Drunk driving remains an endemic problem in the United States. A large number of drunk drivers are arrested every year and the police keep coming up with new ways to catch and discourage this behavior. One of these new techniques is the ignition interlock device. This...
Drunk Driving Charges
What could affect the results of a field sobriety test?
Getting arrested and charged with a DUI may make it seem like your life is over, that everything is falling apart. It isn't. There are many options available to you to defend yourself. Specifically, the police may have arrested you but that does not mean the evidence...
Drunk driving by the numbers
Drunk driving, despite the efforts of MADD and multiple state governments, remains a serious public safety issue. It is estimated that more than 300,000 people drive drunk every day but only 3,200 are arrested. Here are some general numbers regarding drunk driving....
Drunk driving by the numbers
Drunk driving is the third most commonly reported crime in the United States. It accounts for more than 1 million arrests every year. Drunk and drugged driving caused more deaths and disabilities for people under 21 than anything else. In short, these are serious...
What does a DUI do to your car insurance?
As you probably deduced, DUI charges are not good for your insurance rates. A DUI means that you are a "high-risk" driver which means that the insurance company can charge you significantly higher rates for years after your arrest. In fact, some insurers even drop...
What happens after you are arrested?
If you were arrested following a field sobriety test, then some of your Constitutional rights begin to kick in. Among those protections are the Miranda Rights. Miranda Rights are not explicitly permitted or required by the Constitution. Instead, the Supreme Court...
Can you get a DUI charge off your record?
A driving under the influence ("DUI" and also "DWI") charge is one of the easiest charges for which people can get arrested. It is also one of the charges that can follow you around for years, impacting your future employment, education and other life developments....
What happens to you when you drink, pt. 2?
The reason that there is a legal limit regarding blood alcohol content while driving is because drinking can severely impact the ability to safely control a vehicle. As discussed in a prior article, alcohol affects everyone in different ways. And it is mistake to...
What happens when you drink, pt 1?
Humans tend to be naturally optimistic. People never believe they are going to be the statistic or that they are the exception to the rule. That is why hard and fast rules regarding blood alcohol levels are critical. It cuts through these personal feelings of...
Drugged driving is drunk driving
An unfortunate side-effect of the legalization and decriminalization of certain drugs is that there has been an uptick in the number of drugged driving incidents. This does not even begin to take into account the plethora of over the counter and prescription drugs...