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Former Miss Arizona Teen USA Tori Vance, 18, was arrested on suspicion of DUI on May 5, 2012.

Vance was pulled over for making an illegal u-turn in Hollywood and was given a field sobriety test. She failed the field sobriety test and was arrested and booked.

Bail was set at $5,000 and Vance is scheduled to appear in court on May 31.

Being arrested for driving under the influence can be overwhelming and stressful. With the assistance of an aggressive, intelligent, experienced DUI Defense Attorney the situation may be put behind you.  

Our Los Angeles DUI Lawyers not only have a combined 75 years of experience but we are actually known as the DUI Kings of Los Angeles. We handle DUI cases on a daily basis and have achieved excellent results for our clients.

As your DUI Lawyer in LA we handle both the criminal proceedings and the DMV hearing for our clients doing whatever we can to protect their freedom, license, and legal rights.

Call our drunk driving lawyers in LA and set up a free face to face consultation.

A crash in Sherman Oaks took down a light pole and high-voltage power lines caused a burst of fire.

The crash occurred late Wednesday May 9, 2012 on Ventura Boulevard near Lankershim. The driver of the truck which caught fire suffered minor injuries and was immediately treated.

A second vehicle was allegedly involved.

The woman has been booked and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

A DUI charge is very unpleasant and with the help of an experienced DUI Defense Attorney things will start looking better.

Our Los Angeles DUI Attorneys have a combined 75 years of experience and handle DUI cases literally on a daily basis. We are very confident in handling DUI cases and our legal strategy and approach guarantees effective and competent representation.

If you or someone you know is facing a DUI charge, do not waste any time and contact our drunk driving lawyers in LA and set up a free face to face consultation.

Cornelio Tapia of Coachella 23, of La Quinta was arrested on April 25, 2012 on suspicion of going through a red light while driving drunk in Coachella.

Salcido struck a sheriff's patrol car injuring the Deputy and then ran away.

Leonardo Salcido, 23, the passenger, was arrested for public intoxication.

Tapia, who was kept under surveillance, was arrested by California Highway Patrol officers and Riverside County sheriff's deputies around 11:10 a.m. Wednesday following a traffic stop.

Tapia was booked on suspicion of a felony hit and run.

These are some very serious charges but nothing too hard for our Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys.

Our DUI Lawyers in LA have a combined 75 years of experience and handle DUI cases involving hit and run, injuries, felonies, on a daily basis. Our legal skill and strategy is outstanding and surpasses any other attorney in the San Fernando Valley and Los Angeles area.

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Carpinteria Councilman Joe Armendariz, 44, was ordered to 61 days of house arrest, an 18 month drunk driving course, and a $1,800 fine for a December 2011 DUI crash.

Councilman was arrested when he crashed into a tree and had a blood alcohol content twice the legal limit.

He was also placed on three years' probation in the misdemeanor drunken driving case.

He had also pled no contest in a 2006 drunken driving case.

Armendariz was aksed to to resign for ethics code violations. He refused.

In a sweeping council resolution, Armendariz was stripped of his committee assignments.

Being charged with driving under the influence can have some serious consequences especially if it s your second, third, fourth DUI, or if an injury or death resulted.

Our Los Angeles DUI Attorneys have handled numerous DUI cases on all levels of seriousness. With our combined 75 years of experience and our legal strategy and approach to DUI cases we can guarantee effective, competent, and aggressive representation.

If you or someone you know is facing a driving under the influence charge, do not waste any valuable time as time is of the essence and contact our drunk driving lawyers in LA.

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Bobby Brown was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence on Monday March 26, 2012.

Brown was pulled over around 12:20 pm allegedly for talking on his cell phone while driving. The singer allegedly blew a 0.12 blood alcohol level.

He was arrested and is currently being held at Van Nuys Jail and if he is convicted of DUI, it will be his second such conviction after one in Georgia in 1996, in which he pleaded guilty to DUI and spent 8 days in jail.

Brown has been arrested repeatedly during the height of his musical career and hit with citations for engaging in lewd conduct for pretending to engage in sexual activity with female audience members onstage. But he was arrested for a number of other even more serious crimes also, including DUI, DWI and drug possession.

When you are convicted of a second DUI you are likely to face time in jail. As your DUI Lawyer in LA we do whatever we can to get the best possible results. We handle DUI cases on a daily basis and our experience, skill, and knowledge more than qualify our Los Angeles DUI Attorneys to handle your driving under the influence case.

If you are facing a DUI call our drunk driving lawyers and set up a free face to face consultation.

Andrew Vargas, 22, a Hayward man, has pleaded guilty to felony DUI charges.  

Vargas was driving his truck in San Francisco and struck Ryan White, 9, as he was leaving a baseball game at nearby AT&T Park on the night of August 4, 2011.

Vargas also struck a woman, causing minor injuries, as well as two parked cars before fleeing to his apartment where he tried to flee again when he saw the police waiting outside.

Vargas was arrested and found to have a bottle of Jagermeister liquor in the vehicle.

He initially pleaded not guilty to felony DUI causing injury and hit-and-run charges, but agreed to plead guilty today in exchange for serving one year in jail and having the hit-and-run charges dismissed as part of a plea agreement which also includes a restitution payment, amount to be determined, serve five years probation, complete a nine month school for DUI offenders, and pay various fines and fees.

Ryan had suffered a traumatic brain injury, as well as fractures to his pelvis, left leg and ankle and a laceration to his liver.

The case will return to court March 21 to set a sentencing date.

Driving under the influence is a serious charge and can result in some serious penalties especially if injury, death, hit and run are involved.

Our Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys have the experience in dealing with such cases and we handle DUI cases on a daily basis. As your DUI Defense Lawyer we handle both the criminal proceeding and the DMV hearing and we do whatever we can to get you the best results possible.

If you are facing a driving under the influence charge, contact our DUI Lawyers in L.A. and set up a free face to face consultation.

Rodney King, who received a second DUI last summer, does not have to spend any time in jail as a result of plea agreement.

Rodney pled guilty to reckless driving for the July 12, 2011 incident in Riverside County, CA and in exchange, prosecutors agreed to drop the DUI charge.

According to law enforcement, Rodney's blood alcohol level was only .06 at the time of his arrest, below the 0.08 legal limit; on the other hand, marijuana was found in his system.

King was sentenced to 20 days house arrest and 3 years summary probation. He is also required to attend a 9-month alcohol education program, and pay a $500 fine plus court costs.

In most cases, a second DUI conviction in California within 10 years means mandatory jail time. Our Los Angeles DUI Attorneys have handled DUI cases that involve penalties such as mandatory jail time and other penalties that we try to prevent. Getting the best results for our clients is our top priority and we do whatever we can to achieve the best results.

If you are facing a driving under the influence charge, contact our Los Angeles DUI Lawyer for a free face to face consultation.

Officer Michael Ward, 43, the head of the Union City Police Officers Association, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Ward is the third officer from southern Alameda County to be accused of driving under the influence this month.

Ward was spotted driving a Toyota Tacoma pickup truck on Bernal Avenue in Pleasanton about 12:15 a.m. February 8, 2012 using his cell phone. He was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving.

Ward was off duty when he was arrested.

Officers arrested for DUI, whether on or off duty, face possible department sanctions, including suspensions or firing.

Driving under the influence charges can result in some serious consequences such as jail time, excessive fines, alcohol/drug abuse programs, license suspension, and loss of employment such as the case above.

Our Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys have a combined 75 years of experience and have handled thousands and thousands of DUI cases. We have been able to achieve amazing results for our clients and our dedication and competence is 100% guaranteed.

If you or someone you know has been arrested for driving under the influence, contact our drunk driving lawyer in L.A., who handle both the criminal proceeding and the DMV hearing, and set up a free face to face consultation.

Ray McDonald, a fifth-year defensive lineman, was arrested Wednesday February 15, 202 in Sunnyvale for an outstanding warrant.

The warrant arose from his 2010 arrest for suspicion of driving under the influence in San Mateo County on June 12^th.

The warrant was issued for failure to provide proof of completion of his first-offender program for DUI.

McDonald was pulled over for a traffic violation when the police learned of his outstanding arrest warrant.

McDonald is the second 49ers player arrested in the past two weeks. Outside linebacker Aldon Smith was arrested for a DUI on January 28, 2012 in Miami Beach with a blood alcohol level of about 0.18.

Driving under the influence a common occurrence and can have a serious impact on your life. Having a DUI on your record does not look good and as your DUI Defense Attorney in Los Angeles we do everything we can to get your DUI charge thrown out or try and reduce the charges as much as we can.

Our DUI Lawyers have a combined 75 years of experience and we handle DUI case on a daily basis. DUI cases are our forte and we guarantee to do everything we can to get you the most favorable results.

If you have been charged with driving under the influence, contact our drunk driving lawyers in L.A. and set up a free face to face case evaluation.

Stacy Lonnberg, 51, a Gilroy woman, has been charged with murder of her husband and her daughter.

On January 14, 2012, Lonnberg allegedly drive drunk, rolled the family's Toyota pickup on Highway 85, killing her husband, 57-year-old Fred Lonnberg, and her daughter, 26-year-old Tiffiny Gillette. Gillette's 3 year old son was also in the truck but was not injured.

Lonnberg's blood alcohol level at the time of her arrest was 0.16, which is twice the legal limit.

Lonnberg was bailed out January 18, but she was rearrested Wednesday after the District Attorney's office charged her on two counts of murder and one count of child endangerment.

Lonnberg has been on suicide watch while in custody.

Lonnberg could be charged with murder if investigations revealed she had previously driven while drunk.

At the scene of the accident, Lonnberg admitted to officers she had been drinking, and officers reported she smelled strongly of alcohol.

Driving under the influence is a very serious offense because it can result in injury and/or death of persons. A DUI causing injury or death is charged as a felony and can result in some very heavy penalties. In this case, since the DA is trying to charge Lonnberg with murder, she is potentially facing 25 years to life in prison.

Our Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys have experience with cases such as DUI, DUI causing injury, DUI causing death.

Our DUI Lawyers in L.A. have a combined 75 years of experience and we handle DUI cases of all levels literally on a daily basis.

If you or someone you know is facing a driving under the influence charge, contact our  drunk driving lawyers and set up a free face to face consultation.

Over the Christmas weekend, six people were killed statewide on the freeways.

There were 182 people arrested in the suspicion of driving under the influence.
This report covers a 60-hour period from 6:01 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday morning.

Driving under the influence is a common occurring crime in Los Angeles; a crime that increases tremendously during the holidays, our Los Angeles DUI Defense Attorneys are here to help you if you are one of those who has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence.

Our DUI Lawyers are the DUI Kings of Los Angeles. We know all the ins and outs and know exactly what to do to get you the best possible results.

A conviction of driving under the influence can have some serious consequences especially if an injury or death results. Let our DUI Lawyers get on board and help you.

If you or someone you know is facing a DUI charge, contact our drunk driving lawyers in L.A. and set up a free face to face consultation.

John David Hines, 39, a Long Beach Fire Department captain was sentenced Tuesday December 6, 2011 after he plead guilty to severely injuring a 47 year old cyclist in Long Beach, California whiledriving under the influence back in April of 2011.

His blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit. He was sentenced to serve 5 years probation and one year in jail and was ordered to pay $102,000 in restitution to the victim.

If Hines were to violate probation at anytime, he would be required to serve four years and four months in state prison.

DUI charges have some serious consequences. The penalties depend on a number of circumstances such as the number of prior DUI convictions; whether there was any injury caused; whether any deaths resulted.

Our DUI Defense Attorneys know all the DUI laws and procedures like the back of our hands. We handle driving under the influence cases on a daily basis for over 25 years and our credentials are simply unmatched in all of Los Angeles.

If you have been charged with a DUI, contact our drunk driving lawyers and set up a free face to face consultation. We will discuss your case, the court hearing, the DMV hearing, the possible penalties you may face, the penalties you may avoid, and above all we will be honest and truthful with you.

Contact our DUI Lawyers  and let us handle the rest for you.

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.

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.

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.

Delino DeShields, Jr., first round draft pick of the Houston Astros, was arrested early Sunday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence.  DeShields, 18, was charged with three misdemeanor offenses: DUI, underage possession of alcohol, and driving the wrong way  on a one way street. He was booked into jail and released on bail two hours later. The Astros organization has said they will address the issue at an appropriate time. 

A DUI conviction can have a serious impact on your life and on the lives of those around you. If you or someone you know is facing DUI charges,  contact our office today. The DUI attorneys at the Hedding law firm, have handled hundreds of DUI/DWI cases over the years and we know the appropriate steps to take to assist you in making the right decisions.

According to California Vehicle Code section 23153 VC, you may be charged with a "DUI with injury" if you injured another person while driving under the influence. This could be charged as either a misdemeanor or a felony depending on the circumstances of the offense, and your criminal history.

If you or someone you know has been charged with a DUI with injury, contact our office today. The DUI attorneys at the Hedding law firm have a combined 75 years of experience dealing with these types of cases. Our number one objective is to get your charges dismissed, we will work hard to get the best possible outcome for your case.

If you have been recently charged with a DUI offense and have more questions concerning the DMV process, come see a DUI lawyer at the Hedding law firm. Experienced in their field, a hardworking DUI attorney will help you fight off the Los Angeles DUI and provide more information about your driver's license and driving privileges. Contact our office today to set up a free face-to-face consultation.

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.

If you or someone you know is facing DUI charges, you will need an experienced and qualified attorney on your side. The DUI attorneys at the Hedding law firm have a combined 75 years of experience, and have been successful in many DUI 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.

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 experience 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.