September 2018
28
Sep
Electric scooter DUI Prosecution
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City Attorney Mike Feuer said Thursday the prosecution of 28-year-old Nicholas Kauffroath was the first motorized scooter driving under the influence legal case with a charge in Los Angeles. Nicholas Kauffroath was riding a Bird electric scooter on a sidewalk in West Los Angeles when he knocked down a pedestrian and neglected to stop or […]
27
Sep
Electric Scooter DUI
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I’m sure you’ve seen them around town. First it was the rentable bicycles on sidewalks throughout Southern California. Now it’s electric scooters as an alternative to walking around town for pedestrians in urban areas like downtown Los Angeles or my neck of the woods, Long Beach. How do they work? Well, like many things today, […]
20
Sep
Prosecutors in the state of Massachusetts have agreed to stop using breathalyzer results dating back to 2011 as a result of improper calibration of the breathalyzers when the machines were first purchased by the state. What’s more, state officials later attempted to hide the machines’ flaw from both defense attorneys as well as prosecutors. The […]
14
Sep
Arrested for a DUI by Robocop
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Could it be that sometime in the future drunk drivers can be arrested by robotic law enforcement? If you’re anything like me, a product of the 80’s, you might be envisioning something like the Terminator, or Robocop. While we may be closer to automated law enforcement than some might think, it’s not as cool as […]
13
Sep
A motorcyclist in Fresno lost part of his foot in a crash with a big rig but kept on riding, according to the California Highway Patrol. A motorcyclist whose name was not disclosed was driving under the influence of either alcohol or drugs Thursday night when he crashed into a large truck, according to the […]