| March 11, 2010 |
| Tampa Mom Pleads No Contest To DUI Charge That Led To Probation Violation |
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| A Tampa woman pled no contest to DUI charges that led to a probation violation for not sending her daughter to school. Charlotte Fair was sentenced to 12 months of DUI probation that will run concurrently with the probation she is serving for not ... |
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| March 10, 2010 |
| Tampa DUI Charges Filed Against NY Yankee Executive |
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| One of the top executives with the New York Yankees was arrested Monday night on charges of a Tampa DUI . According to records obtained from Hillsborough County, Yankees’ senior vice president of baseball operations Mark Newman was arrested and ... |
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| March 09, 2010 |
| Holiday Man Charged With DUI For Sleeping In A Van Parked In His Driveway |
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| When it comes to DUI charges in Florida , one of the most important terms you need to know is “actual physical control”. This term has been hotly contested in courtrooms by Tampa DUI attorneys and DUI lawyers throughout the state of Florida. Many ... |
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| March 04, 2010 |
| DUI Charges Filed Against Tampa Student Who Crashed On Davis Island |
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| DUI charges have been filed against a University of Tampa student stemming from a Davis Island accident in November. Blood test results taken at the time of the DUI crash registered Michael Louis-Fernand’s blood-alcohol level at .139 and .140. A ... |
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| March 01, 2010 |
| Alcohol Involved In Tampa Car Accident That Kills One And Injures Three Teenagers |
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| An early morning accident on I-275 in Tampa seems to be alcohol-related according to the Florida Highway Patrol. No charges have been filed yet in the deadly one-car accident, but DUI manslaughter charges could be forthcoming. Three teenagers were ... |
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| February 18, 2010 |
| Tampa Man Falls Asleep Behind The Wheel After A Traffic Stop And Is Arrested For DUI |
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| A 33-year-old Tampa man was pulled over on I-75 in Brooksville Tuesday evening. According to Hernando Today, by the time a second deputy arrived on the scene Julio Angel Class was passed out behind the wheel of his red van. Class volunteered for a ... |
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| February 11, 2010 |
| North Fort Meyers Man Arrested Outside Of Tampa On DUI Manslaughter Charges In Death Of Two Nuns |
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| The September 27 crash that took the life of two Cape Coral, Florida nuns has resulted in DUI manslaughter charges being filed against a North Fort Meyers man. Michael G. Hickman has been charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter, DUI second ... |
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| February 03, 2010 |
| Tampa Man Driving A U-Haul Involved In Five Hit And Run Accidents Near Lake City Charged With DUI |
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| Tampa resident Dale E. Baldwin went on a rampage in North Florida while driving a rented U-Haul. According to a story on the website of the Gainesville Sun, Baldwin was allegedly involved in five hit-and-run accidents around Suwannee and Columbia ... |
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| February 01, 2010 |
| Hudson, Florida Man Punches A Cop And Assaults A Nurse Following A DUI Arrest |
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| It was bad enough that Jeffery T. Frazier rammed a parked car and drove into a few mailboxes while allegedly driving drunk but the mechanic had to go and make things worse for himself. According to a story on TampaBay.com Frazier punched a Florida ... |
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| February 01, 2010 |
| Tampa Woman Passes Out At The Wheel, Causes Pile Up And Wakes Up Asking For A Margarita |
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| An early morning crash on State Road 54 led to the arrest of a Tampa woman on charges of DUI and DUI causing personal injury . According to Florida Highway Patrol reports and a story on TampaBay.com, Wendy L. Hollahan caused a four-car crash after ... |
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| January 28, 2010 |
| Tampa Father Headed To Jail After Pleading Guilty To DUI Manslaughter |
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| A drunk driving case revolving around an accident that cost Vickie Colonna her life has concluded with Kevin Michael Smith pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter charges in a Tampa court. Smith will spend a year in prison and 10 years on probation. He ... |
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| January 27, 2010 |
| Tampa Deputies Arrest 11 For Outstanding DUI Warrants |
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| “Operation Last Call” was executed across Hillsborough County Wednesday and was aimed at arresting Tampa residents with outstanding warrants for DUI . The operation began at 6:00 a.m. and netted 11 arrests according to TampaBay.com. Deputies arrested ... |
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| January 26, 2010 |
| Hillsborough County Man With Blood-Alcohol Level Of 0.218 Charged With DUI Manslaughter |
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| A 35-year-old Hillsborough County man has been charged with DUI manslaughter according to a story on TBO.com. Paul Michael Parks has been arrested and remains in jail with no bail set. According to deputies Parks had a blood-alcohol level of 0.218 at ... |
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| January 25, 2010 |
| Was A Drunk Driver Responsible For Crashing Into A Tampa House And Sending A 9 Year Old To The Hospital? |
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| Police are investigating an accident that sent a nine-year-old Tampa boy to the hospital. According to TampaBay.com Guillermo Rosales was speeding and ran a stop sign before he crashed into a house where a young boy was sleeping on a couch. Police ... |
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| January 25, 2010 |
| Tampa Man Charged For DUI On A Bicycle In Collier County |
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| A Tampa man has been arrested for DUI in Collier County following a drunken bike ride according to police reports and a story in the Naples News. Tommy Charles, a 51-year-old Tampa man, was arrested in Collier County on charges of DUI, refusal to ... |
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| January 25, 2010 |
| DUI Charges Filed Against Hillsborough County Detention Deputy |
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| The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is reporting that they have cited a Hillsborough County Detention Deputy for drunk driving . Steve Sestokas was charged with DUI in New Port Richey after he reportedly crashed into a guard rail. The 33-year-old ... |
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| January 19, 2010 |
| Tampa Man Arrested For DUI After His 13-Year-Old Calls Police To Report Him |
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| A Tampa man is under arrest at Orient Road jail after his 13-year-old child called police and told them the father was driving drunk . Hillsborough Sheriff’s deputies showed up at the scene and said 33-year-old Gary Joe Greer had bloodshot eyes and ... |
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| January 18, 2010 |
| Tampa Driver Accused Of Drunk Driving Hits Channelside Trolley Saturday Night |
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| A GMC Denali collided with a Tampa trolley Saturday night at Channelside Drive and Cumberland. Nobody in the SUV or on the trolley were hurt but Tampa Police have charged 35-year old Joshua Pelletier with DUI in the accident. He was also charged ... |
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| January 12, 2010 |
| Drunk Driving Fatalities Down By Two-Thirds In The Past 25 Years According To USA Today |
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| According to a story in USA Today based on statistics from federal officials, drunk driving fatalities dropped by 7% from 2007 to 2008 and drunken-driving deaths are down 66% since 1982. While the news is good, the article goes on to report 12,000 ... |
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| January 08, 2010 |
| Tampa DUI Stop Leads To Early Morning Chase And Woman Being Thrown From A Car |
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| Tampa Police are still searching for a DUI suspect who escaped an early morning traffic stop for drunk driving . The man was pulled over on Adamo Drive near Orient Road and initially complied with the DUI enforcement officer. Sometime during the ... |
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| December 21, 2009 |
| Hillsborough County Teen Sentenced To Five Years In Prison In DUI Manslaughter Case |
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| David Holdsworth pled guilty earlier this month to DUI manslaughter stemming from a February 2008 accident. The 19-year-old had a blood-alcohol level of 0.136 when he was driving 40 MPH over the speed limit and crashed into another car killing the ... |
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| December 16, 2009 |
| Being Arrested For DUI Does Not Mean You Will Be Convicted Of A DUI |
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| Being arrested and charged with DUI does not mean you will be convicted of DUI. A Tampa Defense Lawyer can evaluate your case and keep you from being convicted of a DUI and possibly have your DUI charge reduced . There are several ways to ‘ beat a ... |
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| December 14, 2009 |
| Mother With A Baby In Her Car Arrested For Driving Under The Influence In Tampa |
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| Early Monday morning 24-year-old Shannon Brown was arrested for DUI , driving with a suspended license and child abuse when she was determined to be driving under the influence with her 3-month-old baby in her car. Brown was taken to Hillsborough ... |
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| December 08, 2009 |
| Owner Of Three Tampa Bay Restaurants Arrested For A Second DUI |
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| New Port Richey police arrested Michael L. Lowe on charges of DUI Saturday night. Lowe is the owner of three Tampa Bay restaurants and this is his second arrest for driving under the influence according to TampaBay.com. Police report Lowe was ... |
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| December 02, 2009 |
| Man Who Avoided Jail On DUI Manslaughter Conviction Arrested On Another DUI Charge |
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| Donald Hancock was convicted of killing his wife Irene in a 1997 accident that was attributed to drunk driving. The DUI manslaughter conviction could have carried a sentence of as many as 17 years but the family of the victim pleaded that Hancock ... |
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| December 01, 2009 |
| Twenty-Year-Old Spring Hill Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter Following A December Accident |
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| Mitchell Vilet was charged with DUI manslaughter this week for his role in a car crash that killed Troy Schultz in December. According to TampaBay.com Vilet was arrested Wednesday night and his bail was set at $15,000. Vilet is also facing a lawsuit ... |
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| November 30, 2009 |
| Hillsborough County Deputy Collides With And Kills A Bicyclist Suspected Of DUI |
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| A Tampa area man riding his bicycle east of the city collided with a Hillsborough County deputy's cruiser and has died from the injuries he suffered. According to a story on TampaBay.com, the man riding the bike was under the influence at the time ... |
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| November 29, 2009 |
| Study Pinpoints Where And When To Avoid Tampa's Drunk Drivers |
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| Hillsborough County averages nearly 6,000 DUI arrests a year and that leads the state. The statistics that are kept by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office are the basis for a comprehensive study by FOX 13 on drunk driving in the Tampa Bay area. ... |
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| November 28, 2009 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneer Lineman Falls Asleep At The Wheel And Is Charged With DUI Outside Raymond James Stadium |
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| Marcus Johnson was allegedly found asleep at the wheel of his 2010 Chevy Impala outside of Raymond James Stadium early Tuesday morning. According to the St. Petersburg Times Johnson's car was in the middle of the intersection of N. Dale Mabry and ... |
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| November 27, 2009 |
| Hillsborough County Sheriffs Give East Tampa Students Get An Up-Close Look At DUI Crash |
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| About 1,900 students at East Tampa's King High School got an up-close and personal look at the real life dangers of drinking and driving . Luckily it was only a drill. According to TBO.com, the Hillsborough County sheriffs, with the help of some ... |
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| November 26, 2009 |
| Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office Being Sued By Two People Arrested On DUI Charges In Tampa |
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| Two people who were booked for drunk driving in 2008 are suing Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies claiming they were injured. A story on tampabay.com says the cases stem from videos taken at the breath-testing facility . The videos were ... |
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| November 25, 2009 |
| Nearly Three Years After Crash, Tampa Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter |
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| A 21-year-old Tampa man has been charged with DUI manslaughter nearly three years following a Jackson County crash according to a story on newsherald.com. Adam Jablonski was 19-years-old when he crossed into the southbound lane on County 167 in ... |
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| November 24, 2009 |
| Almost A Year After 16-Year-Old’s Death Florida Man Charged With DUI Manslaughter |
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| Just over a year ago 16-year-old Jenna Moran was driving home from her first day of junior year at Central High School in Spring Hill, Florida. She was a new driver and preferred to stay off main roads. That decision unfortunately cost the young ... |
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| November 23, 2009 |
| Crime Down And Arrests Up At USF Campus In Tampa Partly Due To DUI Patrol |
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| The Tampa campus of the University of South Florida has become safer since 2005 according to new crime figures published in the St. Petersburg Times. According to officials serious crime is down over 30% while arrests are up 23%. Police credit some ... |
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| November 22, 2009 |
| High School Basketball Coach Arrested On DUI Charges In South Tampa |
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| A traffic stop on Azeele Street led to the arrest of the new girls basketball coach at Armstrong High School. Patrick Kelly, the former assistant coach for the boys, took over the job with the girls squad just three weeks ago. Now he is facing a DUI ... |
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| November 21, 2009 |
| Former Star Tampa High School Basketball Player Suspended From Team Following DUI Charge |
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| Eric Segert, a true freshman at Idaho State, has been suspended from the men’s basketball team following a DUI charge according to Local Eight News in Idaho. Segert played his high school basketball in Tampa at Oldsmar Christian Academy. He was the ... |
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| November 20, 2009 |
| Man Charged With DUI After Crashing Into A Tampa Detective’s Police Cruiser |
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| According to a report in the St. Petersburg Times, a Zephyrhills man has been charged with DUI after veering head-on into a police car driven by a Tampa detective before trying to flee from the scene of the accident. Alexander Rodriguez was treated ... |
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| November 19, 2009 |
| Florida Sheriff Arrested For A DUI In Tampa Pleads Guilty To A Misdemeanor After Third DUI |
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| Former Lafayette County Sheriff Dewayne Walker pled guilty to misdemeanor DUI after his third DUI and now will be required to use a breath machine to start his vehicle . Walker was twice removed from office for public drunkenness. The former sheriff ... |
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