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The 49ers defensive lineman, Ray McDonald, arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence expressed his apologies on Monday.

McDonald, 25, was arrested by the California Highway Patrol in San Mateo County on Saturday evening. He was booked and released one and a half hours later from San Mateo County Jail located in Redwood City.

McDonald gave a brief statement to reporters saying his lawyer advised him not to speak about the case. He stated, “I just want to let you all know Read more »

ORANGE COUNTY, CA — If you are ever in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Huntington Streets, be warned of recent sobriety checkpoints. Hopefully, you will have read this and haven’t just left happy hour or a happy birthday for that matter after downing a few cosmos or even one beer. (If so, stop reading your email while driving!) Police have been screening cars and have been administering field sobriety tests in the O.C. area. 

Officials saw more than 1300 cars at the PCH checkpoint between 9:30 pm and 2:30 am, which has led to the arrest of 11 drivers suspected of DUI. Additionally, Read more »

The Folsom Police Department arrested a man who was reportedly far over the legal driving limit of .08.  Stephen Paladino, 53, was arrested this week for driving under the influence and tested a .30 on blood alcohol content, which is four times the legal limit.  Police officials said he was in no condition to be delivering groceries or to be driving at all.

According to a news release by the Folsom Police Department, this arrest was Palodino’s fourth for DUI, and his sixth arrest for alcohol-related offenses in the last three years. .35 is surgical anesthesia! .30 he should be passed out. No wonder he ignored lights and sirens before pulling into his garage. Can you say, “Lucky to be alive?”

A woman reported that a man tried to Read more »

What’s up with the Hills and DUI’s? Last October, we reported on the DUI arrest of Jason Whaler. In the same month, Stephanie Pratt also made headlines with her Van Nuys DUI arrest.

 Jason Wahler former realty star was reportedly arrested a sixth time for drunk driving by the Newport Beach Police Department, last Friday evening. The reality star was stopped and handcuffed by police around 11:00 p.m. on March 20, 2010, but he was released without bail on his own recognizance (“O.R.”) hours later. While an “O.R.” is Read more »

Ah… the holidays.  A joyous time for overindulging in every sort of way.  Evidently, in Los Angeles, more than 1,000 people must have partied too much, because this is the staggering number of arrests made for driving under the influence during a week long crackdown campaign by the CHP that lasted right on through to Christmas Day. This law enforcement coalition, known as AVOID, has announced that no less than 1,030 DUI arrests were made as compared to 969 during the same period last year.

This year, the California Highway Patrol was especially busy on Read more »

Just a few hours after taking 6 rebounds from the Atlanta Hawks and scoring 14 points for his team, Andres Nocioni,  the Sacramento Kings forward was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.

After the officer detected a strong odor of alcohol in his vehicle, they requested he take a breathalyzer test.  The South American basketball star didn’t have much to say after that. He was booked into jail on DUI charges and released from a Sacramento jail early Thursday morning on bail.

Upon the 29-year-old Argentinan star’s release, he Read more »

What’s up with reality peeps from hit MTV show, “The Hills”? They seem to be taking turns spending time in the clink. This time, Stephanie Pratt, star of  the  MTV show was arrested early Sunday Morning on a DUI and was reportedly taken to the Van Nuys Jail. 

Stephanie attended  Holly Montag’s 26th birthday party at one of Hollywood’s trendy night clubs. Allegedly, she was driving home at 3:45 am when she was apprehended.

For those of you who keep up with our celebrity arrest blogs, you’ll recall  that Jason Wahler, another star from “The Hills” was arrested earlier this month in Yakima County for assault and drinking charges.

Our favorite celebrity arrestee alum, Lindsay Lohan just may have to pay the jail piper again if she doesn’t follow a judges orders to complete her scheduled alcohol counseling meetings. This comes as a follow-up to her 2007 arrest for driving under the influence of cocaine and alcohol.

Beverly Hills Judge, Marsha Revel ordered Ms. Lohan to appear in Court because someone spilled the beans, telling the judge Lindsay had been missing her meetings.  According to her attorney, Lindsay has attended approximately 1/2  of the mandated sessions, but that her blooming career has kept her from attending the full schedule of compulsory alcohol rehab.

The judge stated Lindsay should not Read more »

In more celebrity arrest news, Mel Gibson’s conviction for drunk driving was finally expunged this week.  He has met the requirements of his probation after his 2006 drunk driving arrest.

However, in an attempt to uncover what some are saying was a media leak from the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department, authorities have discovered two calls were made to Harvey Levin of TMZ the exact day of Gibson’s arrest. 

One of the arresting Sheriff Deputies, James Mee stated he did nothing wrong and declined to comment any further. But phone records Read more »

Labor Day Weekend DUI Crackdown

Earlier this week, Robin told us about the upcoming Labor Day Weekend DUI crackdowns. She painted a likely scenario of having martini’s and partying like a rock star, then foolishly driving home. But what does it really take to get a DUI?

You probably how you think most people get a DUI after a night of partying hard, but think again. Let’s just say you go to dinner have two glasses of wine. Pay the valet and head home. What’s with the traffic up ahead? DUI Checkpoint, but you’re fine, you just had a couple of glasses of wine… you unroll the window, the officer quickly shines a flashlight near you, your eyes give you away because they dilate involuntarily – especially if you’ve had a couple of drinks. “Step out of the vehicle,” says the officer. You’re still thinking no problem here… Think again, DUI is about being under the influence and you are! Sorry, but this is going to cost you.

You will be arrested and jailed if you’ve been drinking, you’re stopped and your blood alcohol level is found to be .08% or even under! 

According to Read more »