Over the last decade, increasingly more states have joined the ranks of members who have more stringent ignition interlock laws on the books. In an effort to protect the roads from drunk drivers and to reduce recidivism, there’s been a purposeful movement towards zero tolerance for first-time offenders. The success such laws have had in […]
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The Consequences of Underage Drinking and Driving
Despite efforts by organizations like MADD, underage drinking and driving remains a serious problem in America. In 2016, of the 4,412 fatal crashes amongst the 16- to 20-year-old demographic, 663 (15%) of them were caused by an underaged driver with at least .08 BAC. Simply put, underage drinking and driving has a strong correlation with […]
How to Spot a Drunk Driver
Drivers who are impaired by drugs or alcohol are not only a danger to themselves, but to others sharing the road. Drunk driving can lead to DUI charges, installation of a car breathalyzer, jail time, and even death to yourself or others. Unfortunately, in the case of alcohol-related accidents, quite often the drunk driver survives […]
DUI Misdemeanor vs Felony
Driving drunk is a serious problem in America. The United States Department of Transportation reported that 10,874 people were killed in crashes involving alcohol, accounting for nearly a third of all driving-related deaths in 2017. According to MADD, every day, people drive drunk more than 300,000 times but only about 3,200 are arrested. Of those […]
Can Mouthwash Fail an Interlock Device Test?
Can Mouthwash Fail an Interlock Device Test? Have you recently been found guilty of a DUI or DWI and ordered by the local court to install an ignition interlock device in your car? If so, you likely do not want to do anything that will result in a violation of the law or extension of […]
DUI Checkpoints: Are They Effective?
DUI Checkpoints: Are They Effective? Sobriety checkpoints, commonly referred to as a DUI checkpoint, are a law enforcement undertaking meant to reduce instances of impaired driving that are regularly seen in most states. While most of us have seen, been through, or heard of a sobriety checkpoint being used, many of us don’t have a […]