A former Pennsylvania police officer has been sentenced to 10 days of monitored home confinement and six months of rigorous supervised release known as intermediate punishment in connection with a January 2019 drunk driving accident that left a pedestrian seriously...
Dui Defense
The different stages of alcohol impairment
To operate a motor vehicle in Pennsylvania, a driver must have a blood alcohol content (BAC) of less than .08. A person whose BAC reaches that limit may have a hard time standing, seeing and hearing. It may also be difficult to drive at a reasonable speed or take...
Police can use DUI checkpoints in Pennsylvania
All Pennsylvania drivers need to know exactly how drunk driving laws work. It may not be exactly how you expect. For instance, maybe you already know that the police cannot stop a car without a reason. That reason may be something relatively minor, like a broken...
Do you have to exceed the legal limit to get a DUI?
You know that you can get a DUI if you break the legal limit, which is a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08% for most drivers. If the police pull you over and give you a breath test -- or arrest you and then perform a blood test -- you can face charges for driving...
Undiluted alcohol hits you faster
It's important to understand how the different types of alcohol that you drink may impact you in different ways. This is especially important when considering whether or not you should drive after having a drink. Researchers have looked into it to see how fast...
Can you get a DUI without drinking?
Most of the time, the term "DUI" refers to driving under the influence of alcohol. However, it's important to note that it does not only refer to alcohol, and you definitely can get one even if you have not had a single drink. After all, you can certainly be under the...
Man facing DUI charges and more after woman falls from vehicle
A rather strange case in Pennsylvania could have serious ramifications for a man who was arrested after a woman fell out of a moving vehicle and landed in the roadway. She can't tell police what happened, as she's in critical condition, so there is some controversy...
Woman allegedly drives drunk and then runs from police
A Pennsylvania woman, 32, is facing some very serious charges after a run-in with the police. They claim that she was driving while under the influence (DUI) and that she then tried to evade arrest when they attempted to apprehend her. Per reports out of Lancaster...
Police report that checkpoint failed, got shut down early
Police in Pennsylvania decided to set up a DUI checkpoint back in the middle of March, running it on March 15 and March 16. They are now releasing their report about how it did, and it's being called a bust. It appears that they shut it down early because it was...
Pennsylvania bus driver accused of drunk driving with children
According to reports out of Pennsylvania, a bus driver was allegedly drunk behind the wheel, even though she had more than two dozen kids on the school bus at the time. She has now been arrested and is facing some very serious charges. The woman, who is 44 years old,...