A former Buffalo attorney is going to jail for fifteen days. Anne Adams, 46, was arrested last September for driving drunk. Adams then attempted to avoid prosecution by obtaining a falsified blood alcohol test and getting a sitting judge to write a statement saying that she was not intoxicated when she was pulled over.
In addition to jail time, Adams has lost her license to practice law in the state of New York. She was also sentenced to three years probation, ordered to perform 100 hours of community service, and fined $395. The judge also ordered her to write letters of apology to her arresting officer and to the Western New York community.
State Supreme Court Justice Michael Griffith who heard the case called it “embarrassing and shameful.”
If you or someone you know is facing DWI charges, contact the Dallas DWI attorney, Mark T Lassiter at 214-459-1668.
A Chicago police officer has been charged with reckless homicide in a fatal DUI crash. Joseph Frugoli was involved in an early morning accident which killed 21-year-old Fausto Manzera and 23-year-old Andrew Cazares. Police say Frugoli left the scene of the accident and was later found to have a blood-alcohol level of .277, more than three times the state’s legal limit.
The accident was Frugoli’s third. He was involved in two separate incidents in 2005 and 2008, but both cases were dropped. Some have alleged that Frugoli received preferential treatment, but Chicago police superintendent Jody Weis says that is not the case, saying “I have no reason to believe there were any professional courtesies that were extended to him.”
Frugoli was charged with reckless homicide, DUI, and leaving the scene of an accident. DUI’s appear to be on the rise amongst Chicago police officers. In 2008, 15 officers were arrested for DUI offenses, which is almost double the amount in 2007.
If you or someone you know has been involved in an accident, please contact the Dallas DWI lawyer Mark T. Lassiter at 214-457-1668.
An East Texas man has pleaded guilty to a fifth DWI and will receive 14 years in prison for it. The DWI charge was a second degree felony because of the man’s history of drunk driving, allowing for a penalty of 2 to 20 years in prison.
The man’s first conviction came in 1985. His last two convictions were felony level convictions. He pleaded guilty on Tuesday morning, the second day of his trial, and accepted the 14 year imprisonment offer.
If you or someone you know is facing DWI charges, contact the Dallas DWI attorney, Mark T Lassiter at 214-457-1668.
A man from Pflugerville, Texas has received a DWI while on a steam roller. This is one of the rare and oddest DWIs to come out of Texas.
The man was walking home from a bar and nightclub in Pflugerville. While walking home, he saw the steam roller at work zone. The man got into it, and managed to turn it on. He then proceeded to use it to try and get home. Police saw the steam roller on the road, and stopped the man. He was then arrested and charged with a DWI and felony theft.
If you or someone you know is facing DWI charges, contact the Dallas DWI attorney, Mark T Lassiter at 214-459-1668.
Two measures focusing on lowering drunk driving fatalities gained senate approval this week. Senate Bill 261, written by Senator Bob Deuell (R-Greenville) would make it easier for police to administer a breathalyzer or blood test without a court order. Currently police can only administer blood tests without a court order if the driver was involved in an accident that results in death or serious injury.”Senate Bill 261 does not require a breath or blood specimen from a first or second-time DWI offender, focusing only on chronic repeat offenders who endanger the lives of children.” Deuell said.The Senate also approved bill 298, written by Senator John Carona (R-Dallas). The bill allows for the use of police check points which randomly stop drivers in order to prevent DUIs. Carona says the reason checkpoints have been so succesful ”isn’t because of the ability to stop people. It’s because when people know that there are sobriety checkpoints, they begin to change their behavior.” Texas is second only to California in traffic deaths as a result of alcohol.If you or someone you know is facing DWI charges contact the Dallas DWI attorney, Mark T Lassiter at 214-459-1668.
