New York State Passes ‘Tiffany Heitkamp’s Law’
10 years ago Keir Weimer was out on his boat having a great time with some friends on Fourth Lake in Herkimer County in New York State. Earlier in the day they had been drinking at a bar, and now they were zipping across the water on their way home. At ap...
The Yellow Badge of Shame
The DUI laws of every state are laid out in great detail for all of the visitors of DUI.Attorney to see. Some states, like Arizona, are notorious for their harsh DUI penalties. However for the vast majority of states, the penalties fall within generally...
Connecticut Corruption: State Troopers Caught On Tape Fabricating Charges
DUI check points are a very controversial, yet often effective method that most states use to combat drunk driving. Particularly on busy holiday weekends. It has unsuccessfully been argued that they violate the 4th amendment. As a reminder, the 4th amendm...
The Eyes Have It: New DUI Detection Technology Coming Soon
Despite the many great advances in technology we have made over the years, our methods for reliably detecting impaired driving are few. Law enforcement typically relies on three main tools to identify whether or not a driver is under the influence. Breath...
The Starbuck Stops Here: California Man Fights Caffeine DUI
It was likely a regular day for Joseph Schawb of Solano County, California. He was driving home from his job as a union glazier when he suddenly saw flashing lights in his mirror. He wasn’t speeding, and he hadn’t been drinking or doing drugs....
Booze Bit? New Wristband Detects BAC On The Fly
To order, or not to order another margarita? How many have you had, two, or three maybe? Should you call a cab home maybe? All of these questions would be much easier to answer if you only had a simple way to concretely measure just how much alcohol is fl...
Up In Smoke: New Technology Set To Crack Down On Stoned Driving
We all knew it was coming eventually. With the quickly spreading acceptance and legalization of marijuana for recreational use, it was only a matter of time before a consistent way to monitor it was created. Hound Labs has recently introduced a new versio...
Citrus Squeeze
Things aren’t looking too sunny for Orange County Superior Court Clerk Jose Lopez Jr. after being accused of taking over $250,000 in bribes to fix what may end up totaling over 1,000 DUI criminal cases. Lopez utilized a team of ‘recruitersR...
Massachusetts: 21,587 cases set for dismissal
Annie Dookhan was a regular American success story. She immigrated to the United States at a young age with her parents from Trinidad and eventually gained her citizenship, along with a stellar career as a renowned chemist with the Middlesex county prosec...
DU-I of the Tiger-Woods
From the moment he burst onto the professional golf scene, Tiger Woods has been an unstoppable juggernaut. He won his first Masters in 1996 at the tender age of 21, and has since then racked up 14 major championship wins. He married a beautiful Swedish m...
