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Aug. 17, 2016

Police say that a 45-year-old Florida woman was under the influence when she caused an accident after driving the wrong way on a busy road in Tampa on the evening of Aug. 12. Officers say that the Hillsborough County resident refused to submit to a breath test following the two-car crash, and she was subsequently taken into custody on charges including DUI and battery.

Aug. 8, 2016

Uber has long pointed to studies that it says shows that the availability of its services is correlated with a reduction in drunk driving deaths. Another study, however, shows there may not be a relationship after all.

Aug. 3, 2016

Traffic stops are considered by some people to be little more than a frustrating inconvenience. However, not everyone sees them this way, particularly if you are someone who ended up facing serious criminal charges after a traffic stop.

July 26, 2016

Every college student knows that college life isn’t exactly easy. It is a time of discovery, uncertainty and transition between being a kid and becoming an adult. Unfortunately, too many people assume that college is an isolated time in life; that what we do and learn in college doesn’t necessarily follow us into the so-called real world.

July 18, 2016

When we take a test, whether it’s a blood test or an exam in school, we expect to receive results that tell us we are positive or negative, right or wrong. These results can be critical in what we know and what we do with that information, and we often don’t think that the integrity of the test could be compromised from the get-go.

July 14, 2016

The field sobriety test is a test that motorists never want to take. Yet many people take these tests on the side of the road thinking that it is required of them. Legally, it is not.

July 13, 2016

Receiving probation as part of a criminal sentence is often considered a great relief to anyone facing jail time. However, probation is not the same thing as having a “get out of jail free” card.

July 7, 2016

In our last post, we examined the rights drivers have when it comes to roadside breath tests in Florida. In this post, we will discuss a little more about drunk driving, but in this case, there is no “roadside.”

July 7, 2016

If you are arrested for a drug crime, it is important that you take your situation seriously. Thanks to things like mandatory minimum sentences and aggressive prosecution efforts, you could very well be facing a more severe punishment than you expect.

June 22, 2016

Most people charged with drunk driving did the same thing before they were arrested. They took a roadside breath test. Most assumed they had to.