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| May 31, 2011 |
| 14 Year Old Girl Dies After Drunk Driver Crashes Into the Vehicle She Was A Passenger In |
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Early Sunday morning at around 1:15 a.m. a man driving a toyota pick up collided with a Mercedes Benz carrying five people. Four of the victims were 14-15 year old girl and according to Irvine police, 2 of the girls, a 14 and 15 year old, were in very serious condition. The 14 year old victim suffered irreversible brain damage and was being kept on life support.
The pickup driver, Austin Farley, 26, and his passenger were not injured. Farley has a drunk driving history. According to the Orange county courts online database, in 2005, he pleaded guilty to driving with a suspended or revoked license and refusing to submit to a chemical test for
DUI. In 2009, he pleaded guilty to driving under the influence and battery on a police officer or emergency worker.
Farley was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving and his bail has been set at $100,000. |
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| May 27, 2011 |
| Memorial Day Weekend 2011 DUI Checkpoints |
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In an effort to keep the streets safe, the Los Angeles law enforcement agencies will be conducting the following DUI prevention activities:
Friday, May 27
- DUI checkpoint on Topanga Canyon Blvd. between Devonshire Street and Chatsworth Street from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Saturday, May 28
-Sobriety Checkpoint on Laurel Canyon Blvd at Paxton Street from 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
-Sobriety Checkpoint on Florence Avenue between Main Street and Broadway 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.
Sunday, May 29
-DUI Saturation Patrol in Northeast Area from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
"Sobriety Checkpoints are a proven deterrent along with the "High Visibility" enforcement campaigns to change behavior such as drunk driving, driving unrestrained and driving distracted," said Chris Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety in a press statement.
If you or someone you know is being charged with a DUI, contact our office today to set up a free face-to-face consultation with one of our
DUI attorneys. The
penalties involved with a DUI can be very serious and it is important to have an experienced DUI attorney on your side. At the
Hedding law firm we have a combined 75 years of experience and have been successful in dozens of cases like these.
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| May 12, 2011 |
| Drunken Driver Tries to Flee after Crashing into a Home |
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A drunk driver allegedly drove into an occupied house in Compton on Tuesday. The man attempted to flee, but neighborhood residents chased after him and helped arrest him. According to Sgt. Joe Riordan, the driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed into two parked cars and then into a home. The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and
hit-and-run.
If you or someone you know is facing DUI and hit-and-run charges, you will need an experienced and qualified attorney on your side. The Los Angeles DUI attorneys at the
Hedding law firm have a combined 75 years of experience, and have been successful in many of these types of cases.
Contact our office today to set up a free face-to-face consultation. We will listen to all the facts surrounding your unique case and devise a proper plan of action. |
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| May 05, 2011 |
| Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force Increases Efforts on Cinco de Mayo |
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| Los Angeles county law enforcement agencies are expanding efforts today in pursuit of drunken drivers due to Cinco de Mayo. There will be a saturation patrol conducted by LAPD. The Foothill Division, California Highwy Patrol, and Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are some of the 100 Los Angeles County law enforcement agencies planning on deploying extra patrols as part of the county's Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force. The funds for the patrols come from a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety. "Drunk driving is simply not acceptable and we will be out in force to protect motorists," said Glendora Police Department Chief Rod Castro, whose department is coordinating the county's Avoid the 100 DUI Task Force. "Drunken drivers pose a significant risk that has resulted in serious injury and death. The financial costs of a crash or an arrest for impaired driving can be life changing and the violater often faces jail time, the loss of their driver's license, higher insurance rates, attorney fees, time away from work and dozens of other expenses." |
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| May 02, 2011 |
| 25 Year Old Man Arrested on Suspicion of Gross Vehicular manslaughter While DUI |
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Isidro Peralta was arrested Saturday on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, felony hit-and-run, and felony driving under the influence, according to sheriff's Lt. Paula Tokar of the Lancaster station.
A drunken Peralta stopped at a checkpoint in Lancaster with blood on his vehicle, deputies noticed the blood on the bumper and the shattered windshield of his 1996 Ford mustang. Authorities retraced Peralta's route and found a dead man on 10th street West near Avenue J-8.
If you or someone you know is being charged with a DUI, contact our office today to set up a free face-to-face consultation with one of our DUI attorneys. The
penalties involved with a DUI can be very serious and it is important to have an experienced DUI attorney on your side. At the
Hedding law firm we have a combined 75 years of experience and have been successful in dozens of cases like these.
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