DUI

If a police officer suspects you of driving under the influence (DUI), they will need to establish probable cause before they arrest you. If you have already caused a crash, the collision itself may provide probable cause for mandatory chemical testing and an arrest....

You left your friend’s house after celebrating their birthday. While the cool night air clears your head some, you still feel fuzzy. You are confident that you can drive your car home with no problems. A few minutes later, you stop and park your car — now, you are not...

Removing intoxicated drivers from the roads is a top priority for law enforcement in California. In fact, hundreds of thousands of people receive DUIs each year in the state.  Having a conviction for a DUI offense can result in severe repercussions for your day-to-day...

When you think about someone driving under the influence, you probably imagine a person who is under the influence of alcohol. You should know that driving while impaired or intoxicated means that a person is impaired by a substance, but that substance doesn’t have to...

It’s an interesting fact that some medical conditions may make you appear to be intoxicated. As surprising as that can be, certain conditions, like seizure disorders, diabetes or auto-brewery syndrome, could cause you to appear intoxicated even when you haven’t been...

If you are stopped by the police and accused of drunk driving, one of the things you need to do immediately is to form a strong defense. You should not say anything that could make the police believe that you are admitting to committing a crime or knowing that you...

The stress and embarrassment of getting pulled over and then arrested for impaired driving and the potential criminal consequences of a driving under the influence (DUI) charge are often the problems that people focus on the most after there arrest. However, the...

You may have had a few drinks at your favorite bar or at a friend’s house one night, and then decided to drive home. However, soon you see blue and red lights flashing in your rearview mirror, and as you pull over a police officer is asking you to step out of the car...

DUI charges are serious criminal charges and accused drivers can face serious penalties and consequences because of them. As a result, every accused driver should be aware of ways to fight drunk driving charges when the need arises. This blog recently discussed...

Field sobriety tests may lead to serious DUI charges which is why accused drivers need to be familiar with how they can challenge them. Part of challenging DUI charges may include challenging a field sobriety test and there are a variety of different ways to challenge...