DUI

When police officers initiate a traffic stop for suspected drunk driving, the behavior of the driver could be what gives them probable cause. Someone swerving over the center line in the road, erratically breaking for no perceivable reason or responding strangely to...

DUI checkpoints have proven to be effective. They essentially allow police to talk to every driver coming down the road and, if needed, give them breath tests or field sobriety tests to see if they’re impaired. Not every driver gets tested, but the police do make some...

For decades, alleged drunk drivers have claimed that they didn’t mean to drink and that someone must have spiked their drink. The counter to this, in many cases, is that detractors say they should have known they were drinking alcohol because it has such an obvious...

You need to be careful when using any substances that may impair your ability to drive. Even if those substances are legal, that does not mean you can get behind the wheel. You could still face serious DUI charges, and telling the court that you misinterpreted the law...

The United States modern criminal justice system does little to help people struggling with serious mental health and addiction issues. Instead of offering support, our system is designed to incarcerate away addiction.  Drug and DUI courts are specialty courts that...

Dealing with the police could throw you off your schedule or stress you out at the worst possible time. You don't have the option of choosing when a police officer pulls you over for something they perceive as a traffic violation. You will have to pull your vehicle...

Drunk driving allegations can involve significant penalties. Even a first-time offense can mean the loss of your license, massive fines and even as much as a year in jail. Altogether too many driving while intoxicated (DWI) defendants make the inaccurate assumption...

When you were stopped and accused of driving while intoxicated, you thought that the case would resolve itself. You knew that you weren’t impaired, and you thought that the Breathalyzer test that said you were would be found to be faulty. So far, that hasn’t happened....

It's easy to indulge in unhealthy habits. For example, if you have had a tough year, you may excuse your regular drinking as a way to wind down -- something you deserve as a way to deal with the stress that you have been under. It is likely that you will continue...

If you have a driver's license, you have a driving privilege, not an irrevocable right. Therefore, you are only able to continue driving as long as you do not pose a risk to others on the road. It's possible for people to have their driver's license revoked even if...