DUI Case Role Play: A Good Reminder

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

Does DUI mean that the driver is weaving all over the road sloppy drunk? Not necessarily. This was found out by around three dozen high school students from Riverside. The consequences could be as severe even if you went behind the wheel drinking only one cocktail made with cranberry juice and vodka.

Students witnessed the final act of a role play – a DUI case for the trial of Amada Wallace played at Pittsburg City Hall. “You can be pulled over for not signaling or for leaving the lights out even if you’re the perfect driver,” said Karen Zelis Holder, Deputy District Attorney, during the closing remarks. “But if the police detected alcohol odor or saw signs of red, watery eyes, then they could conduct field sobriety tests right away.”

“Thank goodness no one got hurt,” she added, emphasizing that there were other passengers in the car. Then looking at the teenagers in the crowd, she warned “Abide by the laws if you are going to drink or you will end up here.”

This courtroom scene is part of a program named “DUI Court in the Schools” – a joint effort of state Department of Motor Vehicles, Sheriff’s Office, Public Defender’s Office, District Attorney’s Office, Contra Costa County Superior Court, and participating school districts.

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DUI with a child, drunk driver found in van with minor, family drunk

Thursday, November 13th, 2008

It seems that according to some very credible sources a Kelli T. was finally arrested and brought to justice for the crazy driving and drinking incident involving the minor. When she was pulled over the police officer found her own one year old only son in her own minivan and immidately tried to reach for the actual relatives to help and come take the child away.

But to surprise of the police officer, when actually the three relatives came onto the scene to try and pick up the child, the officer in charge and on duty at the time found that they too have all been exposed to alcohol and had pretty much been drinking for a while it seems.  The actual child father, was among the first ones to arrive onto the incident scene. Once officer actually found out that even he had been drinking, they charged him and he was immidately taken to the local jail as his wife which is also being charged with DUI or driving under influence of alcohol. The grandparents finnally arrived on the scene as well, but they were intoxicated as well, but luckily the grandmother was not of the legal limit. The officers could not believe so many people including most of family members would be drinking and driving.

Tags: drinking and driving, drunk, dui, family drunk, family intoxicated, intoxicated, over limit
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