Category Archives: DUI/DWI
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 … Continue reading
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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.”
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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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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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 … Continue reading
AB Mayor Suspended
Innocent until proven… The Sun News reported that Atlantic Beach Mayor Retha Pierce has been indicted by the Horry County Grand Jury for a charge related to a hit and run accident. As a result, Governor Mark Sanford has suspended … Continue reading
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