Driving with a BAC of .08 or above in Florida is a very bad idea. The police in Tampa are always on the lookout for drunk drivers and do not look kindly on those drivers that do not cooperate with the system. But a .08 BAC is not a number police can arrive at without the help of chemical testing. To determine with such specificity if a driver is over the legal limit in Tampa, police will often request that the driver take a breath test. The breath test measures a driver’s blood alcohol level by determining the amount of ethanol (a key ingredient in alcohol) in his or her breath.…
 
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This Tampa man was pulled over for a DUI and admitted to drinking eight beers. His blood-alcohol level was more than four times the legal limit.
September 8, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Eight Months After Deadly DUI Car Crash Riverview Man Charged DUI Manslaughter
Eight months after a deadly crash, a Tampa man has been arrested on DUI charges. The Riverview resident was charged with DUI manslaughter for driving drunk the night of the accident.
September 1, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Tampa Bay Buccaneer Assistant Coach Arrested For DUI
A Buccaneer assistant football coach was arrested for DUI. He was stopped in South Tampa for running a red light.
August 31, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Man Given A Life Sentence For A Tampa DUI Fatality Argues For New DUI Penalty
A Tampa man is asking for a new DUI sentence. He received a DUI penalty of life in prison in a Tampa court room in 2003.
August 23, 2010
Tampa Bay DUI News – Two Pinellas County Employees Involved In Criminal Justice System Arrested For DUI
Two Pinellas County employees were arrested for DUI this weekend. Tampa Police are increasing efforts to stop drivers for DUI in Hyde Park, New Tampa and along Dale Mabry Highway.
August 18, 2010
Tampa DUI News – Father Of Young Girl Nearly Killed By In A Drunk Driving Accident Arrested For Second DUI
The father of a young Tampa girl who nearly lost her life in a drunk driving accident has been arrest for a second DUI, this time in Texas. Summer Moll was nearly killed in a head-on accident with a drunk driver that took the life of her mother. Apparently that wasn’t enough of a lesson for her estranged father who was arrested in Tampa for DUI and now has been arrested in Texas for a DWI. According to investigators and reported by My Fox Tampa Bay, Josh Moll was charged with DUI in Tampa but jumped bail and ended up in Texas.… August 10, 2010
Tampa DUI News – DUI Manslaughter Charges Filed Versus MacDIll Marine Captain Following Car Crash
Three months after a head-on collision on I-275 a Marine Captain has been arrested. The 37-year-old stationed at MacDill was charged with DUI manslaughter.
June 22, 2010
Tampa DUI News– Woman Who Served A Year For DUI Manslaughter Arrested For Second DUI
After receiving one year in jail for a DUI accident that took the life of a 15-year-old girl, this Tampa woman has been arrested on a second DUI charge. She was sentenced as a youthful offender the first time but if convicted of a second DUI her DUI sentence will be much more severe.
June 18, 2010
Tampa DUI Arrest – Actor From HBO Series The Sopranos Arrested For DUI In Tampa
A famous actor in town to promote his new cigar was arrested for DUI in Tampa Thursday night. The Sopranos actor was stopped leaving Hyde Park and arrested for drunk driving.
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