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Paul McGlone, Local Fairfax County Attorney, posts news of interest to his clients, his potential clients, and his community.  He may be reached at 703-273-2750 or toll-free at 888-273-2750 for expert legal advice.

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DUI and DWI

• DUI Manslaughter, DUI Maiming Among Charges after Fatal Accident
  Jan 18, 2012

  A 22 year-old is in jail after a drunk driving accident that killed an 8 year-old boy and injured his mother.  He is charged with DUI Manslaughter, DUI Maiming, and Reckless Driving, and Driving without a License.  The driver's BAC was .15, and he was allegedly speeding along Duke Street in Alexandria (Fairfax County), Virginia, when his car jumped the curb, hitting the boy and his mother who were walking on a path to the mall.  The boy died at the scene and his mother is in a Fairfax County hospital.  
  

• DUI Charge for LA Dodger After November Freeway Accident
  Dec 13, 2011

  
  LA Dodger James Loney was arrested last month on suspicion of DUI after his expensive sports car crashed into three vehicles on a California freeway and came to a stop in one of the traffic lanes.  The drivers of the three vehicles reportedly tried to talk with Loney but he appeared to be unconscious according to a news report.  The article claims Loney awoke and tried to flee.  Results of a blood test are pending.    
  
   

• FAA Chief Resigns After Fairfax DUI Charge
  Dec 12, 2011

  
  Fairfax City Police issued a news release announcing that FAA head Randy Babbitt was charged with DUI in Fairfax, Virginia last weekend after police stopped him for driving on the wrong side of the road.  He cooperated with police, but his field sobriety and breath tests results were not released.  He is expected in Court in early February and has since resigned from his FAA post.
  
   

• Belligerent Drunk Driver Seems to Have Fun with Arresting Officer
  Nov 25, 2011

  
  A 24 year-old Arizona woman did not make it easy for a police officer when she was stopped on suspicion of DUI.  She kneed the officer in the groin during a brief struggle, spewed profanities, and smiled happliy with both thumbs up for her mug shot.  She was charged with DUI, aggravated assault on a police officer, and resisting arrest.
  
  

• Ignition Interlock for Every Driver?!
  Nov 10, 2011

  An effort has been underway for a few years now that is researching ways to put anti-drunk driving technology into cars - even those driven by people who have never been charged or convicted of DUI.  It is a A joint effort of the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safetly and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration called DADSS (Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety), and its aim is to find systems that could be installed in every car to prevent drunk driving.  
  
  Sensors (touch based or breath based) would scan a driver to determine his or her BAC.  If it were over the legal limit of .08 (the limit in all 50 states), the car would be disabled, similar to an ignition interlock device currently used for some drivers who have been convicted of DUI.  
  
  Read more in this news article.   

• Not Guilty of DUI says Rodney King
  Nov 09, 2011

  
  Rodney King, an African American brutally beaten by white police officers in 1991 (whose acquittal led to violent riots in Los Angeles), was arrested in California last July and charged with DUI (of marijuana) and driving with a BAC above the legal limit.  He plead not guilty in Court Monday, November 7, and returns for a hearing on November 21.  He has a prior DUI conviction, so if he is found guilty of the current charges he could face jail time.
  
  

• Drunk Pilot Going to Prison
  Nov 09, 2011

  
  Six months in prison, six months of home detention, and two years of supervised release:  that is the sentence for a 33 year-old United Express pilot who was arrested in December of 2009 after the plane's captain smelled alcohol on his breath.  A breathalyzer revealed a BAC of .09.  While .08 is the legal limit in all 50 states for driving, it is .04 for flying, as mandated by the FAA.  
  
   

• Fairfax County Police Officer Charged with DUI
  Oct 26, 2011

  
  A 41 year-old Fairfax County police officer was charged with DUI Monday after crashing his personal vehicle into a utility pole in Springfield, Virginia.  He is on administrative leave while the accident is investigated.
  
  

• No DUI for Drunk Who Mistook Police Station for Casino
  Oct 03, 2011

  
  A 21 year-old entered the University of Nebraska-Lincoln police station Saturday wanting to play blackjack.  He even tried to buy chips from a police officer, who explained to the man that he was not in a casino.  The man left, but returned a few minutes later.  Police gave the man a Breathalyzer test, which he failed - his BAC was 0.273!  Police didn't arrest him, though, saying he hadn't committed a crime, but they kept him in custody until he sobered up. 
  
  
  

• Sixth DUI for Fugitive Illegal Immigrant
  Sep 29, 2011

  
  A 48 year-old man was stopped by police earlier this week for an expired sticker, and was arrested for DUI.  Although he gave a false name, his fingerprints identified him as a fugitive wanted by Homeland Security and ICE.  In addition, he already has 5 DUI convictions, and had even been deported because of them.   
  
   

Since graduating from George Mason University School of Law in 1988, I have had over 20 years of trial experience, defending citizens accused of a wide variety of misdemeanor and felony offenses in Northern Virginia.   Since 1999, my practice has been almost exclusively focused on the Fairfax County Courts, allowing me to gain an increasing familiarity with the Courts, Prosecutors and Judges here in Fairfax County, Virginia.