When police accuse someone of impaired driving related to alcohol, the process of gathering evidence is often simple. They perform chemical tests and videotape someone performing several field sobriety tests, both of which can very quickly convince the courts of...
Whether you've been through it before or not, it can be terrifying when a police vehicle turns on its flashers and siren to order you to pull over. You comply and watch as the officer steps out of their vehicle and walks toward your door. What happens in the next few...
Sobriety checkpoints are legal and used in Missouri. The reasoning behind this is that it could be possible to use these checkpoints to reduce DWIs in high-risk areas and to lower the risk of collisions on high-traffic holidays. While the Fourth Amendment does protect...
If you break the legal limit and have a blood alcohol concentration that is over 0.08%, then you can be charged with a DWI. This is the level at which the court gets to presume that you were impaired, even if you claimed that you weren’t. But what if you have a BAC...
As a general rule, the police need to have a reason to pull over a car. They cannot simply pull someone over because they want to give that person a breath test and see if they are impaired. They need a reason to believe the person is impaired already, or they need...
When you are dealing with a new health condition, your medical provider may have you try different medications to see what works well for you. Not everyone will respond to medications in the same way. So, a drug that makes you feel dizzy might make someone else...
Overdoses are a serious problem in the United States. Those who are affected by the opioid crisis know that taking too much of any opioid can lead to serious side effects and potentially fatal consequences. Some shocking discoveries have come out. The Drug Enforcement...
Impaired driving offenses often affect those who have consumed alcohol or illegal drugs. Someone who tests positive for a blood alcohol concentration over the per se limit or a prohibited substance will likely face criminal charges. Still, you don't have to drink...
If you are stopped by the police and then asked to take a Breathalyzer test, it’s important for you to pay close attention to the results. The per se limit is .08% blood alcohol concentration. If you’re above that limit, then it can be assumed that you’re too...
The interesting thing about all the different DWI tests is that all of them have the potential to be inaccurate. This includes urine, blood and Breathalyzer tests. Even though some tests are more likely to be accurate than others, all of them have the potential to be...
