Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 17, 2014 |
Ferrari-driver Shaun Goodman was arrested for a DUI earlier this year that involved him trying to outrun the cops, a passenger jumping out of the moving sports car, and Goodman eventually crashing into a house. This week, a Thurston County court sentenced Goodman to work release and protestors ar...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 06, 2014 |
The NFL draft is this week and general managers and coaches will be placing players under the microscope. With millions of dollars at stake for owners, who can blame the owners for the scrutiny?
Former University of Washington star tight-end Austin Seferian-Jenkins is expected to be one of the f...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 11, 2014 |
You probably already know that you face serious criminal penalties if you are convicted of drunk driving in Washington. However, you may not know that you face non-criminal penalties as well such as a driver's license suspension.
There are generally two separate license suspensions related to a ...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 13, 2014 |
There will be extra law enforcement patrols out in the Seattle streets looking for distracted drivers between May 19 and June 1 as part of the popular “Click it or Ticket” campaign, reports the Ballard News Tribune.
While the name of the campaign may sound as if authorities will only be on the l...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 25, 2014 |
A Michigan politician was arrested for drunk driving last week. Following a failed Breathalyzer test, the politician says that the failed breath test wasn't due to anything that he drank, instead he blamed the dentures in his mouth, reports WILX 10.
Flint city councilman Eric Mays was pulled ove...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 04, 2014 |
Cinco de Mayo is a holiday to celebrate Mexican heritage and pride. However, the holiday is now widely celebrated in America as a time to drink and hang out with friends. As we celebrate Cinco de Mayo, here are five important facts you should know about drunk driving:
You don't need a 0.08 blo...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 09, 2014 |
In a bizarre drunk driving incident in Lakewood, a drunk driver allegedly purposefully rammed a Washington State Patrol vehicle twice on the highway before being stopped and arrested for drunk driving and vehicular assault, reports KIRO TV.
The state patrol officer was traveling northbound on In...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 19, 2014 |
If you are stopped for a suspected DUI, the chances are that an officer will ask you to submit to a Breathalyzer test. Unlike a blood test, a Breathalyzer test allows the officer to get an immediate determination of your blood alcohol level. However, unlike a blood test, Breathalyzer tests are mo...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 31, 2014 |
A Seattle firefighter was arrested for drunk driving in late March and is now in the news again after it was discovered that the firefighter is still on the streets driving a firetruck, reports KIRO TV.
Joseph Dempsey is a 17-year veteran of the Seattle Fire Department. He was arrested on March ...
Posted by William Kirk, Partner | May 03, 2014 |
Mountlake Terrace police commander Don Duncan has been fired after he was arrested for a DUI this January, reports the Herald Net. The 50-year-old Duncan was an 18-year veteran of the police force and had reportedly tried to talk his way out of the DUI with the Washington State Patrol. He even ac...