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Former Marion County Firefighter Facing Trial for DUI Manslaughter
April 6, 2017 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, The Villages News Share
The DUI manslaughter trial is slated to start for a former firefighter who contends a faulty test was used to charge him. The manslaughter charge for the man is the result of a crash on Interstate 75...
Read MoreDUIs, Citations and Crashes Reported During Bikefest in Leesburg
April 28, 2016 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, The Villages News, Villages Auto Accident Attorney Share
The Leesburg Bikefest resulted in at least 45 citations — including five DUIs — and 55 traffic warnings through early Saturday by law enforcement. According to Leesburg police, there also was...
Read MoreMan Jailed for DUI After Driving Wrong Way on U.S. 27
October 13, 2015 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, The Villages News Share
A Clermont man who has apparently been arrested three times previously for driving under the influence, remains in jail after being charged with DUI Sunday. The 47-year-old man was charged with DUI,...
Read MoreMan Sentenced to 10 ½ Years for DUI Manslaughter
March 11, 2015 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, The Villages News Share
A 33-year-old man of Fruitland Park has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for DUI manslaughter. The man was found guilty in mid-November of DUI manslaughter in a 2013 single-vehicle crash...
Read MoreMan Charged with Ninth DUI Following Crash
January 30, 2015 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, The Villages News, Villages Auto Accident Attorney Share
A 49-year-old Minneola man was picked up on his ninth DUI charge after crashing into a car and injuring three people, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office. The man was previously arrested...
Read MorePreventing a DUI Arrest During the Holidays in The Villages
December 17, 2014 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, The Villages News Share
The holidays are a festive time for celebrating. There are office holiday parties, neighborhood events and even just meetups with friends and family members at bars and restaurants to just relax....
Read MoreThe Villages Golf Cart DUI Lawyer :: Villages Resident Accused of DUI Hit-And-Run on Golf Cart
July 11, 2014 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, Felony & Misdemeanor Charges, Golf Cart DUI, The Villages News Share
A 39-year-old resident of The Villages, just days away from ending his conditional release from prison, is accused of a hit-and-run while driving a golf cart. The man remained jailed Wednesday on...
Read MoreThe Villages DUI Lawyer :: Eustis Man Arrested for Fourth DUI – On a Bicycle
January 31, 2013 Posted in Criminal Defense, DUI, The Villages News Share
A 42-year-old Eustis man was arrested this week for his fourth DUI, this time after he apparently rode a bicycle while intoxicated. He was also charged with refusal to submit to a DUI test and was...
Read MoreThe Villages DUI Defense Lawyers Whittel & Melton :: Villages Neurologist Sentenced to Probation for DUI Charges
June 29, 2012 Posted in DUI, The Villages News Share
A 46-year-old Villages neurologist was sentenced to one year of probation after entering a guilty plea to DUI charges stemming from a traffic stop earlier this year in Fruitland Park. As a result of...
Read MoreThe Villages DUI Defense Lawyers Whittel & Melton :: Man Charged with DUI after Neighbor Places Call to Deputies
April 13, 2012 Posted in DUI, The Villages News Share
A 57-year-old Paisley, Florida man was charged with DUI Tuesday morning after a neighbor notified deputies that the man was apparently backing his pickup into trees and a fence in his own front...
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