Driving on a Suspended License in Los Angeles

Many of the misdemeanor cases in  Los Angeles  are comprised of citations for  driving on a suspended license. For  driving on a suspended license, an offender can serve up to six months in jail, and repeat offenders can serve more than a year in jail. In addition to these punishments, you can face fines, having your car impounded, being on probation, and more. And chances are, you will still be unable to drive.

In April of this year, Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart and his two friends were killed in an accident involving a driver who was driving on a suspended license. Andrew Gallo was not only  driving on a suspended license, he was on probation, and had been ticketed for two previous traffic violations. While driving in  Los Angeles  on a suspended license, Gallo ended the lives of the three young people. Area lawmakers are currently reviewing new programs that would make it more difficult to drive on a suspended license, and particularly to protect the public from repeat offenders.

Gallo was charged with three counts of murder, driving under the influence and causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol level above 0.08% and causing bodily injury, and fleeing the scene. Gallo faces a maximum prison sentence of 54 years and eight months to life. Gallo is scheduled to be arraigned June 8.

If you are currently driving in Los Angeles, your privilege to drive can be revoked if you are convicted of a DUI, if you get too many moving violations, if you have an outstanding warrant, if you fail to appear at court when you have promised in writing to be there, or for many other reasons. Driving without a valid driver's license is treated seriously by Los Angeles  courts.

In order to prove that you were driving on a suspended license, your prosecution must prove that you knowingly drove while your license was suspended.

You may remember when Coolio was arrested last year in  Los Angeles for  driving on a suspended license. He was pulled over for having an expired registration, but it was discovered that he also had an outstanding warrant and an expired license. Paris Hilton was also allegedly caught driving on a suspended license. These cases were noted by the press because of celebrities' involvement. If you have been charged with driving on a suspended license, you need to protect yourself from the negative attention and publicity that can accompany the charges. Make the call that will protect your future! Contact our nationally-recognized Los Angeles DUI attorneys by phone 877-781-1570 or email.