This week, the Law Office of Robert Tayac achieved a set aside of a client's DMV license suspension. The client, who will be referred to here as J.K., was arrested for driving under the influence and charged in the San...

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On July 21, 2008, activists from the San Rafael community gathered in front of the city council to demand a public hearing examining the fairness of DUI checkpoints in the city. Even though the issue was not on the agenda,...

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Sandra Woodall, a current district attorney investigator and former law enforcement officer with the San Jose Police Department, is accused of speeding and colliding with two vehicles while driving under the influence on March 25, 2008 in San Jose. She...

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The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has committed to fund a new California Highway Patrol (CHP) campaign against drunk driving during the 2008-2009 fiscal year. This new grant follows the recent conclusion...

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In the Bay Area alone, 125 law enforcement agencies teamed up to crack down on drunk driving during this year's Fourth of July weekend. These law enforcement agencies report a combined 320 DUI arrests between Friday July 4, 2008 and...

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The Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office is known for its "get tough" policy of prosecuting regular citizens for driving under the influence. Despite this fact, the Law Office of Robert Tayac was able to obtain a victory this Monday...

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Tony La Russa was arrested on May 22, 2008 for drunk driving. Police have said officers found La Russa asleep inside his SUV stopped at a traffic signal with the engine running. This DUI arrest occurred only 10 days before...

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Although DUI arrests were down throughout the state of California, the San Francisco Bay Area experienced an increase in drunk driving arrests over the number of arrests during the 2007 Memorial Day Holiday according to law enforcement officials. Santa Clara...

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According to the California Highway Patrol, fewer driving under the influence arrests were made this past Memorial Day weekend than in recent years. The CHP congratulated the public on a safer Memorial Day holiday. CHP Officer Mike Davis reports that...

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When a person with a California driver license is arrested for a DUI violation, the arresting officer will ordinarily give him or her a pink DMV DS 367 form. This notifies the person of his or her right to...

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Attorney Robert Tayac achieved a victory in the Alameda Superior court on October 1st, 2007, when he obtained a case dismissal for one of his clients. Mr. Tayac's client, "R.C.," was arrested in March 2007 for a DUI violation. During...

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