Blog Posts in December, 2010
Posted on Dec 30, 2010 By Lloyd Golburgh
From WTSP.com, Channel 10,Tampa, Florida-- With New Year's Eve only days away, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration expects this to be one of the deadliest weeks of the year on the ...
Continue reading "Roll up your sleeve, sir. Officer Jones will stick a needle in your arm now." »
Posted on Dec 27, 2010 By Lloyd Golburgh
By Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel CORAL SPRINGS - A veteran police officer returned to work earlier this month after receiving a one-week suspension without pay after being arrested for drunk driving ...
Continue reading "Coral Springs Police Officer Returns to Work after Reno DUI arrest" »
Posted on Dec 22, 2010 By Lloyd Golburgh
Forced blood draws urged BY ADAM LINHARDT Citizen Staff A looming legal battle over whether law enforcement can forcibly draw a driver's blood during drunk driving investigations is heating up ...
Continue reading "Keys prosecutor Dennis Ward urges forced blood draws for suspected Impaired Drivers" »
Posted on Dec 15, 2010 By Lloyd Golburgh
PORT ST. LUCIE — Troopers for the Florida Highway Patrol charged one of their own with driving under the influence while she was on duty Tuesday, the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office said. Lisa A. ...
Continue reading "Trooper Arrested for DUI while on Duty and Driving her Patrol Car" »
Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Lloyd H. Golburgh, P.A.
When a driver is arrested for DUI , law enforcement may administer a breath or blood test to determine whether his or her blood alcohol concentration is above the legal limit. If a driver has a blood ...
Continue reading "Errors in Blood Testing for DUI" »
Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Lloyd Golburgh
If you are a licensed Florida driver who gets convicted of an alcohol related driving offense in another state (no matter what that state calls it, Florida will treat it as a DUI), you will suffer a ...
Continue reading "Out-of-State DUI conviction for Florida Licensee" »
Posted on Dec 3, 2010 By Lloyd H. Golburgh, P.A.
A breath test is the most common way that law enforcement will test a driver's blood alcohol concentration after a Fort Lauderdale DUI arrest. The driver must blow into this device, which will then ...
Continue reading "Potential Defenses to a Breath Test" »