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Driving while you’re drunk is a quick way to end up in trouble with the law. More states are cracking down on drunk driving, sending out more officers to stop those who appear to be driving recklessly. If you choose to drive drunk, you should be aware that you could cause serious injuries or deaths if you cause a collision. If that happens, you face

In an important moment for Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court made a ruling that changed the way DUI checkpoints would be used in the state. With sobriety checkpoints, there are usually DUI task forces that help stop drivers and take those who are intoxicated off the road. However, there’s a catch. If that DUI task force isn’t authorized, it can’t be used. Since the West

Breath tests are often talked about as if they’re infallible. There’s a good reason for that, though: Most are accurate if they’re given correctly and when calibrated to recognize alcohol well. Most people who have to deal with a breath test have been pulled over or stopped because of unusual actions. For instance, you might have been speeding and weaving in traffic, or you might

The possibility of a DUI charge should worry anyone. Whether you were drinking before getting in the car or not, you will probably be on edge if a police officer pulls you over and asks you to take a sobriety test or breath test. Do you legally have to comply? Sobriety tests A field sobriety test (FST) is a series of physical tests an officer

If you have not kept up on changes in the law, you might not know that the legal limit in Pennsylvania is lower than it was in the past. Since 2003, Act 24 has required the state legal limit of alcohol to be .08% instead of .10%. On top of this, there were three tiers of DUIs created by the act that are dependent on

Driving while you’re intoxicated is one of the riskiest things you can do on the road. Alcohol can cause many changes in your body, and while you may believe you’re sober, the reality could be that you’re not. Some people feel completely fine even when they’re well over the .08% limit. Others feel the effects strongly at a much lower amount. Regardless of which situation

Certain medical conditions can cause breath tests to read incorrectly, which is bad news if you’re being tested by the police. Even if you say you haven’t been drinking, a reading showing intoxication can quickly land you with an arrest. In one recent story, a man blew a breath test for the authorities and had it come back well above the limit, even though he

If you are someone who makes the mistake of drunk driving and getting caught, you should be aware that your freedoms are at risk. You could have your license suspended, have to use an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) or face other penalties. The reason that driving under the influence is taken so seriously is because of how dangerous it is. Did you know that one