Category Archives: Celebrity DUI

Hines Ward Gets Atlanta DUI Charges Dropped

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Super Bowl MVP Hines Ward successfully managed to get his Atlanta DUI charges dropped by pleading no contest to reckless driving. This means Ward was able to avoid going to jail.

The Pittsburgh Steeler will have to be on probation, participate in community service, pay fines, and attend alcohol education classes.

However, Ward will not have a DUI conviction on his record. This means he is paying much less in fines and will not run into as many obstacles as he would if he were guilty of an Atlanta DUI.

Ward’s plea agreement proves just how necessary it is to hire an experienced Atlanta DUI attorney. With the possibility of getting your DUI charges reduced or even dropped, hiring a skilled DUI lawyer is essential if you want to get your life back on track. Click here to find an Atlanta DUI attorney today!

Denver Broncos Running Back Arrested for DUI

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Knowshon Moreno has been charged with a Colorado DUI after an arrest that occurred on the 1st of this month.

The Broncos running back was pulled over for speeding and the police suspected Moreno was intoxicated. He is also charged with failure to provide proof of automobile insurance.

So, Colorado drivers, what can you learn from this to avoid a DUI arrest? First, always be sure to keep your necessary documents in your vehicle. Secondly, always follow traffic laws. Finally, and this goes without saying, don’t drink and drive.

If you have been arrested for a DUI in Denver or anywhere in El Paso County, talk to an experienced Colorado DUI attorney today!

Country Star Randy Travis Narrowly Escapes Texas DWI Arrest

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Grammy-Award winning country singer, Randy Travis, was arrested for public intoxication in Texas this morning.

Police found Travis asleep in his truck in front of the First Baptist Church in Sanger, TX.

Usually for us common folk, being found drunk in your vehicle can give police reason to suspect you have been drinking and driving. However, Travis luckily managed to escape this accusation and received a lesser misdemeanor charge for public intoxication. Travis will likely have to pay a fine of $500.

You may not be as lucky as Randy Travis this past weekend if you have been drinking and driving in Texas. Texas DWI laws are extremely strict. You could end up paying expensive fines, losing your license, and spending time in jail – even if it’s your first DWI. Don’t take any chances. Hire an experienced TX DWI attorney and fight your charges.

‘Home Improvement’ Star Arrested for DUI

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Taran Noah Smith, who played the youngest son on the hit sitcom, Home Improvement, was arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles yesterday.

Police pulled him over around 1 am and also found marijuana in his car. Smith will also be charged with drug possession.

If you’ve been arrested for a DUI in Los Angeles, don’t plead guilty. Fight your charges with the help of an experienced CA DUI attorney today!

NU Lineman Arrested for DUI

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Nebraska’s starting center may have partied a little too much this weekend. Mike Caputo, a senior and star athlete, was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Lincoln, Nebraska. Although no charges have been filed, the college football world can only wait and see how this arrest will affect Caputo’s budding career.

Have you been arrested for a DUI in Nebraska? Are you worried that it may affect your career and personal life? Get your life back on track and talk to a skilled Nebraska DUI attorney today.

Flo Rida Avoids Jail

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We all remember Flo Rida’s DUI arrest over the summer. Well, it looks like Flo Rida hired a great FL DUI attorney because the rapper was able to avoid jail time.

Instead of being behind bars, Flo Rida will attend alcohol education classes, counseling, community service, as well as submit to drug testing. This is all part of Florida’s “Back on Track” program offered as a jail alternative for qualifying first time FL DUI offenders.

Have you been arrested for a DUI in Florida? Do you want to see if you qualify for jail alternatives such as alcohol education classes? Talk to an experienced FL DUI attorney today. With the help of a skilled FL DUI lawyer, you will learn that you still have options.

Detroit Pistons’ Ben Wallace Avoids Jail for MI DUI

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In September, Detroit Pistons center Ben Wallace was arrested on drunken driving charges as well as gun possession charges. Although pleading guilty last month, Wallace was able to avoid jail and settle for a year of probation and 30 hours community service.

Pleading guilty to a Michigan DUI is a risky move because you could ultimately lose your license or spend time in jail. However, with the help of an experienced Michigan DUI attorney, a person could get their charges reduced, like Wallace, or even get them dropped.

If you have been arrested for a Detroit DUI, contact a Michigan DUI attorney today.

The Real Story Behind The Infamous Nick Nolte DUI Arrest

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Nick Nolte probably has one of the most infamous celebrity DUI mugshots. In an article featured in GQ, Nolte addresses this incident and reveals that he was on GHB (liquid ecstasy) at the time of his arrest.

Additionally, he reveals that Marlon Brando called shortly after the arrest to convince him to go to rehab, which Nolte did prior to receiving three years probation.

The article delves into Nolte’s perception on GHB, with Nolte postulating taking the drug again under supervision for medical issues.

Above all, it’s an interesting read about a man with an extraordinary life who suffers from addiction. If you have been arrested for a DUI and are unsure what to do, get help today.

Coach Gary Pinkel Arrested for MO DUI

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Though overshadowed by another sports scandal this week, Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel was arrested for a DUI on Wednesday in Boone County.  Pinkel was jailed and released on $500 bail. There has been no word on whether or not Pinkel will face criminal charges.

If you are facing criminal charges for a MO DUI, contact an experienced Missouri DUI attorney today. Fight your charges!

How a Small Traffic Violation Can Lead to a DUI Arrest: “Final Destination” Star Arrested for DUI

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Actor Ryan Merriman was arrested for a CA DUI this past Sunday night.

The star of Final Destination 3, who also appears in the hit TV show, Pretty Little Liars, was arrested in Newport Beach.

Police pulled Merriman over for routine traffic violation and suspected the actor had been drinking. After failing a field sobriety test, Merriman was taken into police custody.

Ryan Merriman’s DUI arrest shows just how easily your night can be ruined by failing to obey simple traffic laws.

If you have been pulled over by police and are dealing with a DUI in California, make the wise decision and contact an experienced California DUI attorney today.

Disney Star Gets DUI – Burbank Jail Renamed "Mickey Mouse Club"

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Mitchel Musso, the non-Miley star of Hannah Montana, was arrested for a CA DUI in Burbank this weekend. He currently stars on Disney’s Pair of Kings and Phineas and Ferb.

Musso was pulled over after he failed to obey police officers directing traffic at an intersection. He wasn’t slowing down as he approached the intersection, prompting police to pull him over. Musso failed both the breathalyzer and the field sobriety test.

Sorry if the following sounds dumb. However, if you ever worry about police pulling you over, the best thing to do is follow all traffic laws when you see any sign of the police in the area. Sure, they may be investigating another incident. However, you never completely know why a police officer is present. Therefore, it is in your best interest to be extra careful in obeying traffic laws.

In other Disney DUI news, Shelby Cobra received her sentence this week for the DUI she got last month. The former singer for the Disney band, KSM, is required to attend alcohol education classes and pay over $1,000 in fines. Additionally, she is required to participate in the LA County Hospital and Morgue program where DUI offenders are required to witness autopsies amongst other procedures.

If it can happen to a Disney star, it can happen to anyone. If you have been arrested for a DUI in California, talk to a CA DUI attorney today!

Happy Drunk Birthday, Alice Walton! (P.S. A TX DWI is not a Good Birthday Present.)

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If you fall under any of these circumstances, it astounds me if you are unable to find a designated driver:

1.)    It’s your birthday.

2.)    You’re a billionaire heiress.

Despite falling under both these categories, Alice Walton, the heiress to Wal-Mart, still managed to get arrested for a TX DWI on her birthday.

Isn’t it a rule that the birthday person shouldn’t drive? Also, isn’t it another rule that a billionaire should be able to afford a chauffeur?

Despite this, people tend to get arrested for drunk driving on their birthdays all the time. In fact, DWI arrests are rampant during holidays, weddings, and other celebrations.

If you celebrated too hard and got arrested, here are some tips on how to save your license after a DWI in Texas. Also remember that an experienced TX DWI attorney is waiting for your call to help you get your charges reduced or dropped.

If you’re gearing up for a party and want to avoid getting a TX DWI, do some proper planning. Maybe ask a friend to be the designated driver or have the number for a cab in your phone.

College Football Star Cornelius Washington Arrested for GA DUI

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Oh boy. If you have been arrested for a DUI in Georgia, chances are you feel like you let a lot of people down.

Now, imagine if you were a college football star! Yikes.

Starting linebacker for the Bulldogs, Cornelius Washington, was arrested for a GA DUI this past Sunday.

As per university rules, Washington will have to sit out for 20% of the games within the regular season, which means Washington will be a bench warmer for a total of two games.

According to GA DUI laws, Washington could potentially face jail time, hefty fines, and license revocation.

More importantly, however, Washington will have to watch his team face a big competitor, Tennessee, without his athletic expertise on the field. The only thing he can do is cross his fingers.

You don’t need to be an all-star athletic to get a lawyer if you have been arrested for a DUI in Georgia. You also don’t need to cross your fingers in hoping to avoid jail.

If you have been arrested for a DUI in Georgia, there is an experienced GA DUI attorney waiting for your call. Contact a Georgia DUI lawyer today and fight your charges.  Don’t let your GA DUI make you a bench warmer for good.

Matt Hardy Arrested for DUI

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His shirt may say “stronger than death” but he’s certainly not stronger than North Carolina DUI laws.

Former WWE wrestler and troubled personality, Matt Hardy, was arrested (again) in Raleigh on Monday for driving under the influence. He was arrested previously for a DUI in August.  This action, amongst other seemingly cries for help, have left the WWE world begging Hardy to get his life together.

Of course, this could all be an act.

Disney Singer Busted for Drunk Driving

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It looks like Disney is now associated DUIs, as opposed to wholesome entertainment for the whole family.

It seems as if Shelby Cobra had an entertaining evening before being nabbed by the police last Friday morning.

Cobra was the lead singer of the former Disney band, KSM. She was pulled over in Studio City and blew almost twice the legal limit. Also, like most Disney stars, Cobra is underage. She spent most of the night in a Van Nuys jail and was released on her own recognizance.

We’ll let you know if this DUI makes her more famous than Miley.

Another Teen Star Gets DUI!

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Wow, this headline is almost becoming boring.

Almost.

Straight off the heels of Ryan Rottman’s and Twilight’s Kiowa Gordon’s DUIs comes That’s So Raven’s Orlando Brown!

Earlier in August, Brown was arrested for a DUI outside his home. Now, Brown is insisting he was not driving at the time of his arrest. He claims he did have three glasses of wine and went to his car to play his new album for a friend. Even though he was sitting in the driver’s seat, Brown says it was only to operate the radio, not drive the vehicle.

He needed to go to his car to listen to music? Doesn’t he know iPods are portable?

This story sounds fishy to me.

I wonder how Raven will help him get out of this one…

This Week’s Celebrity DUI Update

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Here is a roundup of the DUI exploits of the moderately rich and famous.

Nickelodeon star Ryan Rottman pleaded not guilty to his DUI on Thursday. Rottman was arrested last month after he was spotted with friends Zac Efron and Rumor Willis.

Jaime Pressly pleaded no contest to her DUI charges. The My Name is Earl actress was arrested back in January for a DUI. She will serve 3 years on probation, attend alcohol education classes, and even have an ignition interlock installed.

Paris Hilton’s ex-boyfriend, Cy Waits, pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor DUI that he received a year ago. His felony charges were dropped. During the time of his arrest, Paris Hilton was arrested for cocaine possession and is currently serving a year of probation.

President Obama’s uncle was arrested for a DUI last week and requested to call the White House for bail. No word on whether the President helped him out, but the story gets worse. Onyango Obama is an illegal immigrant and he was previously ordered to report to Kenya. It just goes to show how a DUI arrest can lead to an even bigger criminal violation.

Crazy DUI Stories! You’ll Think You’re Drunk Just Reading Them!

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And you thought YOUR DUI arrest was out of this world! Think again, Estella Warren!

By the way, Estella, way to plead no contest, which is also known as “I’m a hot celebrity and I can get away with anything!”

Here are some stories that cannot get away without a few gasps…

DUI Victim Survives Crash and Impaling

Yes, you read that correctly. A fence pole impaled a passenger in San Bernadino County, CA. Although the passenger is on the road to recovery, the driver of the car, his father, has been arrested and is currently locked up at the Central Detention Center in San Bernadino.

Jesus Can Help You Beat Your DUI

At least that is what Teairra Mari believes. The musical 23-year-old up-and-comer was arrested for a DUI last week and was spotted attending church services in Van Nuys this past Sunday.  Whether or not prayer can save you from the consequences of a DUI, Mari did own up to her mistake and issued a statement, apologizing for her actions.

Which is Worse? A DUI or a Flat Tire?

A man in Tinley Park is still trying to figure that one out. Dean R. Mariucci was pulled over by police for driving with flat tires. Upon questioning, police suspected Mariucci had been drinking and arrested him for a DUI. When will people learn that no one can ever make a smart decision after drinking?!

Busted in a DUI roadblock? It can happen to anyone!

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We are proud to welcome a guest blogger and New Hampshire DWI attorney, Mark Stevens to the 1800duilaws.com blog.  Mark has been practicing New Hampshire DWI for years, and has some great advice for those arrested of DUI in New Hampshire and around the country.

Julie Pacino, the 21-year-old daughter of actor Al Pacino and Oscar-winning star and acting coach Jan Tarrant was arrested after driving through a DWI checkpoint in New York City on Saturday July 30th shortly after 1:30am. She was snared in a drunk-driving roadblock on West Houston Street in lower Manhattan. Pacino, a former UCLA softball player and aspiring film director admitted to drinking three beers and smoking marijuana when entering the OUI checkpoint. Pacino was driving a 2009 Black Mercedes Benz with California license plates and an expired registration tag on the vehicle. Pacino was booked into the Manhattan Detention Complex pending her arraignment where she was later released on her own recognizance.

There are some tips everyone can learn from this highly-publicized arrest. The first is: don’t tell the police you have been drinking and smoking marijuana when you are stopped in a DUI roadblock. The police typically ask “have you been drinking tonight?” near the beginning of an encounter with a driver in a DUI checkpoint. Ms. Pacino’s answer of “three beers and smoking marijuana” guaranteed her arrest.

Second: don’t drive with an expired registration at any time, but particularly avoid it at night on the weekends, when police activity is at its’ height. They are aggressively looking for reasons to stop cars, and the expired registration would have given the cops probable cause to stop this car even if they were not running a DUI roadblock.

Any time the police want to question you about any potential criminal activity, including driving while intoxicated, you are usually best served by exercising your Miranda rights immediately. Ask to speak to a lawyer and clearly exercise your right to remain silent as soon as the question is posed, unless of course the answer to the drinking question is “no”. I have attached a video clip about your right to remain silent and your right to an attorney to this article, called Lawyer Up and Shut Up

Have a safe night.

Mark Stevens

If you get snared in a DUI roadblocks contact New Hampshire criminal defense Attorney Mark Stevens today for a free consultation for your New Hampshire DWI or “aggravated DWI” charges.

Salem, New Hampshire DWI Attorney Mark Stevens
Rockingham County, New Hampshire

Visit our New Hampshire DWI website for more information.

The Seven Most Unlikely DUI Offenders

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The 7 Most Unlikely DUI Offenders

You don’t have to be a club-going celebrity or a sports star to get a DUI. It can happen to anyone, even to these unlikely folks. Here are the top 7 people who most of us wouldn’t imagine being arrested for a DUI, but have proven us wrong.

7. George W. Bush


Yes, most people know about Bush’s legal and substance issues. However, this is the President of the United States we’re talking about! If you have been arrested for a DUI, maybe you can take solace in the fact that one of our Presidents was also arrested for one, as well.

6. The Dad from ALF


How could he have gotten a DUI?! He’s so straight-laced and wholesome! However, the actor who played him, Max Wright, has been arrested for two DUIs.

5. Haley Joel Osment


Yes, I know he is a celebrity and an actor. But seriously, I will always see Osment as the kid from The Sixth Sense, no matter how much age takes its toll. Thinking about that little boy getting a DUI pretty much boggles my mind.

4. A Nun

Even the holiest of the holy make mistakes? There was an incident in Wantagh, New York where Sister Lauren M. Hanley was caught with an open bottle of gin in her car. Furthermore, her BAC was 0.18.

3. Thomas Kinkade


The serene wholesome painter of light was arrested back in June of 2010.

2. Bill Gates


If the President can get a DUI, then I suppose it can happen to the richest man in the world. Gates was arrested in 1989 for driving under the influence.

And finally…

1. Santa Claus


No joke, the man you love the most was arrested for a DUI. I mean, just watch this video! (It’s fake, but not unlikely to have happened.)