Los Angeles DUI arrests can result in serious consequences, whether you are a regular citizen or a celebrity. A Los Angeles DUI arrest might involve a breathalyzer test, a blood test or some other sobriety test which can be difficult to overcome without a qualified Los Angeles DUI defense attorney.
Many people are under the impression the celebrities always get away with bad behavior because of their fame. In some instances this may, in fact prove true. Fame, however, was not enough to save Tawney Kitaen from a Los Angeles DUI arrest by Newport Beach police on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Kitaen, who is was most recently seen on VH1's "The Surreal Life" and "Dr. Drew's Celebrity Rehab," was stopped by police shortly before 3 in the afternoon on a Sunday this past September in the vicinity of Orange County's John Wayne Airport. The former actress and model has been through several rehabilitation stints in the past; once, for spousal battery of her ex-husband, former baseball star Chuck Finley, and again in 2006 after being arrested for the possession of cocaine. Sheriff's deputies searching Kitaen's San Juan Capistrano home at the time found 15 grams of the drug.
Driving under the influence charges are taken very seriously by prosecutors in Los Angeles. In the case of a conviction, punishments for a Los Angeles DUI arrest can range from court-ordered alcohol counseling, heavy fines and the loss of driving privileges to time in a Los Angeles County jail or even a state prison. The severity of the punishment depends on the circumstances of each individual case. Very often, no two cases are alike. Factors such as prior criminal or Los Angeles DUI arrest records, driving above the posted speed limit, having children in the car, damaging property, injuring another person or having a blood alcohol concentration above .20% can all weigh heavily in favor of harsher penalties or longer jail or prison sentences.
If you have suffered a Los Angeles DUI arrest for driving under the influence of either drugs or alcohol, call the Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP today. You do have options. In many cases, breath analysis machine results can be faulty, or the arresting officer in your case failed to follow proper procedure. Little details such as this can actually result in charges against you being dismissed altogether. Let us fight for you.
