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The Pennsylvania legislature passed, and the Governor signed, an amendment to the state’s DUI statute this month that imposes additional penalties, including fines and jail time, for defendants found guilty of driving under the influence with a minor occupant in the vehicle. If such a violation occurs, the new law states that the defendant has committed […]

If you are facing DUI charges alcohol intake monitoring technology may help you stay out of jail, or shorten the period of jail time that you may have to do, and allow you to continue on with your daily life. Instead of putting defendants in jail prior to trial, more and more judges are allowing […]

A Port St. Lucie, FL woman claimed that she could not conduct field sobriety testing because her breasts were too large. Maureen Raymond, 49, was stopped for speeding and crossing double yellow lines after a report of a reckless vehicle was called in. A Sheriff’s Deputy asked her to submit to field sobriety testing, which […]

Remember that Pennsylvania has a statewide prohibition against texting while driving that takes effect today. The ban prohibits sending, reading, or writing text-based communications from smartphones and other devices while driving. It does not apply to making telephone calls from a handheld cellphone, which will make enforcement difficult. To make a valid stop, a Pennsylvania officer will have to see the […]

They’ve been scrutinized and challenged in court, and now Breathalyzer machines are under the legal microscope. Hoping to save the embattled “Intoxilyzer 8000”, officials with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) decided to test the machine’s accuracy. Their plan: Get 15 FDLE employees drunk to prove the skeptics wrong. Many people assume that if […]