Heather Locklear Dodges DUI Bullet

16. I was arrested in FL for DUI. I did NOTlose my license for a year, I was on Prob for a year, never lost my license, had to go to a 6 month (once a week) trwatment program. Here in Fl, you only lose your license if convicted of a DUI (I plead to the lesser wrekcless driving charge, like Ms Locklear), or refuse to take a breathalizer or bloodtest or field sobriety test. She didn't get any special treat ment, she basically got the same as me. I am not wealthy and was able to hire a competant attorney who helped me to get out of the DUI.
I am one of the few who learned my lesson. I have not touched a drop of alcohol since I was arrested 7 years ago. I was not an alcoholic, but did not want to take the chance of this ever happpening again. While I was in treatment sessions, there were people on their third, fourth and fifth DUI's!!

Posted at 3:47PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by Kayaker

17. high blood pressure CAN EFFECT YOUR DRIVING MORON, THEY CAN MAKE YOU SLEEPY OR CAUSE LOW BLOOD PRESSURE IN TURN MAY OR MAY NOT CAUSE A CAR ACCD. YOUR THE MORON.

Posted at 2:39PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by FLAT

18. FLAT...Don't you mean "You're the moron", moron?

Posted at 2:49PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by The idiots have gathered

19. Such BS...celeb justice is such a joke...anyone else, and they would have fried probably. She's such a wreck...

Posted at 10:33PM on Jan 3rd 2009 by Van Hammersley

20. Idiot celebrities hurt everyone else.

A celeb gets on the cover of People mag for abusing painkillers and all doctors stop prescribing and assume everyone is an addict.

Not everyone becomes addicted. Not all painkillers make you high/impair you.

This kind of blanket ignorant hysteria is what keeps ill people from getting rightful relief from suffering because the idiot doctors are concerned with protecting themselves not treating the patient. Idiot doctors are incapable of differentiating between legit patients and recreational addicts and irresponsibly assume everyone is an addict.

What ridiculous hypocrisy that alcohol flows freely in this country, but meds are considered dangerous.

Alcohol is the most addictive, impairing substance - responsible for the majority of violence, fatalities, illness.

Posted at 2:55PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by Stupid Stupid Stupid

21. I went to school with heather and knew her and her family. They were an incredibly nice family. I'm glad Heather is doing well and did not get a dui, but "celebrity justice" goes on here in so cal. It is the worst kept secret around. Celebrities do get off easy. Normal average Joe people do not. That's how it is here. It shouldn't be this way, and hopefully someday celebrites will be treated the same as us, but i doubt it.

Posted at 3:09PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by lori taylor

22. Whatever became of the old fashioned life punishments .. Public Hangings?

At least OJ is in jail.

Probably Bush will pardon him.

Posted at 3:06PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by Prince VonAHole

23. Glimmer you are stupid. Xanax doesn't make people sleepy that take it for anxiety for so long. They get used to it. Look it up before you talk. You have no clue. And they are allowed to drive when they take it daily for anxiety. Dumb A**. Same with pain meds. You have no clue about something called "tolerance".

Posted at 3:17PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by FashionistaGA

24. Chucky wrote:

> She had evidence clearly against her. . . .

Actually, not so much. There was, according to reports, no alcohol involved. She tested positive for prescription drugs, which arguably impaired her driving. But that's a MUCH harder case to make for prosecutors than DUI with alcohol, since with alcohol there's a set BAC level that arbitrarily defines the offense. With (legally-held) prescription drugs, there is (I think) no objective definition of what level constitutes an offense, so the case quickly devolves into a case of highly-subjective arguments back and forth over how much her driving was impaired, does this or that drug really cause that kind of impairment, and so on. Very messy, very muddled, and easily challenged by a competent defense. This was likely deemed a weak case for the prosecution, so they were ready to cut a deal.

Posted at 3:20PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by Andy

25. Victoria, I don't care what friends you have, your friend is not everyone else. So , don't judge everyone else. Not everyone is High on oxy. Some need it for pain. Ignorant idiots.

Posted at 3:21PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by FashionistaGA

26. This is the last thing I'm saying, if you are prescribed something daily like i said before like xanax, YOU CAN DRIVE!!!!!!!!! It will say on the bottle if you cant!!!!!! IT WILL SAY "FIND OUT HOW IT AFFECTS YOU BEFORE YOU DRIVE" Then after you get it for awhile it will say nothing about not driving. Call and find out before you open your mouth!

Posted at 3:24PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by FashionistaGA

27. FashionistaGa...You are an idiot. Your posts make no sense and you are illiterate. I know Christmas vacation is here and all, but your high on mother should pay attention to what her little snot nosed brats are doing. Tell ma to get off the milkman and get you some lunch!

Posted at 3:32PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by poor kid

28. Sounds like fashionite #23 could use a xanax! Calm down girl! Calling everyone names makes you look kinda dumb!

Posted at 3:41PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by Tia Maria

29. "high on mother" made no sense "poor kid' lol. you wanna talk about someone making no sense . I made perfect sense, it's just you idiots are ignorant. If you idiots ever need any prescription drugs, you will see you can drive on them. For now, keep spouting off things you have no clue about.

Posted at 3:46PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by Morons

30. BETTER GO BACK AND GET GED OH WAIT YOU CANT READ

Posted at 4:01PM on Jan 2nd 2009 by A