Alleged Drunk Driver Crashers Through Watts Healthcare Corp.

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Alleged Drunk Driver Crashers Through Watts Healthcare Corp. By Laura Fishman on March 3, 2011 9:11 AM | No TrackBacks

ABC News reports that a driver will be charged with felony DUI after driving through a building on Saturday night in Southern Los Angeles. The most ironic part of the story is that the suspect allegedly crashed her SUV into a sober living facility while allegedly driving under the influence.

Perhaps this can be a valuable lesson to the people staying in the sober-living house, as they can still learn about the dangers of drunk driving through the real-life experience. Yet last weekend's crash is certainly no laughing matter for all the parties involved.

Authorities have not yet released the DUI suspect's name, but news reports say that the car slammed into Watts Healthcare Corp. Inc. on S. Figueroa Street and that five people suffered from minor injuries as a result of the accident.

What type of criminal penalties will the suspect be facing if convicted of felony DUI? According to FindLaw, a person will typically face a harsher punishment for drunk driving when an accident results in an injury to another person. The offense is most often punishable with time in state prison, along with probation, fines, license suspension and mandatory alcohol education classes.

As for those people from the Los Angeles sober-living house, many of them may now be a bit traumatized by the dramatic crash through the house. Victims of a DUI accident can usually file a civil lawsuit against the impaired driver for damages if they suffered from injuries as a result of the accident.

In this case, Watts Healthcare Corp. will likely seek damages in court as well. Since there are so many consequences to a DUI, the driver should take this issue very seriously, and contact an attorney to ensure his or her rights are protected.

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Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler Arrested After Drunk Driving Incident

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Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler Arrested After Drunk Driving Incident By Laura Fishman on March 2, 2011 9:05 AM | No TrackBacks

Pop star Christina Aguilera and her boyfriend Matthew Rutler were both arrested in West Hollywood after Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies noticed Rutler breaking the rules of the road on the Sunset Strip early Tuesday morning. According to The Los Angeles Times, Rutler was caught "burning rubber" and speeding in his vehicle.

Deputies believed that Rutler was driving under the influence after conducting field sobriety tests and proceeded to arrest him. Meanwhile, singer Christina Aguilera was riding in the passenger seat and was described as "very intoxicated" by authorities on Tuesday.

Law enforcers arrested Aguilera on suspicion of public drunkenness, but it looks like the singer won’t have much to worry about in this case. Public drunkenness is typically a misdemeanor crime the state of California, but the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says that criminal charges will not be filed against Aguilera because the circumstances simply do not merit charges. The arrest, however, will go on Aguilera’s record.

Christina Aguilera was simply taken into police custody because she was apparently so impaired that she wasn’t able to care for her own safety. There’s no evidence that laws were broken in this situation. However, it looks like her boyfriend isn’t going to be so lucky in his case.

Matthew Rutler was released on $30,000 bail and it’s likely that he’ll be charged with DUI. A driving under the influence conviction in Los Angeles County can lead to penalties that include jail time, probation, fines, community service, alcohol education classes, and the installation of an ignition interlock device. Other consequences can include an increase in insurance rates and issues with future background checks that could affect a person’s ability to get a job.

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Anthony Louis Fragoso Pleads Guilty to Drunk Driving in Hospital

type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://losangelesduiblog.com/"> Most impaired driving suspects will have to appear in court when they've been charged with DUI-related offenses. However, in some extreme cases, the defendant can go through court procedures in an alternative location.

The Los Angeles Daily Breeze reports that 21-year-old Anthony Louis Fragoso recently pleaded guilty to charges of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence from a hospital bed, as he was seriously injured in the car crash that killed two others on the 91 Freeway in Anaheim.

]]> Bail was set at $150,000 in Fragoso’s case, but he will likely remain in his hospital bed at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana until he is able to recover. Fragoso has his next court date scheduled at the North Justice Center in Fullerton on February 22. We’ll see if he is actually able to make it to the courtroom the next time around.

Tests done after the fatal crash last month showed that Fragoso had a blood-alcohol level of .20 percent, which is significantly above California’s legal limit of .08 percent. While driving his 1996 Mercedes-Benz on January 19, Fragoso drove in the wrong direction on the Riverside Freeway and crashed into another vehicle in a head-on collision. The driver of the other vehicle, Alan Reyes, and his passenger Vanessa Cease reportedly died at the scene of the crash.

In addition to dealing with vehicular manslaughter charges, prosecutors say that they plan to add the DUI allegations to the criminal complaint as well. Hence, it looks like Fragoso will be facing a long jail sentence if he is ever released from the hospital.

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Christina Aguilera and Matthew Rutler Arrested After Drunk Driving Incident

type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://losangelesduiblog.com/"> Pop star Christina Aguilera and her boyfriend Matthew Rutler were both arrested in West Hollywood after Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies noticed Rutler breaking the rules of the road on the Sunset Strip early Tuesday morning. According to The Los Angeles Times, Rutler was caught "burning rubber" and speeding in his vehicle.

Deputies believed that Rutler was driving under the influence after conducting field sobriety tests and proceeded to arrest him. Meanwhile, singer Christina Aguilera was riding in the passenger seat and was described as "very intoxicated" by authorities on Tuesday.

]]> Law enforcers arrested Aguilera on suspicion of public drunkenness, but it looks like the singer won’t have much to worry about in this case. Public drunkenness is typically a misdemeanor crime the state of California, but the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says that criminal charges will not be filed against Aguilera because the circumstances simply do not merit charges. The arrest, however, will go on Aguilera’s record.

Christina Aguilera was simply taken into police custody because she was apparently so impaired that she wasn’t able to care for her own safety. There’s no evidence that laws were broken in this situation. However, it looks like her boyfriend isn’t going to be so lucky in his case.

Matthew Rutler was released on $30,000 bail and it’s likely that he’ll be charged with DUI. A driving under the influence conviction in Los Angeles County can lead to penalties that include jail time, probation, fines, community service, alcohol education classes, and the installation of an ignition interlock device. Other consequences can include an increase in insurance rates and issues with future background checks that could affect a person’s ability to get a job.

Related Resources:

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Alleged Drunk Driver Crashers Through Watts Healthcare Corp.

type="html" xml:lang="en" xml:base="http://losangelesduiblog.com/"> ABC News reports that a driver will be charged with felony DUI after driving through a building on Saturday night in Southern Los Angeles. The most ironic part of the story is that the suspect allegedly crashed her SUV into a sober living facility while allegedly driving under the influence.

Perhaps this can be a valuable lesson to the people staying in the sober-living house, as they can still learn about the dangers of drunk driving through the real-life experience. Yet last weekend's crash is certainly no laughing matter for all the parties involved.

]]> Authorities have not yet released the DUI suspect's name, but news reports say that the car slammed into Watts Healthcare Corp. Inc. on S. Figueroa Street and that five people suffered from minor injuries as a result of the accident.

What type of criminal penalties will the suspect be facing if convicted of felony DUI? According to FindLaw, a person will typically face a harsher punishment for drunk driving when an accident results in an injury to another person. The offense is most often punishable with time in state prison, along with probation, fines, license suspension and mandatory alcohol education classes.

As for those people from the Los Angeles sober-living house, many of them may now be a bit traumatized by the dramatic crash through the house. Victims of a DUI accident can usually file a civil lawsuit against the impaired driver for damages if they suffered from injuries as a result of the accident.

In this case, Watts Healthcare Corp. will likely seek damages in court as well. Since there are so many consequences to a DUI, the driver should take this issue very seriously, and contact an attorney to ensure his or her rights are protected.

Related Resources:

Find a Los Angeles DUI Attorney (FindLaw)Drunk Driving Defense During and After a Stop (FindLaw)Drunk Driving: Elements of the Offense (FindLaw)]]>

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