Recent Posts in DUI Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 18-Nov-2016 Can a Drunk Passenger Be Charged with DUI? As the name implies, driving under the influence (DUI) is a crime that only a driver can commit. Drunk passengers cannot face legal repercussions for taking a safe ride home with a sober driver, no matter how intoxicated they may be. Right? While ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 4-Nov-2016 Know Your Rights at a Florida DUI Checkpoint Aren’t Sobriety Checkpoints Unconstitutional? You are protected against unreasonable searches and seizures by the Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This means that a police officer must have probable cause to initiate a traffic stop; ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 19-Sep-2016 Five Mistakes to Avoid After a Florida DUI Arrest A DUI arrest can be a frightening experience, especially if you have never been accused of a crime before. But don’t panic! Remember that just because you have been accused of a crime does not make you guilty, and you are entitled to defend ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 22-Aug-2016 How Alcohol Affects Your Ability to Drive The dangers of drunk driving are revealed by the media every day, showing us the tragic accidents and astounding fatality statistics caused by intoxicated drivers. Everyone is fully aware that driving under the influence of alcohol is reckless and ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, P.A. 11-May-2016 Types of DUI Plea Bargain Options in Florida In many cases, law enforcement officers become overzealous in their pursuance to keep the roads safe from drunk drivers. As a result, many innocent people are arrested for driving under the influence. Of course, some people choose to get behind the ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 9-May-2016 Study Identifies Who is Most Likely to Drink & Drive A study conducted by Florida’s College of Medicine sought to identify risk factors that could lead adolescents to drive after drinking. According to the study, not all socioeconomic groups are equally likely to drink and drive – in fact, ... Continue Reading Posted By Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 18-Dec-2012 Is Involuntary Intoxication a Valid Defense for DUI? In the past, involuntary intoxication was considered a valid legal defense in Florida courts. Today, involuntary intoxication might not be considered an excuse for committing certain crimes – including drunk driving. The words "specific ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 29-Oct-2012 DUI Tragedy May Cause Russians to Rethink Road Safety In Russia, alcohol is a common part of the culture. Yet the country has not had a strict policy on drinking and driving, which allows many dangerous drinkers out on the road when they are inhibited by alcohol. This in turn leads to devastating ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 25-Oct-2012 A Judge is Judged in a DUI Case When you are arrested for a DUI, it is important that you play by the rules and hire an accomplished attorney to come to your side in the trial. Yet being charged with a DUI may have a direct effect on your occupation, and that may be something that ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 17-Oct-2012 Florida Mom Incriminated by 11-Year-Old Son for DUI A Florida mom was arrested after she crashed her BMW while intoxicated. Her two children were in the back seat of the car, and the 11-year-old obliged to show police the cop of wine she had been drinking behind the wheel. It was only a portion of the ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 9-Oct-2012 DUIs Can Affect Your Career Mary Ann Gardner is an orthopedic surgeon with an impressive resume, but she may not be practicing medicine any more after the stunt she pulled on a Florida highway this weekend. According to a local news station, the woman was driving a black Toyota ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 4-Oct-2012 Drunk Driver Insists That Father Is an Autobot Autobots are the robots that are normally linked with the Transformers movies. The Autobots are pure fiction- but Michael Rexford failed to recognize that when he was pulled over for a DUI in August. The young man was driving in Palm City, Florida, ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 18-Sep-2012 Actress Sally Struthers Arrested for Operating Under the Influence Everyone is accountable to DUI laws, even celebrities. Recently, Sally Struthers, an actress best known for her role on the classic TV show the All in the Family, was taken into custody when she was discovered driving drunk in Maine. The actress was ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 11-Sep-2012 Woman Arrested for DUI with 8 Kids in the Car Driving drunk is dangerous, but driving drunk with children in the car puts many little lives at risk. That is why Lawanda Lowery-Gale was not only arrested for a DUI, but given 8 counts of child neglect when she was found behind the wheel and ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 26-Aug-2012 Teen Arrested for DUI While Driving Drunk Relative Home A teen in Florida was recently arrested for driving under the influence, while he was taking his drunk 47-year-old relative home from a party. The teen, who was not licensed to drive, was told to drive his relative home because he claimed that he was ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 14-Aug-2012 Crocs Co-Founder George Boedecker Jr. Arrested for DUI You can blame George Boedecker Jr. for your comfortable pair of water resistant Crocs, just like he tried to blame country singer Taylor Swift for his DUI on August 14th. The businessman was allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol, and was ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 31-Jul-2012 22-Year-Old Sentenced to 44 Years in Prison for DUI Manslaughter DUIs are taken seriously, and a DUI that ends in the death of an innocent individual is never taken lightly. Demetrius Jordan never intended to hurt anyone when he got in his car intoxicated in Pinellas County, Florida. He was simply trying to drive ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 27-Jul-2012 Fort Lauderdale Resident Arrested After Killing Biker in DUI When a person is inhibited by alcohol, he or she may do things that are not characteristic. These could include feeling the scene of an accident, driving into barriers, swerving and failing to see pedestrians or bikers in the road. Even with blinking ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 24-Jul-2012 Man Arrested in Crash That Killed One A Fort Lauderdale resident was killed last week in a horrific accident. The driver was moving down the street near West Broward Boulevard when he was struck by a 1999 Lexus zooming in the opposite direction. The driver in the Lexus tried to speed off ... Continue Reading Posted By Parks & Braxton, PA 16-Jul-2012 Fort Lauderdale Limousine Crashes Into Pole at Airport A limousine service in Fort Lauderdale, Florida took a serious hit when one of their drivers slammed a fully occupied car into a pole in the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood airport parking lot. The 2008 Lincoln Navigator was driven by a 75-year-old from ... Continue Reading