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Recent DUI Posts

DUI Task Force In Franklin County to Operate Two DUI Checkpoints

April 19, 2024 No Comments

The Franklin County DUI Task Force announced it will be operating two sobriety checkpoints tonight (April 19, 2024). Both checkpoints will be located in the northwest part of the county. Most people have not been through a sobriety checkpoint, so this article explains what happens at checkpoints, their legality, and their effectiveness. The Franklin County DUI Task ForceThe Franklin County DUI Task Force is a group of law enforcement officers with advanced training in DUI enforcement. It includes officers from 26 law enforcement agencies and is funded by federal grants. Established in 1993, the Franklin County DUI Task Force was the first county-wide organization in Ohio to address the problem of impaired driving. To address the problem, the Task Force uses both education and enforcement. The educational component includes awareness

Watson Murder Conviction Upheld In Second Trial After Defendant Convicted On Only Gross Vehicular Manslaughter In First Trial

April 18, 2024 No Comments

California’s Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, just affirmed the second degree murder conviction of Adam Barooshian. People v. Barooshian (2024) __Cal.App.5th___ (Docket No. D081050). Barooshian was a Marine with a prior DUI conviction who drove the wrong way on a freeway with a high blood-alcohol content and killed a motorcyclist. Along with other vehicle code offenses, Barooshian was charged with murder [Penal Code § 187, subd. (a)] under the Watson murder theory and vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated [Vehicle Code § 191.5, subd. (a)]. The California Supreme Court held in People v. Watson (1981) 30 Cal.3d 290 that one who kills another while driving under the influence may be charged with second degree murder where the circumstances support a finding of implied malice. The

Alcohol Now Banned in Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas

April 13, 2024 No Comments

Due to alleged high Number of incidents of driving under the influence (DUI/DWI) and frequent crashes in the Tennessee Wildlife Management Areas, the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA) have issued a ban of alcohol in most of the areas managed by the TWRA. As reported by WJHL-TV, starting April 15, 2024, possessing and consuming alcohol in TWRA Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) will become illegal, with a few exceptions to the rule. The WJHL-TV report shared that, “alcohol will still be permitted at designated TWRA campgrounds and on public waters bordering or within a WMA. Drunken disorderly conduct will still be prohibited on WMAs, including in those designated areas. The TWRA said the rule applies to everyone, including drivers and passengers of off-highway vehicles riding in WMAs. Tennessee’s DUI laws also

Appellate Court Decides Case of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide Based on Recklessness

March 29, 2024 No Comments

In Ohio, the offense of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide can be committed in various ways. One of those ways is causing the death of another by operating a vehicle recklessly. A recent case decided by an Ohio appellate court addressed whether the evidence proved the defendant was reckless. Three Ways to Commit Aggravated Vehicular HomicideTo prove a defendant committed the offense of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide in Ohio, the prosecution must prove the defendant operated a vehicle and caused the death of another person in one of the following three ways: The second way of committing the offense, recklessly, was at issue in the case of State v. Beard. Was the Dump Truck Driver Reckless?The defendant was a dump truck driver. He was running late when he drove his truck to a

DUI Can Effect You Outside of the Legal System

March 26, 2024 No Comments

This weekend, former Florida Gator and now Georgia Bulldog, Trevor Etienne, the younger brother of NFL superstar Travis Etienne, was arrested for DUI. Like the rest of us, Trevor is facing consequences outside of the legal arena for his actions. Multiple reports have surfaced that Etienne is facing a minimum of at least a 1 game suspension and might lose his job as the starting running back for the Bulldogs. Further, this arrest will definitely affect his draft status/position come time for the NFL draft. So what happens to those of us who are not college football stars when arrested for DUI. We are all familiar with the penalties imposed by the courts, but many are not familiar with the social, financial, and professional consequences a DUI arrest or conviction