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Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense The Gainesville Police Department responded to a call regarding a suspicious looking vehicle and found the driver passed out behind the steering wheel. Officers noted the smell of alcohol emanating from the driver, who eventually awoke and appeared disoriented and ill. The driver consented to field sobriety exercises, but… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense An Alachua County Sheriff’s Officer stopped a vehicle after observing the driver turn without using a turn signal. The officer requested that the driver walk to the patrol car and noted that the driver staggered and exhibited bloodshot and watery eyes. The driver smelled of alcohol and was wearing… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense A driver was pulled over by a Florida Highway Patrol Officer for failing to yield the right-of-way to a group of pedestrians. Additionally, the driver crossed the centerline and was observed driving with an inoperable brake light. The officer conducted a traffic stop and after making contact with the… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense The driver was observed traveling with inoperable taillights. A Gainesville Police Department Officer stopped the vehicle after the vehicle crossed over the shoulder line of the road. The driver reportedly had a moderate smell of alcohol emanating from his breath and displayed glassy, watery eyes. The driver performed field… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense An officer with the Gainesville Police Department noticed a vehicle driving without headlights and weaving across the fog line. After initiating a traffic stop, the officer smelled alcohol emanating from the driver and noticed empty beer cans in the vehicle. The driver claimed he had just left a bar… Read More
Charge: DUI With Property Damage
DUI and Criminal Defense A Gainesville Police Department Officer responded to a report of a suspicious person and found the driver passed out in her vehicle in a parking garage. When the officer approached the vehicle the driver appeared unconscious in the driver’s seat and the vehicle was running and in drive. The driver… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense Law enforcement stopped a driver who made a right turn at a red light without stopping. The officer reported that the driver had bloodshot eyes, used the car for balance, and smelled of alcohol. The driver’s boyfriend was a passenger in the vehicle and indicated that both had been… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense A Gainesville Police Department officer was passed by a vehicle that was then clocked traveling 56 mph in a 45 mph speed zone. The vehicle made several unexpected lane changes and turns, causing other traffic on the road to have to break unexpectedly. The officer conducted a traffic stop… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense Gainesville Police Department Officers observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed attempt to turn down a blocked road. The driver then parked his car and officers made contact. The driver had watery, bloodshot eyes, and the strong odor of alcohol. During the HGN exercise, the officers… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense The driver was observed failing to stop at a stop sign, weaving within her lane, almost losing control of her scooter, and exhibiting difficulty staying upright when stopped at a red light. She was stopped by Gainesville Police Department officers, but had trouble pulling over and maintaining control. In… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense A driver was observed making a left-hand turn where left turns are prohibited. Upon making the turn, the driver increased her rate of speed and proceeded to touch the center dotted line. The officer initiated a traffic stop, during which the driver had difficulty finding her license and registration… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense A law enforcement officer visually estimated a driver who was speeding 15 miles per hour over the limit and confirmed those suspicions with a radar gun. The driver reportedly drove over a curb while making a left turn to stop for law enforcement. The officer noticed a bar wristband… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense The driver was observed driving 45 mph in a 35-mph zone, braking and accelerating sporadically, and changing lanes without using signals. Upon stopping the driver, police noticed that the driver smelled of alcohol and had slurred speech. The driver admitted to having a few drinks that evening and agreed… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense A Gainesville Police Department officer visually estimated that a driver was speeding 15 miles per hour over the legal speed limit and the officer confirmed her suspicion with a radar system. She initiated a traffic stop and observed the driver hit the curb when pulling over. Upon making contact… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense Law enforcement responded to a citizen complaint about a driver sleeping in his vehicle and found the driver asleep at the wheel with the engine on. The responding officer noted that the car was on the curb and that vomit was on the outside of the driver’s door. Upon… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense Law enforcement observed a driver erratically accelerating, drifting outside her lane, and estimated that she was driving 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. Upon confirming that the driver was speeding, the officer initiated a traffic stop. The driver explained that she and her boyfriend, a passenger… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense A Gainesville Police Department officer observed the driver speeding up and slowing down erratically as well as drifting over the lane lines. The driver also failed to stop immediately when the officer activated his lights to effectuate a traffic stop. Upon making contact, the officer noticed that the driver… Read More
Charge: DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense A policeman initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was stopped beyond the stop bar at a traffic signal. During the stop, the officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol and after being asked the driver admitted to consuming “two or three beers” prior to driving. The driver… Read More
Gainesville, Florida DUI & Resisting Arrest Without Violence Charges Reduced
DUI and Criminal Defense A University of Florida police officer observed a vehicle traveling 48 mph in a 30 mph speed zone on SW 13th Street, Gainesville, Florida. The officer noticed that the driver had a strong odor of alcohol, glassy eyes, and slurred speech. The driver appeared to be confused and asked officers… Read More
Gainesville, Florida DUI Charge Reduced to Reckless Driving With Alcohol
DUI and Criminal Defense Law enforcement observed a driver erratically accelerating and drifting outside her lane, and estimated that she was driving 10 miles per hour over the posted speed limit. Upon implementing the patrol radar gun and determining that the driver was traveling 52 mph in a 45 mph speed zone, the officer… Read More
Gainesville, Florida Driver Admitted Into DUI Deferral Program, DUI Reduced to Reckless Driving Charge
DUI and Criminal Defense A policeman initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle that was stopped beyond the stop bar at a traffic signal for Newberry Road, Gainesville, Florida. The policeman had witnessed a truck driving the near the vehicle use evasive measures to avoid striking the vehicle at which time the vehicle got… Read More
Gainesville, Florida Driver With Window Tint and Failure to Drive Within a Single Lane, Arrested for DUI
DUI and Criminal Defense They have also recently written the DUI Guide Book for Alachua County, Ways to Possibly Avoid A DUI Charge or Conviction. You can request your free copy today. This book, written by these experienced DUI defense criminal trial attorneys, gives insight into what a DUI charge is, what it takes… Read More
Gainesville, Florida Driver Sleeping Behind the Wheel Charged With DUI, Reduced to Reckless Driving
DUI and Criminal Defense Law enforcement responded to a citizen complaint about a driver sleeping in his vehicle, and found the driver asleep at the wheel with the engine on. The responding officer noted that the car was on the curb and that vomit was on the outside of the driver’s door. Upon waking… Read More
Gainesville, Florida Driver Pleas to DUI Charge, Without Increased Penalties
DUI and Criminal Defense A Gainesville Police Department officer observed a black vehicle speeding at the 500 block of NW 13th Street in Gainesville, Florida, at 2:15 a.m. The officer estimated the car to be traveling at 45 mph. Radar detection confirmed the vehicle was traveling at 43 mph in a 30 mph speed… Read More
DUI Deferral Program Reduces Charge to Reckless Driving in Gainesville, Florida
DUI and Criminal Defense The driver nearly struck a police vehicle prior to turning westbound on University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida. The police officer proceeded to follow the driver for a few miles. In the time that the vehicle was being followed by the policeman the vehicle weaved back-and-forth touching both the outside lane marker… Read More
Gainesville, Florida Driver Tested Positive of Prescription Medication Has All Charges Dismissed
DUI and Criminal Defense The driver crashed into the median on NW 39th Avenue in Gainesville, Florida. Many civilian witnesses reported seeing the driver swerving on the road prior to the crash. When Alachua County Police Officers arrived, they noted that the driver appeared disheveled and was slurring her speech and stumbling. The driver… Read More
Gainesville, Florida Driver With a Taillight Out Pulled Over
DUI and Criminal Defense A Gainesville Police Department Office observed a vehicle without a taillight traveling down West University Avenue, Gainesville, Florida. The Officer stopped the vehicle after it turned left onto SW 2nd Avenue. The Officer immediately noticed that the driver had bloodshot, watery eyes, dilated pupils, and a alcoholic odor emanating from… Read More
Broward Country Driver Gets FL Driver’s License Back
DUI and Criminal Defense In January 2018, a Meldon Law Client was driving in Broward County, Florida near Miramar Parkway when a Broward County Police officer pulled him over. Like almost every Florida DUI police report we read at Meldon Law, the Broward County police officer noted in his report, “a strong odor of… Read More
Passenger in Single Vehicle Accident
$135,000 Auto Accident Driver of pick-up truck fell asleep at wheel and rolled vehicle, causing permanent bodily injuries to his sleeping passenger. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be… Read More
Passenger in Motor Home Sideswiped by Vehicle on Highway
$105,000 Auto Accident Motor home passenger sleeping in pullout bed injured when thrown around in the motor home following a sideswipe by another vehicle on highway. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the… Read More
Lumbar Laminotomy Folowing Accident
$105,000 Auto Accident T-bone collision into driver’s side resulted in bilateral lumbar laminotomy surgery. Case settled at Mediation after Litigation was initiated. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be… Read More
Traveling School Teacher Rear Ended On The Job – $157,500
$157,500 Auto Accident Improper lane change on highway by adverse driver resulted in cervical fusion due to new disc protrusions and cord compression above and below a previous two-level cervical fusion. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to… Read More
Rear Ended By Drunk Driver – $150,000
$150,000 Auto Accident Passenger in vehicle rear-ended by hit and run drunk driver sustained cervical injuries with surgical recommendation and had extensive arthroscopic SLAP repair on right shoulder. Case settled at Mediation after Litigation was initiated. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and… Read More
Rear Passenger Sustains T-4 Fracture When T-Boned – $250,000
$250,000 Auto Accident Elderly middle back seat passenger sustained a T-4 burst fracture when vehicle was t-boned, resulting in traumatic kyphosis in lumbar area. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results… Read More
Rear-Ended While Making Legal U-Turn On Highway – $250,000
$250,000 Auto Accident Driver of compact vehicle rear-ended while making legal u-turn on divided highway, sustained injuries to the knee and low back area which required surgeries to both areas. Case settled at Mediation after Litigation was initiated. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’… Read More
Avascular Necrosis Of The Hip Resulting From T-Bone Collision – $110,000.00
$110,000 Auto Accident Passenger wearing lap belt in pick-up truck bench seat t-boned by another vehicle at high rate of speed suffered avascular necrosis of the hip. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that… Read More
18 Month Old Toddler Run Over by Car Pulling Out of Driveway – $305,000
$305,000 Car Accident When an 18 month old was run over by a car pulling out of its driveway causing a closed supracondylar fracture of the femur, a closed fracture of one rib, lung contusions, and multiple abrasions. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’… Read More
Head-On Collision With a Drunk Driver – $137,500
$137,500 Auto Accident When a head-on collision with a drunk driver caused cervical spine injuries and multiple abrasions. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained for other clients… Read More
Hit By Driver Of a Company Vehicle Who Ran Stop Sign – $995,000
$995,000 Auto Accident When hit by a driver of a Ford Credit company who ran a stop-sign at an intersection of a highway causing – multiple cervical fractures, a frontal lobe brain injury, a right shoulder injury, and a right broken arm. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of… Read More
Slap Surgery Following a Rear-End Collision
$135,000 Big Truck Accident Passenger in vehicle rear-ended by semi-truck resulting in cervical injuries and arthroscopic SLAP surgery to right shoulder. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the clients’ cases and should not be used to form an expectation that the same results could be obtained… Read More
Semi Truck Vs. School Bus Accident
$425,000 & $337,500 Big Truck Accident Local School Bus, lawfully stopped on roadway dropping off children, horrifically and tragically plowed into by an out of service semi driver, whose semi-truck had failed inspection, which as known by the employer. DISCLAIMER: The results are specific to the facts and legal circumstances of each of the… Read More
