Doraville Police Officer arrested for DUI in DeKalb County after rear-end accident
Doraville Police Officer Kasey Lindsey was arrested Saturday night on October 8, 2011, after rear-ending another vehicle. According to police records, he failed field sobriety tests, offered his Doraville Badge instead of his Driver’s License, commenting that this would be their easiest DUI Arrest, admitted to drinking at a Doraville Strip Club, and allegedly blew […]
Read MoreMore problems with the CMI, Inc., Intoxilyzer 8000s in Florida raise new questions about Georgia’s aging fleet of Intoxilyzer 5000 DUI breath machines
Both Georgia and Florida buy their official state-administered breath test machines from CMI, Inc. of Owensboro, Kentucky. A recent review of the “pressure transducer” of 231 of Florida’s Intoxilyzer 8000s has revealed that 40% of the machines register the wrong breath volume. Breath volume is a critical factor in determining blood alcohol content based […]
Read MoreNew Study indicates that heavy drinkers perform less well than non-drinkers even when sober on field sobriety tests!
September 15, 2011: A new study published today in the Journal of Alcoholism concludes that even when controlled for age, heavy drinkers have persistent balance and coordination impairment even after sobering up when compared to non-drinkers. The study was performed in Honolulu, Hawaii by Neurobehavioral Research Inc. The study utilized over 200 volunteers. Seventy of […]
Read MoreSouth Carolina has a DUI videotape statute? No video of fields, breath test rights, breath test = no DUI. Why is Georgia so far behind?
Three recent DUI cases in South Carolina highlight how behind the times Georgia Courts are in DUI prosecutions. Not only does South Carolina law require Miranda rights before taking DUI field sobriety tests, but they also require that the Defendant’s conduct be videotaped, Miranda warnings are videotaped before field sobriety tests, and that the actual […]
Read MoreHenry County DUI Jury Trial: Hale v. State, A11A0327 (June 30, 2011)
DUI Henry County: Post Arrest Demand for Preliminary Alcohol Breath Test; Jury Charge on Suppressed Breath Test. Hale v. State, A11A0327, June 30, 2011. Walter Hale was arrested for DUI in McDonough, Henry County Georgia after passing another vehicle over a double yellow line on a motorcycle. He was stopped in the parking lot of […]
Read MoreJudge gives 1st time DUI Offenders 14 to 30 days in Jail or more!
The Detroit Free Press reported on a Judge who despite enjoying the occasional glass of wine will subject first-time DUI offenders to 14 to 30 days in jail despite overwhelming research that harsh jail time on DUI offenders does not reduce DUIs and costs local governments an extraordinary amount of money. Most people don’t realize […]
Read MoreDuluth Police Officer terminated for May 5th single car accident that turned into a Georgia DUI Arrest
Gwinnett media sources reported on June 25, 2011that Duluth Police Department terminated Cpl. Dan Diamond for his May 5th, 2011 Gwinnett County DUI arrest. Cpl. Diamond was driving his vehicle, a Dodge Ram 3500 when he ran off the road and struck three trees. After police arrived they notice an odor of alcohol, slurred speech, […]
Read More2 + 4 = Dead. Lawsuit Alleges Youth Killed After Drinking just two “Four Loko” Alcohol Energy Drinks
A recent lawsuit against the makers of the alcoholic energy drink “Four Loko” by the family of the 15-year-old youth who was hit by a car after drinking only two cans of the product. Revealing the potential danger to youth drinking these alcohol-energy drinks. The Complaint alleges the alcohol energy drink “desensitizes users to the […]
Read MoreNew Miami-Dade County DUI program provides alternative to a DUI Conviction for first-time offenders
The Miami Herald reported about a new DUI alternative program being initiated at the end of this month. If eligible, a DUI Defendant’s first DUI arrest will be reduced to reckless driving, a non-serious traffic offense, if they complete alcohol awareness classes and submit to alcohol monitoring and a period of alcohol abstinence. The program […]
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