What To Do If You Are Pulled Over For DUI
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOU ARE PULLED OVER AFTER DRINKING After an enjoyable dinner party where several bottles of wine were opened—feeling full in body and mind, but not particularly feeling effects of...
View ArticleDriving Under The Influence Of Drugs Or While Addicted To Drugs
DRIVING WHILE ADDICTED TO A DRUG Did you know it is illegal to drive if you are addicted to a drug? That’s right, you could be charged under this statute even if you are not impaired by the drug you...
View ArticleFLYING UNDER THE INFLUENCE
Last month, a small plane made an emergency landing in Los Angeles County. It was not particularly noteworthy as fortunately no one was hurt. The pilot managed to make a hard landing in a warehouse...
View ArticleWill The Blood Alcohol Level Be Lowered To 0.05 Percent
Is 0.05 Percent the new 0.08 Percent? Since 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has advocated that the legal blood alcohol level (BAC) limit for drivers in the United States be...
View ArticleIS ENHANCED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION A SOLUTION TO DRUNK DRIVING?
We all know that driving under the influence is unwise and dangerous, with potential consequences that should convince anyone that they shouldn’t do it. Yet, close to 200,000 Californians are arrested...
View ArticleWILL A DUI IN CALIFORNIA AFFECT YOUR PROFESSIONAL LICENSE?
If you are a licensed professional in California, a DUI conviction could affect your license status. In this age when law enforcement information is immediately shared electronically with the state,...
View ArticleDriving Under The Influence Of Marijuana In California
WILL THE LEGALIZATION OF MARIJUANA INCREASE THE DANGER ON CALIFORNIA ROADS? Here’s the headline: “Legalizing Marijuana for Recreational Use Results in Increased Crashes.” So says the Insurance...
View ArticlePLEA BARGAINIG A DUI CHARGE TO A LESSER CRIME
The most recent DMV statistics available indicate that around 85% of those charged with driving under the influence end up getting convicted of that crime. The remainder are either not convicted or...
View ArticleLEGALIZED MARIJUANA USE PROMPTING NEED FOR ROADSIDE DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERTS
Now that recreational marijuana is legal in California, law enforcement agencies are racing to train officers in roadside drug recognition. Since pot became legal, the Orange County crime lab has seen...
View ArticleIS A DUI DRIVER AUTOMATICALLY AT FAULT IN AN ACCIDENT?
Determining who is at fault in a vehicle accident knows is often hard to determine. Other than rear-end collisions or collisions involving the obvious running of a red light or stop sign, fault is...
View ArticleDUI AND DEPRESSION
One of the unanticipated and rarely discussed fallouts after getting a DUI is depression. Many, most often those with a first-time DUI, report signs of depression after getting the DUI, such as deep...
View ArticleWITH NO RELIABLE TESTS, DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF MARIJUANA IS THE...
Even though recreational use of marijuana is now legal in California, it is still unlawful to drive its influence. (Vehicle Code §23152(f).) While the “per se” law makes a driver presumptively “under...
View ArticleDriving Under The Influence Of Marijuana In California
IF YOU ARE HIGH, DON’T DRIVE Driving under the influence of marijuana is an evolving subject of concern to safety experts and law enforcement. Last week I wrote about the difficulties California and...
View ArticleCALIFORNIA DUI ARRESTS
EVEN POLICE OFFICERS, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, AND JUDGES GET ARRESTED FOR DUI How can we explain all the people who should know better getting DUIs? Never mind the average driver, who should know better,...
View ArticleALTERNATIVE DUI COURTS IN CALIFORNIA
DUIs are unfortunately routine in the Orange County courts. Usually the offender is punished with license suspension and probation and required to attend DUI education classes. But DUIs are often a...
View ArticleTHE USE OF DRUG RECOGNITION EXPERTS CHALLENGED IN FEDERAL COURT
A couple of weeks ago, a complaint was filed in the United States District Court (for the Northern District of Georgia) alleging that the three complainants were subject to a violation of their Fourth...
View ArticleMASSACHUSETTS SUPREME COURT RULES THAT FST EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE WHETHER A...
The use of roadside sobriety tests (Field Sobriety Tests or FSTs) for the detection of marijuana influence in drivers is not supported by current research and studies. The Massachusetts Supreme Court...
View ArticleALCOHOL SERVERS IN CALIFORNIA WILL SOON BE REQUIRED TO OBTAIN A CERTIFICATE
You know all about drinking responsibly, soon we will be hearing about serving responsibly. Perhaps you recall the tragic incident in San Diego two years ago when a drunken U.S. Marine driving his...
View ArticleBLOOD ALCOHOL CONTENT BREATH TESTS-CAN YOU TRUST THEM?
The primary roadside tool used by law enforcement officers in the enforcement of DUI laws is the Preliminary Breath Test (PBT) or Preliminary Alcohol Screening (PAS) breathalyzer device. These small...
View ArticleHARSHER DUI LAWS DON’T NECESSARILY REDUCE DRUNK DRIVING DEATHS
There is no question that a lot of people are killed by drunk drivers. If we took all drunk drivers off the road, there would be around 1,000 people who wouldn’t have died last year alone on California...
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