Category Archives: Drunk Driving Offenses
Cars of the Future Could Detect Your Blood Alcohol Content
After a long day, you, like many Americans, head out to the bars with friends to relieve some stress. As the evening ends, you head out to your car, believing that those few drinks will not impair your driving. Before you start the engine, you…
Man flees police, faces felony drunk driving offenses
When facing first offense drunk driving charges, a driver who is convicted may hope to avoid jail time and deal with the minimum amount of fines and other penalties. It may even be possible, under certain circumstances, for a driver to avoid a conviction altogether…
DWI: Reasonable suspicion is different than probable cause
Every day, for a variety of reasons, numerous motorists in North Carolina end up getting pulled over by law enforcement officers. Some are let go with warnings, others are issued citations, and some end up behind bars. Stopping a motorist is not something police can…
DUI can have criminal and administrative consequences
If you were recently arrested for drunk or otherwise impaired driving, you know that if convicted you’ll have to accept the criminal consequences that come with it. Did you know that in North Carolina, as in other states, there are also administrative consequences associated with…
North Carolina has a zero-tolerance policy for underage drinking
In North Carolina, one has to be at least 21 years old to purchase, possess or consume alcohol. The exceptions to this law are that consumption may be allowed for younger individuals for religious purposes, or if it is done in the privacy of one’s…
Worried about the results of your field sobriety tests?
It happened. You were pulled over by North Carolina Police and asked to submit to field sobriety testing. You complied because you felt you had to, and doing so resulted in test failure and your arrest. Many people believe that if they fail their field…
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