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After you get pulled over, the police make you run through a series of field sobriety tests. These could include the walk-and-turn (WAT), the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) and the one-leg stand (OLS).You fail the one-leg stand and the walk-and-turn. You argue that...
Montgomery County's Alcohol Holiday Task Force sobriety checkpoints ended on Jan. 7, but not without some drama during the seven weeks they were in force. On Saturday, Dec. 30, police say that a driver who was attempting to avoid being pulled over by an officer ended...
On New Year's Eve, a 33-year-old Glen Burnie woman was arrested in Pasadena for reckless endangerment, driving under the influence (DUI), assault in the first degree and second-degree assault on police, as well as numerous other traffic charges.Her troubles began...
As marijuana is increasingly legalized for medicinal and recreational use around the country, law enforcement agencies are struggling to find methods to show that a person has been driving under the influence of the drug.Attorneys have argued for and against the...
Medical marijuana is legal in Maryland and the first dispensary opened in December. However, students on campuses across the state should not take this news to mean that laws regarding marijuana use are now lax. Those caught with weed – on or off campus -- can still...
One statistic, released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suggests that there are over 300,000 motorists who take to United States roadways daily who are impaired by alcohol.By the time they're eventually arrested for driving under the influence...
As the responsible parent of a high school or college student, you've talked to your child about the health and legal risks of underage drinking (particularly binge drinking) and driving under the influence. However, there's also another potentially dangerous...
When most people are pulled over by a law enforcement officer for suspicion of DUI, their impulse is to submit to any field sobriety tests and preliminary alcohol screening (PAS) test, such as a Breathalyzer, that officers ask them to take. Many drunk drivers don't...
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that the number of fatal crashes rises 10-fold over Christmas and almost 20-fold over the New Year's holiday. Therefore, Maryland State Police (MSP) are taking steps to keep drunk drivers off the roads...
It’s officially 2018. And while the new year offers motivation for new beginnings for many, if you were recently one of the many arrested for drinking and driving either on New Year’s Eve – or any of the days leading up to the new year – 2018 may not be looking all...