Michael Mulligan has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for killing a two-year-old boy in a drunk driving collision while on probation for two
DUI convictions and awaiting trial on two other DUI arrests. Mulligan was driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs when he ran through a red light and crashed into a SUV carrying two young children. According to the Orlando Sentinel while motorists tried to save the dying child, Mulligan sat on the road nearby drinking beer.
Mulligan’s blood alcohol content was 0.20 and at the scene of the crash police found empty beer cans and eight empty prescription drug bottles. Mulligan apparently complained about the damage to his truck and tried to blame the dying child’s mother for the accident. Following his release from the hospital the next day, Mulligan bought a six-pack of beer, refilled a hydrocodone prescription and…
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Man Gets Almost 11 Years In Prison For Killing a 2-Year Old Boy Following His Fifth DUI ArrestJanuary 29, 2010
Florida Gator Carlos Dunlap Pleads Guilty To A DUI Charge In A Gainesville Courtroom, Gets ProbationFormer Florida Gator defensive end Carlos Dunlap has pled guilty to DUI in a Gainesville court and received the minimum mandatory sentence according to a story at GatorSports.com. Dunlap’s drunk driving incident will land him on probation for one year and he will also face a six-month driver’s license suspension. On top of that there will be community service hours and fines incorporated into his DUI sentence. The guilty plea for driving under the influence stems from a December 1 arrest. At the time of the traffic stop Dunlap reportedly failed field sobriety tests and had trouble maintaining his balance. He refused a breath test. Police officers initiated their DUI investigation after Dunlap was spotted asleep at the wheel on a Gainesville street. December 15, 2009
Sarasota Judge Selected To Lead The State’s DUI Adjudication LabThere is no bigger hot spot for the issues surrounding breath tests in DUI cases than Sarasota, Florida. Defense Attorneys in this part of the state have had great success in having 100’s of breath tests excluded due to the Intoxilyzer machines utilized in the area. It has been very frustrating for prosecutors in these DUI cases. With so much information coming from this part of the state it seemed to make perfect sense that Sarasota County Judge Kimberly Carlton Bonner was selected to spend the next three years leading the state’s DUI Adjudication Lab, according to the Sarasota Herald Tribune’s Todd Ruger. The lab is set up to educate Florida judges about DUI cases. Included is an intensive week-long course with judges that examines all issues related to traffic DUI cases. For the first time that course took place in Sarasota and among… November 30, 2009
Florida Police Officer Fired Following DUI IncidentThree months after hitting two cars while allegedly driving drunk, Largo police officer Darren Cockeram has been fired according to a story on TBO.com. While no one was injured in the car crash, Cockeram pleaded no contest to charges of driving under the influence and was given probation. The incident that led to his initial arrest took place in late August. The Largo police officer was pulling a personal watercraft behind his truck when he rear-ended a car on U.S. 19. At some point after that he also sideswiped another car. He left the scene and was arrested later. If you have been charged with a DUI in Tampa or Hillsborough County, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa DUI Attorney Stephen Higgins, Esq. at 1-800-FIGHT-IT (1800-344-4848) to discuss the matter. Also you can contact Stephen in our new Tampa office located at 3426 W. Kennedy Blvd. November 16, 2009
Florida Man May Be Headed Back To Jail Following What Is Believed To Be His Third DUI ArrestA self-described cowboy who was in jail for shooting a teenager in a 1988 road rage incident could be heading back to jail following what the Sarasota Herald Tribune is reporting is the man’s third DUI arrest since his release from prison in 1996. Wade Albritton served seven of his 14 year prison term for shooting at a car and killing one of the passengers. He was released a put on 10 years probation. This last DUI arrest may have been the straw that broke the camel’s back and sends the man back to jail. According to the Herald Tribune website Albritton was arrested for DUI in 1999 and at that time his wife claimed it was his second such arrest since getting out of jail. He was then arrested for gun possession by a felon and sent back to jail for two more years. He was… November 4, 2009
Toyota Working On Device That Will Block Drunk Drivers From Starting Their CarsJapanese car manufacturer Toyota announced that it was developing an anti-drunk driving system to install in vehicles that could possibly lock the ignition. That follows news that Nissan Motors is working on similar equipment. Both manufacturers are trying to capitalize on a trend in the U.S. where states are passing laws requiring this type of equipment in the vehicles of convicted drunk drivers. Toyota’s system is a hand-held breath test machine that is also equipped with a camera. The device measures alcohol consumption and photograph’s the driver’s face for identification purposes. The driver can either be warned or if the level of intoxication is high enough the ignition can be locked. Tests of the system are currently being run with truck maker Hino Motors. If you have been charged with a DUI in Tampa or Hillsborough County, please do not hesitate to contact Tampa DUI Attorney Stephen… November 3, 2009
After Tragic Drunk Driving Accident, New York Is Re-Thinking Its DUI LawsNew York is considering making it a felony to drive drunk with a child in the vehicle and adding new requirements to first time DUI offenders which may include interlock devices being installed after a first DUI conviction. According to the New York Times, the bill with the toughened laws could be on the governor’s desk any day. The only other state that makes DUI with a child in the car a felony is Arizona. The bill comes on the heels of two highly publicized drunk driving crashes that killed children in New York. The first was the most widely known where a woman drove the wrong way on a highway and killed eight people including four young children. The second came in Manhattan when an 11-year-old girl was killed in a one car accident due to an alleged drunk driver. |
