Orange County Criminal Lawyer Blog

ORANGE, Orange County - A Garden Grove minivan driver, Yonic Patino, was arrested for DUI / driving under the influence which caused injuries of more than 10 people from the Orange County bus in a fetal crash with a sedan.

Patino, is facing charges of felony DUI and driving on a suspended license. He is expected to be taken to the Orange County jail. The Orange County court records shows that Patino had several prior criminal records, including DUI conviction (driving under the influence conviction), hit and run in 2008 and domestic violence charges in 2009. He also has record of driving without a license, and possession of alcohol in 2007. He was on probation for DUI.

DUI is also called driving under the influence, or driving while intoxicated. In Orange County, if it is a first DUI offense or second DUI without any injury or property damage, the drunk driver is usually charged with misdemeanor DUI . However, when the drunk driver had prior DUI felony convictions or DUI injury, he is usually charged with felony DUI. The punishment for a felony DUI is very serious. It could carry long term of prison time and large fine.

If you or someone you know has been charged with DUI in Orange County, California, whether it is in Newport Beach, Fullerton, Huntington Beach, Santa Ana, Westminster or Anaheim, it it is extremely important to have an experienced Orange County DUI attorney to represent you. Our experienced DUI attorney handle both misdemeanor DUI and feloney DUI cases.