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We all like to have a good time on July Fourth. For a lot of people, the celebration includes alcohol or other substances. Unfortunately, that can lead to DWI or disorderly conduct charges. If you have been charged, don’t panic, but don’t go it alone – even if you have been charged with a…

People don’t usually plan to drive while intoxicated, but things change once they start drinking. They may have a false sense of self, believing, with confidence, that they can drive even though they’ve been drinking. They could forget that they asked for a ride home and opt to drive themselves. In many cases, people…

Drunk driving is something seen on the roads almost every day throughout the country. People may make the mistake of thinking that they’re sober enough to drive and get behind the wheel. When they do so, they’re putting their lives, and the lives of others, in danger. It’s easy for people to make the…

Drunk driving is dangerous and opens up the possibility of a world of legal trouble if you get caught, so do yourself — and others — a favor this holiday season and commit to a plan that will keep you out of danger. Here are some things that you need to keep in mind…

The Drunk Driving Checkpoint & What to ExpectDrunk driving is a serious crime that occurs in Raleigh, North Carolina and all over the country. No matter how much people try to avoid it, they might wind up being pulled over by a police officer for suspicion of drunk driving. Many drunk driving arrests occur…

A Breathalyzer device does not always render an accurate test result. In fact, the result will be particularly inaccurate if police fail to calibrate the Breathalyzer properly. For this reason, test results rendered by an inappropriately calibrated breath test devices are sometimes thrown out and cannot be used as evidence against a drunk driver…

If you’ve been arrested and accused of drunk driving, you’re at risk of having it happen again. The fact is, the way society has organized our cities and towns around driving — and the fact that virtually everyone enjoys drinking alcoholic beverages — sets up a scenario in which drunk driving is extremely common,…

It’s not easy to become a commercial airline pilot. You need to log countless hours in the air and pass numerous tests before gaining the requisite experience to land a commercial airline pilot job. All this hard work, however, could be lost in an instant if you are convicted of a drunk driving offense….

If you’re a North Carolina motorist, at some point in time, you’ll probably get pulled over a by a police officer. This can be a nerve-wracking experience because police can appear intimidating, and they have the capacity to arrest you or give you a costly traffic ticket, so it’s understandable if you’re nervous. Nevertheless,…

An accusation of aggravating drunk driving is an elevated form of DUI offense that comes with more severe punishments for those who are convicted of the crime. In order for prosecutors to pursue a charge for aggravated DUI, however, one of the following factors must be present at the time the driver was allegedly drunk…