On September 27, 2009, 60-year-old Michael Hickman of North Fort Myers, Florida was driving and collided with a vehicle carrying two nuns who taught at St. Andrews Catholic School in Cape Coral.  The two women, 80-year old Sister Karinne O’Malley and 84-year-old Sister Ann McFall were both killed at the scene of this Florida DUI accident. The only [...]

An off-duty Bonita Springs firefighter who was on medical leave for a non-work-related hand injury was arrested last week after an automobile crash in the Fort Myers, Florida area. Charged with a first offense of Florida DUI for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, 27-year-old Christopher Michael McDaniel caused property damage and was [...]

In Ocala this week, a motorcyclist was pulled over because the driver was naked and operating the vehicle erratically. A Marion County deputy spotted him early Tuesday on I-75, and later caught up to him at a red light to pull him over.  The driver couldn’t explain why he was naked, and didn’t recall where [...]

Attorneys in Sarasota County successfully argued before a local judge that the Intoxilyzer 8000 currently in use in Florida has never been approved by the FDLE. Carlos A. Canet, a South Florida DUI lawyer has long been familiar with the arguments made in Sarasota.
Basically, it was shown that there was much confusion over which infrared filters are [...]

Broward County DUI Attorney Carlos A. Canet continues Intoxilyzer challenge in Fort Lauderdale DUI courtrooms.
Recently, the firm on behalf of all of our DUI clients charged with DUI in Broward County, continued its efforts to challenge breath test results.  Originally South Florida DUI Lawyer Carlos A. Canet filed several motions before each of the county [...]

Florida DUI defense lawyer Carlos Canet began his mission to obtain the computer source code that controls the operation of the Intoxilyzer 8000 in 2005.  A series of infrared light filters in the Intoxilyzer create a ratio of infrared light absorption intensity that is then translated by the machine, yielding results.  The machine is an [...]

Former major league baseball player Jim Leyritz was arrested and jailed Friday for violating his pretrial release on a DUI manslaughter charge in Fort Lauderdale. Back in December of 2007, Leyritz crashed into another car with his SUV after running a red light, killing a 30 year-old woman.   Toxicology reports revealed Leyritz’s blood-alcohol content to [...]