While megastar Justin Bieber has vowed to get clean and stay out of trouble, his latest legal troubles may put his promise to the test. Last Thursday in a tiny town in Canada, Justin Bieber plead guilty to assault and careless driving that involved an incident with photographers and his…
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Proposed new BUI laws in Florida
While the weather has been hot for months, the official arrival of summer brings with it more boating. Whether deep sea fishing or pleasure cruising, boating accidents are a serious problem faced by many residents in Florida. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife , Florida leads the country in boating…
Saint Petersburg “DUI Wolfpack” operation makes 16 arrests
The Tampa Bay Times had a brief story about DUI arrests in Pinellas over the Memorial Day weekend. 15 people were arrested for driving under the influence and one person was arrested for DUI manslaughter by Pinellas County law enforcement. This took place during a DUI “wolf pack” operation that…
Ex-NFL player arrested for “extreme DUI”
While you don’t often think of TMZ as a sports news source, they brought attention to a former player and his “extreme arrest”. Ex-Michigan star and high first round draft pick Braylon Edwards was arrested and charged with an “extreme DUI” in Arizona. The third overall draft pick in the…
Policeman uses his patrol car to ram man who had gun
CBS News has another case where a suspect is alleging police misconduct. Is this just another in a flurry of police brutality cases or was the cop a hero who saved innocent lives by his action? It was like a scene from an action movie. The suspect is walking down…
Florida woman texting before fatal DUI crash
The local CBS station produced a heartbreaking story about a woman that was texting seconds before her car accident that cost her friend her life…and potentially the woman’s freedom. “I’ll be dead thanks to you”…”Driving Drunk- woo”…These were just a few of the messages that 22-year-old Mila Dago sent her…
Cop gets charged with assault after traffic stop
It seems like every day there is a new report about police misconduct against civilians. What makes this case different is how quick the prosecutors filed criminal charges against. the suspect officer… For 57-year-old Floyd Dent, what was supposed to be just another day, turned into something much worse. A…
Commercial Driver’s License? A new case may change things for the better.
In Florida, a brand new legal case just came out that concerns those who have a commercial driver’s license (“CDL”). CDL are driver’s licenses that are needed for many jobs. Commercial truck drivers, beer trucks and even some furniture movers need to have this license. The big problem for these…
Epic Fail: Man steals car to drive to court
From the “Not the brightest idea” file comes a CBS news report about a man who was late to his own courtdate. He did the logical thing in his mind, stealing his friend’s car to get there! 21-year-old Jorge Ramirez-Sierra, of New Jersey, stole his friend’s car so he could…
Florida woman busted for DUI in a McDonald’s drive through
The New York Daily News chips in on a local Florida woman who got in trouble after a night out. 23-year-old Lydia Kelm, a nurse, was arrested at a McDonald’s drive-through early Monday after causing a scene. She might also have been allergic to clothes as she was found clad…