The title of this post is the title to an article in the Sun News Breaking News. Because police say alcohol is a factor in fatal crashes during the July 4th holiday, Conway officers plan to be aggressive in their patrols for DUI offenders, according to authorities. It is interesting to note that the article does not [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘DUI/DWI’
February 10, 2010
Three Years in Prison for Refusing Breathalyzer Test
This is one of the most outrageous articles I have read: A South Euclid man who became the first person in Summit County to be found guilty of tampering with evidence for refusing to take a Breathalyzer test was sentenced to three years in prison in Summit County Court. Apparently there is a new law [...]
January 26, 2010
DUI Busters: The New Vigilantes
Move over prostitution. The hottest controversy on Craigslist now appears to be the debate over the DUI Busters. According to Lawrence Taylor, the DUI Busters are the new vigilantes. These vigilantes say they are trying to put a stop to people driving drunk and they are bragging about it on Craigslist. I’m not sure if [...]
January 1, 2010
S.C. officer charged with DUI after patrol car crash
The title to this post is the headline from an article in the Sun News breaking news today. According to the article, an Orangeburg County deputy was charged with driving under the influence after crashing a patrol car: Authorities told multiple media outlets that Robert Ayers was arrested Wednesday night after running into a ditch south of Orangeburg. [...]
December 24, 2009
DUI v. Driving while Texting
Driving while texting is more dangerous than driving under the influence according to Lawrence Taylor. Read his blog for an interesting article on the subject, including road tests comparing response time of drivers texting with those who are “over the limit.”
December 24, 2009
Hot Item: Personal Breathalyzer
The personal breathalyzer market is big business. Apparently the media blitz by MADD and law enforcement is working. People are buying their own breathalyzer machines. Lots of people are buying them. According to an article in USA Today: The personal breathalyzer market is valued at $215.2 million, up from $27.9 million in 2005, according to Susan Eustis, president [...]
December 14, 2009
NY Police sue to avoid BAC Test
From the Fourth Amendment.com: NYPD policy that officers who discharge their firearms resulting in death or injury must be subjected to a breath test is constitutional. Union representatives of New York police officers filed suit in federal court challenging the constitutionality of a NYPD policy that requires an officer take a breath test immediately after causing [...]
November 18, 2009
New DUI Trial for Flee or Fight Defense: A Choice of Two Evils
A jury can hear evidence that a defendant’s only choice was to drive away from bar fight. The Montana S.Ct. ruled that a woman convicted of DUI can have a new trial so she can present the defense of compulsion. But “the affirmative defense of compulsion is a well-recognized basis for finding a person not guilty [...]
November 14, 2009
DUI Defense Lawyers Wear White Hats
South Carolina is the Garden of Eden when it comes to Driving Under the Influence laws. The serpent, however, is coming. This was part of the message delivered by Lawrence Taylor yesterday at the SCACDL DUI seminar in Columbia. I don’t think any of the citizens arrested for DUI in SC would agree with the [...]
