DUI checkpoints are also known as roadblocks or mobile checkpoints. They are police stops that are not related to any suspicion. In other words, police do not have to observe you driving badly or committing an infraction to stop you. If the officer suspects you are driving under the influence of alcohol, he or she […]
Probable cause is an important legal principle. It means a police officer or other law enforcement official can only stop and question you on a reasonable suspicion you have done something wrong. Police must have probable cause for a DUI stop in Georgia. In other words, something about your driving must have alerted the officer […]
Truck drivers and other commercial drivers are held to a higher DUI standard in Georgia. Alcohol and commercial drivers is a serious issue that carries a stiff sentence. This is understandable. Driving an 80,000-pound truck carrying hazardous materials under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a recipe for disaster on the roads of Georgia. […]
Georgia has a legal DUI limit of 0.08 percent blood/alcohol concentration. This refers to the percent of alcohol in a person’s bloodstream. A BAC of 0.08 percent means that a driver’s blood supply contains one part alcohol for every 1000 parts blood. BAC readings mean little to most drivers. They are more interested in the […]
People who fail a breath test in Georgia often believe the Breathalyzer never lies. Nothing could be further from the truth. Breath tests are notoriously inaccurate. Blood tests have a higher degree of accuracy in gauging blood/alcohol concentration (BAC) but they are not foolproof. Police make DUI mistakes in Georgia and defendants pay the price. […]
The authorities take driving under the influence of alcohol seriously in all states. However, Georgia is one of the strictest DUI states in the nation. Georgia was identified as one of the most no-nonsense DUI states in a recent survey in WalletHub. Researchers looked at the drunk driving laws and the consequences of driving impaired in […]
Probable cause is an important legal principle. It means a police officer or other law enforcement official can only stop and question you on a reasonable suspicion you have done something wrong. Police must have probable cause for a DUI stop in Georgia. In other words, something about your driving must have alerted the officer […]
For years, drivers who refused to take breath tests during DUI stops suffered serious consequences in Georgia. They faced the suspension of their license and their refusal was used as evidence against them at their trial. The refusal often created a presumption that the driver must have been drunk. However, an important ruling by the […]
Field sobriety tests are conducted to establish how intoxicated a DUI suspect is in Georgia and elsewhere. They are often administered by police officers before a breath or blood test. You do not have to take a field sobriety test in Georgia. So-called Standard Field Sobriety Tests were developed by the National Highway Traffic Safety […]
Hit-and-run drivers often have something to hide. This appears to be the case with a suspect who fled a wreck in DeKalb County, according to police. A report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution stated two years before the head-on impact of a deadly crash in May, the driver was charged with DUI and lost his license. When another […]