Apparently all of the experts jumping to the conclusion that Senator John Kerry’s daughter was guilty of DUI were dead wrong; pointing out what is really wrong with our instant information age:

AP just reported that Alexandra Kerry’s DUI charges were dropped for insufficient evidence:

“LOS ANGELES — The daughter of former US presidential candidate John
Kerry will not be charged after being arrested on suspicion of driving
under the influence, Los Angeles prosecutors have said.

Alexandra Kerry, 36, a film producer and director, was detained early
Thursday after being pulled over in Hollywood.

“We’ve declined to file charges in that matter due to insufficiency of
the evidence,” Frank Mateljan of the Los Angeles City Attorney’s
Office confirmed on Monday.

US Senator John Kerry issued a statement criticizing those who rushed
to the conclusion that his daughter had been inebriated.

“Despite some speculation, my daughter was pulled over for an expired
registration, not for erratic driving,” he said.

“A breathalyzer test at the police station revealed she was under the
legal limit. She was released a short time later, not at 5:30 am or
after being held overnight, as some reported,” said the Massachusetts
senator, who as Democratic Party candidate lost the 2004 presidential
election to George W. Bush.

The senator added: “While she regrets driving with an expired
registration, and takes full responsibility for it, that mistake
should never have been compounded by erroneous reports suggesting she
was driving drunk.”

Alexandra Kerry was arrested after she allegedly committed a traffic
violation. Officers then conducted a field sobriety test and placed
her under arrest. A blood alcohol test produced a reading of 0.06,
under California’s legal limit of 0.08, according to news reports.

She wrote and directed a short film in 2004 and had a bit part role in
David Mamet’s 2004 thriller “Spartan.”

Under California law, individuals can still be prosecuted for DUI –
even if the level is less than 0.08 — if a vehicle was judged to have
been operated unsafely due to alcohol.”

According to today’s New York Times:
“The national effort to reduce death and injuries from drunken driving has received a major boost from New York State. Gov. David Paterson signed a law that made New York among the first states to make it a felony to drive while intoxicated with a child in the vehicle. The new law also made New York one of a dozen states to require all convicted drunken drivers to use an ignition interlock device that prevents them from driving their cars if they are drunk. (more…)

I see where Apple now has an application for its IPhone that enables you to see whether you have had too much to drink to drive. (more…)

This month’s (or two) case of the month once again points out how valuable videos can be in defending DUI cases. My client was stopped while speeding on a motorcycle at 89 miles an hour in a 55 mph zone. (more…)

I found myself actually agreeing with the NY Times editorial board the other day: The editorial was as follows (more…)

From AP:
OXFORD, Ohio — An Ohio man dressed as a Breathalyzer test for Halloween found himself blowing into one after police stopped him for allegedly driving the wrong way without headlights on a one-way street. Oxford police said they stopped 20-year-old James P. Miller on Halloween night and found beer in his front seat and in the trunk. (more…)

I saw where Maria Schriver apologized a couple of weeks ago for driving in violation of California’s cell phone while driving law. (more…)