Thursday, January 17, 2008
MLB Star Leyritz faces additional manslaughter DUI charge
Drunk Driving attorney news
DUI criminal defense lawyer may have to attack the tests
January 17, 2007
Toxicology results allegedly show former major leaguer Jim Leyritz's blood-alcohol levels were nearly twice the legal limit the day he was involved in a fatal drunk driving crash in December.
Leyritz, initially charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI property damage after the crash, will now face an additional manslaughter charge, according to a Fort Lauderdale Police Department news release.
Results of the tests purportedly show that the 44-year-old Leyritz had a blood-alcohol levels of 0.14 at 6:10 a.m. and 0.13 at 7:12 a.m. on Dec. 28, the day his 2006 Ford Expedition crashed at an intersection and collided with the car of Fredia Ann Veitch. The legal limit for Florida drivers is 0.08. DUI Tests are subject to numerous attacks and potential scrutiny by a DUI criminal defense lawyer.
Veitch, a 30-year-old woman from Plantation, was ejected from her 2000 Mitsubishi Montero and died at Broward General Medical Center. Leyritz has been released on $11,000 bond.
Leyritz's criminal defense attorney is Jeffrey Ostrow.
DUI criminal defense lawyer may have to attack the tests
January 17, 2007
Toxicology results allegedly show former major leaguer Jim Leyritz's blood-alcohol levels were nearly twice the legal limit the day he was involved in a fatal drunk driving crash in December.
Leyritz, initially charged with DUI manslaughter and DUI property damage after the crash, will now face an additional manslaughter charge, according to a Fort Lauderdale Police Department news release.
Results of the tests purportedly show that the 44-year-old Leyritz had a blood-alcohol levels of 0.14 at 6:10 a.m. and 0.13 at 7:12 a.m. on Dec. 28, the day his 2006 Ford Expedition crashed at an intersection and collided with the car of Fredia Ann Veitch. The legal limit for Florida drivers is 0.08. DUI Tests are subject to numerous attacks and potential scrutiny by a DUI criminal defense lawyer.
Veitch, a 30-year-old woman from Plantation, was ejected from her 2000 Mitsubishi Montero and died at Broward General Medical Center. Leyritz has been released on $11,000 bond.
Leyritz's criminal defense attorney is Jeffrey Ostrow.
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