Energy Drinks and Alcohol Can Cause DUI arrests for the unwary
A University of Florida study finds that college students who drink alcoholic energy-drink cocktails are three times more likely to get drunk and four times more likely to drive drunk according to researcher Dennis Thombs, Ph.D., and his associates. Combining energy drinks and alcohol tricks the drinker’s brain into thinking he or she is sober […]
Read MoreCoweta County DUI jail sentence results in a Death Sentence at county jail
Cruel and Unusual Punishment in Coweta County DUI. CBS News recently reported about a Coweta County Misdemeanor DUI Detainee who died in a special restraint chair designed for use at a maximum of 2 hours after 14 hours in a chair in August of 2008. The Misdemeanor detainee, Willie Sutton, Sr., was suffering from extreme […]
Read MoreYou can get a DUI in a Golf Cart?
Did you know that you can get a DUI in a golf cart? Just ask the people in Peachtree City, Georgia where citizens are routinely charged with DUI for driving their golf carts home instead of being congratulated for being responsible and not driving a 5000-pound car. Police even comment that the golf cart paths […]
Read MoreCourt of Appeals Affirms Vehicular Homicide Conviction despite reasonable alternative theory on circumstantial evidence
Shy v. State, A10A1696, Georgia Court of Appeals, March 29, 2011.Vehicular Homicide, 1st Degree; Reckless Driving; Failure to Maintain Lane, and Driving with a Suspended License. The city of Atlanta, Fulton County Superior Court Jury Trial. The driver struck Husband and Wife pulled over in the emergency lane of I-285 with a broken-down car killing […]
Read MoreCourt of Appeals rejects hard fought Cherokee DUI and finds fields relevant to establish blood alcohol
Holowiak v. State II, A10A2021, Georgia Court of Appeals, March 29, 2011. DUI per se; DUI less safe. Cherokee County State Court DUI Jury Trial. The Defendant Driver, Holowiak, was stopped at a roadblock in Cherokee County by the Sheriff’s Department. The Officer smelled an odor of alcohol, observed red and glassy eyes, flushed face, […]
Read MoreBlack Caucus sues to dissolve new cities of Johns Creek, Dunwoody, Sandy Springs and Milton.
The suit seeks dissolution of the cities of Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, and Milton as Voting Rights Act violations. Dr. Joseph Lowery and several Plaintiffs have sued Governor Nathan Deal and several new cities formed in the last six years including Johns Creek, Sandy Springs, Dunwoody, Milton claiming that the incorporation of the areas […]
Read MoreDunwoody Officers win 2011 MADD awards
ON March 24, 2011, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) had awards banquet at the Georgia International Convention Center at 2000 Convention Ct Concourse, College Park, GA 30337-4200. Two Dunwoody Officers walked away with awards. Officer Tim Waldron received the Bronze Award for having made 39 DUI arrests in 2010. Officer Alvin Rodriguez received the Silver […]
Read MoreHenry County DUI HEAT Unit wins 2011 MADD Award
ON March 24, 2011, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) had awards banquet at the Georgia International Convention Center at 2000 Convention Ct Concourse, College Park, GA 30337-4200. The Henry County Police Department (HCPD) won the DUI Hero Award for police agencies Police Department with the highest total number of DUI arrests for their agency size. […]
Read MoreGwinnett County DUI Task Force wins 2011 MADD award
ON March 24, 2011, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) had awards banquet at the Georgia International Convention Center at 2000 Convention Ct Concourse, College Park, GA 30337-4200. MADD presented the Gwinnett County DUI Task Force as 2010 Statewide DUI Agency of the Year Award. The Individual members of the Gwinnett DUI task force also walked […]
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