The United States Supreme Court ruled in Birchfield v. North Dakota that a warrant is required if someone suspected of driving under the influence (DUI) refuses to take a blood test. The blood test is used by law enforcement to obtain a person’s blood alcohol content (BAC). However, it also ruled that law enforcement does not need a warrant to obtain a breath test. (more…)
A new study by the Governors Highway Safety Association finds that drivers are nearly as likely to be impaired on drugs as drunk on alcohol. The report also seeks out to take steps to better monitor and control drugged driving. In other words, the report sets to seek out better ways to find drivers who are DUI drugged driving and have them prosecuted. (more…)
The recent legalization of marijuana is effecting potential changes to driving laws in the State of Washington. Particularly, the DUI laws of Washington are getting a rethink. As more states make medical and recreational marijuana use legal, they are determining what constitutes DUI while affected by marijuana. This is important because after alcohol, marijuana use is the second leading substance that impairs drivers. (more…)
Three Florida lawyers who orchestrated the DUI arrest of an adversary attorney should receive a professional death sentence – permanent disbarment, a Florida State judge recommended recently.
The recommendation stems from the DUI arrest of an attorney who was opposing counsel to three other attorneys in a slander lawsuit. The arrested attorney was C. Philip Campbell. He represented a radio personality in a slander lawsuit against another party represented by these three Florida attorneys. (more…)
A mother of four was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) in Texas. The twist in the story is that the arrest lead to the mother discovering she had a brain tumor.
On July 31, 2015, the mother dropped off her children at daycare. She drove off and eventually hit a curb and collided with a fire hydrant. The police arrived on the scene. Presumably, they conducted some type of Standard Field Sobriety Tests (SFST) to determine if the mother should be arrested for DUI. This assumes the mother was well enough to conduct the tests despite the crash. (more…)
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