BUI Sentencing

If you are charged with a BUI in NC it can seriously harm your record.  Unlike DWI it may not result in having your driver’s license suspended, but it can result in expensive fines and a criminal record.  If you are convicted of a BUI in NC it is considered to be a...

Teen charged with DWI

A 19-year-old in Thomasville, NC is facing several charges after causing a serious accident.  The accident occurred at approximately 11:30 a.m. early last week near Fisher Ferry and Denton Road.  The 19-year-old crashed his vehicle into another vehicle that was making...

What is a Knoll violation?

If someone charged with DWI is denied the opportunity to have a witness observe them after they are arrested then the entire case against him may be dismissed. In North Carolina the cases of State v. Knoll and State v. Hill set for the standard under which a DWI case...

Woman arrested for DWI after speeding

Police arrested a woman in Gastonia after she was clocked driving at 97 mph in a 60 mph zone.  A state trooper observed the vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed on I-85 south near N.C. 273. The trooper initiated a traffic stop expecting to write a speeding...

Mecklenburg DA recuses himself from DWI cases

The District Attorney’s office in Mecklenburg County is going to bring in two outside prosecutors to handle two DWI cases that are pending in Charlotte. The reason is to avoid a conflict of interest in the handling of the cases. The two people charged with DWI are...