A man was recently arrested in Boynton Beach after officers say he was involved in an accident with injury and failed to remain at the scene. When law enforcement later caught up with him, he explained that he had to leave in order to go home and get his driver’s…
A retired Arizona firefighter was arrested for DUI, despite the fact that he had no alcohol or drugs in his system. This fact was verified not only with a breathalyzer, but also with the analysis of a certified drug recognition expert. Our Broward County DUI defense attorneys understand that the…
In anticipation of approximately 2,000 or more visitors descending upon South Beach for weekend-long Memorial Day festivities, dubbed Urban Beach Weekend, Miami Beach Police have requested backup from four other surrounding agencies. Our Broward DUI defense attorneys understand that each night this weekend, we can expect to see some 400…
She never saw him. That’s what a South Florida DUI manslaughter suspect said of the motorcyclist she was accused of striking and dragging for three miles before she was stopped by sheriff’s deputies on U.S. 41, near Fort Myers. Our Fort Lauderdale DUI defense lawyers know that while many motorcycle…
A recent win by DUI defense lawyers in West Virginia has relevance for our Broward DUI defense lawyers, as we await a decision from our own state supreme court regarding access to breathalyzer machine data. In West Virginia v. Overington, the primary question was whether defendants have a right to…
A judge was forced to re-sentence a Florida DUI manslaughter defendant, after an appellate court found that the initial sentence was too lenient. Our Fort Lauderdale DUI lawyers know that while there are many situations for which judges have a great deal of discretion, DUI manslaughter charges carry a minimum…
A columnist with the Sun-Sentinel recently penned an article he claimed pained him. In it, he wrote that as much as he hated to say it, the wealthy businessman convicted of DUI manslaughter in the 2010 death of a 23-yaer-old college student deserved another round in the courtroom. Our Broward…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that in most cases, if a police officer wishes to draw a blood sample and does not have your consent, a warrant must first be obtained. Our Broward DUI attorneys know that this is a significant victory for individual rights, as the justices ruled…
Despite a breathalyzer result that showed he had consumed less than the legal blood alcohol content threshold of 0.08 percent, the mayor of Gainesville was arrested recently by state troopers on a DUI charge. Our Broward DUI lawyers know that situations like this are somewhat rare, but not altogether unheard…
Florida breathalyzer machines are coming under fire yet again. However, as Fort Lauderdale DUI defense lawyers understand, this one has more to do with the state’s responsibility to test the devices, as opposed to the inherent accuracy or inaccuracy of the devices themselves. (Both are major legal issues). If successful,…