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Recent DUI Posts

Suspicious DWI Circumstances

January 15, 2025 No Comments

One of the suspicious DWI circumstances I see are occasions when cops are called out by bars to follow cars. They may or may not have committed traffic infractions, despite what a police report may say, but are called out to do a bar’s bidding.For example, my office had a client dancing on the dance floor with an empty bottle of beer. Someone who was intruding in his business told him to throw it away (which he promptly did after the song ended). Turns out that same person was the manager, and four bouncers approached him. He left the bar and, next thing you know, the police pulled him over. Did he commit a traffic offense? If so, the cop’s dash camera certainly didn’t show it. He also, despite what

Driver arrested for DUI after crashing into Jackson outreach center

January 13, 2025 No Comments

Source: wjtv.com by: Delesha Banks JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – A local community leader said one of his outreach centers was damaged due to a drunk driver. Albert Wilson, the executive director of the Genesis and Light Youth Development Center in Jackson, said he received a call from Jackson police just after 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, January 12. He said officers informed him that a drunk driver crashed into the Albert Wilson S.T.E.A.M. Empowerment Building. “It was discouraging to see the damage that was done, but it was encouraging that she didn’t lose her life. And more importantly, our kids weren’t here or our clients. The seniors weren’t here during the week, where it would have been a whole lot worse if we had someone else in the building while that

Tennessee Driver’s License Reinstatement

January 10, 2025 No Comments

My office receives many phone calls from people wanting to reinstate their driver’s license. It is a process that can admittingly become complicated and frustrating. I hope this blog entry will assist those who need assistance to complete this task. The easiest way to obtain information and to process the reinstatement is to visit the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security website. This is equivalent to the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) found in other states. From here, you may check your license status, review reinstatement requirements, pay your reinstatement fees (generally in the range of $100 – $250), and submit the documents required to reinstate your driver’s license. Once you have all the information and have paid your fees, you may then re-issue your drivers license online, at

New Ohio Law Prohibits Stunt Driving and Street Takeover

January 10, 2025 No Comments

At the end of 2024, the Ohio General Assembly passed House Bill 56. The Act created the new offenses of Stunt Driving and Street Takeover and amended the offense of Street Racing. The new legislation also increased the penalties for fleeing from law enforcement and expanded the types of vehicles which can be used to commit the offenses of Vehicular Homicide and Vehicular Assault.

2024 Tennessee Law Presumes Opioid Impairment With Antagonist

December 10, 2024 No Comments

As of July 1, 2024, a person who was administered an opioid antagonist is presumed to be impaired while driving for the next 24 hours. This law is also known as the “Ben Kredich Act.” Allow me to explain further. According to The Cleveland Clinic, opioid antagonists are medications that block the effects of opioids. Common types include naloxone and naltrexone. Opioid antagonists help treat opioid overdose, opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder and opioid-induced constipation. Tennessee Code Annotated Section 63-1-152 defines an “opioid antagonist” as, “a formulation of naloxone hydrochloride or another similarly acting and equally safe drug approved by the United States food and drug administration for the treatment of a drug-related overdose.” Under Tennessee Code Annotated Section 55–10–458(a), for the purpose of proving a violation of driving