Saturday, November 21, 2009 – Senator John Kerry’s oldest daughter was arrested after she was pulled over for a DUI.
Alexandra Kerry was reported to be stopped for an expired automobile registration and then refused to take a preliminary alcohol screening at the scene so the police arrested her and went to the Police Station and she took the test there and was then released because the breathalyzer showed her to be below the legal limit.
Police have the option to arrest someone if there is suspicion of drunken driving under the policeman’s opinion of impairment of the motorist.
A spokesman for the Police Gus Villanueva stated “It depends on the expertise and opinions of the officers at the time.”
Alexandra’s case is turned over to prosecutors who will make the decision of formally charging her or just dismiss the case. A Los Angeles City Attorneys Office spokesman stated that the case was under review.
It has been rumored that the 36 year old film maker is in pre-production as a director and co-writer of a new film based on a Jessica Shattuck novel called “The Hazards of Good Breeding.”
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Thursday, January 28, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
Shayne Lamas gets California DUI plea bargain
Shayne Lamas, daughter of Lorenzo Lamas and star of E!'s Leave it to Lamas, accepted a plea bargain for the charge of "wet reckless driving" in lieu of fighting her DUI arrest last month.
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesman, Frank Matejian, confirmed the report with E! News. Lamas accepted 3-years of probation as a result of the guilty plea. She will also have to complete an alcohol awareness court within a limited amount of time.
Lamas was pulled over in the Venice area of Los Angeles on November 15. She claims she had consumed only one drink, but her breath test put her over the legal limit. The 24-year-old told Usmagazine.com she was traumatized by the event. She admits never taking drinking and driving that seriously until she saw that what she calls "just one drink" can lead to an arrest.
In fact, though it would be uncommon for one drink to put an adult over the legal limit, it is not entirely unheard of. Depending on a host of factors, Lamas, a small woman, could have been over the limit after consuming a single alcoholic beverage.
Women notably process alcohol slower than men, leading to a higher average BAC per alcoholic beverage. Young people have also developed less tolerance for the drug in their blood stream. It is for these reasons drivers must be careful to exercise extreme caution, particularly in the coming months of vigilant police activity, to remain safe.
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The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office spokesman, Frank Matejian, confirmed the report with E! News. Lamas accepted 3-years of probation as a result of the guilty plea. She will also have to complete an alcohol awareness court within a limited amount of time.
Lamas was pulled over in the Venice area of Los Angeles on November 15. She claims she had consumed only one drink, but her breath test put her over the legal limit. The 24-year-old told Usmagazine.com she was traumatized by the event. She admits never taking drinking and driving that seriously until she saw that what she calls "just one drink" can lead to an arrest.
In fact, though it would be uncommon for one drink to put an adult over the legal limit, it is not entirely unheard of. Depending on a host of factors, Lamas, a small woman, could have been over the limit after consuming a single alcoholic beverage.
Women notably process alcohol slower than men, leading to a higher average BAC per alcoholic beverage. Young people have also developed less tolerance for the drug in their blood stream. It is for these reasons drivers must be careful to exercise extreme caution, particularly in the coming months of vigilant police activity, to remain safe.
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