Monthly Archives - February 2011

Football Player Charged with DUI

Joe Joseph, a professional football player for the Washington Redskins was arrested on charges of driving under the influence less than 24 hours after playing in NFL road game. A spokesman for the county Sheriff's office said that Joe Joseph was booked in the early morning hours Monday after deputies responded to a report of a single vehicle accident. It was only hours earlier that the Washington Redskins had returned from Jacksonville following a dramatic 20 -- 17 overtime win, In which Joseph made his debut. He was later released on his own. San Diego DUI attorney

San Diego New Years Holiday Weekend DUI Report

According to the California Highway Patrol, the San Diego County traffic accident report over the three-day New Year's holiday weekend stated that one person was killed and 60 others were arrested for San Diego DUI. These numbers were according to the California Highway Patrol report starting Friday evening at 6 PM and ending at 11:59 PM on Sunday. The deaths occurred in the early morning hours on Saturday in La Mesa in which a 53-year-old man was hit by a car while walking across the street. The driver was then arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. It is unknown if he secured a San Diego drunk driving attorney. According to the CHP officers report from the previous year, officers arrested 101 DUI suspects and 3 people were killed in San Diego. Throughout the state of California, CHP officers arrested 961 DUI suspects and 25 deaths on the roadways over the holiday weekend. The numbers can be compared to last years where 1388 arrests and 36 deaths occurred.