In our neighboring state of Arizona, a seven-year prison sentence was just imposed for an AZ resident who caused a fatal crash after driving under the influence of alcohol. The man convicted of manslaughter and DUI charges was Joseph Richard Baird of Golden Valley Arizona. He had been driving on a state highway when he turned in front of an oncoming motorcycle. The man riding the motorcycle was critically injured as a result of the collision, and he eventually died of his injuries at a Las Vegas hospital five days later. Are you facing intimidating DUI charges? Don’t let a DUI ruin your life. If you or someone close to you is facing DUI charges in Las Vegas, contact our Law Office today at 702 382-2000 for a Free Consultation. We can help, in most cases, have your charges reduced, keep you out of jail, and save you the time, stress, and embarrassment that often arrive when facing such charges....
Critics claim that the collect-at-all-costs mentality places a high emphasis on traffic ticket revenue and is most likely to hurt minority defendants who fail to pay speeding tickets, while leaving more serious offenders roaming the streets. Former Las Vegas Marshal Richard Kilgore said the court rewards officers who bring in the most money and offers additional training and promotions to marshals who “negotiate court-ordered bail amounts with scofflaws in the field.” Those who do not, he said, find themselves out of luck. “Officers like myself would get denied training, get stuck in court more,” Kilgore added. “That’s where I thought (marshals) were supposed to be. I’ve always thought that we’re not there to generate revenue, we’re there to enforce court orders and uphold the decorum of the court.” Another critic, Court Administrator Dana Hlavac, added, “I’m not going to force people to pay money they can’t pay just so we can keep running our business,” he added. Records obtained by the Las Vegas Review-Journal via Nevada’s public records law display that the Las Vegas Municipal Court collected nearly $130 million — 89 percent of its total revenue — from traffic violations over the past five years. The majority of that was taken in by speeding tickets or other moving violations. Do you have a Las Vegas Traffic Ticket you would like reduced to no points, no school, no traffic school? Call today for a Free Consultation at (702)...
Just yesterday, Metro arrested a 58-year-old man in a fatal Domestic Violence charge in Las Vegas. The suspect, Valentine Kaul, was arrested and taken into custody after police were called to look into a report of a dead body at a residence hear Lamb Blvd and Las Vegas Boulevard. Fire personnel helped recover the body from underneath the floor of the residence. The suspect, Valentine Kaul, was arrested; apparently, Kaul and the victim had gotten into a verbal altercation which turned physical. So far, this year, this is the 24th homicide investigated by Metro police. Domestic Violence Charges are serious crimes, at any level. It takes an experienced and trusted Criminal Defense Attorney to be sure your rights are respected once you have been charged with Domestic Violence or Battery in Las Vegas. Call our Law Office today for a Free Consultation at...
This past Monday, a Las Vegas woman and her young granddaughter were tragically killed in a hit-and-run incident while they waited at a bus stop. The woman has been identified as Maria Garcia, age 58. Her granddaughter, Alyssa, was just six years old. Both died from injuries at University Medical Center. Police believe the man responsible for the fatal crash is 20 year old Leonardo Ruesga. Ruesga was detained and booked in Clark County Detention Center where he faces charges included two counts of DUIs as well as a charge for leaving the scene of a car crash. Police also reported that an 18 month old little girl was injured in the car crash. The car crash itself occurred near Maryland Parkway and Sahara around 2:30 p.m. when a 2005 Volvo driven by Ruesga drove onto the sidewalk. At first, according to witnesses, the Volvo hit a stroller carrying the 18 month old girl. Then Maria and Alyssa were hit. Police reported that Ruesga and his teenage daughter (who was a passenger in his car) were hiding at an apartment complex near the scene of the crime when they were discovered. Ruesga openly admitted to police that he had been drinking and doing illegal substances before he was booked in Country. Don’t let a DUI ruin your life. If you or someone close to you is facing intimidating DUI charges, contact our Law Office today at 702 382-2000 for a Free Consultation. We can help, in most cases, have your charges reduced, keep you out of jail, and save you the time, stress, and embarrassment that often arrive when...
Pedestrians continue to be killed on Las Vegas roadways as careless drivers fail to slow down or stop when un-shielded men and women are crossing the street and “in their way.” In 2014 alone, The Associated Press reported that 284 people lost their lives on Nevada roads, which is higher than the previous year, but not as dramatic as the horrid high of 423 driving-related deaths in Nevada in 2006. Officials attempt to remedy this morbid problem with a heavier police presence to ticket the drivers– but many individuals also see the pedestrians as at fault, due to the fact that in many circumstances they are jaywalking or distracted (on their cell phones talking or texting, listening to music, walking while intoxicated, etc.) A jaywalking ticket can range upwards of $200 here in Las Vegas– and many officials believe that issuing tickets to both the pedestrians and the drivers may be a way to help remedy this problem faster. Whatever becomes of the situation– do be careful when driving (or walking!) on a Las Vegas roadway. And if you or someone you know has been issued a Ticket in Las Vegas for jaywalking, or any other Traffic-related incident, contact our office to avoid further stress in this matter. In most cases, we can have your ticket reduced to No Points, No School, and No Waiting in Line at Court. Give us a call at (702) 382-2000...
You may know from experience: the surest way for a Las Vegas Metro Officer to get you to slow down is to hit you with a huge fine. This is the current strategy here in the Valley, as a new bill is rapidly moving through the Nevada Legislature that would raise the fine on speeding tickets received in pedestrian zones. Currently, driving up to 10 miles per hour over the posted limit at a regular Las Vegas intersection will cost you around $148. If the new bill passes, certain intersections would be deemed “pedestrian zones” and the speeding tickets would cost $200 or as much as $450, depending on your speed. Fox 5 reported Erin Breen–coordinator of UNLV’s Traffice Safety Coalition– as having stated, “We’re having a terrible year. We’re up to 12 fatalities in Clark County already.” The new law wold also make passing other vehicles in a school zone illegal. While all this continues to run through the legislative pipelines, another bill is being sponsored that would increase fines for hit-and-run drivers. If you or someone you know has been issued a Traffic Ticket in Las Vegas, contact the Law Office of Mark Coburn (Ticket Attorney) to avoid further stress in this matter. In most cases, we can have your ticket reduced to No Points, No School, and No Waiting in Line at Court. Give us a call at (702) 382-2000...
