Blog | Charlotte DWI Attorney
Man From Gastonia Receives Third DWI Charge After Passing Out Behind the Wheel
A man from Gastonia, North Carolina has been arrested after he drove from the road and apparently passed out behind the wheel. He was subsequently charged with habitual impaired driving due to the fact that he has previous DWI charges. According to the police...
MADD Wants Ignition Interlock Even For First Time DWI Offenders
According to the Mothers Against Drunk Driving Organization ( MADD), there is over 2 billion trips taken by Americans each year. Out of those trips, about one in every 2 thousand is a trip allegedly being driven by a person under the influence of alcohol. This may...
Drunken NC Teenager Crashes Car into Resident’s Home
A couple in Lenoir County was surprised Thursday evening when a teenager drove his vehicle right through their living room. Luckily, no one was home at the time of the accident, but when the couple returned home, they were surprised and devastated to say the least....
Defense to DWI charge
Each DWI case presents its own issues and a variety of defenses that may be used. Generally there are certain defenses which can be successfully argued to get a DWI charge dismissed. Here I will discuss the defenses which are most commonly and successfully used. 1....
Three People Injured and One Charged with a DWI in Charlotte Crash
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department has just released that three people were injured in a fiery crash early this morning in South Charlotte. The accident was reported around 1:00 a.m. on the 15400 block of Johnston Road, near the Marvin Road intersection in...
DWI conviction and effect on Military Career
In addition to facing harsh penalties imposed by the state of North Carolina for DWI those who are in the military face even more consequences. If someone is considering joining the military a conviction for DWI may prevent him or her from being able to pursue such a...
How long can police hold someone on a traffic stop?
During a traffic stop it is common procedure for a police officer to check information about the driver by running his or her driver’s license through a system to check it. The officer will check to see if the license itself is valid as well as to check for any...
Police Search of Vehicle
Generally anytime police perform a search they must have probable cause to do so. In some cases police must have a warrant but exceptions do exist to the 4th amendment warrant requirement in which police may perform search so long as probable cause exists. The...
Pre-Trial Motions and DWI
Generally in any criminal case an attorney while file motions during trial in order to suppress evidence. There are various reasons evidence may be suppressed depending on each individual case. Once a motion is filed the judge will make a decision as to whether the...
Head-On Collision in Charlotte Leaves One in Critical Condition Due to Alcohol
The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is currently charging a 46-year-old man for driving while impaired, after he was the contributing factor in a head-on collision this Saturday. According to the police reports, the defendant was belligerent at the time he was...
