Jeffery Griffin, also known as Jeremy, was arrested earlier in February for manslaughter and boating under the influence, six months after the death of his brother in a boating accident. Griffin, a member of a prominent Pasco County political family, allegedly hit a marker with his boat over Labor Day weekend. His younger brother, Joshua […]
Panama City Woman Arrested For DUI Manslaughter After Fatal June Crash
On June 18, 2013, Jessica Finch, 26, was driving her 1998 Honda Civic on Highway 2301 in Bayou George near Panama City in Bay County Florida when she crossed the center line, crossed the lane and hit a tree on the opposite side of the road. Her passenger, Justin Collins, 27, died as a result of […]
SNL Alum Chris Kattan Charged with DUI
Comic and former Saturday Night Live cast member Chris Kattan was arrested on February 10, 2014 after being suspected of driving while under the influence of drugs near Los Angeles. Kattan, who is also the star of such comedies as Corky Romano and A Night at the Roxbury, was apparently acting strangely on a flight […]
Miami Beach Resident Claiming to Be Lebron James’s Stepfather Arrested on Suspicion of DUI
In the early morning hours of February 12, 2014, a man claiming to be the stepfather of LeBron James was arrested by police in Miami Beach. 47 year old Eddie Gene Jackson was pulled over by police near the intersection of Washington Avenue and 20th street at 3:45 am after he was seen driving fast […]
Tito Ortiz Will Go From Fighting in the Ring to Fighting in the Courtroom
Renowned MMA fighter Tito Ortiz has officially been charged with two counts of DUI related to an early January occurrence. The 38 year old mixed martial artist has already shelled out over $15,000 in bond money as a result of the event and he could face hefty fines and license suspension if found guilty of […]
Drunk Driver in Deadly California Wreck Had Prior DUI
On Sunday, February 9, 2014, just hours after an accident in Florida which was frighteningly similar, 21 year old Olivia Culbreath drove her Camaro the wrong way down a major highway in the Los Angeles area at speeds of upward of 100 miles per hour. She struck an oncoming Ford Explorer head on. In the […]
Clearwater Man Arrested For DUI After Being Turned In By Fast Food Manager
On Super Bowl Sunday, 26 year old David Higgins was driving with his 4 year old child in his car when he went through a Wendy's drive through in Clearwater, Florida. At the drive through, Wendy's employees noticed that Higgins had a strong smell of alcohol on his breath, had bloodshot eyes and was slurring […]
Potential Liability Related to Wrong-Way Crash on I-275 Which Killed Five
In the early morning hours of February 9, 2014, a driver on southbound I-275 near Tampa started filming a white SUV going the wrong way on the northbound lane at a high rate of speed. The video goes on for over 50 seconds, ending in the SUV hitting another car and exploding into a ball […]
Rape Allegations against Jameis Winston Dropped
Awarded to the year’s most promising college player, the contender for this year's Heisman Trophy is Jameis Winston. He has just been told he will not face rape charges laid against him earlier this year. The decision, by the state's attorney for the Florida Second Judicial Circuit, William N. Meggs, came after the Tallahassee police investigation received criticism […]
Is Florida State Ignoring a Requirement to Investigate Sexual Assault Allegations?
The case of Jameis Winston, a quarterback at Florida State University, raises questions about whether the university is ignoring a federal requirement to investigate sexual assault allegations. Winston has been accused of a sexual assault against a female student at the university and the case has been reported to the Tallahassee police. The original allegation […]
