A six-person panel will review the DUI cases of Sgt. Ray Fernandez and Officer Tim McGinnis after they were involved in the arrest of attorney C. Philip Campbell on a DUI charge which prosecutors concluded was a setup. Another case Fernandez was involved with included a DUI charge against a 69 year old man who had a…
A 21-year-old Tennessee man released a video on YouTube that has gone viral (and has since been made private) showing him trying to navigate a DUI checkpoint. In the video one can see officers discussing how the man had done nothing wrong while they were searching his vehicle. CBS12 discusses the rights of citizens when confronted with…
Sennett Devermont is a SDSU grad who is known as “MrCheckpoint” for using Twitter to alert drivers to DUI checkpoints throughout Southern California. Using the social media tools of Twitter, Facebook, SMS messaging, and his own website, Devermont has warned tens of thousands of followers. Devermont is planning a smart phone app for the service…
Channel 12 News in Jacksonville Florida reports that hundreds of DUI cases may need to be reexamined after an internal investigation into Laura Barfied, an expert witness. The report found that Barfied used a state credit card for personal purchases including cruise ship tickets. Barfield was an expert who testified about breathalyzer results at DUI trials.
A 52-year-old from Michigan was arrested after blowing a .034 and .036, which are levels well under the legal limit of .08. The arresting officer was FHP Trooper Melvin J. Arthur who has handed out far more citations to women than men. The arrested driver wants the charges dismissed. Channel 10 News has more on this…
Tallahassee is considering a bill that would allow some first-time DUI offenders to choose to have interlock devices installed on their car for a year rather than having their license revoked. The bill, HB 479, is targeted toward DUI defendants with a blood-alcohol content (BAC) of less than .15 with no passengers under 18. The court…