Getting a DUI in Tampa is never a fun thing to deal with. Getting multiple DUI’s in Tampa is even less fun. Because the thing about Tampa DUI’s is that they continue to haunt you for the rest of your life. In addition to serious punishments attached to the actual DUI, prospective employers and landlords […]
Getting A Hardship License Following A Florida DUI
How does this affect my ability to drive? That question is one we hear from clients all the time after they have been charged or convicted with a Florida DUI. And this is not an unsubstantiated concern—Florida is a state where people rely heavily on their cars to accomplish their daily lives. With the heavy […]
What Constitutes A Felony DUI In Sarasota?
Driving under the influence of alcohol is not a blanket charge in Sarasota for anyone registering a BAC of .08 (adults) or above; rather, there are varying degrees a Sarasota DUI charge can assume depending on the severity of the incident as well as the criminal record of the individual. In Florida, a driving under […]
Florida’s Holiday DUI Crackdown Leads to 548 Arrests
With the holiday season behind us, many Florida residents may still be feeling the hangover from the highway patrol’s recent DUI crackdown as part of the nationwide Drive Sober of Get Pulled Over campaign that took place from Dec. 12-Jan. 2. Florida, along with many other states, increased the number of highway patrol officers on […]
Sarasota Field Sobriety Tests: Designed To Fail
Ahhhh tests. You probably thought you were done with them the day you graduated from high school or college. But if you are (or ever have been) pulled over under suspicion of drunk driving in Sarasota then you have a series tests that you will have to pass in order to get by. One major […]
New Technologies in Motor Vehicles that May Test Everyone for Impairment Are Down the Road
More than 10,000 lives are lost on U.S. highways annually due to drunk drivers. That number is unacceptable and the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is joining forces with the Automotive Coalition for Traffic Safety in an effort to combat this problem and make streets and highways safer. The organizations are investing millions in researching […]
A Defense Attorney’s Plea to Avoid Drunk Driving
This holiday season, it’s very likely that you and your friends and family are interested in going out and having a good time — as you should. For adults, this might also include consumption of alcoholic beverages. Let me be the first to say that there is nothing wrong with enjoying yourself. You work hard, […]
Should There Be Leniency for the Inexperienced, Young and the Elderly?
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, automotive accidents are the leading cause of death in the United States for individuals between the ages of 2 to 33. Out of all fatal accidents, 41 percent of them involved alcohol. In spite of the historical references to the danger of drinking and driving, authorities recently […]
A National Problem? Another Highway Patrol Officer Caught Falsifying DUI Reports
Remember that time we told you about the Tampa Highway Patrol officer that falsified DUI reports? Well it looks like Florida is not the only state to be dealing with this issue. ABC News reports that a class action lawsuit has been filed in Utah alleging similar misconduct by a local highway patrol officer—but this […]
A Look At Second Time Florida DUI Punishments
In Florida, a DUI is never a good thing. Working with a Florida DUI attorney can certainly help lessen the punishments against you (or get you off completely) but the entire process can be extremely taxing on you and your family. In some instances, a DUI conviction means jail time. In others, it does not. […]
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