Basic DUI Facts | Charlotte DUI Lawyer

Here are some basic DUI facts that we found interesting. We hope they are instrumental in highlighting how serious a DUI can be:  Last year, there were 1,412,223 DUI arrests in the United States, and that is just the number of individuals who were charged. There are...

DWI and Prescription Drug Impairment

Prescription Drug Impairment A DWI charge is not always related to alcohol. You can be charged due to being under the influence of drugs, legal or illegal. The statute states that a person can be arrested for a DWI while operating a vehicle on a public road when under...

Do Police Have DWI Arrest Quotas | Charlotte DWI

Arrest Quotas for DWI  With all of the press lately about DWI arrests and increase in DWI checkpoints around Charlotte, it is little wonder that people might get the idea that police have mandatory quotas for arrests. Fortunately, there are no quotas. However, police...

Standard Field Sobriety Tests

If you have been pulled over and the police officer suspects you are intoxicated he is likely to ask you complete field sobriety testing.  Having to complete these tests may be very nerve-wrecking and if you are not legally intoxicated the fear of failing these may be...

Reasons for a Traffic Stop

If you have ever been pulled over by police while driving you may ask yourself why you were pulled over?  Sometimes you may know the reason such as you know your registration is expired or you know you were speeding, but other times it may not be so obvious.  In order...

North Carolina Sentencing and DWI

In North Carolina if someone is convicted of DWI there are six levels of sentencing that s/he could be placed in. The most severe punishment is at an Aggravated Level One and the least severe is a Level Five. The judge will hold a sentencing hearing after a conviction...