A driver having to go through a DUI and DWI checkpoint is an unpleasant ordeal for anyone to have to experience, and walks the borderline of violating a person’s rights at this roadblock stop. Fortunately, many citizens decide to use and when necessary, fight for their rights by legally contesting their detainment at a police … Read more
A review of the news report about about 104 DWI cases dismissed along with an additional 71 traffic stop offenses due to improper arrests by police, underscores the importance of how charges can be dismissed when a driver’s rights have been violated. If DUI/DWI arrest procedure is not followed according to the strict laws that … Read more
There are technical defenses to all of types of DUI and DWI arrest charges, that can get a case dismissed when it can be shown that chemical or sobriety test procedure was not properly followed. In one such example that was covered extensively in the news over the last couple years, a judge threw out … Read more
Drivers in Hawaii are the most likely to have the highest chance of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a new case study of DUI offenders in each state. U.S. citizens driving in states of the Midwest follow close behind with frequency of DUI and DWI related offenses. This broad case … Read more
The average Blood Alcohol Content (BAC) for drivers arrested for Driving Under the Influence (DUI) is 0.08 or higher, but BACs can sometimes measure much higher than that. BACs can be so high that it’s hard to believe motorists managed to walk to their car much less drive it. What many might believe to not … Read more
Tesla CEO Elon Musk earlier last week revealed his company’s new affordably priced Model 3 electric car was to go on sale on July 7, 2017. This less expensive option for most average car buyers helps bring automotive technology revolutionaries like Tesla, one step closer to changing the way we drive forever. The evolution of … Read more
For decades, autonomous vehicles or “self-driving” cars were something we believed could exist only on TV or in the movies. Fast-forward to 2016 where Business Insider magazine runs a headline stating that 19 companies are working to put the first self-driving cars on the road as early as 2021. Some of the companies leading the … Read more
Texting while driving is steadily becoming as much of a danger as driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Some recent studies have indicated the problem has grown even worse than DUI. Every state now has distracted driving or cell phone use laws with severe costs and consequences. Although the main issue with texting … Read more
How New Technology May Change the Approach to DUI In the coming years, new technology will change how law enforcement and drivers approach Driving Under the Influence (DUI). These new inventions could give drivers the ability to better monitor their intoxication level, vehicles with the ability to prevent driving for those who have overindulged, and … Read more
A “zero tolerance” rule for drivers with any level of THC results in extreme consequences. A 20-year-old woman from Michigan will be going to jail for six months for a car accident she did not cause. This is due to the current state law definition of what “drugged driving” is. The driver arrested for DUI, … Read more
In 2015, a woman was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) after she collided with a parked car. Later, it was determined that the driver’s Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) was 0.10 percent. While the woman had admitted to being an alcoholic in the past and being arrested previously for drinking and driving, … Read more
A Glen Ellyn, Illinois man was arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence this week after a hit-and-run collision left another driver in critical condition. Lawrence Sieber, 62, was officially charged with aggravated DUI resulting in bodily harm, aggravated eluding and fleeing, leaving the scene of an accident, and aggravated reckless driving. All of … Read more