Archive for the ‘Misc’ Category

Alabama Man Charged with Lawnmower DUI

Friday, August 13th, 2010

Here’s something that Alabama DUI criminal defense lawyers don't come across every day.  Alabama state troopers this weekend arrested a man in Slocomb for riding a lawnmower under the influence. 41-year-old James Calhoun was riding his Yard Man lawnmower, and it stopped on State Highway 52.  A state trooper on the ...

California DMV at the Center of Another Bribing Scandal

Thursday, June 10th, 2010

California investigators are probing the extent of a Department of Motor Vehicles bribing scandal. A number of DMV employees are accused of taking bribes in order to give licenses to those who were not eligible for them. Investigators believe that these employees were bribed to give licenses to senior citizens, ...

Low Cost Auto Insurance for Californians

Monday, June 7th, 2010

It’s not the kind of thought that will comfort you as you drive on California's streets. But the fact is that millions of Californians are believed to be driving without auto insurance. Insurance can be expensive, and experts estimate that the numbers of Californians who possess minimum auto insurance, dropped ...

Man Loses License for Three Years for DUI in Motorized Barbie Car

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

A man in the UK is looking at the prospect of losing his driving privileges for three years after he was found driving under the influence. It would have been a non-newsworthy item, except that the vehicle he was driving was a motorized Barbie car, capable of going at thunderous ...

Better Business Bureau Rates Slates Consulting an A+

Thursday, April 15th, 2010

It's always nice when Slates Consulting gets an A+ rating by the Better Business Bureau!

Happy Memorial Day

Monday, May 25th, 2009

Thanks and Happy Memorial Day to all those who have served this country especially those who gave us all the ultimate gift - their lives.

Metrolink Accident: California Bans Text Messaging by Train Operators

Saturday, September 20th, 2008

The California Public Utility Commission passed an emergency order banning text messaging by anyone at the controls of a moving train following last week's Metrolink accident.  Federal investigators have confirmed that the engineer of the Metrolink train involved in the deadly Metrolink accident in Chatsworth was sending text messages while ...

Los Angeles Metrolink Engineer May Have Been Texting

Sunday, September 14th, 2008

News reports indicate that the train engineer in the Los Angeles Metrolink accident may have been texting on his cellphone in the moments before the train crash.  A teenage railfan reportly told a CBS2 news reporter that he received a text message from the Metrolink engineer about one minute before ...

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Congratulations to Jimmie Johnson

Sunday, November 18th, 2007

Congratulations to Jimmie Johnson for back-to-back NASCAR Nextel Cup championships!