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Wright v. State, A10A0459, June 28, 2010

Vehicular Homicide, DUI, Sufficiency of the Evidence, Merger.  Wright v. State, A10A0459, Georgia Court of Appeal, June 28, 2010. After crossing the centerline, a head-on collision, and admitting ingesting methadone and Xanax, M. Wright was convicted on two counts of vehicular homicide, two counts of serious injury by vehicle, and DUI drugs less safe.  Wright […]

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Dr. Feelgood or Dr. DUI?

DUI a prescription for jail time By Debby Schamber Driving under the influence of prescription medications has become a more common occurrence in Orange. “There has been an increase of DUI versus DWI because of an increase of people being on prescription medication,” said Sgt. L.L. Claybar of the Orange Police Department. According to reports, […]

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Gwinnett DUI arrest of County Commission Chair proves DUI Field Test don’t work

Law Enforcement can not believe they are wrong so they requested a blood test and went back to the restaurant to seize the receipt.  Gwinnett DUI of County Commission Chairman blood test comes back 0.00 revealing no alcohol in his system and raising serious questions about DUI detection and standardized field sobriety evaluation techniques. Gwinnett County Sheriff offers […]

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Can the Police request a Blood Test if I pass the Breath test?

DUI; Implied Consent, Multiple State Administered Tests; Miranda. State v. Warmack, 203 Ga. App. 157 (1998). Officer John Helton stopped W. Warmack for DUI in Dalton, Georgia. He arrested him. Warmack blew .064 and .058 at the police station. Based on the inconsistency of the breath result and the field tests by the Officer, the Officer […]

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Even One DUI can keep you out of Canada

Have you just been arrested for a DUI in Atlanta?  No big deal. I will just plead guilty and move on.  I have tickets to the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and do not want my court date to interfere with my travel plans.  Think Again! The Seattle Times reports that four-to-five passengers a week […]

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New fees for sending in a License Letter: they are not raising taxes if they just raise fees

Legislative Update: DUI Arrestee Driver’s License Tax. When you are arrested for DUI in Georgia, generally you must send a letter to save your Georgia Driver’s license within 10 business days to prevent your license from being suspended administratively for your DUI arrest. This is commonly known as the “10-day letter.”  This letter used to be […]

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Tow Truck Driver towing a DUI Driver’s car gets arrested for DUI too

Double DUI in Dalton. A Georgia State Patrol Trooper pulled over a DUI Driver North of Dalton, Georgia. After he arrested the driver for the Dalton DUI and found marijuana in the car, he called for a tow truck. When the tow truck driver arrived he smelled alcohol on his breath. The tow truck driver […]

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Georgia State Patrol Savannah Nighthawks 8 man team makes 587 DUI contacts a month

Savannahnow.com reports that the Southern Branch of the Georgia State Patrol (GSP) Nighthawks is making 587 “DUI Contacts” or DUI quota a month with only 8 men. There grant of federal money from the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety only requires 100 “DUI Contacts” a month. The Savannah DUI GSP Nighthawks have made 366 DUI […]

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House Bill 907 aims to increase Drunk Driving in Atlanta

There is a new Bill in the Georgia House aiming to increase Drunk Driving! It is House Bill 907, commonly known as the Uber.com bill.  Creative Loafing recently ran a story on it in its February 6, 2014 issue. Uber is a phone app that allows you to order a town car or suv for trips around […]

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