On October 22nd City News Service published an article on the Press-Enterprise local news feed about a suspected impaired driver who caused a head on crash, law enforcement stated. The article reported that the automobile accident was reported at about 2:30 am on Saturday on Country Village Road in Jurupa Valley, Riverside County. Law enforcement’s statement simply stated that the initial reports had the accused drunk driver traveling north on County Village Road and then drifted over the center lane into on-coming traffic that was traveling...Continue Reading...
34 year old Fullerton man identified as Nathan Darrington, according to The Press-Enterprise article published on September 26, 2017, was arrested under suspicion of felony evading and DUI charges after a car chase in Rancho Cucamonga. A Deputy was stopped at Milliken Avenue and Fourth Street when Darrington was caught yelling expletives in a business parking lot and then drove away causing officers to partake in a car chase on Sunday, September 21, 2017. Darrington failed to yield to a Deputy’s lights and sirens for several miles until eventually...Continue Reading...
The Press Enterprise posted an article on September 26, 2017 discussing a 34 year old Fullerton man arrested on suspicion of felony evading and DUI charges after a car chase. Police identified the suspect as Nathan Darrington. The arrest occurred on Sunday, September 21, 2017 after an officer was stopped at the intersection of Milliken Avenue and Fourth Street in Rancho Cucamonga. Darrington was in an adjacent business parking lot and was observed yelling expletives and then drove away. The officer pursued him; Darrington failed...Continue Reading...
A DUI offense can result in serious penalties such as suspension of your driver's license,fines and even jail time. Usually a DUI offense results in a misdemeanor charge. However, in certain circumstances, a DUI offense can be considered a felony. If you are wondering whether a DUI is a felony or a misdemeanor in California, you will find out answers after reading this article.DUI Offence: A Felony or a Misdemeanor in California?Felonies and misdemeanors are both criminal offenses. However, a felony carries more strict penalties as compared...Continue Reading...
According to an August 2017 KTLA report, five people were injured following a police chase in Covina. This according to the Los Angeles County fire officials. Sheriff deputies were in pursuit of a driver allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs near Barranca Avenue and Cienega Avenue.The crash happened about 8 p.m. on a Friday night. The alleged DUI driver was traveling westbound on Cienega Avenue when they allegedly collided with a second vehicle. The second vehicle was traveling southbound on Barranca Avenue.Two vehicles...Continue Reading...
The pan-nation acceptable blood alcohol level is 0.08%. Every state has different laws regarding DUI. In California, even if you get a DUI out of state, you are bound to lose some of the driving privileges you’d otherwise have. The reason is that California is part of the Interstate Drivers License Compact. What does that mean? It means that no matter the state, if you get that DUI citation, it’ll be ultimately processed by the California DMV, which means that you’ll be subject to the same penalties as you would be if you got...Continue Reading...
The maximum blood alcohol limit across most states is .08 percent. Blow more than this limit into a breathalyzer and you would be considered intoxicated under the law. However, representatives in Utah feel this limit is too generous and have put a law into effect that lowers the DUI alcohol limit. Now, anything over .05 percent in Utah could be considered intoxicated.Support for and AgainstGary Herbert, Utah’s governor, has received hundreds of calls regarding the bill. Some have been extremely supportive of the cause, including those in...Continue Reading...
When people think of the military and especially the Marine Corp, they often think of an elite group of soldiers serving our Country. They think about training and service, but not commonly do they think drinking and driving. At the end of the day, soldiers are people similar to everyone else with a job that ends everyday and plenty time to explore activities to pass the time. With the shortage of on-base activities, military personnel may leave base in search of rest and relaxation. The problem is that sometimes that relaxation can result in excessive...Continue Reading...
