Can you still get a DUI if you’re sleeping it off?
When you get behind the wheel after a night out or a get together with friends, you might realize that those drinks you had are still in your system and impacting you much more than you think. So, you decide to sleep it off in your vehicle. But could you still be charged with a […]
A study shows the number of women arrested for DUI is rising
Drunk driving continues to be a major issue in every state across the nation, including Michigan, and the offenders are usually men. However, the results of a study that was presented at a traffic safety conference in East Lansing indicate the reasons behind an increase in the number of women arrested for driving under the […]
Underage drunk drivers are not treated with kid gloves
Michigan is very serious about keeping drunk drivers off the road, and state legislators believe that the penalties for underage drunk driving offenders should be significant. There is a zero tolerance attitude in this state, meaning that a driver under the age of 21 who registers a blood alcohol content as low as 0.02 percent can […]
High BAC offense convictions come with significant penalties
In the last decade, a drunk driving law was added to the statutes of Michigan that highlighted a particular category of Operating While Intoxicated offense: the <a target=”_blank” href=”http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1627_8665-248732–,00.html” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>high BAC offense</a>. A high BAC offense is defined as one where the suspected drunk driver has a blood alcohol concentration of .17 grams or […]
Michigan man charged with drunk driving on lawn mower
Driving under the influence laws don’t just apply to individuals driving motor vehicles, they also apply to driving lawn mowers. A Michigan man was recently charged with driving under the influence for driving his lawn mower through a parking lot. The man pleaded guilty to drunk driving after he was charged with a felony count […]
Michigan woman arrested for drunk driving after high speed chase
It is not “news” that alcohol can impair a person’s judgment. The consumption of alcohol can lead people to do things they wouldn’t normally do. For some people, this impairment leads to driving under the influence or engaging in other types of reckless activity. One Michigan woman is facing arraignment following a high speed chase […]
