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Social media has become an integral part of most people’s daily lives, allowing them to connect, share and express themselves online. However, during a divorce, it is crucial to exercise caution when using social media platforms. While it may seem harmless to post...
A Georgia charge of driving under the influence has the potential to upend many areas of your life. You may have to serve time behind bars, and you may also find it difficult to hold down a job or save money if you wind up losing your driver's license. However,...
Georgia, like dozens of other states, employs an ignition interlock program. In general, the devices have proven successful in cutting down on drunken driving. Ignition interlocks, however, also pose risks to motorists. A New York Times review linked the devices to...
Law enforcement may use a wide range of field sobriety tests. However, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration only approves three: the one-leg stand test, the walk-and-turn test and the horizontal gaze nystagmus test. These three form a battery referred to...
Driving under the influence in Georgia can result in fines, license suspension and other penalties. The state defines DUI as operating a motor vehicle while obviously impaired or with a measured blood alcohol content of 0.08% and above. Before facing a DUI court date...
Law enforcement officers have many tools available to them when they suspect a driver of operating a vehicle under the influence. Depending on numerous factors, the officer can perform a chemical test, a breath test or a field sobriety test. After a positive result, a...
When people are pulled over for DUI, they often feel hopeless and may immediately become very negative about the entire ordeal. This is understandable, especially since DUI charges can be difficult to fight and the penalties associated with this offense can turn life...
Getting a DUI in Georgia can affect your entire life if things do not go the way you want. While some offenders are only given minimal punishment or a slap on the wrist, others find themselves with fines, suspended licenses and even jail time. This is particularly...
Getting pulled over by an officer is a stressful situation. It’s important to remember to stay calm and obey a few simple rules. It doesn’t matter if you’re in a hurry, late for an appointment or not feeling well – when you see the police lights behind you, begin to...
You already got one DUI. It happened six months ago, after you'd been out at the bar with your friends. You had a glass of water and thought you were safe to drive, but you blew just over the legal limit when you were pulled over. Now you're wondering what happens if...
Two teenagers have been held in connection with a car accident that killed a third teenager on May 31. According to authorities, an underage DUI charge has been filed against a 17-year-old boy who crashed while driving his Dodge Ram at approximately 1:18 a.m. on the...
Many Georgia residents do not know about the difference between a “less safe” DUI charge and a “per se” DUI charge, but this difference is an important one to take note of. Indeed, there are two different kinds of DUIs that an individual can be charged with and, in...
A man from Augusta was charged with serious injury by motor vehicle after a crash on June 4, but that charge has now been upgraded to homicide after his passenger died. The 37-year-old man has also been charged with DUI and with having an open container of alcohol in...
The discovery of defects in a certain model of breathalyzer has led to the reexamination of hundreds of DUI cases and could also result eventually in the overturning of hundreds of DUI convictions. While these defective breathalyzers were discovered in another state,...
Officers in upstate New York were concerned this past weekend when they received a call reporting a man hunched over a riding lawnmower. When they arrived on scene, police identified the man as having received a license suspension a month prior for intoxicated...
