False DUI charges: Tips from a Los Angeles DUI Attorney

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(Free-Press-Release.com) November 3, 2009 --

There has been an increase in the numbers of sober drivers being falsely charged with driving under the influence across the United States. Despite laws that establish a blood alcohol content for intoxication at .08%, law enforcement agencies in several states, Ohio in particular, have adopted a zero tolerance position on alcohol. Both Maryland and the District of Columbia have criminal drunk driving penalties for motorists with a BAC under the legal limit. However, aggressive police tactics lead to increase in innocent motorists being charged with drunk driving. Los Angeles DUI attorneys state that there are cops who rack up high numbers of drunk driving arrests — resulting in awards from MADD, departmental promotions and higher salaries from overtime. However, in order to reach those arrest figures, they have to find a lot of drivers to arrest — even if the drivers aren’t guilty.

For example, an officer from chicago is under investigation for allegedly making dozens of false DUI arrests, and criminal charges may be coming soon. Currently, 21 people are claiming they are victims of false DUI arrest and are filing lawsuits. The civil case charges that Officer Fiorito engages in a pattern of false arrests, then perjures himself in court testimony in order to rack up more than 300 DUI arrests per year. Mothers Against Drunk Driving(MADD) awarded Fiorito for being the state’s highest writer of DUI tickets. Despite dozens of complaints against him, Officer Fiorito is still out on the streets making DUI arrests. Sources tell ABC7 that criminal charges against Fiorito are expected to be handed down soon from the state’s attorney’s office.

Drunk driving is a serious issue though the effort to make the streets safer has lead to many innocent drivers being caught up in a legal nightmare. Get a Los Angeles DUI attorney in you are accused in Los Angeles because these faulty DUI charges are expensive to take to court and a major inconvenience to defend on yoru own. If you believe that you have been falsely accused of DUI, contact the a Los Angeles DUI attorney from Hedding Law Firm immediately at:

http://www.losangeles-dui-attorneys.com

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