DWI sentencing in North Carolina

DWI sentencing in North Carolina is dependent upon how many “factors” exist in an individual case.  The most serious factors that are considered are called grossly aggravating factors.  The more of these factors there are in a case the more serious the sentence will...

What is the process after being arrested for DWI?

Once someone has been arrested by police he or she will be transported to a place to be processed.  The police will likely take fingerprints and compile all the individual’s information.  In the event an arrest warrant has not yet been issued the police will take the...

Intoxicated driver hits power pole

A man from Florida was arrested in Charlotte for DWI early last month. Police found the man after responding to the scene of a single vehicle accident. The man apparently crashed his vehicle into a power pole around 2:30 in the morning. The incident occurred on South...