Category: DUI Defense

If you are charged with a DUI in the state of Georgia, you will be hit with several costs BEFORE you ever go to court to address the charges. Whatever happened to innocent until proven guilty?! You WILL have to pay $150 to request a hearing re your driver’s license. In addition, you will have…

Multiple UGA Football Players Arrested for DUI, Other Charges Shortly after the resignation of UGA’s head football coach due to DUI, three players have been arrested and charged with various alcohol related offenses and other crimes within the last week. According to an article in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the football players were charged in three separate…

Atlanta Memorial Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints While everyone finds different ways to enjoy a three-day weekend, law enforcement is on high alert for drunk drivers to help keep local residents, visitors and travelers safe during holidays like Memorial Day. Even if you think you are not drunk, and especially if you have had a few drinks –…

From a DUI Stop to a Stolen Police Car After being pulled over for suspicion of DUI, a man decided his best option for escape wasn’t the allegedly stolen U-Haul vehicle he was driving, but the police car that had pulled him over for the possible infraction. According to an article, the main reason police…

Effingham County Arrest of DUI, Deputy Hit-and-Run Suspect There was much media attention over the recent search for a drunk driving suspect who was wanted for allegedly running over a deputy. According to an article, the man was found and arrested in Effingham County. Based on authorities’ statements, the man was stopped on US 1…

Georgia Participates in “All Hands Across the Border” DUI Crackdown The “All Hands Across the Border” campaign was announced as an effort to dissuade and prevent drunk driving during the upcoming holidays, such as Labor Day and other long weekends. The program began on Sunday, August 30, 2009, and will hopefully curb the DUI incidents…

267 Georgia DUI Arrests Made in “Take Back Our Highways” Program In a report issued by the Georgia Department of Public Safety on August 7, 2009, it was announced that after a week-long concentrated patrol, Georgia State Troopers arrested 267 people for DUI in Georgia. Four other Southeastern states, Alabama, Florida, Tennessee, and Mississippi, participated in…

Georgia DUI Sweeps Net 4 Dozen in One Night June 27, 2009, two DUI checkpoints in Georgia patrolled by the University of Georgia police, Athens-Clarke police, and Georgia State Patrol on the second night of AthFest resulted in the arrests of 48 people for DUI in Georgia. An additional 100 citations were given for lesser offenses….

Suspicion of DUI  and Several Other Traffic Offenses Marietta police officers arrested Leonel Rodriguez on suspicion of driving under the influence and several other traffic offenses after he was found speeding the wrong way on the I-75, according to a news report in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The incident, which occurred on Sept. 27 was high-speed and dangerous to traffic…

Atlanta Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy was arrested on DUI, according to this news report. Gwinnett County Sheriff’s Department officials said Milloy was arrested hours after the Falcons’ 24-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Milloy faces suspension from the National Football League for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. The Falcons are not going to take any…