Category: DUI

Are North Carolina DUI Penalties About to Get Tougher?

Apr 15
2015

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Like many other states in the nation, North Carolina has been cracking down on drunk drivers in recent years. In 2013, approximately 33% of North Carolina’s traffic fatalities involved drunk drivers, and many state officials and citizens agree that this number is far too high. In an ongoing effort to try to lower the number of impairment-related deaths and accidents on the road, two new bills have recently been passed in the North Carolina House of Representatives that seek to toughen the state’s drunk driving laws.

Under current North Carolina law, a [...]

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Are Over-the-Counter Breath Tests Reliable?

Feb 3
2015

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You may be familiar with the new over-the-counter breath tests that have recently become available in drug stores and gas stations in North Carolina. The tests are simple, small, and extremely cheap—you can find them at many local gas stations for just five dollars.

When these tests first became available, it seemed like they might quickly become a party staple, like a gift bag at a child’s birthday party. While the tests haven’t quite gotten to that level—they’re not exactly a craze just yet—they are important gadgets with serious potential to completely change [...]

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A DWI is Serious Business

Nov 11
2014

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It is all fun and games until someone gets hurt. That is why North Carolina law upholds Driving While Impaired (DWI) as a very serious offense. If charged with a DWI, then you face a prosecution ready and willing to punish you to the full extent of the law. North Carolina DWI laws can drain your money, severely limit or take away your freedom, and also cripple your reputation. All 50 states have their definition of what constitutes a DWI or DUI (Driving under the Influence). However, in North Carolina, the 1983 Safe [...]

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What’s the Big Deal about DUI?

Dec 3
2013

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You know that moment of panic when you see flashing lights in your rear view mirror? As you silently pray that it’s not you the police want to pull over, you’re having a universal experience, because everyone has skirted traffic laws now and then. We speed up rather than slow down for yellow lights, or roll past a stop sign rather than come to a full stop. And because we get away with these minor traffic violations so often, they become habits and not good ones.

There are also times when you shouldn’t [...]

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What’s the Big Deal about DUI?

Dec 3
2013

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You know that moment of panic when you see flashing lights in your rear view mirror? As you silently pray that it’s not you the police want to pull over, you’re having a universal experience, because everyone has skirted traffic laws now and then. We speed up rather than slow down for yellow lights, or roll past a stop sign rather than come to a full stop. And because we get away with these minor traffic violations so often, they become habits—and not good ones.

There are also times when you shouldn’t be [...]

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