Recent DUI's in Myrtle Beach, Horry County and around the country.........even attorneys and prosecutors charged
Since DUI's are so common, especially with the holidays rapidly approaching, I thought I'd summarize some of the more noteworthy ones both locally and around the country.
In Rhode Island this past week a federal prosecutor was arrested and plead not guilty on a DUI charge. He was originally charged with a law they have in that state for refusing to take a chemical breath test and not charged with a DUI. Suspictions arose that maybe he was not originally charged because of who he was. The DUI stemmed from being pulled over on Thanksgiving for erratic driving, at which time he told police that he has too much to drink. The local police and the Departement of Justice are now investigating the incident.
In Vermont, the state auditor plead guilty on last Thursday to Drunk Driving and paid almost $900 in fines and court costs. The auditor, Tom Salmon, was in the news last year when he was deployed to Iraq while he was running for a second term in office.
In Honolulu the police have started putting DUI mug shots on their web sites. This has cause a stir with those who feel it will cut down on drunk drivers out on the road versus those who feel it may violate constututional rights of those who have not been convicted yet. In the middle are those who say that this is public information and has been put on TV and in newspaper for many, many years.
On a silly note, the motorized bar stool that a man from Ohio received a Driving Under the Influence on hit Ebay this week. The driver, Kile Wygle was arrested in March and ended up pleading guilty. Just prior to being arrested, he lost control and crashed contraption. At the time of his guilty plea, he owed approximately $37,000 in non-paid child support and the judge commented that whatever amount its sold for should go towards the grossly overdue child support. The stool was seized by the county.
Here in the Myrtle Beach area, Horry County has been no exception with officials being in the news for DUI related matters. Atlantic Beach mayor Retha Pierce was arrested a while back for Driving Under the Influence. I don't recall reading whether she has a lawyer on that. Nor do I recall if she had an attorney on her Trespassing and Disorderly Conduct charges stemming from an incident last January, which just happened to have been dismissed last month when the arresting officer didn't show for court. On her DUI charge, she apparently said that she had independent tests done that showed that there was not alcohol in her system, which is consistent with a SLED urine test that indicated the same results.
Robert Johnston has handled countless DUI cases in Myrtle Beach and other courts in Horry County for the past 15 years including numerous cases involving the new DUI law from February of 2009.
Phone consultations and in-person case evaluations are welcome. We can explain exactly what you have and what can be done for you. Each DUI is different and not all courts and prosecution offices handles these identical. Call us and we'll tell you how your case should be defended and what we can do for you.
Attorney Robert J. Johnston
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