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If someone dies as a result of a car accident the resulting investigation is generally very thorough. The potential for a vehicular manslaughter charge will depend on many factors. Among them is alcohol. If the police have any suspicion that someone has been drinking...
As we have previously discussed on our Athens, Georgia, DUI law blog, an individual may face serious legal and social consequences if charged with driving under the influence. Members of university athletic teams may be suspended from playing in games, professionals...
Another University of Georgia student was arrested this week after a police officer suspected the 30-year-old woman of driving under the influence. The woman was taken to the Clarke County Jail Wednesday morning after the officer administered several field sobriety...
Being accused of having driven under the influence can be a very serious matter. A person can face criminal charges in connection to such an allegation. This can be seen in a DUI case that has recently arisen in Georgia. The case involves a 50-year-old woman from...
UGA linebacker Cornelius Washington was arrested last Sunday morning in Commerce and charged with driving under the influence. Washington was pulled over by law enforcement about 20 miles from Athens at about 2 a.m. early Sunday. According to The Atlanta...
Special police flashlights have been in use in certain college towns and other locations that can detect alcohol on a person's breath if held near their face. These flashlights could be used in a traffic stop in which the police officer thinks a person may be driving...
As discussed in the previous post, a man facing DUI manslaughter charges plans to plead guilty by reason of insanity. The man's lawyer claims that his client suffered a dissociative episode and blackout on the night that he hit another car head on while drunk, and the...
A man who is on trial for DUI manslaughter has pled not guilty and his attorney plans to use the insanity defense because he says the accident was a result of his client's untreated brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The accident occurred when the...
A Douglas County bar and strip club has been held liable for the death of a 22-year-old woman in a drunk driving crash in 2008. The crash was caused by a Mableton man who was driving with a blood-alcohol content of 0.398, which is five times the legal limit in Georgia...
A 22-year-old UGA student was arrested on Saturday night after being involved in a minor car accident. When police arrived, he was apologizing to the four women from the Redcoat band involved in the accident and saying it was his fault. The officer noted that he was...