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...
Michael A. Ferraro, Esq., P.C.
DWI defense
Expect DWI enforcement to be high in New York during and after Thanksgiving
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...
Can a police officer force you to take a breath test?
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...
How a keto diet could lead to drunk driving charges
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...
How does a DWI affect your ability to secure or keep a commercial driver’s license?
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....
Fighting a DWI? Make sure you get the right attorney
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...
How impaired driving charges affect your license in New York
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....
Underestimating your drinking habits can lead to a drunk driving charge
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...
Can one of those pocket “Breathalyzers” keep you from a drunk driving charge?
Let’s be real: You don’t ever want a drunk driving charge if you can avoid it. If you’re going to be drinking heavily, don’t drive. But what about those occasions when you just want a glass of wine with dinner? What about those times when you’re out with your friends...
Are DWI checkpoints legal in New York?
Sobriety checkpoints work in two ways. They make people think twice about drunk driving, and they remove some drunken drivers from the road. Anyone caught driving while intoxicated (DWI) in one of these checkpoints will face charges. You may have heard rumors that DWI...