DWI and “Driving” in North Carolina

In North Carolina in order to be convicted of a DWI the first element the State must prove is that you were driving a vehicle on the highway, on the street, or any public vehicular place.  In fact this is what N.C.G.S. 20-138.1 states.  So if you were reading the...

Impairing Substances for DWI

Those of us operate a vehicle on the road know it is illegal to do so while impaired from consuming too much alcohol.  It is just as illegal to operate a vehicle while under the influence of drugs.  If you are impaired under either you may be stopped and charged with...