Under the implied consent law in Virginia, you are required to give a breath or blood test if an officer arrests you for driving under
If you are pulled over and the officer suspects drunk driving, you will be offered a preliminary breath test – sometimes called an Alco-Sensor. I
You can’t count on a lot in life – but one thing you can – DWI penalties always get tougher in Virginia. So, it’s noteworthy
Third and subsequent DWIs became felonies in Virginia in 1999. Since that time, Virginia has had a 10 year lookback period for using previous DUIs
A local Florida station reports that Florida changed its rules to allow shorter yellow light times at intersections. The result: millions of dollars in additional
I originally intended to blog about the April 2013 decision of the United States Supreme Court in Missouri v. McNeely. (I’ll do that in a
We commonly call the offense we defend “driving under the influence” or “driving while intoxicated.” But in Virginia, you don’t need to be driving to
This July, Virginia will require everyone convicted of DUI to install an ignition interlock device if they want a restricted license. Judges differ whether the July
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