Florida DUI lawyer arrested for drunk driving accidents
Here is a story about a Florida DUI lawyer who was arrested after allegedly causing several accidents.
Defense attorney charged with DUI, causing wrecks | whitehead, charged, test - News - Northwest Florida Daily News: "Investigators say Whitehead, of Furling Lane in Destin, hit a car at the intersection of U.S. Highway 98 and Scenic Highway 98 and then hit another vehicle near The Track. The accidents caused major traffic back-ups.
One of the accidents was a head-on collision, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office incident report. No one was injured in that vehicle, the report said.
Whitehead told the deputy he was not injured, but the deputy noted he appeared to be heavily intoxicated. His face was 'slightly red,' his eyes were 'glassy' and 'watery' and his speech was slurred and difficult to understand.
'I don't want to go to jail,' Whitehead said, during the traffic investigation.
When the fire department arrived on scene and tried to check on Whitehead, he attempted to put the vehicle into gear to drive away, according to the report. The deputies and one of the firefighters managed to turn the vehicle off and take away the keys."
DUI attorneys need to be so careful because police officers who regularly investigate drunk driving cases may hold a grudge and slant the investigation. Not saying that happened here, but you probably have to have some major problems to, as a DUI lawyer, to get into this kind of trouble legitimately. To see what he is potentially facing, see Florida DUI penalties.
West Palm Beach Florida DUI
Here's another police officer arrested for DUI. This one was in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Fox29 WFLX TV, West Palm Beach, Florida-Video Shows Deputy Arrested for DUI: "West Palm Beach, FL (WFLX)
He's sworn to uphold the law, now he's accused of breaking it.
An off-duty sheriff's deputy crashes his squad car into a palm tree, and is arrested for DUI.
Dash cam video from the night of February 6th shows Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy Christopher Grube trying to pass several roadside sobriety tests after crashing his marked patrol car on 45th street in West Palm Beach.
The arresting officer said Deputy Grube had bloodshot eyes, slurred speech, and a strong odor of alcohol on his breath. Grube said he was on his way to Palm Beach International Airport to pick up relatives who were flying into town."
(emphasis added to quote above)... anybody ever see a DUI police report that didn't contain at least one of the following:
1. bloodshot eyes
2. slurred speech
3. odor of alcohol
I didn't think so.
