Articles Posted in DUI Offenses

Both state and federal law are clear that a cop is allowed to stop you if: He or she has a reasonable and legitimate belief that you somehow violated the law. You have broken a traffic law, such as rolling through a stop sign or speeding. He or she has reason to suspect that you…

In Pennsylvania, when you get a driver’s license, you give the police and state troopers “implied consent” to test you for driving under the influence of drugs and/or alcohol if they stop you and have reason to suspect you are doing so. The cop is supposed to test you within two hours of driving, and…

Your best option, should you be charged with Driving Under the Influence in Pittsburgh, is to fight the charges. To be honest, it’s your only option, because you will always, 100% of the time, be found guilty of DUI if you plead guilty to it. You may shrug and think it’s no big deal, but…

A Youngstown OVI lawyer is often kept busy defending underage drinkers. Anyone under the age of 21 is considered to be underage in Ohio. And, the legal blood alcohol content percentage for minors (i.e. underage people) is 0.02, which is a very low amount. Underage drinking, sometimes referred to as UDD, is a very common…

For someone who drives a commercial vehicle, a Commercial Driver’s License is vital. A commercial driver’s livelihood depends on having that license and being able to drive. The consequences of a conviction for driving under the influence for the holder of a CDL can be devastating, far more so than for the average driver. The…

Sometimes, Pennsylvania residents visit other states, go to a game or party or concert, drink, and then get busted for drunk driving while still in that other state. The laws around DUI are complex and often difficult to understand, and getting arrested for drunk driving in another state will make your life far more complicated…

I read in the paper today about a twenty-one-year-old man who was picked up for driving under the influence of alcohol two times within one day. Actually, it was twice within a three-hour period. Cody James Winslow was first arrested at 2:48 am on May 15 after driving his vehicle into a ditch. He failed…

Pennsylvania legislators are moving forward with a bill that will impose stiffer penalties on repeat drunk driving offenders if they kill someone while driving under the influence. On Wednesday, the Senate voted 45 to 4 to send Bill 961 to the House. Current law gives a mandatory three-year prison term to a drunk driver that…

The coordinator of the Washington County DUI Court, John Ridge, would like people to use the term “first conviction” instead of “first offense” when talking about the changes made recently to Pennsylvania’s driving while intoxicated law. Typically, the first time a driver is picked up for a DUI that does not involve a crash, he…