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Recent Posts in DUI charges Category
March 7, 2012
What happens if you are under 21 and you get a DUI?
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
Any driver under 21 that is stopped by law enforcement and has a blood alcohol level of .02 or higher will automatically have their license suspended for 6 months. This policy is known as “Zero Tolerance.” A .02 limit can be reached by having one drink! So it is very risky to have even one drink and drive if you are not of age.
In addition to the zero tolerance penalties, you are also subject to any penalties under the DUI statute. This includes fines, jail time, DUI school, increased insurance rates and additional license suspensions.
If you are under 21 and you have been arrested for DUI speak with a lawyer immediately!…
February 24, 2012
How A DUI Lawyer can help you
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
When you are arrested for DUI, the State uses all of their resources to prosecute you. A DUI attorney protects you and your rights. The DUI lawyer represents you and only you. This means you have someone on your side to make sure you get the best outcome possible.
A good DUI attorney can help you in many ways. An attorney can help you at your arrest to obtain a reasonable bond. Without a bond, you will have to remain in jail pending the outcome of your case.
The attorney can also put in a notice to preserve any evidence, such as video taping or lab test results for future use.…
February 6, 2012
What are the penalties for a DUI conviction
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
No matter how many times you have been convicted of DUI, the types of penalties you receive are the same. The difference is in the amount of time required or the cost. Here is a list of DUI penalties:
PROBATION: Under Florida Law, all DUIs require at least one year of reporting probation. This means that you must report to a probation officer once a month every month for one year. There is a monthly fee due to the probation office that supervises you every month. This fee is usually between $20 and $60 a month depending on the county.…
November 12, 2010
Tampa DUI Arrest – Hillsborough County Deputy Arrests Drunk Driver Who Admits To Eight Beers
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
This Tampa man was pulled over for a DUI and admitted to drinking eight beers. His blood-alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit.
November 5, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Jury Finds Man Guilty Of Lesser Charge Following Tampa DUI Manslaughter Trial
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
This Tampa man was facing DUI manslaughter charges in a Hillsborough County courtroom. He was convicted of a lesser charge of DUI.
October 7, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Tampa DUI Lawyer Tells TBO.com Plea Expected In Fatal DUI Crashes
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
This Tampa man is likely going to enter a plea to his Tampa DUI charges. The Hillsborough County judge in his case wants to make sure the DUI penalties fit the crime.
October 1, 2010
Florida DUI News – DUI Charges Reduced Against Florida Magistrate Who Oversees Drug Court
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Jacksonville drug court magistrate had his DUI charges reduced to reckless driving. Should he keep his judicial job?
September 30, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Tampa Bay Business Finds Loophole In Florida DUI Laws With DUI Scooter
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A scooter store in Tampa Bay is making news with its DUI scooter. The scooter is legal to ride without a license allowing convicted DUI drivers an option for transportation in Florida.
September 8, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Eight Months After Deadly DUI Car Crash Riverview Man Charged DUI Manslaughter
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
Eight months after a deadly crash, a Tampa man has been arrested on DUI charges. The Riverview resident was charged with DUI manslaughter for driving drunk the night of the accident.
September 1, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Tampa Bay Buccaneer Assistant Coach Arrested For DUI
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Buccaneer assistant football coach was arrested for DUI. He was stopped in South Tampa for running a red light.
August 31, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Man Given A Life Sentence For A Tampa DUI Fatality Argues For New DUI Penalty
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Tampa man is asking for a new DUI sentence. He received a DUI penalty of life in prison in a Tampa court room in 2003.
August 23, 2010
Tampa Bay DUI News – Two Pinellas County Employees Involved In Criminal Justice System Arrested For DUI
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
Two Pinellas County employees were arrested for DUI this weekend. Tampa Police are increasing efforts to stop drivers for DUI in Hyde Park, New Tampa and along Dale Mabry Highway.
August 18, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Father Of Young Girl Nearly Killed By In A Drunk Driving Accident Arrested For Second DUI
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
The father of a young Tampa girl who nearly lost her life in a drunk driving accident has been arrest for a second DUI, this time in Texas. Summer Moll was nearly killed in a head-on accident with a drunk driver that took the life of her mother. Apparently that wasn’t enough of a lesson for her estranged father who was arrested in Tampa for DUI and now has been arrested in Texas for a DWI.
According to investigators and reported by My Fox Tampa Bay, Josh Moll was charged with DUI in Tampa but jumped bail and ended up in Texas.…
August 12, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Former Bachelor Contestant Arrested For DUI In Tampa
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
This star of the Bachelor and former Bucs cheerleader is in trouble again. She was arrested in Souh Tampa for a DUI.
August 11, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Pasco Deputies Arrest Second Grade Teacher On DUI And Drug Charges
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
This second grade teacher was stopped by Tampa Police for crossing thre lanes at a time. She was arrested for DUI and prescription drug charges.
August 10, 2010
Tampa DUI News – DUI Manslaughter Charges Filed Versus MacDIll Marine Captain Following Car Crash
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
Three months after a head-on collision on I-275 a Marine Captain has been arrested. The 37-year-old stationed at MacDill was charged with DUI manslaughter.
August 9, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Osceola County Assistant Principal Arrested For DUI In Tampa
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
This Orlando assistant principal was arrested in Tampa Saturday. He was placed under arrest for DUI.
July 21, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Tampa Woman Violates Her DUI Probation, Sentenced To Six Years In Prison
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
This Tampa woman was sent to jail for DUI manslaughter and served less than a year. She was arrested again on DUI charges in Pinellas County.
June 22, 2010
Tampa DUI News– Woman Who Served A Year For DUI Manslaughter Arrested For Second DUI
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
After receiving one year in jail for a DUI accident that took the life of a 15-year-old girl, this Tampa woman has been arrested on a second DUI charge. She was sentenced as a youthful offender the first time but if convicted of a second DUI her DUI sentence will be much more severe.
June 18, 2010
Tampa DUI Arrest – Actor From HBO Series The Sopranos Arrested For DUI In Tampa
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A famous actor in town to promote his new cigar was arrested for DUI in Tampa Thursday night. The Sopranos actor was stopped leaving Hyde Park and arrested for drunk driving.
May 19, 2010
Tampa DUI Penalties – Hillsborough Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison Following Fatal DUI Crash
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Tampa man found out his sentence today for a fatal accident in 2008. The DUI penalties Justin Jones faces were determined in a plea agreement.
May 11, 2010
Tampa DUI Arrest Information – Which Hillsborough County Judge Gets Assigned To My Tampa DUI Case
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
If you have been arrested for a DUI in Hillsborough County your case will be assigned to one of six judges. A DUI charge in Tampa is complex so let our attorneys help you through the process.
May 6, 2010
Tampa DUI News – DUI Manslaughter Sentence Handed Down In Tampa Courtroom
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Tampa man was sentenced to five years in prison today for a Hillsborough DUI manslaughter charge. The Tampa DUI took place following a Buccaneers game.
April 28, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Tampa Man Tries To Escape DUI Charge By Running Deputy Off The Road
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Tampa man was facing DUI charges but decided he would rather try to run a deputy off the road than go to Hillsborough County jail. The plan didn’t work out as he was arrested for both DUI and aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer.
April 28, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Hillsborough County Public Defender Arrested For DUI In Tampa
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A public defender in Hillsborough County was arrested over the weekend on suspicion of a Tampa DUI. He refused field sobriety tests and a breath test.
April 22, 2010
Tampa DUI Lawyers – How To Find Lawyers After A Tampa DUI
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
There is a pressing need to find lawyers once you have been arrested for a DUI in Tampa. There are two important deadline that you need an experienced Tampa DUI attorney to help you with.
April 21, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Hillsborough County Students Get A Lesson In The Dangers Of Drunk Driving
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
With prom scheduled for Saturday, Tampa’s Gaither High School student body was given a close up look at DUI and the consequences of driving drunk. The lesson included a lecture by a 20-year-old who killed his brother in a DUI accident.
April 21, 2010
DUI Sentence For First Time Tampa Drunk Driver Used To Set An Example
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Tampa judge tried to set an example as he sentenced Elizabeth Borgos to jail following her first DUI conviction. The drunk driving charges that Borgos faced rarely land you in jail in Florida but the Hillsborough County judge overseeing her sentencing put Borgos in jail for 10 days. He also suspended her license for 12 months and put her on probation for a 18-months.
Tampa DUI Lawyer Stephen Higgins
According to deputies who are involved with DUI enforcement in Tampa on a daily basis, the sentence is rare but so are the circumstances. Borgos hit a sheriff’s deputy cruiser while driving drunk.…
April 16, 2010
Tampa DUI Accident Involves A Crime Scene Investigation Van
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A woman driving a red Acura early Friday morning allegedly was driving drunk in downtown Tampa when she ran a red light and smashed into a crime scene technician van. Jessica Lynn Davis was arrested on DUI charges and taken to Hillsborough County jail. TampaBay.com is reporting the woman refused to give a blood-sample.
The incident happened around 4:30 a.m. according to the story. The driver of the crime scene van was taken to the hospital with minor injuries related to the air bags deploying. Davis was being held on $500 bail. The collision happened on North Florida Avenue. The woman accused of DUI is said to be from Lakeland.…
April 7, 2010
Lutz Drunk Driver Runs Into Armored Car Scattering Money All Over The Road
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting an armored car was hit by a Hillsborough County drunk driver. The drunk driving accident sent two men to the hospital in critical condition and caused money to spill all over the roadway at U.S. 41 and Dale Mabry Highway. Jose Soto of Lutz was charged with DUI, violation of right of way and driving with a suspended license.<
The two employees of the armored car company that were injured in the auto accident were taken to St. Joseph Hospital. Soto’s injuries were called minor in the story published on TBO.com. The money that spilled out onto the Pasco County road was collected by workers with Dunbar Armored.…
April 1, 2010
Land O’ Lakes Trooper Honored For More Than 200 DUI Arrests
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
One of Tampa Bay’s own has been honored for his work in stopping drunk driving in Tampa Bay. Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Michael J. Hollis was recognized in Tallahassee for arresting 203 people on DUI charges in Tampa Bay last year.
Hollis received the Hurd-Smith Award which is named after Kimberly Hurd and Robbie Smith, both former FHP Troopers who were killed by drunk drivers. The pair died in separate incidents. Hollis is based in Land O’ Lakes located in Pasco County.ay.
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March 29, 2010
Another Tampa Trolley Accident But This Time It Wasn’t Drunk Driving
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
According to police and a story on TBO.com the car that collided with a streetcar on Channelside Drive this past weekend was not driven by a drunk driver, unlike another trolley car collision in Tampa in January. The most recent crash seems to be the fault of a driver who did not see a stop sign and is expected to be cited with a Florida traffic ticket.
Nobody was injured in the collision but as mentioned previously it is the second such collision between a car and the trolleys this year. In January Joshua Pelletier was charged with DUI in Tampa for running head-on into one of the streetcars.…
March 23, 2010
Fighting Drunk Driving Gets South Tampa Bar Recognized By Hillsborough County Sheriffs
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
If you are familiar with South Tampa and Hyde Park, you know MacDinton’s. The popular Irish pub located right on South Howard Avenue is packed to the brim with patrons every weekend but no bar does a better job at combating drunk driving in Tampa as MacDinton’s, that is according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s office.
MacDinton’s was named the most responsible alcohol vendor by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s department. The pub was presented the award Tuesday afternoon. According to TampaBay.com the sheriff’s honored the Irish pub for its efforts to reduce drunk driving by its South Tampa patrons.…
March 19, 2010
Tampa Bay DUI Victim Asks Judge To Give Teenager A Second Chance
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
In 2008, 17-year-old Hannah Nicole Price T-boned a car driven by Johnny Rae Grates and Kristina Greganova on U.S. 301 in Zephyrhills.Price allegedly had marijuana, alcohol and a tranquilizer in her system at the time of the accident. She was charged withDUI with seriously bodily injury and is facing a 10-year prison sentence.
Grates and Greganova were at every hearing for the teenager up until the time Greganova passed away from cancer and Grates brought her to court in her urn. Grates had been pursuing for a long sentence for Price but that all changed this week when he asked the court to spare Price from prison for the DUI accident.…
March 18, 2010
DUI Manslaughter Verdict Comes Back As Guilty For Plant City Man
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
We were keeping our blog-eye on a Tampa DUI manslaughter trial involving a Plant City man who did not deny drinking but his Tampa Criminal Attorney argued that despite the drunk driving he was not responsible for the accident. The crash resulted in Wyman Fletcher’s untimely death. Now Jonah Kane West is looking at 15 years in prison.
According to TBO.com, West’s blood-alcohol level was presented as being 0.234 during the two-day trial. That is almost three times the legal limit in Florida. The jury needed just 45 minutes to determine that West caused the rear-end collision that took place in 2008 on State Road 39.…
March 17, 2010
Tampa DUI And Drug Charges Filed Against Man Asleep Behind The Wheel
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A Tampa man who was discovered by police asleep behind the wheel of a running car Monday night is facing a Tampa DUI and drug charges. According to 10 Connects, Joe Ben Sirmans had cocaine and muscle relaxants with him in his car when police investigated the man and his vehicle.
Sirmans was apparently driving with a suspended license at the time police found him unresponsive in the car. There were 54 tablets of Carisoprodol and 32 grams of coke along with almost $1400 in cash in the vehicle. After a DUI investigation, Sirmans was charged and his car was impounded.…
March 17, 2010
Tampa DUI Manslaughter Trial Underway In Hillsborough Court
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
The State of Florida presented its first witness Wednesday in the DUI manslaughter trial of Jonah Kane West. The drunk driving accident he is accused of causing killed Wyman Fletcher who the state alleges was run off the road by the drunk driver. West’s blood-alcohol level was 0.234 on the night of the accident.
According to a story on TBO.com, one of West’s Tampa Defense Attorneys did not challenge the fact that West was drunk at the time of the accident. They are however claiming the 32-year-old did not cause the accident or the man’s death. The defense lawyers plan to call an expert on accident reconstruction to prove their point.…
March 15, 2010
Tampa Drunk Driving Arrest-The Son Of The Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney Was Arrested For DUI Sunday
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
Hillsborough County Sheriff’s arrested the son of the Pinellas-Pasco County State Attorney on charges of drunk driving in Tampa early Sunday morning. Patrick Thomas McCabe was arrested on charges of DUI with property damage after he hit a fence near the intersection of Miley and Stanley roads in Plant City. He was released on $500 bail.
According to TBO.com McCabe ran a stop sign and crashed through a chain link fence on the side of the road. When deputies arrived McCabe smelled of alcohol, had red, watery eyes, and was unsteady. He reportedly had a blood-alcohol level of 0.168, which is double the legal limit.…
March 11, 2010
Tampa Mom Pleads No Contest To DUI Charge That Led To Probation Violation
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
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 ensuring her daughter was going to school. She was also sentenced to 50 hours of community service, a six-month license suspension and a $500 fine.
The Hillsborough County judge hearing the case did not require Fair to seek counseling but she did say Fair could use any hours spent in counseling towards her community service requirement.…
March 9, 2010
Tampa DUI Lawyer Fighting To Help DUI Manslaughter Inmate Get A Second Chance
Posted By 1 800 FIGHT IT
A former federal corrections officer is seeking to have his Florida DUI manslaughter conviction set aside due to mistakes made by his lawyer during his trial. Purdie Burkes was sentenced to five years in prison and still has just over a year left to serve on his sentence. His Tampa DUI lawyer has filed papers with the court asking his case be reviewed.
Burkes was driving in a heavy fog on the morning in which he was convicted of hitting and killing a bicyclist. He had a blood-alcohol level below the legal limit of 0.08 when he was tested via a blood draw but a prosecution expert testified that level would have been higher at the time of the crash.…
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