The pendulum has swung too far. Thirty years ago a police officer who encountered a friendly, well-mannered intoxicated driver behind the wheel might escort him home. If charged with DUI, the case might be pled down to Recklessly Endangering Another Person or Disorderly Conduct. Not today. Years of pressure from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, carnage […]
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Steve Fairlie on Nationally Syndicated Marijuana DUI Show
Steven Fairlie was a guest on this morning’s nationally syndicated Price of Business Show. He and host Kevin Price spoke about the hidden pitfall of using medical marijuana in Pennsylvania. The “dirty little secret” is that if you drive with any amount of marijuana or metabolite in your system, Pennsylvania considers that a Marijuana DUI. […]
Superior Court Reinstates Murder Conviction in DUI Case
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 […]
Auto-Brewery Syndrome: Making Beer In Your Gut
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 […]
Police Announce Traffic Offense Initiative
Last week, more than 80 local police departments collectively announced that they are joining the Pennsylvania State Police in a “new” effort to crack down on “aggressive or unsafe driving behaviors.” The announcement defined “aggressive driving” as things like running stop signs or red lights, following other cars too closely, dangerous lane-changing, and driving too […]
