Marin DUI Lawyer Blog

A twenty-one year old Novato resident was arrested Monday night on suspicion of DUI after crashing into a parked car in San Anselmo. Police officers found the driver's car partially blocking the roadway after apparently striking a car on Butterfield Road.

The Ross Valley Fire Department treated the driver for air bag injuries and she was taken to Marin General Hospital for further treatment. She was released from the hospital Monday Night.

The driver arrest for driving under the influence in Marin County could lead to several costly consequences. Typically the District Attorney's Office will charge a DUI arrestee with both driving under the influence and driving with a prohibited blood alcohol level, above .08%. California Vehicle Code sections 23152(a)(b). In Marin County a conviction for either charge will normally result in the imposition of three years probation, substantial fines and required attendance at a DUI program. Further, anyone arrested for DUI in California has only ten days from the date of their arrest to contact the California DMV in order to contest the administrative suspension of their driving privilege.

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Early Friday morning, October 23, 2009, a San Francisco Police Officer contacted Antonio Dalballo after stopping him for a traffic violation in the Haight Ashbury neighborhood. When the officer approached Mr. Dalballo he smelled the order of an alcoholic beverage and began a DUI investigation.

When the officer ordered Mr. Dalballo to exit his vehicle he ignored the officer's commands and began to reach for his ignition. When the officer reached for the car keys Mr. Dalballo grabbed the officer's arm and took off speeding and colliding with several cars while dragging the officer.

The officer was eventually thrown to the ground and Mr. Dalballo was arrested a short time later. He was booked on suspicion of felony aggravated assault on an officer, felony drunken driving with injury, evading a police officer and marijuana possession.

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