What is the Cost of Drinking and Driving in Alabama? Driving Under the Influence (DUI) and Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) are serious charges that can have many consequences on both an individual’s personal and financial future. For those who have been pulled over and charged with DUI or DWI, they face a number of punishments …
If you have ever been on the road during a busy holiday weekend, you have more than likely seen at least one person on the side of the road performing field sobriety tests with a state trooper. Most drivers, incorrectly, assume that if stopped by an officer on the road and he or she asks …
In Alabama, the Department of Public Safety of the Highway Patrol Division takes driving under the influence very seriously. Enforcement efforts have resulted in a more than 30 percent decrease in alcohol impaired driving fatalities per every 100,000 residents between the years 2001 and 2012, according to the Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility. However, even …