If you're charged with drunk or drugged driving, the aftermath can make your head spin. You’re likely to face an immediate arrest and have your driver’s license confiscated, just to start. It's only natural to start thinking about your defense. Every defense strategy...
You’ve heard the refrain to that old song about how you have to go “over the hills and through the woods” to Grandma’s house for a holiday visit. In today’s world, it’s more likely that you have to travel across the state or even to another state for that annual...
If you want to avoid a ticket, it may be wise to stay off the roads as much as possible this holiday weekend. There’s an aggressive push happening in law enforcement throughout New York state as part of the Stop-DWI Crackdown, which is expected to start Wed., Nov. 25...
During a traffic stop, police officers will ask you questions and analyze your behavior to try to determine if you have broken the law in some way. Officers may listen to the way that you speak, look at the size of your pupils and movement of your eyes, and even ask...
It is increasingly common knowledge that chemical breath testing systems have limitations and flaws. An inaccurate test result can put innocent people at risk of seemingly credible charges of driving while intoxicated (DWI). In fact, there are certain situations in...
Not just anyone can operate a large automobile such as a bus or tractor-trailer. Individuals must instead undergo special training to procure a commercial driver's license (CDL). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is a department within the U.S....
If you get pulled over for speeding in New York, the fines associated with the ticket will probably be your biggest concern. After all, the fine is an immediate cost, while other consequences may seem less direct or serious. The points on your license and the...
Sometimes people make mistakes and end up with a drunk driving charge. Other times, however, charges happen because a police officer makes a mistake pulling someone over, a field sobriety test is handled badly or a Breathalyzer is poorly calculated. Whatever the...
If you get arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) or driving while ability impaired (DWAI) by alcohol or drugs, you probably know that you are going to face a license suspension for those charges in addition to criminal consequences, like jail time and fines....
People may drink and drive without even realizing that they’re doing so. It’s not that they don’t know that they drank, of course. They just think that they had a “normal” and “safe” amount of alcohol and that driving shouldn’t be a problem. This can lead to DUI...
