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Georgia has the highest rate of people who are in the corrections system in the U.S. According to WSB News, currently 1 in 13 people in Georgia is in prison, on probation or on parole. It's well-known that Georgia's prisons are overcrowded, and in these tough economic...
Former teen idol David Cassidy pleaded no contest to DUI charges this week. His plea was entered in court by his attorney and Cassidy did not appear. Cassidy was given the minimum sentence for a person who pleads no contest to a first-time DUI offense. He was...
The definition of drunk driving is different for teens than it is for adults. For anyone over the age of 21, having a drink or two may not lead to DUI charges if the adult's blood alcohol content is below the legal limit. But for a teenager, any amount of alcohol can...
Georgia may begin seeing more alternative courts, such as DUI courts and drug courts, but only if the state can come up with the money to fund the programs. Governor Nathan Deal said in his inaugural speech last month that he wanted Georgia to open more DUI courts,...
Do the law enforcement members receive special treatment from their coworkers when they themselves break the law? What about their children or relatives? Some Georgia police officers are claiming that this is exactly what happened yesterday in Toccoa, Georgia, where a...
Damon Evans, the former athletic director at UGA, entered a guilty plea on January 19 in his DUI case. Evans was not scheduled to enter a plea until this Monday, but opted to do so early. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Evans pleaded guilty to the...
A company called QinetiQ is working to develop an alcohol-detection device to be available to automakers in 8 to 10 years. The company received grants from the U.S. government and automakers to develop the technology. According to the Boston Herald, the Driver Alcohol...
The previous post began to discuss how DUI charges can cost an arrested person their career. As noted in other posts, careers can be in jeopardy if an arrested person is a coach, teacher or in medical or other service professions. A DUI arrest can lead to the...
Two stories in the news on Thursday demonstrate the high costs DUI charges can bring, including costing an arrested person a job or career. As noted in a previous post, a person's career can be jeopardized if they work with the public, practice medicine or teach or...
The city council of a beach town in California has voted against directing the police department to post the photos of people arrested for repeat DUI on Facebook. A city councilman proposed the plan as a way to "shame" repeat DUI offenders and prevent further DUIs....