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Holiday Drinking and DUIs

The holiday season is here, which means that there are an abundance of specialty cocktails and winter edition beers to experiment with. While the holiday alcoholic drinks can be fun to consume, the ...
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Should you Attend a DUI First Offender Program?

If you are charged with driving under the influence for the first time, you may be offered the option to attend a DUI first offender program. You will want to talk to your DUI attorney about this ...
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Did the Police Falsify your DUI?

While police are supposed to regulate the streets and punish wrongdoers, there are times that they fail in their duties. For example, a police officer might racially profile a driver and assume that ...
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Hand Sanitizer: The New Vodka

While teens are not permitted to purchase alcohol, they do have the ability to purchase hand sanitizers. These antibacterial liquids have very high alcoholic content, which is why they are so ...
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What is a “Dry Reckless”?

While you can’t be arrested for a dry reckless, you can be tried for one in court. A dry reckless always begins as a DUI, DWI, OUI or other alcohol/drug related crime. In some states, this crime ...
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Need to Move your Court Date? Here’s How!

If you have been arrested for a DUI, chances are that you received a court date. After you are bonded out of jail, you are still required to attend court on the day and time that you were issued in ...
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Ohio and the OVI

When you are arrested for driving a car while intoxicated or under the influence of drugs, it is normally called a DUI (driving under the influence) or a DWI (driving while intoxicated.) In most ...
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CDC Reports that Teen Drunk Driving is Dropping

Drunk driving is dangerous, but when teens drive while intoxicated it can be even more lethal. According to statistics from First Eagle, 70 percent of all teenagers drink alcohol. Many of those teens ...
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Actress Killed in DUI Accident

Driving under the influence is dangerous, and facilitates thousands of deaths in the United States every year. When a person operates a fast-moving vehicle when he or she is not even capable of ...
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Mocking Your DUI Charge: Not a Good Idea

When you are arrested for a DUI, it is a grave and serious matter. You may have to spend months in jail because you choose to drive while intoxicated. When you are arrested for driving under the ...
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DUI Secrets Police Don’t Want to Tell You

When you are pulled over for a DUI, you are normally flustered and worried. You may forget about your rights, and not know what you can refuse and what questions you need to answer. Admittedly, the ...
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DUI Checkpoint Protocol

Imagine that you are driving to work, and come around the bend to see that traffic has slowed to a crawl. As you gaze ahead, you see police and bright orange signs announcing a “sobriety ...
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Why Were you Pulled Over in the First Place?

Imagine you are driving down the road when all of a sudden there are sirens blaring and lights flashing behind you. You turn around and notice that a police officer is beckoning you to pull over on ...
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Disparities in DUI Prosecution in Michigan

Across the United States, some jurisdictions take DUIs much more seriously than others. While one county may take pains to prosecute every illegal driver under the influence of alcohol, other ...
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DMV Hearings Versus Criminal Trials

Contrary to popular belief, DMV hearings cannot replace or substitute your criminal DUI trial. A DMV hearing will only deal with your license revocation for your DUI offense. Therefore, if you have ...
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Is a DUI Standing in the Way of Your Employment?

If you are searching for a job, and have a DUI on your record, you may be discouraged. Along with frustrating sentences like jail time, a license suspension, and mandatory rehab, a DUI can affect your ...
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Teen DWI Stats are Often Higher in the Summer

In the summer, many people can’t resist the thought of an ice cold beer or a fruity pina colada. Alcohol is a part of many summer celebrations and barbeques, and the icy beverages are a ...
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Driving on Sleeping Pills: Worse than Alcohol?

Driving with over 0.08 percent blood-alcohol content is expressly illegal, and you can be arrested for committing this offense. But what about if you want take a sleeping pill, such as Ambien, and ...
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Other Ways to Get Home and Avoid a DUI

When you go out with your friends on a Friday night, you may want to have a good time and forget about limits. Yet if you were the one who drove, you lack of discretion could end up costing you a DUI ...
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Foul Play 911 Call for DUI Probes Investigation in California

Jim Righeimer is a Costa Mesa Councilman with a somewhat controversial political agenda, but according to the police, he is not a DUI offender. A driver called 911 on August 31 st, alleging that ...
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