Gross vehicular manslaughter is one of the charges a driver may find themselves facing if they are in an accident while intoxicated and a death results from the crash. Gross vehicular manslaughter is different from …
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Utah Lowers Legal BAC Level To .05%
Nationwide, the commonly accepted blood-alcohol threshold as measured through a breathalyzer, blood, or urine test is .08% Over that, and people will likely find themselves facing DUI charges. For those with a commercial driver’s license, …
Wrong Way U-Turn Turns Into Deadly Explosion
Driving the wrong way down a one-way street or the wrong way down an interstate is one of the things that police officers look for when trying to determine if a person may be intoxicated. …
DUI Suspect Found After 16 Years
California is one of the largest tourist destinations in the United States. Like many people on vacation, you may choose to drink. If you then choose to drive and are arrested for DUI, it could …
Truck Driver Crashes Head-On With Mustang
In most cases, a DUI will be charged as a misdemeanor in California. Like all things, there are exceptions to this generality. If it is a person’s fourth DUI within ten years, the DUI can …
Sailor Charged With Deaths Of Four People
Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is a charge that is always a felony in California. As such, it counts as a “strike” under California’s “Three Strikes” law. Gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated is not “murder” …
CHP Increased Enforcement Over New Year Holiday Season
An ignition interlock device, often abbreviated as IID, is a device that is installed on a vehicle that tests the driver’s blood-alcohol content. The driver must blow into the device to start the car, then …
13 Years For Crash In Rosemead
In California, successive DUI convictions within a period of ten years come with escalating consequences. The fees rise, the jail time becomes longer, the license suspension lasts longer. There are other consequences such as the …
San Joaquin Supervisor Charged With DUI
Even if someone has been pulled over or in an accident, taken a field sobriety test, submitted to a breathalyzer or blood test, and everything indicates a DUI charge, there are still ways to challenge …
States Struggle To Decide How High Is Too High To Drive
So far, ten states and the District of Columbia have legalized marijuana for recreational use. Another several states, equating to more than half of the country, have legalized medical marijuana for certain conditions. Whether they …