It’s commonly known that if a police officer performs a traffic stop on a suspected drunk driver that they’ll ask for a Breathalyzer test. This handheld sobriety testing device examines the blood-alcohol content (BAC) of a person and can help determine if they’re...
Drunk Driving
Driving while using some prescription drugs may still be illegal
Every driver knows that it's illegal to drive under the influence of alcohol. Likewise, it's illegal to drive under the influence of drugs like marijuana or methamphetamine. This doesn't mean that it never happens, of course, but simply that people are aware that it...
Is it ever acceptable to drink and drive?
Everyone knows that drunk driving is illegal. Yet many drink and drive, believing they are not breaking the law. They think they are OK because they only had one or two drinks. Or because they paced their consumption and accompanied it with food. If the police stop...
You can get a DUI on a day when you weren’t drinking
It is possible to be arrested for drunk driving even if you haven't had anything to drink that day. The fact is that you could wake up in the morning, get in your car, and still get a DUI due to your level of alcohol impairment, even if you haven’t had anything to...