Joining a long list of A and B list celebs arrested for drunk driving, Lori Petty was arrested after striking and injuring a skateboarder in Venice California. So far, the reports do not indicate any other details about the arrest such as an alleged breath or blood alcohol level, or if any field sobriety tasks were administered.
The reports are also silent as to whether this is Ms. Petty’s first offense or if she is a repeat offender. The bond of $100,000.00 does suggest either that the injuries suffered by the skate boarder were significant or that this is not a first offense. Such high bonds are not at all typical of a first offense DUI.
Here is a video of Ms. Petty leaving the jail.
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It is our hope that Ms. Petty does not make the same mistake as many of the Hollywood elite arrested for DUI, namely – hiring an unqualified lawyer. We recommend my good friend Darren Kavinoky for the job. Here are some notable quotes and interviews from Mr. Kavinoky.
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Patrick T. Barone is the author on two books on DUI defense including the well respected two volume treatise Defending Drinking Drivers (James Publishing), and The DUI Book – A Citizen’s Guide to Understanding DUI Litigation in America. He is also the author of a monthly DUI defense column for the Criminal Defense Newsletter, published by Michigan’s State Appellate Defender’s Office. Mr. Barone is an adjunct professor at the Thomas M. Cooley Law School where he teaches Drunk Driving Law and Practice. He is also on the faculty of the Criminal Defense Attorney’s of Michigan’s Trial Lawyer’s College where he provides trial skills training to Michigan’s criminal defense practitioners. Mr. Barone lectures nationally on various DUI defense topics, and he has appeared in newspapers, on television and on radio as a drunk driving defense expert. Mr. Barone has been certified as an instructor and practitioner of the Standardized Field Sobriety Tests and has also attended a 24-hour certification course at National Patent Analytical Corporation (the manufacturer of the DataMaster) and has thereby been deemed competent by the manufacturer to operate, perform essential diagnostic verifications and calibration checks on the DataMaster. Mr. Barone is a Sustaining Member of College for DUI Defense. Mr. Barone is the principal and founding member of The Barone Defense Firm, whose practice is limited exclusively to defending drinking drivers. The Firm is headquartered in Birmingham, Michigan.
