Posts Tagged ‘DUI penalties’
Washington State DUI Laws Becoming Tougher?
Buzz is in the air about Washington State DUI laws being ineffective in reducing the number of repeat DUI offenders. This recent DUI law concern stems from the tragic DUI homicide that occurred last week in North Seattle, when Mark W. Mullan, who was driving drunk with a blood alcohol level 3 times the legal…
Read MoreDUI Penalties: First Time Offenders
Washington State is known for having some of the toughest DUI penalties in the nation. These DUI penalties are harsh to prevent repeat drunk driving. Penalties for a first time DUI offender are dictated by the BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) reading taken at the police station, consequences are worse for a BAC result more than…
Read More“Melrose Place” Actress Sentenced to Prison for DUI Vehicular Homicide
In 2010, “Melrose Place” actress, Amy Locane-Bovenizer, was charged with vehicular homicide when she killed Heleen Seeman, a sixty year old women. Amy was highly intoxicated, almost three times the New Jersey legal limit, when she crashed her SUV into Seeman’s car causing her fatality. This past Thursday, Amy Locane-Bovenizer was found guilty of vehicular homicide…
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