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Felony DWI Trial in Onslow County Expected to Last Several Days
Evidence was in the process of being presented in a double Onslow County murder trial, regarding an intoxicated driver. The majority of the day, however, was spent questioning potential jury members, as attorneys had to choose twelve out of a jury pool of fifty. ...
Federal Funds May Divert Away from North Carolina Unless Stricter DWI Laws are Enforced
The United States Department of Transportation has decided to make a determination as to whether to cut funding to North Carolina, based on what they determine to be lax DWI laws. The federal program that has incited such legislation is called, "Moving Ahead for...
Lay Testimony of Officers in Prosecuting DWI Cases
The quintessential question prosecutors know to ask an officer with regard to a DWI is whether they have: “formed an opinion, satisfactory to yourself, that the defendant had consumed a sufficient amount of some impairing substance so as to appreciably impair his...
North Carolina Supreme Court May Change DWI Law Regarding Commercial Drivers
In North Carolina, pending review of the Supreme Court, there may be a drastic change in the laws regarding CDL license holders who are being charged with driving while intoxicated (DWI). The case calls into question the discrepancy regarding length of license...
North Carolina Accident Leaves Two Injured and One Deceased
A North Carolina woman has been charged with DWI after a fatal collision that occurred in the town of New Bern. The incident took place when the woman crossed the center line of the road and struck an SUV head on. Unfortunately, the woman's young child was seriously...
What Happens when a Commercial Driver is Charged with a DWI in North Carolina?
A New Canaan, North Carolina town employee has been charged with a DWI that took place while he was on the job. The man is an employee of the New Canaan Highway Department, and he was driving an orange dump truck at the time the alleged DWI incident took place. The...
DWI Investigation
Generally a police officer will begin the search for DUI drivers by spotting vehicles that are driving erratically and appear suspicious. This suspicion of DUI arises by observing how the vehicle is being operated, as in how far the driving deviates from how the...
Why does an officer pull a vehicle over for DWI?
When the officer is following the vehicle there are a variety of different erractic or abnormal behaviors that an officer will look for. The most common is to see if the vehicle is swerving or crossing over the painted lines on the road. This does not necessarily...
How can a police officer tell if a driver is intoxicated?
The very first thing the officer is trying to detect once he gets to the driver’s side window is if he can smell any scent of alcohol in the vehicle. Despite popular belief, spraying perfume or any other scent in the vehicle will not make the smell alcohol. Instead...
North Carolina Man Sentenced to Felony Hit-and-run After Six Years
A North Carolina man, who was accused of striking a pedestrian with his vehicle while intoxicated, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor hit-and-run, as well as a felony hit-and-run. This sentencing took place six years after the incident took place, and the judge has...