DUI Case Process

Sleep Deprived Driving

In order to compliment the ever encompassing DUI laws, many states have decided to include Sleep Deprived Driving under the DUI umbrella. This is loosely defined as operating a motor vehicle while cognitively impaired due to a lack of sleep. Sleep deprived driving is being considered more and more dangerous as studies have… Read Full Post

Responsible Drinking Campaigns

In order to prevent drunk driving, alcoholism, and under-age drinking, there have been many campaigns targeting this.
In the United Kingdom, the principal campaign has been led by The Portman Group. They instituted responsible drinking, designated drivers, and proof of age cards. The Portman Group led the Drink Aware Campaign, which promotes that individuals… Read Full Post

Boating Under the Influence (BUI)

In many states, not only can you get yourself into trouble by drunk driving, you can also find yourself with criminal misdemeanors for boating while you are drunk! The official term for this is “Operation of a Vessel Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor.”
Below is a list of some of the differences in getting a… Read Full Post

DUI Punishments

DUI punishments are defined at the state level rather than the federal level, but most states have generally followed the same guidelines for punishing DUI offenses.
Most of the variations of “driving under the influence” will land you with a misdemeanor, which is commonly punishable for up to a year in prison.
However, if the DUI incident… Read Full Post

Texas DUI Expungement Laws

As defined in Chapter 55 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure, expungements of a DUI are possible if there are no findings of guilt. If there are findings of guilt, charges may be reduced to a class C misdemeanor if the defendant has received deferred adjudication and completed community service.
Releasing the expunged records by… Read Full Post

Sobriety Checkpoint Standards

The following is a list of standards that are used in implementing sobriety checkpoints:
- The final decision is made by a supervisor
- A consistent method must be used in selecting which vehicles are stopped
- Ensure that the public and the police officers are safe
- Policy-making officials select which sites will be targeted
- The time period… Read Full Post

Administrative License Suspension (ALS)

The greatest fear (except being thrown in jail) that most people have regarding getting a DUI is losing their drivers license. Alarmingly, it does not take as much as you would think to lose it…
Refusing to take a field sobriety test, or exceeding the legal limit in a blood alcohol content (BAC) test are two… Read Full Post

Drunk Driving Statutory Offenses

Although DUI laws are defined independently by the 50 states, each state has come to terms that there are basically two statutory offenses. The drunk driver thankfully may only be punished for one of the offenses though.
1) The traditional offense - Referred to as driving under the influence (DUI), driving while intoxicated (DWI), or operating… Read Full Post

DUI Statistics

DUI Fatalities
- Over the past 10 years, 250,000 people have died in DUI related accidents
- 25,000 people die each year due to people driving under the influence
- New Hampshire has the lowest percentage of DUI related deaths
DUI Accidents
- DUI’s cause 50% of all fatal highway crashes
- 36% of pedestrian accidents are DUI related
- 80% of… Read Full Post

Paulette Lynn Spears Faces Drunken Driving Charges

Saturday night in Vancouver, Washington, an innocent 8-year-old boy called 911 because he was fearful about his mother’s driving, and had no where else to turn.
“I don’t know where we are and mom’s not acting normal,” the boy told a 911 dispatcher.
His mother, Paulette Lynn Spears, who is 33 years old reportedly took the cell… Read Full Post