk. Sharon Nichols Wolfe was arrested and charged withleaving the scene of an accident and DUI after police found her passed out in her car in handicapped parking space outside of Florida Hospital Waterman. According to reports, Wolfe crashed her Camaro into a speed limit sign and then took off. A witness called911 and that is when police located the woman passed out in the car some time after 5:00 a.m. Sunday. Police discovered a bottle of Kahlua and Bailey’s Irish Cream in the car. They also discovered Ambien in the vehicle. Wolfe had a blood alcohol level below the legal limit but allegedly told police she had combined the alcohol with the prescription drugs. March 10, 2010
Florida DUI Checkpoint – The FHP Will Have A DUI Checkpoint Set Up IN Pasco County FridayTampaBay.com is reporting that the Florida Highway Patrol will set up a Pasco County DUIcheckpoint Friday night from 7:00 p.m. – 3:00 a.m. The Pasco County Sheriff’s office will join other law enforcement agencies in an attempt to arrest drunk drivers and drivers under the influence of drugs. The checkpoint will be on U.S. Highway 41 and Hale Road. They will not only be looking for drunk drivers but also checking for drivers without proper insurance information or registrations. If you are interested in more information on the DUI process in Florida, our Tampa DUI Attorneys have more than 50 videos on YouTube discussing DUI,traffic crimes, drug arrests and so much more. |
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