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Marion County Officers Arrest Nude Motorcyclist for DUI

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009

Officers witnessed a motorcyclist traveling in the buff on State Road 200 in Marion County. Officers initiated a traffic stop on the defendant, 45-year old Dante Krauss, who could not remember where he came from but knew he was heading to Hooters. He admitted to drinking and offered up no explanation as to why he decided to travel in the nude.

Officers provided Krauss with a shirt and he covered his bottom half with a shawl from inside his motorcycle. The arresting report stated that the defendant failed field sobriety testing and did provide a breath sample. He possessed a blood alcohol content of .178 and .162. This is double the Florida legal blood alcohol content limit of .08.

Krauss is no stranger to DUI arrests. He has had four prior DUI convictions resulting in ten years of license revocation beginning in 2001. Officers arrested the naked motorcyclist on his fifth charge of DUI. The authorities booked and processed Krauss inside the Marion County Jail.

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Tallahassee Teacher Arrested for DUI

Monday, August 31st, 2009

The job of a Tallahassee high school football coach is in jeopardy after he was placed under arrest for DUI. Police clocked the Lincoln High School head football coach, 31-year old Yusuf Shakir, traveling 87 mph in a 55 mph zone. The Florida Highway Patrol initiated a traffic stop and reported that Shakir exhibited signs of intoxication. Officers arrested him on charges of DUI and reckless driving. Florida Highway Patrol and Leon County Officers booked him into the Leon County Jail early Saturday morning.

Shakir joined Tallahassee’s Lincoln High School team this past March. A school spokesperson has issued a statement that administrators have been called to an emergency meeting to discuss the arrest of the coach. As a school employee, Shakir may not be considered innocent until proven guilty in the Court of public opinion. The conduct of civil servants is held to a higher standard than that of the general public. Shakir may be unnecessarily punished with the loss of his employment over an incident in which no Court has ruled upon.

The repercussions of a DUI conviction have lasting effects. If you have been charged with a Leon County DUI, contact an experienced attorney to work for you. Remember that you are innocent until proven guilty in a Court of law.

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Hudson Florida DUI arrest with child neglect

Sunday, March 22nd, 2009

Florida DUI News Update

In Florida, it is common for people charged with DUI while they have a child in the car to also be charged with child neglect.

Hudson mother charged with DUI, neglect – St. Petersburg Times: “A Hudson woman was arrested Friday after causing a vehicle crash while driving under the influence with her 8-month-old child in the car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Julie Gray, 24, was involved in a three-car crash around 4:30 p.m. at U.S. 19 and Embassy Boulevard near Gulf View Square mall. Gray was foaming at the mouth, mumbling, swaying and unable to listen, according to the patrol report. She is charged with driving under the influence of a controlled substance and child neglect. The infant appeared to be uninjured but another driver was hurt, the report said. Gray was released from the Land O’Lakes jail early Saturday.”

Each state treats DUI with a child in the car differently. In some states it is an additional charge. In other states it is a factor that can aggravate a sentence. Under Arizona DUI law, for example, it becomes a class 6 felony.

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