A warning from Fort Lauderdale DUI Lawyer Richard Ansara. With Memorial Day just around the corner you can be sure that the police agencies throughout Broward County will be out in force! Please pay particular attention to the 4500 block of State Road 7 in Hollywood. The Florida Highway Patrol…
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Hollywood, Florida Police Officers Caught in Cover-Up
Four Hollywood Florida Police Officers are being accused of faking a crash report. The entire incident was accidently caught by the on board dash camera. They were identified Tuesday as Dewey Pressley, Joel Francisco, Andrew Diaz and Karim Thomas. They’re on administrative duty pending an investigation. It is alleged that…
Broward County DUI Cop Kept Badge Despite Repeated Complaints From Women
The Sun-Sentinel Published a story today alleging that Broward County Sheriff’s Deputy Charles Grady managed to keep his job despite numerous complaints from women regarding his behavior. A review of Grady’s service record by the Sun Sentinel turned up complaints from women over the years who claimed the deputy had…
Broward County DUI Cop Now Charged with Battery
A Broward sheriff’s deputy has been charged — and has resigned from his job — after two women reported that he touched them inappropriately after traffic stops last year. Authorities on Monday charged Charles E. Grady, 39, a deputy for nearly 12 years, with two counts of misdemeanor battery. In…
Boca Raton woman charged with negligent manslaughter after killing 2
BOCA RATON – Florida Highway Patrol charged a 20-year-old Boca Raton woman with two counts of negligent manslaughter and drunken driving relating to a fatal car accident that killed two people. Daniela Torres was arrested Monday afternoon following a six-month investigation into the crash, which happened on Interstate 95 near…
Fort Lauderdale Judge Frees ex-Yankee Jim Leyritz in Fatal DUI Case
Former Yankee Jim Leyritz caught a legal break Tuesday when a Broward circuit judge released him from jail. Leyritz, facing DUI manslaughter charges stemming from the December 2007 crash that killed Fredia Veitch, 30, in Fort Lauderdale. A court-ordered monitoring device showed he drove four times with alcohol in his…
Are Florida Cops Abusing the “Move Over” Law F.S. 316.126?
Florida’s “Move Over” law states in part: 316.126 Operation of vehicles and actions of pedestrians on approach of authorized emergency vehicle.– (b) When an authorized emergency vehicle making use of any visual signals is parked or a wrecker displaying amber rotating or flashing lights is performing a recovery or loading…