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Can I be convicted of DUI while using prescribed medications such as Vicodin, Xanax or Oxycontin?

California Vehicle Code section 23152(a) addresses situations where a person arrested, was under the influence of alcohol and/or a drug. In this context, the term “drug” does not require that the drug be an illegal one. (Vehicle Code section 312). Section 23152(a) also covers prescribed drugs, such as Vicodin, Xanax or Oxycontin, which when taken…

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Gross Vehicular Manslaughter While Intoxicated Defense Attorney For Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Hemet, Corona, Winchester or Riverside

Suppose that one evening, after drinking heavily at a local bar, you and a friend get into your car to drive him home. You’re speeding and texting as you swerve from your lane and rear-end a parked car. Your friend is killed. Subsequently, the prosecutor charges you with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, in violation…

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Hit-and-Run Accident Resulting In Death or Injury | Temecula, Murrieta, Lake Elsinore, Hemet, Corona, Winchester, Riverside

Hit-and-Run Accident Resulting In Death or Injury The main purpose behind the “hit-and-run” laws is something which you would expect: to make it illegal for all drivers, whether negligent or not, from leaving scene of an accident where an injured person is in danger for lack of medical treatment. According to California Vehicle Code sections…