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The Most Dangerous Night of the Year

Tonight is New Year's Eve, which is a night of celebration and excitement for Americans everywhere. Ringing in the New Year normally involves champagne or another form of alcohol. While this can ...
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Actions that Could Get You Pulled over for a DUI

You may know that a police stop is only lawful if he or she had a reason to pull you over, but do you know what constitutes this probable cause? The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ...
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Teen Gets 10 Years’ Probation in DUI Death Case Due to “Affluenza”

This past week, news channels all across America covered an extraordinary DUI case involving a teenager from Texas. The teenager with the initials E.C. was driving drunk on June 15 th with three of ...
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Ambulance Driver Arrested for DUI Accident

On Monday, December 9, an ambulance crashed into a pickup truck after it ran through a red light, emergency lights and sirens blaring. According to Chicago law enforcement, the driver had a blood ...
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Hit and Run DUI Accidents Result in Serious Penalties

If you are arrested for a DUI that resulted in an accident then you can be charged with a harsher crime resulting in harsher penalties. If you are involved in an accident and then flee the accident ...
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Is There a Difference Between a DUI and a DWI? An OWI and an OUI?

While usually speaking driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs will be called a DUI, various states have different versions of this charge, calling it a DUIL, a DWI, or even an OWI, and more. But ...
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What to do if your Vehicle is Impounded

If you are arrested for a DUI, then you may have to deal with a vehicle impoundment. Oftentimes, if you are arrested, the police call a tow truck and have your vehicle towed to a vehicle impounding ...
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What to Do After a Crash

Whenever you get into a car accident, it is important to know ahead of time how to respond, else matters could get worse. This is especially true when you get into a crash, and you know that you have ...
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What to Do If You Missed Your First DUI Court Hearing

If someone missed their DUI arraignment, then it is almost certain that a bench warrant was created, which is not much different from other arrest warrants. This is something that has to be taken care ...
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What are Per Se DUI Laws?

Per Se DUI or DWI cases give police the right to charge an individual with a DUI if he or she has a BAC that exceeds 0.08% at the time that the breath test is administered. According to per so DUI ...
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Should You Ask for a Jury Trial or Not?

You have the right to a jury trial, but this is a right that you can waive. A DUI defense lawyer will normally counsel you to assert this right to a trial though. Usually speaking, they are right to ...
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Understanding Probable Cause in a DUI Case

Probable cause is something that a police officer needs to have in order to arrest someone, or to even pull someone over. If there is a lack of probable cause, this could be a powerful defense in a ...
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Refusing Chemical Tests

If you are ever pulled over by a police officer, and he or she thinks you might be under the influence, then they may ask you to perform some chemical tests. If you wonder whether you should refuse ...
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Felony DUIs

Whether you have been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol or of drugs, there is the chance that you could face felony charges, even for a first-time offense. A felony conviction ...
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Factors That Can Affect a Breathalyzer’s Measurement

Breathalyzers are used in many DUI cases to help the police determine what a suspect's BAC was at the time of arrest. These are small little boxes that measure the alcoholic content in a ...
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Field Sobriety Tests and Your Right to Refusal

If someone a driver gets pulled over by law enforcement, and the police officer has reason to suspect that the person is drunk or under in the influence of drugs, then he or she may ask a driver to ...
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Who is Most At-Risk to DUI Crashes?

All drivers out on the road are at risk to being involved in a DUI accident, regardless of whether or not they are intoxicated. This is part of the reason that law enforcement is so adamant about ...
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Ignition Interlock Devices

Someone who has been convicted of a DUI or DWI might be ordered to install one of these into his or her car. What is this ignition interlock device? It is rather like having a Breathalyzer built into ...
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The Many Punishments for a DUI

If you are charged with the crime of driving under the influence, you may be facing a wide variety of DUI penalties. Driving while intoxicated is illegal in all 50 states, and each state has created ...
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The Arraignment and Your DUI Case

When you have been arrested for a DUI or DWI, there will be an arraignment, where you show up in court to be officially charged. Then you can enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. After you have ...
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