Officer Gets own DUI
Florida Police Officer Charged With DUI
The following article just goes to show that sometimes, even police officers make mistakes. In Miami Beach, Florida, recently, two police officers were interacting with five women who were reportedly attending a bachelorette party. The police officers, who were in uniform at the time of the incident, were seen taking pictures with the women and drinking alcohol at a hotel club.
Some of the women made statements to the effect that they did not know the two men were actual police officers because of their unprofessional behavior. One of the officers eventually left with one of the women and the two took a ride on an all-terrain vehicle along the beach. According to news reports, the man was speeding along the beach without the ATV lights on when he hit two people, a man and a woman, who had been taking a walk along the beach. Both individuals were hospitalized and required surgery to repair their injuries.
The two police officers were fired from the police department and the former officer who crashed the ATV was charged with four felony counts of DUI and reckless driving causing serious bodily injury. He was later released on $30,000 dollars bail.
We can see from this story that individuals of all positions and titles—even those called to protect our communities—can make mistakes. If you find yourself charged with a DUI, contact an experienced advocate to help you see the options you have available to you. Glen Neeley is a board-certified attorney who is dedicated to his clients’ success, and looks forward to working as your advocate.
Source: http://www.duiattorney.com/news/7860-on-duty-miami-police-officer-charged-with-dui
Over the past year and a half, I have worked tireless on becoming an author. So here it is released yesterday. Over half the books in stock are gone. In conjunction with AZ premier DUI Defense Attorney James Nesci and premier Utah DUI Defense Attorney Jason Schatz, 458 pages are done along with an extraordinary DVD that has all the Field Sobriety Test Manuals, DRE Manuals, and the studies that go behind the manuals. This book is more of a lawyers guide on how to represent citizens in DUI cases from the first contact through trial and appeal. It covers everything from driver’s license hearings, suppression hearings, and trial. It comes with example cross examinations and direct examinations. The hardest part of doing the book was in fact sudden law changes. The law changes were not too drastic this year, but there were some. I want to thank those who helped me with the book including my co-authors and UACDL members that provided input and research. 
A controversial DUI checkpoint for drivers in Escondido, CA is now the subject of a court case. According to driver Angel Navarrette and passenger Daniel Alfaro, a heated exchange took place at that checkpoint, resulting in their arrest for resisting a police officer. Dashcam video of the incident shows the police officer threatening to break the window when the driver apparently refuses to roll it down. The police officer told Navarrette he would be arrested, but apparently did not tell him why. Attorneys for the two asked the court to suppress all evidence, claiming that their clients’ fourth amendment rights were violated when the officer broke the vehicle window.
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