In 2006, a driver crashed into a road construction site and injured one of the maintenance workers on site.  A few months later, the worker died from of those injuries, which included broken legs and internal bleeding.  The driver, Elias Soto, was reported to have been laughing when he got out of his car, and [...]

The extent of DUI covers more than just drivers of vehicles. Two bicyclists were cited in Florida DUI charges, after an officer noticed some cars ahead of him driving very slowly.  Apparently a bicyclist was in the middle of the lane with no reflective equipment or lights.  The bike’s operator, Oswaldo Davila, was swerving along the road, and [...]

The CMI Intoxilyzer-8000 was introduced into the Florida DUI enforcement landscape in March, 2006.  This device replaced the the CMI Intoxilyzer 5000.  The 5000 had been in use in Florida since the early 1980’s.  In fact, according to former Broward Sheriff’s Office deputy sheriff David Fries, Broward County, and specifically, the Broward Sheriff’d Office and [...]