Remember disgraced Chicago Police Officer Joe Parker? (Chicago DUI Cop’s Arrests: DUI Video Does Not Match DUI Report and Chicago DUI Cop Joe Parker Under Investigation; Dozens Of DUI Charges Dropped)

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers, who are preparing lawsuits against Officer Parker for the false arrest of several of our clients, have learned that Parker had issued upwards of 200 fake driving under the influence tickets.

If you are presently facing DUI charges as a result of being falsly arrested by Officer Parker or have pled guilty to these charges, contact our office today.

We will fight to overturn your conviction and, if necessary, file suit against Officer Parker and the City of Chicago on your behalf.

All consultations are absolutely free. Call us at (312) 494-3131 or e-mail us your questions at Contact@WindyCityLawFirm.com

Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have learned of another drunk driving checkpoint this weekend.

ROADSIDE SAFETY CHECK IN THE MONROE (12TH) DISTRICT

The Chicago Police Department will conduct a Roadside Safety Check in the Monroe (012th) District at 2451 S. Ashland. The Roadside Safety Check will commence at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 31, 2009 and end at 4:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 1, 2009.

During roadside checks, police officers slow down traffic, stop cars at regular intervals and watch for drivers who show signs of alcohol impairment and other violations as noted below.

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Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have learned that Phoenix Mercury Diana Taurasi has been suspended due to her arrest for drunk driving. So much for innocent until proven guilty.

Phoenix Mercury suspend Diana Taurasi after DUI arrest

Mercury suspend Taurasi after DUI arrest

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury have suspended guard Diana Taurasi for two games without pay after she was cited on drunk-driving related charges.

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Another big win for DUI Defense Attorneys yesterday as a Wisconsin Appeals Court on Wednesday commended an Illinois teen for doing the right thing by trying to sleep off his alcohol buzz, and said the trial court was wrong not to let him argue that police had entrapped him.

Court rules in favor of drunk sleeping it off in car

An Illinois teen knew he was too drunk to drive home after a Dave Matthews Band concert south of Milwaukee. So he fell asleep in his car, only to be awoken by a state trooper.

Travis Peterson, 19, of Dixon, Ill., said even though he told the officer he was drunk and sleeping it off, the trooper ordered him to leave because the lot was being cleared.

Once out of the parking lot, Peterson was arrested for drunken driving. He was subsequently found guilty and ordered to spend 60 days in jail.

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A very interesting ruling came down from the California Supreme Court allowing defendants to challenge Breathalyzer results. For years, our DUI attorneys have challenged the admissibility of Breathalyzer results, often winning on many of the issues that we raise. Now the California Supreme Court affirms the defendant’s right to challenge the DUI evidence against them.

California Supreme Court says defendants can challenge Breathalyzer results

The court permits drunk-driving defendants in some cases to question blood-alcohol findings, which are sometimes inaccurate depending on factors such as gender and medical conditions.

Accused drunk drivers now have more ammunition for challenging Breathalyzer findings as a result of a unanimous ruling Thursday by the California Supreme Court.

The ruling is expected to make drunk-driving cases more complicated and possibly more difficult to prosecute, lawyers said. Courts in two other states, Arizona and Vermont, have reached similar conclusions.

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Drunk Driving checkpoints exist as a “DUI exception” to the 4th Amendment and an infringement on people’s Constitutional Right to be free from unreasonable search and seizure. These checkpoints have increasingly been popping up all across the Nation. But what are the checkpoints accomplishing? The article below sees to suggest that these checkpoints are more about generating revenue than catching drunk drivers.

DUI checkpoint stops 1,131 vehicles

A DUI checkpoint over the holiday weekend resulted in 10 people being arrested and more than 100 drivers being issued traffic citations.

The Florida Highway Patrol arranged for the checkpoint to be set up in the 2500 block of Southwest 13th Street in Gainesville between 10 p. m. Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday. FHP Lt. Pat Riordan said that during that time, 1,131 vehicles were checked.

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Our Chicago DUI Attorneys have learned that comic Artie Lange, popular sidekick on the Howard Stern Show, was stopped in NJ and accused of drunk driving. Lange entered a plea of “not guilty”.

Comic Artie Lange pleads not guilty to DUI in NJ

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — Comedian and radio personality Artie Lange (LANG) has pleaded not guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of an intoxicant in New Jersey.

The Howard Stern show regular and author of the best-selling book “Too Fat to Fish” was charged following a minor traffic accident Friday in Toms River, about 40 miles southeast of Trenton.

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Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have learned that WNBA star Diana Taurasi, has been cited for the charge of extreme DUI as a result of a traffic stop earlier this month.

Phoenix Mercury’s Taurasi faces extreme DUI charge

PHOENIX (AP) — Mercury star Diana Taurasi faces three drunk-driving related charges, including extreme DUI, for a July 2 incident in which she also was cited for speeding.

A Phoenix police report released Tuesday shows Taurasi’s blood-alcohol level was 0.17 percent, or more than twice the Arizona legal limit of 0.08 percent.

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Our Chicago Attorneys have reported just recently on the man who was arrested on a DUI one day after being released from jail on a previous DUI complaint and woman arrested for dunk driving 4 times in 3 weeks, but we don’t believe that our DUI Lawyers have ever seen a turnaround quite this quick before:

Md. woman arrested twice in 5 hours for driving under the influence of alcohol

OCEAN CITY, Md. (AP) — Police arrested a Woodbine, Md. woman twice in five hours on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol. Police said a 20-year-old woman was swerving across lane markers and failed to stop at a stop sign about 2:15 a.m. Friday. When officers stopped her, police said she was driving under the influence of alcohol.

She was released on DUI and motor vehicle charges and almost five hours later, police saw her driving again.

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Our Chicago DUI Lawyers have learned that former TV star Joyce DeWitt, known best for her role as Janet Wood on the TV show “Three’s Company”, was arrested and charged for with drunk driving.

Three’s Company” Star Arrested for DUI Mr. Furley would be so disappointed

Perhaps, like so many episodes of “Three’s Company,” it’s all just a big misunderstanding.

Perhaps not.

El Segundo, Calif., police say they saw actress Joyce DeWitt drive through a barricade near a park just before 4:20 p.m. on the Fourth of July. And then when she was stopped an officer “observed signs and symptoms” of intoxication. After a series of field sobriety tests, she was arrested, according to Sergeant Danny Kim.

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