Category: DWI/DUI Defense

Dealing with a Crime as a Minor is Anything But Child’s Play An offender’s age can be an important consideration for a number of crimes. Drivers under the age of 21 can be charged with Driving After Consuming (which is a variant of a Driving While Impaired charge) if they have any amount of…

The noose around DWI drivers just got a lot tighter—almost 90 percent tighter, in fact. Since the formation of the Raleigh Police Department’s five-man DWI squad, the number of drivers arrested for drunk driving almost doubled from 794 during the first half of 2013 to an impressive 1,484 during the…

July 17, 1984 marked a milestone for the country. It was on this day that President Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, setting the minimum drinking age in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to 21. As a result, traffic fatalities and injuries dropped significantly…

Underage Alcohol Consumption May Have Resulted in Teen’s Death Earlier this summer, a young man lost his life on Wake County roads. Gregory Taylor, aged 18, died on June 28 after his car ran off the road and struck a tree. Investigators estimated that Taylor’s vehicle was traveling at a speed of…

You can expect to see more DWI checkpoints in the Triangle on the upcoming holiday weekends Fourth of July (July 4-6) and Labor Day (Aug. 29-Sept 1). With so many people enjoying three-day weekends with family and friends it makes sense to see additional law enforcement initiatives to ensure everyone’s…

Uber and Lyft are two more reasons not to drink and drive and risk the chance of being charged with DWI in North Carolina. These two smartphone apps, which allow passengers to get a ride within a given vicinity, recently expanded their operations into the Triangle area this past April….

If you frequently watch shows about wild police chases or sting operations, you should know that the police usually to get their man. Ignoring a police officer’s orders to stop at a DWI checkpoint is just asking for trouble. Here’s a look at what happened to a North Carolina motorist…