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Superior Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in DUI Case

Filed under: Criminal Law, DUI, Uncategorized by David Keightly @ August 7, 2024

In December of 2019, while I was still a prosecutor with the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office, I got assigned to a horrific double-fatal DUI crash from I-95 in Bristol Township. A drunk driver, while traveling over twice the speed limit of 55 MPH, slammed into the back of a van that was carrying four […]

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Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Making Beer In Your Gut

Filed under: DUI, Strange But True by Contributor @ July 1, 2024

2024 UPDATE: Another significant instance of auto-brewery syndrome is making its rounds through the internet. According to a study released several weeks ago by the Canadian Medical Association Journal, a 50-year-old woman went to the hospital seven times over a recent two-year period because she was always tired and couldn’t stay awake. Hospital staff always […]

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Cell Phone Ban while Driving will Become PA Law

Filed under: Criminal Law, News by David Keightly @ May 23, 2024

Texting while driving has been illegal in Pennsylvania since 2012, but soon you won’t even be able to hold a phone while driving! On May 8th, 2024, the state legislature sent a bill to Governor Shapiro’s desk, and he’s going to sign it. This new cell phone ban won’t take effect for a year after […]

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Christine Cregar named Top Lawyer of Montgomery County by newspaper

Filed under: Fairlie & Lippy News by Steven F. Fairlie @ April 11, 2024

Christine Cregar has been named a “Top Lawyer of Montgomery County” by the readers of The Times Herald, The Reporter, and The Pottstown Mercury for 2024. This is not her first recognition, as she was also recognized as Bucks County’s “Star Attorney of the Year” in 2019. An outstanding Criminal Defense Attorney, Christine has handled […]

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Expedited Pardon Program Expanded by PA Board of Pardons

Filed under: Criminal Law by Contributor @ March 28, 2024

In December of 2023, the Board of Pardons expanded their Expedited Pardon Review Program.  A constant complaint about applying for a pardon is the length of the process.  The Board itself says a typical application takes 3 to 4 years to hear.  Every year the Board says this process will be sped up; however, with […]

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