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Heather Locklear Arrested for DUI

SANTA BARBARA, CA (ddamm.com) - Officials say Heather Locklear was arrested for drunk driving in Santa Barbara. The 47 year old actress was charged for suspicion of driving under the influence while on prescription drugs Saturday evening. A mug shot of the actress was released by the Santa Barbra County Sheriff department revealing no makeup, bags under her eyes and unbleached roots.

Locklear caught the attention of authorities in the wealthy community of Montecito at 4:30 PM. California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Marshall stated, "She was observed by a citizen pulling out of a parking lot and the women (witness) thought she was driving erratically." Furthermore, "She (witness) didn't know who she (driver) was."

After seeing the driver Locklear stopping and getting in and out of her car several times, the witness then called 911. Upon arrival of a uniformed officer, Locklear was said to be blocking a lane on Highway 192.

Heather Locklear submitted to field sobriety tests and apprently passed but there was a suspicion of being under the influence of drugs.

Taking the breath test in California

You are driving in the Sunset District in San Francisco, California.  You are pulled over, and the officer suspects you are under the influence of alcohol.  You are arrested and taken to the San Francisco Police station for a breathalyzer test.  The breathalyzer estimates the concentration of alcohol in the blood. 

Can you control the breath test?  In other words, can you fool a breathalyzer into showing a lower BAC reading?    The answer is No.

There are a lot of people who believe certain myths regarding a breathalyzer and BAC. For example, sucking on pennies does not lower a BAC reading.  Breath mints?  No.  They only mask the odor of alcohol, they do not change the alcohol content being measured.  Indeed, you don’t have to drink alcohol to get arrested for a DUI, because the human body produces its own supply of alcohol naturally on a continuous basis.  Therefore, we always have alcohol in our bodies and in some cases, some people produce enough to become legally intoxicated.

Are breathalyzers are always accurate?  No, and many errors are made in tests because they lack precision. The police or sheriff department official administering the test can also affect the results of a test.  

So what can you do?  A qualified San Francisco DUI attorney can examine the test procedures, as well as the accuracy of the results.  The attorney can determine if there were errors, or if there are other factors effecting the final read out.  Don't assume the BAC taken at the police station is accurate.  You may not be able to control the results of the breathalyzer, but your attorney can control how those results are used.  In some cases, the results can be voided.

Taking the breath test in California

You are driving in the Sunset District in San Francisco, California.  You are pulled over, and the officer suspects you are under the influence of alcohol.  You are arrested and taken to the San Francisco Police station for a breathalyzer test.  The breathalyzer estimates the concentration of alcohol in the blood. 

Can you control the breath test?  In other words, can you fool a breathalyzer into showing a lower BAC reading?    The answer is No.

There are a lot of people who believe certain myths regarding a breathalyzer and BAC. For example, sucking on pennies does not lower a BAC reading.  Breath mints?  No.  They only mask the odor of alcohol, they do not change the alcohol content being measured.  Indeed, you don’t have to drink alcohol to get arrested for a DUI, because the human body produces its own supply of alcohol naturally on a continuous basis.  Therefore, we always have alcohol in our bodies and in some cases, some people produce enough to become legally intoxicated.

Are breathalyzers are always accurate?  No, and many errors are made in tests because they lack precision. The police or sheriff department official administering the test can also affect the results of a test.  

So what can you do?  A qualified San Francisco DUI attorney can examine the test procedures, as well as the accuracy of the results.  The attorney can determine if there were errors, or if there are other factors effecting the final read out.  Don't assume the BAC taken at the police station is accurate.  You may not be able to control the results of the breathalyzer, but your attorney can control how those results are used.  In some cases, the results can be voided.

Heather Locklear Arrested for DUI

SANTA BARBARA, CA (ddamm.com) - Officials reveal that Heather Locklear was arrested for drunk driving in Santa Barbara Saturday evening.  The 47 year old actress was charged for suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription drugs.  A mug shot of the actress was released by the Santa Barbra County Sheriff department revealing no makeup, bags under her eyes and unbleached roots.  

Locklear caught the attention of residents in the wealthy community of Montecito due to her odd behavior.  California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Marshall stated, "She was observed by a citizen pulling out of a parking lot and the women (witness) thought she was driving erratically." Furthermore, "She (witness) didn't know who she (Locklear) was."

After seeing the Locklear stopping and getting in and out of her car several times, the witness then called 911. Upon arrival of a uniformed officer, Locklear was said to be blocking a lane on Highway 192.  

Heather Locklear submitted to field sobriety tests and apprently passed but there was a suspicion of being under the influence of drugs.  California Highway Patrol CHP revealed, "She was evaluated by a drug recognition expert, who concluded Ms. Locklear was under the influence of a controlled substance, and could not safely operate a motor vehicle."  Heather Locklear wasbooked and released later that evening on $5,000 bail.

Heather Locklear Arrested for DUI

SANTA BARBARA, CA (ddamm.com) - Officials reveal that Heather Locklear was arrested for drunk driving in Santa Barbara Saturday evening. The 47 year old actress was charged for suspicion of driving under the influence of prescription drugs. A mug shot of the actress was released by the Santa Barbra County Sheriff department revealing no makeup, bags under her eyes and unbleached roots.

Locklear caught the attention of residents in the wealthy community of Montecito due to her odd behavior. California Highway Patrol spokesman Tom Marshall stated, "She was observed by a citizen pulling out of a parking lot and the women (witness) thought she was driving erratically." Furthermore, "She (witness) didn't know who she (Locklear) was."

After seeing the Locklear stopping and getting in and out of her car several times, the witness then called 911. Upon arrival of a uniformed officer, Locklear was said to be blocking a lane on Highway 192.

Heather Locklear submitted to field sobriety tests and apprently passed but there was a suspicion of being under the influence of drugs. California Highway Patrol CHP revealed, "She was evaluated by a drug recognition expert, who concluded Ms. Locklear was under the influence of a controlled substance, and could not safely operate a motor vehicle." Heather Locklear wasbooked and released later that evening on $5,000 bail.

DUI Law Book

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North County Public Radio on our letter campaign

David Sommerstein at North Country Public Radio has a 4 minute piece about St. Lawrence County Legislator Tedra Cobb asking the U.S. Census Bureau to change how it counts people in prison: Inmate count debate opens old wounds.

Professor Marie Gottschalk editorial in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Professor Marie Gottschalk cites our census research in an editorial in yesterday's Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: No prison like home : For the U.S. census, convicts are counted as 'residents' of towns and counties outside the walls.

Norfolk County Man to Serve More Time for 2003 Virginia DUI Case

Roy Lee Everett, the man who killed a teenage honor student in a drunken-driving wreck five years ago, must serve additional prison time, a judge ruled Friday.

In 2003, Everett, 35, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, driving under the influence and related charges in the death of 16-year-old . Everett ran a red light at Military Highway and Azalea Garden Road, plowing his pickup into a car in which Chambers was riding. The driver, Chambers’ older brother, Barney, was injured.

Everett crawled from his truck and ran, b ut residents cornered him behind a carpet store until police arrived.

The case gained notoriety when Everett’s extensive record of drunken-driving convictions came to light. He faced charges in Virginia Beach as well as in Norfolk.

Norfolk Circuit Judge Joseph Leafe sentenced Everett to 14 years in prison for the manslaughter and DUI charges, imposing an additional 16 years but suspending the time. A Virginia Beach judge then sentenced Everett to 10 years on a drunken-driving conviction.

Everett later piled up more charges in Virginia Beach when deputies caught his mother sneaking drugs to him in jail.

That landed Everett back in Norfolk’s Circuit Court. Prosecutor Jim Entas said that since the drug charges came after Everett’s sentencing in Norfolk, they amounted to a violation of his probation. That meant a judge could order that Everett serve some or all of the suspended sentence.

Entas urged Leafe to reimpose a significant term.

“The court has a rare opportunity to express the community’s outrage,” Entas told him. “He won’t be deterred by anything but incarceration.”

Stephen Swain, Everett’s lawyer, argued that his client already will be in his 50s when he finishes serving the more than 25 years of his sentences on the manslaughter, drunken-driving and drug charges. Adding more time would be penalizing Everett twice, Swain said.

Leafe said Everett deserved more time. He imposed eighteen months of the 16 years of his suspended sentence.
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