DUI/OWI

Many impaired driving arrests are made when the driver is under the influence of alcohol. Police officers can give these drivers a breath test, which are intended to register their blood alcohol concentration (BAC). There’s an established legal limit of 0.08%....

If you get pulled over for a traffic stop, you can’t refuse to give the officer your driver’s license. They’re going to ask you for your identification. All drivers are required to have a license and they are supposed to carry it on them when they’re in the car. You...

In some cases, drivers who get pulled over on suspicion of impaired driving will claim that their drink must have been spiked. They did not know that they were drinking alcohol at all. But they have failed the test, meaning that there is alcohol in their system, and...

If the police stop you on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol they may ask you to take one or more tests. The results of these tests could be used against you in court to show that alcohol was affecting your driving or that you were above the...

When people see the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind them, they may automatically get nervous. One of the biggest questions many people will have is why they got pulled over.  In some cases, the answer to that question is that the police officer saw...

The internet has a lot of misconceptions that people spread around without first fact-checking. Some of these myths are harmless. But, others can create legal issues, such as driving while drunk.  A lot of these myths need to end. Here are a few common myths you may...

Field sobriety tests are physical tests that a police officer can have a driver carry out on the side of the road. This usually happens if the officer suspects that the driver is under the influence of alcohol. Maybe the officer pulled the driver over for a minor...

You would think a person who passed multiple field sobriety and chemical tests after being stopped for suspicion of driving under the influence wouldn’t face arrest. However, that’s not what happened to one Iowa man, according to his lawsuit against the City of...

A breath test is often given out after someone has been pulled over for impaired driving. They may initially be given field sobriety tests, and the traffic stop itself may be based on driving mistakes that they made. But to find out if the person really is under the...

There are plenty of myths about how you can sober up fast. Believing them and going on to drive could land you a charge for operating while intoxicated (OWI). There is nothing you can do to hasten getting alcohol out of your system. You just have to leave your body to...