Unlike many criminal cases, a driving under the influence case is almost entirely, if not solely, based on the testimony of a single police officer. The officer’s observations of the individual’s driving, and subsequent performance on field sobriety tests, including the results of the individual’s chemical test is the evidence that the prosecution will rely …
Local Law Enforcement Agency Plans DUI Patrol this weekend
Each weekend countless individuals are arrested in the Central Valley for suspicion of driving under the influence. This coming weekend, the Modesto Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint. The driving under the influence checkpoint is scheduled for November 12, 2011, from 9:30 p.m. to 3:30 a.m. The location of the checkpoint has not yet …
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Four DUI Crashes in One Weekend
According to KSEE 24 news, there were four DUI accidents over the weekend. The first DUI related accident occurred in Bear Creek. In this accident members of the Fresno Police Department spent hours attempting to free a submerged car and its occupants from the water. The driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to reports, his …
Fresno Woman Formally Charged With Murder Following DUI Accident
Court documents confirm that the Clovis woman arrested on October 21, 2011, following a collision on Highway 168 has been charged with murder. According to the local media and the California Highway Patrol, Ms. Vasquez was on her way home from an evening out when she struck the vehicle operated by Frank Winslow. Mr. Winslow …
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Fresno DUI Patrol Sweep
According to the Fresno Bee, the Fresno Police Department operated a DUI patrol sweep on October 22, 2011, in northwest Fresno. In the DUI patrol sweep the Fresno Police Department made 15 driving under the influence arrests. The article does not provide additional details about the DUI patrol sweep, including why the motorists were detained …
Fresno Woman Faces Murder Charges Following Fatal DUI Accident
According to the local media (ABC channel 30), a Fresno woman faces murder charges after a fatal driving under the influence accident left one man dead. Investigators say Frank Winslow, 54, died in the crash after his car tumbled down an embankment. Perla Vasquez left her Clovis home Thursday night for a fun night out …
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Fresno DUI Arrest (Walk-and-Turn) Field Sobriety Test
On any given day in Fresno County, members of the Fresno Police Department, Clovis Police Department and California Highway Patrol will be patrolling the streets in an attempt to find individuals suspected of driving under the influence. More often than not the law enforcement officer making the detention in Fresno County will ask the suspected individual …
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The Consequences of Making an Arrest for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) When Probable Cause Does Not Exist
Each weekend in Fresno County, countless drivers are stopped by members of the Fresno Police Department, California Highway Patrol, and other local law enforcement agencies. Many, if not all, detentions that are made to determine if a driver is under the influence of alcohol (DUI) are based on a very minor traffic violation that the …
DUI Checkpoints – MADD Upset with Pending California Bill
According to a recent article in the Vacaville Reporter, Mothers Against Drunk Driving is speaking out against a pending bill that would restrict the ability of officers to enforce certain laws during sobriety checkpoints. According to the advocacy group, Assembly Bill 1389 condones driving without a valid driver’s license by preventing law enforcement from enforcing …
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Officer’s Refusing to Testify in DUI Administrative Hearing
Following an arrest for driving under the influence, the driver will have an opportunity to request an administrative hearing before the Department of Motor Vehicles. The request for an administrative hearing must be made within 10-days following an arrest. In Fresno County, an individual should call the Department of Motor Vehicles at (559) 445-6399. Oftentimes …
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