Category Archives: DUI Defense
Nearly Two Years Later, Orlando Man Charged with DUI Manslaughter
In terms of DUI, DUI manslaughter is just about the stiffest penalty a Florida resident can face. However, it generally doesn’t take nearly two years to charge someone. Twenty-four-year-old Michael Ramos is now being charged with DUI manslaughter 1.5 years after the accident occurred. When he was pulled over, he was discovered to have… Read More »
Did a DUI Charge Stop Another Mass Shooting?
Bizarre Florida Man, Richard Clayton was pulled over by police in 2018. He was charged with possession of marijuana, unlawful possession of a concealed firearm, and DUI. Clayton pleaded no contest to the DUI charge and was ordered by a judge not to possess any weapons until his one-year probation came up. Clayton then… Read More »
Police Use Stop Sticks to Catch Fleeing Driver
Police said that they “had” to use stop sticks to stop a fleeing driver who was driving nearly 100 mph. The driver was later caught after the stop sticks were deployed where the police conducted a field sobriety test. According to police, the driver failed a field sobriety test and a urine sample was… Read More »
Do I Have to Take a Field Sobriety Test in Florida?
The short answer is no, you are not required by law to take a field sobriety test in Florida. Implied consent laws cover blood tests, breathalyzers, and urine tests. Field sobriety tests are largely considered nonsense by the scientific community and as defense attorneys specializing in DUI charges, they are designed to fail. There… Read More »
Drunk Driver Charged in Fatal Pedestrian Accident
A 22-year-old man has been charged in a fatal DUI accident that claimed the life of a pedestrian. The man, who hails from St. Cloud, was traveling on John Young Parkway at 11:30 PM. The pedestrian has not been identified. Images of the crash showed severe damage in the front part of the car… Read More »
Florida Woman Accused of Killing Grandmother and Granddaughter
Twenty-one-year-old Andrea Schneider has pleaded not guilty to DUI manslaughter after being involved in an accident that cost two people their lives. Police claim that woman was driving under the influence when she slammed into 17-year-old Breanha Baker and Robyn Underwood, her grandmother. While details about the woman’s involvement in the accident are sketchy… Read More »
Wrestler Jimmy Uso Charged with DUI in Florida
According to police, Jimmy Uso “refused” field sobriety tests. Police say that Uso was operating his vehicle in an unsafe manner, swerving to the left and right. Uso reportedly has two prior DUIs, one in 2011 and another in 2013. Uso was also charged with obstruction and disorderly conduct in Michigan earlier this year…. Read More »
