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News: Man facing DUI charge after crashing into FWC truck on US-19

SPRING HILL, FL – Three people were injured in a crash involving an alleged drunk driver in Hernando County on Monday, reports the Suncoast News.  The Florida Highway Patrol released information on the accident that happened at the intersection of U.S. 19 and Breakwater Boulevard in Spring Hill. According to…

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News: Driver of semi-truck charged with DUI after crash on Interstate 75

ALACHUA COUNTY, FL – Authorities said a driver was arrested in connection with an accident in Alachua County on Saturday morning, the Gainesville Sun reports. The incident happened along Interstate 75 southbound near mile marker 403 at 8:40 a.m.  The Florida Highway Patrol said the driver of a semi-truck with…

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News: Alleged drunk driver arrested after crashing into dentist’s office in Ocala

OCALA, FL – Police say an alleged drunk driver was arrested after crashing into a dentist’s office in Ocala early Monday morning. The Ocala Police Department released details of the incident in a Facebook post. Officers responded to Healthy Smiles Dentistry on SW 10th Street at about 12:30 a.m. after…

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How to Have a Happy Halloween and Avoid a DUI | Florida DUI Defense Lawyers Whittel & Melton

Facing a DUI charge can be frightening. This may be your first run in with the law, and facing the criminal justice can be a terrifying experience because you have never done so before. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, on Halloween night during the years 2015-2019, 126…

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NTSB Pushing for BAC Monitoring Devices to be Installed in All New U.S. Cars to Curb Drunk Driving | Florida DUI Accident Injury Lawyers Whittel & Melton

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued a recommendation for all new cars in the U.S. to have blood alcohol detection systems that can stop a drunk person who gets behind the wheel from driving. If the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) chooses to see this through, then the…

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News: Driver arrested on DUI charge following 4-vehicle crash in Citrus County

CITRUS COUNTY, FL – A driver involved in a crash in Citrus County was arrested after authorities said he drove while impaired. According to the Citrus County Chronicle, 29-year-old Aaron Michael Walnum of Homosassa was taken into custody and booked into county jail on a misdemeanor charge of DUI involving…

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News: Man charged with drunk driving in fatal wreck on Interstate 75

WILDWOOD, FL – Authorities have arrested an alleged drunk driver following an accident in Sumter County last week that left one person dead and three others injured, WKMG reports. The Florida Highway Patrol said 40-year-old John Andrew Henderson of Kissimmee was driving a sedan south in the inside lane on…

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News: Man arrested for DUI in crash that injured woman

LAKE COUNTY, FL – A Villages restaurant manager was arrested for crashing into a vehicle and injuring another person near Eustis early Saturday morning. According to Villages-News, Johnathan James Ritter, 29, was traveling on Lakeview Avenue in Eustis when he crashed into a vehicle around 4:45 a.m. The woman whose…

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News: Driver charged in connection to fatal Citrus Co. crash

HERNANDO, FL – The man believed to be responsible for a deadly crash in Citrus County yesterday is facing a number of DUI charges, WTSP reports. The collision occurred when 38-year-old David Kahler’s pickup truck crossed the center line of the Carl G. Rose Highway near the North Lecanto Highway…

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Man Who Allegedly Killed 2 in DUI Crash in 2007 and Fled Country Captured and Facing Criminal Charges | Florida Injury Lawyer for Victims of DUI

A 29-year-old man that allegedly caused a fatal traffic crash in Avon Park in 2007 fled the country before he could be prosecuted, according to reports.  The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) says the man was driving drunk when he caused the collision. His alleged blood-alcohol content was nearly four times…

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