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Due to the determined negligence of his duty, a Tennessee Highway Patrol trooper has lost his job and nearly 100 motorists charged with drunk driving had their cases dismissed last week. About half of the individuals were charged with first offense DUI. Others faced...
Convictions of minor alcohol-related offenses committed by University of Georgia students could certainly come back to haunt them in the future if they are ever convicted of other criminal charges during their college years. But when a professional is charged with a...
Reporters for the University of Georgia's independent student newspaper did some digging around and discovered that in just five recent checkpoints conducted by Athens-Clarke County police more than a dozen DUI arrests were made. More than 1,200 drivers were pulled...
In Athens, Georgia, police officers may ask drivers who are suspected of being intoxicated while behind the wheel to perform several field sobriety tests before making a DUI arrest. Tests may include following a light with one's eyes or walking in a straight line. In...
When drivers are pulled over by Athens-Clarke police officers after they have been drinking, they may suddenly feel panicked by the realization that they could be accused of drunk driving. Even when drivers are fairly certain that they are not legally drunk, panicking...
During the beginning of the 2011-2012 school year, an independent student newspaper for the University of Georgia wrote an article that informed students that any arrest of a student would be reported by law enforcement to university officials. This includes arrests...
According to the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, Georgia police officers and troopers make about 40,000 DUI arrests each year. Although not every arrest is lawful or results in a conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, one could make a safe...
Earlier this week on our Athens, Georgia, DUI law blog, we mentioned that University of Georgia students and other college students in the area may not always face serious consequences at school for minor alcohol-related offenses if the offense is the student's first...
No one wants to be arrested for drunk driving, but there are instances when college students and other Georgia residents get behind the wheel of a vehicle without realizing that they may in fact be legally drunk. If these drivers are pulled over for any minor traffic...
Atlanta police reported that a Georgia state representative was pulled over last week and arrested for driving drunk. The Republican lawmaker allegedly failed field sobriety tests and breath tests after he was stopped for running a red light, according to the police...