Recent Posts in DWI Category
Posted on May 12, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Two bills being considered in the state of South Carolina have both stalled. Both pieces of legislation are tied to drunk driving laws that could seriously affect anyone arrested for driving under the ...
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Posted on Mar 31, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
An elderly woman is being held responsible for the death of a motorcyclist last week in the state of Florida. Several people say they saw the woman drift into oncoming traffic and directly into the ...
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Posted on Feb 18, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
News sources say that after a former governor signed a pardon for a man, the man wound up killing someone else. Even though the man was released from jail he still faces punishment for the second ...
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Posted on Feb 11, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
This week, a 22-year-old was sentenced to 15 years behind bars for taking the life of an older man in North Carolina during a drunk driving accident. According to news sources, last August, B.O.R. was ...
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Posted on Jan 28, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
In Southwest Ohio, a former chief executive was placed under arrest for driving under the influence ( DUI ). He went to court to fight his charges with his lawyer at his side and instead of having to ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Police in the state of North Carolina finished their investigation of a fatal car accident that happened last September. Based on the evidence found at the scene and eyewitness testimony, officers ...
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Posted on Jan 7, 2012 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A council member from York County found himself on the other side of the law last week. According to reports, he was arrested on charges of DUI and having an open container in his vehicle. Officers ...
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Posted on Nov 12, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
There are times when you do not need a lawyer, like for a speeding ticket, and others when you really should hire legal counsel, like when you are arrested for DUI . Sure, it is possible to handle a ...
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Posted on Nov 6, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
As in every other state, the legal drinking age in North Carolina is 21. Anyone who is found to be under the age of 21 and in the possession of alcohol can be arrested by a police officer for underage ...
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Posted on Oct 16, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Not only does one man from North Carolina face DUI charges, but also those of causing an accident and leaving the scene of a crime, both of which involved a South Carolina state trooper. Reports show ...
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Posted on Oct 2, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
While driving drunk is never a good idea, it is even worse to crash into a police cruiser while intoxicated. One woman made both of these terrible mistakes last weekend in North Carolina. The ...
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Posted on Sep 24, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
One man was so determined to not get arrested that he attempted to lose police officers during a foot chase last week in North Carolina. According to the police report, officers pulled a man driving a ...
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Posted on Apr 18, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney
A DWI checkpoint set up by Raleigh police reportedly yielded more than 50 criminal charges for several DWIs, some weapon charges, and various other traffic violations . Raleigh police reported that ...
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Posted on Apr 13, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
A Raleigh man was arrested following allegedly causing a fatal accident that resulted in one death and several serious injuries. The 21-year-old man faces several felony charges for serious injury by ...
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Posted on Feb 15, 2011 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney
John Blackston, Jr. was arrested on Saturday night after a date. Rocky Mount police have charged him with breaking and entering, assault with a deadly weapon, driving while impaired ( DWI ), driving ...
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Posted on Nov 16, 2010 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney
A frat party at Wake Forest University has resulted in 80 students being ticketed for being minors in possession of alcohol. The party happened at Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity house and around 200 ...
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Posted on Oct 27, 2010 By Raleigh Criminal Defense Lawyer
Col. Douglas Denn, the commander of the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, was pulled over Monday around 11:00 p.m. in a routine traffic stop. He was asked by police to submit a breath test ...
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