Albert G. Stoll Personal Injury Law Blog

The LA Times reported last week, “Baseball has a long way to go to match the NFL when it comes to embarrassing off-the-field issue…but with six players having been cited for drunk driving this year, the commissioner's office is seeking wider powers to discipline players involved in alcohol-related incidents.”

After reading the headline, “Bud Selig seeks ability to discipline off-the-field alcohol-related offenders,” I remember thinking just how... Read More

These days, the Internet is always buzzing with reviews about the latest and greatest applications for smart-phones.  One that recently caught my attention is called simply, “iDrunky”-- an iPhone app with four sobriety tests that mimic U.S. police officers’ roadside DUI tests.

Although the concept is not at all surprising (especially for those among the college circuit) I found myself wondering just what this new fad is truly about.  The answer was... Read More

Just recently, researchers have claimed a highly creative yet effective way to curb distracted driving among teenagers: capture video of them behind the wheel!  One news report suggests that the answer (for young drivers especially) is surveillance.  Sound strange? Maybe the idea is new to Californians, but apparently not to New Yorkers!    

In fact, exactly one month ago, the New York Times printed a story suggesting simply, a new study found that... Read More

The Los Angeles Times recently reported that Ventura County prosecutors “will look at nearly 300 DUI cases in which the Alco-Sensor V was used.”  Defendants have also already pleaded guilty or no contest in around 157 cases, according to the report.  The main issue with the Breathalyzer, however, remains unclear.    

What we do know is that Prosecutors in Ventura are scheduled to review nearly 300 drunk-driving cases because of... Read More

According to CA.gov, The Highway Safety Act of 1966 gave rise to California's Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS).  California Highway Patrol's Information Management Division took the lead in developing SWITRS as a means to collect and process data elements from a collision scene.  California's Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), and CHP formed a committee to act as caretakers of SWITRS.  Each has a special interest in... Read More

In a March 13, 2011 issue of the LA Times, Los Angeles police were reported to have joined a growing list of law enforcement agencies across the state in changing policies for impounding vehicles of unlicensed drivers.  This shift was prompted by complaints that illegal immigrants were being unfairly targeted at DUI checkpoints, according to the story.

In fact, the Times reports that for years, activists and some city officials have charged that police are increasingly... Read More

This week the New York Times released a video of a staged accident and shed light on an issue that affects more and more people each year.  The report revealed that those caught on tape this time had previously not been so lucky (i.e. their first attempt at deliberately ramming their vehicles into one another on a Bronx street last summer) did not sufficiently damage the cars.  So the suspects – nine of them spread out in three vehicles – tried again, this time... Read More

The State of California, the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the Los Angeles Police Department are taking a stand against the millions of drivers who have been ignoring warnings about distracted driving.  As a result, a zero-tolerance Distracted Driving Awareness Month is now in effect.  This means essentially that increased enforcement for cellular phone and texting violations will be starting today, Monday, April 4, 2011.  In fact, the CHP and local police departments are... Read More

The California legislature has the goals of both pollution control and making sure that vehicles (no matter what kind residents choose) are safe to drive.  As a result, the registration processes for mopeds, scooters, and the like are more appealing to some drivers.  Keep in mind that the Department of Motor Vehicle’s definitions of these vehicles might be very different from what one considers a scooter or moped.  As such, below is a general overview of what... Read More

In Santa Ana, California last month, a drunken driver was sentenced to nine years in prison for causing a collision that killed mixed martial arts entrepreneur and TapouT clothing line founder Charles "Mask" Lewis.

In addition, USA Today reported that the driver of the other vehicle, Jeffrey David Kirby of Costa Mesa, was sentenced in Orange County Superior Court after he was convicted of felony vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.  The story... Read More