With the Fourth of July weekend around the corner, highways, freeways, and city streets will soon become a lot busier. This creates a high volume of traffic and even more risk for automobile accidents. Because drinking and driving is one of the most dangerous causes of accidents during holiday we...

Today marks the start of Memorial Day Weekend, and that means an increase in traffic across much of Atlanta and Georgia. While people are preparing for weekend getaways, parties, and relaxation, it's important to remember that, as with many other holiday weekends, Memorial Day Weekend sees a shar...

Most often, a person is arrested for driving under the influence after a law enforcement officer has asked the driver to perform a breath test using a testing device. These devices are designed to provide a blood alcohol concentration reading after a suspect blows into the device. Although these...

In most cases, driving under the influence (DUI) is a crime prosecuted as a misdemeanor. In cases involving aggravating circumstances, however, the state of Georgia can prosecute DUIs as felonies. Felony offenses are viewed as more serious crimes than misdemeanors and impose harsher penalties, in...

If you have plans to celebrate the New Year with friends or family, keep in mind that it is important to refrain from drinking and driving. To keep this thought prevalent in the minds of Georgians, the Georgia Governor's Office of Highway Safety released an announcement stating law enforcement ag...

The holidays are for celebration, and for many that means taking time off work and enjoying the company of friends and family. As is often the case, these celebrations and social events tend to involve alcohol, which can lead to problems when revelers get behind the wheel. In fact, the holiday se...

As you can imagine, the roads, highways, and freeways will be congested before, during, and directly after Thanksgiving Day due to the large number of people traveling to and from their vacation destination. Of course, the more traffic, the higher the risk for serious and fatal car accidents. As ...

According to Georgia laws, it is illegal for any person to operate “any moving vehicle” while under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Last week, a Georgia man was charged with DUI and a drunk in public offense. Police arrived at the scene after being notified that a SUV hit the man's Rascal 300...

With Halloween just around the corner, many people are planning their celebrations and fine-tuning their extravagant costumes. Of course, along with Halloween come the parties, and along with the parties come alcohol. To keep the roads safe, law enforcement agencies will be increasing the amount...

Police and prosecutors in four Georgia counties may have their efforts to punish intoxicated drivers hampered by a hospital system policy. This policy, which would prohibit hospital staff from performing blood tests on DUI suspects, has frustrated the attempts of law enforcement to collect eviden...

If you have been accused of driving under the influence, you may experience a spell of panic. However, it is important to maintain sanity and do what you can to safeguard your rights. Georgia laws state that any person arrested for a DUI, so long as that person did not harm another individual, ma...

While drinking and driving is an unsafe practice, many people throughout the United States choose to drink every day. In fact, it is estimated that before a person has been arrested for the first time for DUI, that person has already driven drunk 80 times. This statistic is exceedingly high when ...

With the Fourth of July weekend around the corner, highways, freeways, and city streets have become flooded with people. Of course, this creates a high volume of traffic and even more risk for automobile accidents. Unfortunately, drinking and driving is one of the most dangerous causes of acciden...

In March, the Georgia Supreme Court ruled that state laws on chemical testing for suspected impaired drivers are unconstitutional on the basis that they violate the Constitutional right to be free from unreasonable search and seizures. Following the significant decision, legal experts began spec...

Georgia Supreme Court recently passed an order that may consider drawing blood from an individual that the officer suspects of driving drunk unconstitutional and a violation of Fourth Amendment rights. The Fourth Amendment states that law enforcement must have reasonable cause to search a person...

A new bill, House Bill 205, was proposed this month that may amend the current laws to make it mandatory for first-time DUI offenders to install an Ignition Interlock Device on their vehicle. The device acts like a breathalyzer, measuring the person's breath-alcohol level, and also prevents the i...

If you've been arrested for drunk driving, your driver's license is in jeopardy. A DUI arrest means administrative suspension unless you take action. Many people are not aware of the fact that they can do something to fight back and save their license. Administrative License Suspension hearings a...

Driving under the influence is a serious conviction with heavy consequences, including incarceration, probation, fines, mandatory DUI education courses, and more. But DUI costs more than your criminal record; it can cost your reputation and even your job. "I was arrested for drunk driving. Will ...

If you've been arrested for drunk driving, your driver's license is in jeopardy. A DUI arrest means administrative suspension unless you take action. Many people are not aware of the fact that they can do something to fight back and save their license. Administrative License Suspension hearings a...

If you've recently been arrested for drunk driving, you're likely searching for an attorney you can trust- one who has the experience to handle any type of DUI charge. Attorney Richard Lawson is your best choice for DUI defense in the greater Atlanta area for many reasons, one of those reasons be...

In recent news, a man who has testified in many DUI cases has been charged with perjury. In the words of a deputy district attorney, "I wasn't happy to lose in a case where the guy was giving questionable medical testimony and also lying about his credentials." Dr. Joseph Citron has testified as...

If you have recently been arrested for a DUI, you are likely searching for the best DUI attorney to fit your needs. There are many DUI defense lawyers practicing in the Atlanta area, but not all of them are equally qualified to handle your case. Listed below are some things you should consider lo...

The Intoxilyzer 5000 is a common breath test machine. It is a type of chemical test used to measure blood alcohol concentration after a lawful DUI test. The major problem with breath test machines like the Intoxilyzer 5000 is that there is a margin of error. Because the blood alcohol limit is so ...

10,000 people die every year as a result of drunk driving accidents, a statistic that the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) believes is unacceptable. In response to these statistics, the NTSB is recommending that the legal intoxication limit be lowered from .08 percent to .05 percent. T...

A sergeant with the Rockdale County Sheriff's Office was recently arrested for a hit-and-run accident. He did not hit any other vehicle, but police were called to the scene after they received reports of a single-vehicle crash in a Rockdale County roundabout. When Georgia State Patrol arrived at ...