Category: Drunk Driving Charges

A Tennessee woman may have learned an important lesson about how to react to flashing lights — especially if those lights are on a police car. The police vehicle was originally responding to a report of a burglary that came in shortly after 12 a.m. on the second Wednesday of July. If the call wasn’t

Drunken driving is a serious offense. No matter where you live, who you are or what you drive – DUI is against the law. Now, recent changes on the state and national level may mean as many as 3,000 additional driving under the influence convictions in the state of Tennessee each and every year. Changes

Tennessee authorities say that a recent traffic stop in Henderson County underscores some of the problems that law enforcement are targeting on our roadways. The apparent prevalence of prescription drugs has been an issue of some concern to police throughout our state. Indeed, as many as three quarters of all driving under the influence arrests

Loss of life in any car accident is devastating. However, that devastation is made all the more apparent when the accident comes as a result of a temporary lapse in judgment made by another driver. Recently, an 89-year-old man lost his life on a Tennessee roadway, allegedly due to one woman’s drunk driving. According to the

The law concerning first time DUI offenders in Tennessee has changed. The newly enacted law is effective on the first day of July. Going forward, those convicted of drunk driving for the first time are required by law to use an ignition interlock device on their vehicles. Mothers Against Drunk Driving, a nationally recognized organization, says that

Being accused of intoxicated driving can lead to a person facing DUI charges. Additional charges can be brought against a person if they are accused of having caused an accident that caused injuries or property damage during their alleged intoxicated driving. A person can be given serious punishments if he or she is convicted of

In the U.S., laws regarding drunk driving are set by the states. However, this does not mean that the federal government plays no role when it comes to drunk driving laws. There are many different methods the federal government sometimes uses to try to influence state drunk driving laws. One of the more extreme methods the federal

When someone is arrested and charged with drunk driving, the first thing that’s important is to challenge the evidence if you believe you have been wrongly accused. There are many ways that this can be done. But for many people, they make mistakes and get caught. It’s important to know how to handle what comes next.

There are many different tools and methods police use in their enforcement efforts against drunk driving. One tool police sometimes use in such efforts are blood tests to determine an individual’s blood alcohol level. A question arose in connection to such tests: do police need a warrant to conduct such tests? In a recent decision,

A DUI case has recently arisen in Tennessee that involves a police officer. Reportedly, over the weekend, the officer was driving through a work zone that was on a road in Tennessee. The officer was off-duty. Authorities allege that the officer was driving while intoxicated and also was speeding. Police arrested the officer in relation