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Woman Killed by Daytona Beach Drunk Driver in Front of Son

On the evening of June 24, 2014, 45-year-old mother of seven Elizabeth Braly was walking on the beach in Daytona Beach Shores with her 21-year-old son and his wife while taking pictures.  Around 9:30, Shawn Doolan, from New Smyrna Beach, was speeding when he crashed his 2002 Nissan through the closed gate for the Dunlawton […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, July 10, 2014

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Drunk Texas Woman Arrested After Children Fall off Car While She Was Driving

A woman in Crowley, Texas was allegedly drunk when four children fell off the trunk of the car that she was driving.  All four of the children were injured, one seriously.  38-year-old Kisha Young was driving back from a neighborhood pool and did not allow the children to sit in the car because they had […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, June 24, 2014

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Woman Jailed Three Times in One Week for Drunk Driving

A woman from Douglas County Colorado is in jail and is facing a number of charges related to three arrests for driving under the influence that she got in just one week.  Kimberly Micheloni, 40, was arrested the first time on May 13, 2014 for driving under the influence and child abuse after driving impaired […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, June 3, 2014

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One South Florida Judge Suspended While Another Arrested for DUI

The Florida Supreme Court suspended Judge Gisele Pollack, a Broward County judge who sat on the bench for misdemeanor drug crimes, last week in connection to an DUI related accident that she was involved in at the beginning of May.  Just days later, another South Florida judge, Judge Lynn Rosenthal, was arrested, also for a […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, May 28, 2014

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Two Different Arrests in Three Days in Ocala for DUI and Child Neglect

Over the span of a few days in Ocala, two different women were arrested for driving under the influence while having their children in the car with them.  In one instance, the children were injured as a result.  On Saturday, April 26, 2014, 28-year-old Erica Peluso crashed in to a tree while her BAC was […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, May 14, 2014

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Police Officer Causes Accident – Then Wrongfully Arrests Victim for Drunk Driving

In Wisconsin in February 2013, an accident between a young woman and a police officer turned in to a legal battle to clear that young woman’s name after the officer who caused the crash claimed she had been drinking.  25-year-old Tanya Weyker was arrested for drinking and driving after being seriously injured in a car accident […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, May 13, 2014

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Man Charged in Strange DUI Related Death of Wife

On March 9, 2014, a Loxahatchee, FL couple was driving over 55 MPH on a 30 MPH dirt road near their home when they drove past three warning signs that the road was ending and didn’t break as their car was vaulted in to a canal.  The driver, 30-year-old Matthew Notebaert, was seriously injured in the […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, May 9, 2014

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Man Gets 15 Years for Killing Cheerleader While Drunk

A Florida man who has been getting a lot of media attention for his role in the death of a Miami Heat cheerleader, was sentenced on May 6, 2104 for the DUI manslaughter charge that he was recently convicted of.  Mario Careaga was driving back from a mall in Ft. Lauderdale when he struck the […]

Finebloom, Haenel & Higgins, May 7, 2014

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