At least once a week someone will call my office and run a certain scenario by me. It will involve a DUI stop, an arrest, and the question “is refusing a breathalyzer test a bad thing”? Of course, the answer always depends on a variety of factors, the most important of which would be when the […]
The holiday season is here and it’s a great time to relax, unwind and have fun with friends and family. While having fun, it is going to be your responsibility to stay safe, and avoid a DUI over the Holiday Season. How to Avoid a DUI in PA Stay Close The best way to avoid […]
The ARD Program: Have you Been Denied? Most first-time DUI offenders apply for the ARD program and some, if not many of them, are denied admission by the District Attorney’s Office. Why? There are many reasons for this. The most common is the existence of a criminal record by the applicant. Reasons you may be […]
Understanding Field Sobriety Tests In Pennsylvania when a motorist is pulled over, the cop will walk up to the car and investigate what is going on. If that officer smells alcohol or other indications of intoxication, he will start the time-tested process of making the motorist get out of his or her car and ask them […]
ARD: Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition “ARD” is an acronym for Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition and it is a diversionary program for mostly those that have been charged with DUI but also may be used for those charged with other crimes as well. Here’s how it works: After the defendant’s preliminary hearing the defendant will fill out an application […]
Upon being charged with driving while intoxicated, you want to feel confident Pennsylvania DUI lawyers win in court. Whether or not your attorney is going to arrive at a desirable outcome for you is going to be based on many factors, circumstances, and particulars of the case. Of course, you want a skilled DUI lawyer […]
Every so often I’ll be driving home from wherever I’m coming from and I’ll run into a line of cars, a bunch light sticks on the road, some signs, and a gaggle of police officers stopping cars and letting them proceed. Or just stopping them period. This is a DUI checkpoint and it is utilized […]
When I talk to people about PA’s “drunk driving” statute, and especially when I field calls in my office, I frequently hear the statute referred to by different names. Some will call it DWI, which stands for “driving while intoxicated”. I would suspect that this is so because the law of drunk driving is actually […]
Anybody who has had the experience of having the ignition interlock placed on their vehicle after their DUI suspension is over will tell you that it is a massive pain in the ass. They will tell you that the penalty AFTER a suspension is overkill and onerous. Others complain about the cost of having […]
By now we all know that sobriety checkpoints are a fact of life. If you live a social life, and have been out late at night, chances are you have been stopped by the the police and subjected to some degree of roadside interrogation in an attempt to determine whether you were drinking or not.