DUI Defense

Every year, there are more DUI arrests in the summer months than in the winter months. To some degree, this may happen because officers are on high alert. They know that this is something they should be looking out for and so they put more time, energy and attention...

It’s well known that field sobriety tests are rather inaccurate. A police officer may ask you to do the walk-and-turn test, but you trip on the side of the road and that officer arrests you for being impaired. You know that you aren’t impaired, but it’s far from a...

Generally, people who are charged with drunk driving (DUI or DWI) don’t have to tell their boss or anyone at work if they don’t want to. But, if you have to drive as part of your job (beyond driving to and from work), you will need to tell your boss because you will...

Driving after you have had a drink is not necessarily a criminal offense. Although it is best not to drink anything before driving, the law does not explicitly prohibit it for most people. Driving after imbibing a sufficient amount of alcohol to render you incapable...

When evidence is suppressed, the prosecution mayl not use it during a trial. This can happen when a judge grants a motion to suppress filed by the defense team. Evidence can be suppressed for various reasons, from violations of your constitutional rights to mistakes...

All too often, individuals do not get arrested for impaired driving offenses because they intended to drive drunk. Widespread misunderstandings about “how drunk” someone needs to be before they need to refrain from driving – as well as myths about what tactics other...

Pennsylvania has zero tolerance for underage driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or other drugs. Anyone under 21 caught driving with any amount of alcohol in their blood may face serious consequences. And the penalties are more severe for those caught driving...

Most impaired driving cases are relatively straightforward. The police pull someone over or encounter someone at the scene of a crash and then determined that they are under the influence of alcohol or other substances. However, there are other scenarios in which...

People often wonder what causes police officers to stop vehicles when they’re out patrolling. Sometimes, the reason is clear. This is the case when someone is speeding or failing to obey traffic laws. But, the reason for a traffic stop might not always be that clear. ...

There are a high number of fatalities each year related to drunk driving crashes. For this reason, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charges carry severe penalties in Pennsylvania.  Police officers consistently carry our traffic stops, but they aren’t doing this at...