Category Archives: DUI Defense
Orange County Man Charged with DUI Manslaughter
An Orange County man is facing charges after an accident that took the life of a fourteen-year-old boy. Investigators say that Joel Polanco Sanchez was driving a 2007 Nissan when he attempted to change lanes. His vehicle struck a 2019 Chrysler Pacifica in the next lane over. Both vehicles ended up over the guardrail…. Read More »
Korean Baseball Player Suspended Over DUIs
Korean baseball player and former Pirates infielder, Jung Ho Kang, has been suspended by the Korean Baseball Organization following a series of DUIs. Kang will be required to perform 300 hours of community service before he can return to baseball. The league issued a statement the suspension will go into effect after Kang has… Read More »
Orlando Man Set to Begin Prison Term for 2015 DUI
This should serve as a cautionary tale. Nick Nicholas, 36, of Orlando, FL began serving a 12-year prison sentence recently. Nicholas pleaded guilty to a DUI manslaughter, but the judge let him wait to go to prison until his appeal had been heard. Now that that’s happened, Nicholas will report to prison to begin… Read More »
75-Year-Old Woman Runs Over Friend After a Night of Drinking
A 75-year-old woman is facing serious charges after she drunkenly ran over her friend after a night out at Carraba’s. Rita Fulp has been charged with DUI manslaughter for the accident that occurred on October 5, 2019. The arrest report states that Fulp exited the bar after a night out with friends. She dropped… Read More »
Officer Injured in DUI Crash Criticizes Plea Deal
Melbourne police sergeant Charlie Braden called the deal a “slap in the face” after he suffered a broken ankle, torn meniscus, and a fractured risk in an accident stemming from drunk driving. The driver was charged with DUI with serious bodily injury, which is a third-degree felony and punishable by up to five years… Read More »
Elementary School Dean Charged with DUI
A Polk County elementary school dean has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office announced that 48-year-old Willie English, Jr. of Avon Park was picked up at 12:15 a.m. English told officers that he was the dean of Sun ‘N Lake Elementary School in Sebring and a… Read More »
Woman Confused by Red Button Gets DUI Charge
Pamela Diane Hess was charged with DUI after police say that she became confused over what to do with the red button at the entry gate to her parents’ gated community. She was driving a red Buick when she was spotted by a community watch driver. The arresting deputy said that she was stopped… Read More »
Man Arrested for DUI Tells Police He Has Coronavirus
Among the things that you should never do, even if you are drunk, is tell police officers that you have an infectious disease that is currently responsible for an unprecedented economic shutdown across the country and the world. Why? Because police are compelled to take that literally and to take it as a threat…. Read More »
Florida Man Allegedly Drinks Two Bottles of Liquor After Car Accident With Train
The adventures of Florida Man just keep getting weirder. In our latest installment, 43-year-old Florida Man, Danny Lee Wyatt, said that he was so startled after a train struck his vehicle that he pulled out two bottles of liquor from his trunk and downed them both to settle his nerves. He told officers that… Read More »
Allegedly Drunk Man Drives Tesla into House
A woman was working at home on her computer when a Tesla crashed through the front of her home and pinned her to the bedroom wall. Most of the car managed to make its way through the wall when two men exited and proceeded to run on foot. They didn’t get far, however. Bystanders… Read More »
