Floyd Arrested for DUI

Star college football player Michael Floyd was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol earlier this week.  Floyd, who is one of the top offensive football players for the University of Notre Dame, was stopped by local law enforcement agents in South Bend, Indiana around 3 o'clock in the morning on Sunday the 21st after he ran a stop sign just a few blocks from the school's entrance.  Floyd was reportedly asked by officers at the scene to walking and turning around, standing on one leg, and counting fingers.  After performing poorly on all three sobriety tests, Floyd was asked to take a breath analysis test where his blood alcohol concentration was reportedly 0.19%--more than double the legal limit of 0.08%.  Floyd was booked into a county jail just after four that morning and was released about seven hours later after posting $500 bond.  This is Floyd's third alcohol-related arrest since 2009.  The now-21-year-old football star was previously cited for underage drinking in May of 2009, and then cited again for underage drinking in 2010 following physical altercation with several people.  Officials for the university's football program announced the following Monday that Floyd had been suspended indefinitely from any football-related activity for his behavior.  Floyd is scheduled to appear in court on May 2nd. 

While having happened in Indiana, Floyd's case would be taken no less seriously here in Los Angeles.  As an experienced DUI defense attorneycan tell you, having a blood alcohol concentration significantly above the legal limit of 0.08% can set you up for additional penalties including a longer jail or prison sentence or probationary period, especially if your blood alcohol content is 0.20% or more.  As any  Los Angeles DUI defense attorney knows, having prior DUI arrests can also extend your punishment if you are, indeed, convicted of an alcohol-related offense.  If you have been arrested for, or charged with, a DUI offense, call the Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys at Kestenbaum, Eisner & Gorin, LLP today to speak with an experienced and aggressive attorney about your case. 

Our Los Angeles DUI defense attorneys have a combined five decades of experience in defending clients of all types against DUI charges.  Call us today at 1-877-781-1570 to speak with an experienced  Los Angeles DUI defense attorney about your case.  You do have options.  Call us today to find out what they are.