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Man Arrested for DUI After Driving Porche Without Rear Tire

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A 62 year-old man was arrested and charged with DUI after he was spotted driving his Porche without a rear tire. A Seattle police officer noticed sparks and heard a grinding sound coming from the back of the vehicle as the man drove down Pike Street near Third Avenue. Upon further investigation,...

Man Denied Bail On DUI Charge Because of Prior Conviction

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A judge denied a Seattle man bail on a DUI charge because the man was currently free on his own personal recognizance bond following a prior DUI conviction. According to sources close to the case, some are questioning the judge's decision to deny bail, claiming that he used it as a form of punish...

Seattle American Idol Hopeful Convicted of DUI

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

An American Idol hopeful from Seattle could not compete in the reality show's Hollywood competition after being arrested for driving under the influence. Millions of television viewers watched as Danelle Hayes, of Seattle, attempted to win over the judges with her singing at the show's Denver au...

Seattle holiday events this week

Posted by Unknown | Mar 12, 2014 | 0 Comments

Seattle DUI defense lawyers of  Cowan Kirk Gaston Law Firm are thrilled to announce Christmas events around Seattle… Santa Claus will be visiting Westwood Village from 11am-2:30pm/ 3:30-8pm weekdays and 11am-2:30pm/3:30-6 Saturdays and Sundays through Christmas Eve.  He will be sitting just east...

Seattle DUI Driver to be Sentenced Friday

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A driver who ran down a Seattle family in their driveway has been charged with driving under the influence and is scheduled to be sentenced Friday. 50 year-old Rodney James had several unopened beer cans in his vehicle, on December 12, when he veered off the road and into the driveway of Wah Won...

Woman Arrested on Suspicion of DUI After Hitting Five Cars

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A woman was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence after crashing into five cars while driving. The 25-year-old woman had her infant daughter in the car during the accident and they were both transported to the hospital. Four of the five cars that were rear-ended by the woman were...

Washington Felony DUI Results in 4 Year Sentence

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

The first felony DUI sentence in Washington's new felony DUI law resulted in a four year prison sentence for a man from Island County. The DUI law in Washington changed in 2007 allowing for a felony charge for a fourth offense or if one offense involves an assault or homicide charge. 45 year-old...

DUI suspect pleads not guilty to vehicular homicide

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

The DUI suspect accused of driving under the influence and crashing into another car, killing two high school seniors, plead not guilty in court today. The tragic car accident occurred on June 9th on Interstate 5 in Tukwila and killed high school students Derek King and Nick Hodgins.  Officials ...

Breathe test used in King County drunken driving case

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

A panel of judges has decided that breathalyzer tests can now be used when prosecuting alleged drunken drivers as long as the tests have had further requirements done to them. Two years ago it was ruled that results from breathalyzer tests were no longer allowed to be used in court because it wa...

Redskins' Bryon Westbrook Charged with DUI

Posted by Unknown | Mar 10, 2014 | 0 Comments

Bryon Westbrook of the Washington Redskins was arrested on charges of DUI early Friday morning. The 25 year-old cornerback was driving a gary Mercedes on Route 5 near Lakewood Place around 2 a.m. Friday, when a Charles County sheriff's deputy says he observed Westbrook driving erratically. Diane...

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