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An 18-year-old Athens man was taken into custody after apparently losing control of his car and knocking down a portion of a fence at the North Campus of the University of Georgia. Police are charging him with improper driving and DUI involving drugs. No one was hurt...
Police in Clarke County say a man fabricated an armed robbery story in an ill conceived effort to avoid another drunk driving charge. The incident dates back to a Saturday in April. Apparently, the 21-year-old man has a prior DUI in Georgia. While it remains to be...
A Georgia politician from Atlanta recently ran afoul of the criminal justice system. Cleta Winslow has served on the City Council for about 20 years. Nevertheless, she was stopped by authorities on a local street on a Saturday night in May and formally charged with...
Even though a Georgia woman blew a zero when she was asked by police to take a breath test, police proceeded to arrest the woman. The woman, who is a teacher, was charged with DUI. Police noted that although the woman was apparently not driving under the influence of...
Last week, actress Reese Witherspoon and her husband James Toth were arrested in Georgia after a traffic stop. A Georgia State Patrol officer reported that he had stopped the couple in their vehicle after noticing that the driver of the vehicle had been weaving in and...
Most drivers in Georgia have heard about the dangers of driving while using a cellphone or other handheld device. Even more have heard of the dangers of drinking and driving. A recent DUI arrest is highlighting the risk of doing both at the same time - but maybe not...
After a drunk driving arrest, one of law enforcement's major concerns is securing evidence of the driver's blood alcohol content. In doing so, they must balance the need to collect evidence against the suspect's constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search...
Georgia readers may recall reading about a state lawmaker's efforts to extend the war against drugs and drunk driving into the welfare arena. The lawmaker, state House Rep. Chuck Simms, wanted welfare recipients to be subject to certain chemical testing requirements,...
Earlier this week on our Athens, Georgia, DUI defense law blog, we had mentioned that folks may face DUI charges even when they are not pulled over during traffic stops. Folks may be charged with drunk driving when police suspect drivers of DUI after witnessing...
When police in Athens suspect motorists of driving while under the influence of alcohol, police may conduct traffic stops and ask motorists to take field sobriety tests and breath tests in order to determine whether motorists should be arrested and charged with DUI....