Friday, July 03, 2009

Tampa Street Racers and Spectators Need Lawyer

Tampa StPetersburg Pinellas Hillsborough Street RacingTampa Traffic Attorney, Lawyer notes that area cops cracked down on street racers and fans along Fourth Street N. Everyone began a dash for their cars when cops came down the I-275 interstate ramp. Cops blocked off the street to prevent escaping to I-275 or Gandy Blvd. Another target for traffic law enforcement is the Courtney Campbell Parkway.

The stretch of Fourth from I-275 to the Inlet Bay at Gateway apartment complex is flat and straight, four lanes surrounded by nothing but grass and water.

Earlier officers have arrested four people on misdemeanor racing charges. Cops videotaped license plates of racers and fans alike. A few days later, 130 drivers got $30 parking tickets in the mail. It's now clear that fans are targets too. A $151 ticket and three points can be placed against a driver's license. According to the media, the last ticket was written at 4:40 a.m. 31/2 hours, 221 citations, and a DUI arrest.

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When the cops throw the checkered flag at a street race, make your next pit stop with Board Certified Criminal Trial Lawyer W.F. ''Casey Ebsary, Jr. Toll Free -1-877-793-9290 .

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Pinellas DUI Cops and False Reports

Pinellas DUI Attorney Lawyer Florida DWIPinellas DUI Attorney found that two Pinellas County deputies were suspended after making a false arrest report, according to an internal affairs investigation and the St Pete Times.

The DUI cops conducted a traffic stop that resulted in a DUI charge and a window tint infraction. In court, the cop gave testimony that contradicted his arrest report. Further investigation revealed that the cop searched the vehicle without gaining consent, even though a report said he had consent.

In the same traffic stop, another Deputy made a false report. The internal affairs investigation says that cop lied in his report about reading the suspect his Miranda rights.

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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Florida DUI Mobile Jails

Pasco County DUI Defense AttorneyPasco DUI Attorney noted recent reports of mobile DUI holding cells inside a new mobile "drunk tank" , according to the St Pete Times. A 46-foot trailer will be used by the Pasco County Sheriff's Office at DUI checkpoints. The mobile unit contains an Intoxilyzer 8000 machine. The trailer is a refurbished crime prevention trailer. The trailer was refurbished using a $16,000 state grant obtained by a new grass roots organization called the Alliance for Substance Abuse Prevention and a $14,000 federal grant obtained by the Sheriff's Office.

There are two holding cells inside the trailer, the Breathalyzer, several computers , and a DVD player so deputies can watch videos of arrests.

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Sunday, February 17, 2008

St Petersburg DUI Cop Notches 1000th Arrest

DUI St Petersburg Florida Attorney LawyerDUI St Petersburg news from a DUI Attorney is that a Florida DUI cop from St Petersburg has notched his 1000th arrest. For those of you keeping score at home, the police keep score too, notwithstanding their general denials when testifying in court. According to a local news report "the arrest marked a personal milestone. It was his 1,000th DUI arrest, the most department veterans can remember by an officer."

Treating arrests like a sport, the officer stated: "Let's go fishing," as he cruised through the 34th Street corridor, a local hot spot.

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Monday, January 21, 2008

Pinellas DUI Attorney - Court Costs and Fines

Pinellas DUI Attorney - Pinellas DUI Pinellas DUI Attorney Casey Ebsary reports that Judge William H Overton has announced the new minimum fines and Court Costs for Pinellas DUI cases. They are:

$745.50 for a first offense,
$1,008 for a second offense (or 1st offense enhanced), and
$1,537 for a third offense (or 2nd offense enhanced).

This does not include costs for Florida DUI Traffic Education / Florida DUI School.

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Sunday, November 18, 2007

Florida DUI Attorney - Wolfpack in Pinellas County Florida

The Pinellas County Sheriffs Office in Florida released the results from the Countywide DUI Wolf-Pack enforcement. 30 deputies made 17 arrests on a total of 49 charges, including 10 for DUI. Deputies also issued 143 traffic citations and impounded six cars. Friday night Pinellas deputies launched a DUI DWI wolfpack. 30 deputies fanned out across the county looking for drivers who have had too much to drink.

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Friday, September 28, 2007

Tampa Defense Attorney - Drag Racing Statute Unconstitutional

Catching Street Racers just got a little tougher. Cops lost a valuable tool in the war on wheels. The street racing statute is unconstitutional according to the Fourth District Court of Appeals.

The court cleared a Broward teen who was driving 130 mph in a 65 mph zone. Officers couldn't determine who was racing, and who was just passing another car that was also speeding. "You could have two people driving down the turnpike next to each other at the same rate of speed, and based on the way the statute is written, this is what the court said, that they both could be charged with drag racing," says Elizabeth Parker with the State Attorney's office.


70-people have been busted for drag racing in Palm Beach County in the last year. The penalties are harsh - Up to a year in jail and an automatic license suspension.

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Sunday, September 23, 2007

DUI Tampa Bay Attorney and Racing on Gandy Boulevard

Living around the Fourth Street/Gandy area is a drag for residents who adore peace and quiet. Drag racing in the area has been going on forever. Someone recently wrote the Saint Petersburg Times, "This stretch of road, from the Gandy/Roosevelt/Fourth Street intersection down to the Howard Frankland Bridge turnoff, has become a speedway. My safety concern is not only personal, but for the numerous families with children who live in the area."

Cars regularly reach speeds well over 80 mph on Fourth Street N and drag racing on the weekends that starts on Friday and Saturday nights about midnight and goes until 2 or 3 a.m. "Cars with amplified motors and mufflers meet near the 7-Eleven at 115th Avenue and Fourth Street and drag race down the stretch of road and turn around at the last U-turn before the Gandy bridge. They often use the 7-Eleven as a turnaround as well," a witness said. The Pinellas County Sheriff"s Office said law enforcement is stymied by an organized underground group determined to break the law and evade police. One Deputy said, "Part of what makes it difficult is that the racers use the same technology we have. They use lookouts and radios and cell phones to communicate . . . We have undercover people in the crowd with cameras, documenting the crowds that gather there and we sometimes catch the spectators and have issued citations, but the citations have been dismissed by traffic court judges."

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