A few weeks ago the National Transportation Safety Board (or “NTSB”) unanimously voted to recommend to the fifty states that they lower the blood alcohol level sufficient to convict for DUI or DWI to .05%. Most states, including Pennsylvania, now have .08% as the threshold level when a person is considered officially “impaired” for the purposes […]
PennDot allows for first time DUI offenders who have been suspended for a year to receive a probationary driver’s license that allows them to drive for purposes of getting to work, going to school, and for seeking medical treatment. A PA drivers license lawyer can obtain one for his client in relatively short order if […]
…….and the answer is: Almost always “yes”. Whether you have to or not has nothing to do with what crime you have been accused of, whether you have a criminal record, or whether you have a lawyer (a good one or not). The requirement that a defendant waive his right to a preliminary […]
In 2001, Pennsylvania passed a law requiring that any repeat DUI offender must have a device placed on their car after their regular term of license suspension is over. An example: a person is convicted of their second DUI offense within 10 years and their blood alcohol level was a .14. This is a “middle tier” […]
The Pennsylvania DUI Statute is located at 75 Pa.C.S.A. Sec 3802. The Law is uniform in that it sets forth that an individual may not operate a vehicle with a blood alcohol level greater than .08%, under the influence of drugs, or with any illegal drugs in the system. The “grading” section that a court […]
In Pennsylvania, a conviction for for a first offense DUI can carry a one year license suspension as mandated by PennDot. But is there a way out of this one year suspension? The short answer is ‘maybe’.
As a Pa Drivers License Lawyer, I represent a lot of people who have gotten tickets for 75 Pa.C.S.A. 1543(b) – Driving While Suspended – DUI Related. The ‘DUI Related” part means that the drivers suspension was caused by a conviction for DUI, a chemical test refusal, or for operating during an ARD mandated license […]
This is the 4th Step from our DUI Step By Step Guide If a police officer determines, based on the totality of the circumstances, that there is reasonable suspicion to believe that you are driving under the influence, you will likely be taken into custody. While this is usually not an important stage of the […]
Philadelphia Highway Patrolman Brian “B-Lo” Lorenzo, a veteran of 23 years on the police force, was killed early the morning of July 8 when his motorcycle collided with a an Audi A-6 operated by John Leck, Jr., of Levittown, PA. According to reports, Leck’s vehicle was traveling southbound on northbound I-95, when he slammed his […]
When a client is arrested for DUI, the first time they get to confront the evidence against them is at the Preliminary Hearing. The official function of the preliminary hearing is for the Commonwealth to demonstrate to the District Justice, though their witnesses, that there is probable cause to believe that the client was driving […]