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Crimes on Halloween

By | October 26th, 2018

While Halloween can be one of the most exciting holidays of the year, it can also be a source of anxiety to parents. While there is little evidence that crime rates spike on Halloween, it remains to be a time of year when one must take extra precautionary measures to ensure safety. Here are the types of crimes that are commonly committed during this spooky season: Drunk driving. Halloween parties mostly include alcohol, and on Halloween weekends, a good percentage of fatal car crashes and pedestrian fatalities involve.

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DUI: When does it become federal?

By | September 13th, 2018

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drunk driving claims 29 lives in the United States every day. While fatalities due to DUI have fallen by 33% in the last decade, drunk-driving crashes still claim 10,000 lives per year, with deaths and damages contributing to a cost of $44B per year. Alcohol and a Person’s Driving Ability To operate a vehicle properly and safely, you need sound reasoning, thinking, and muscle coordination. Alcohol impairs all these abilities. A legal drink drive limit is determined by your.

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Have we finally found the way to stop drunk driving?

By | June 26th, 2018

Drunk driving or driving under the influence (DUI) is one of the leading causes of car crashes and road accidents. In 2016, 10,497 people died in drunk driving crashes that involved a driver with an illegal blood-alcohol concentration (BAC), which would be .08 or greater (NHTSA). According to the CDC, 29 people die in the United States every day due to drunk driving. In 2016, over a million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or narcotics. With the accelerated rise of smarter and safer.

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Cycling Under the Influence: A Threat to Public Safety

By | May 31st, 2018

Bicycling, biking, or pedal cycling has substantially increased in popularity over the last decade, and biking has become a go-to transportation means for a number of Americans for both economic and health reasons. In 2016, about 12.4% of Americans or around 66.5 million rode their bicycles on a regular basis. The number significantly increased between 2012 and 2014. One challenge faced by the public today is the growing number of fatalities involving cyclists, particularly those who are under the influence of alcohol. According to the Centers for Disease.

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Car Accidents: Don’t Just Take a Different Route!

By | May 24th, 2018

Most people are afraid of plane crashes. But the fact is that more people are injured or die in car accidents than plane crashes. A plane crash kills many people at one go, so it attracts more attention. However, car crashes occur more frequently. People Hardly Pay Attention to Car Accidents How many times do you hear announcements on TV or the radio, telling you to take one route rather than another because there has been a crash or car accident? This is the only recognition people give to a.

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Drunk Driving and Breathalyzer

By | February 27th, 2018

There are many terms for drunk driving. Some states refer to it as Driving Under the Influence (DUI), some use the name Driving While Impaired/Driving While Intoxicated (DWI), and other states use Operating While Intoxicated (OWI). No matter what term your jurisdiction uses, any form of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or other mind-altering/impairing drugs is illegal and may have enormous consequences for those who are caught. One of the sure ways for a police officer to determine whether a driver is impaired.

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Car Accidents Caused by Dangerous Driving Habits

By | January 5th, 2017

Having a driver’s license is a huge responsibility. That’s because any mistake motorists make while behind the wheel can cause a catastrophic accident in a matter of seconds. Safe driving requires both concentration and care. Here are four dangerous driving mistakes you need to avoid: Driving Drowsy Driving drowsy is just as dangerous as driving drunk. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 83,000 car accidents and over 1,000 fatalities are caused by tired drivers every year. They have decreased reaction times and impaired decision making. If.

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A Car Accident Attorney Discusses Head-on Collisions

By | August 11th, 2016

Head-on collisions are the most serious type of car accident. They take place when the front ends of two vehicles collide, and the force of such a collision is greater when a passenger vehicle is hit by a truck or tractor-trailer. Even those that take place at slower speeds can be catastrophic, and according to the National Cooperative Research Program, head-on crashes are more common in rural areas. This is because driving on undivided two-lane roads is more dangerous. Common Causes Common causes of head-on collisions include: Driving under the influence.

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Can someone be charged in a fatal car accident if it’s their fault and alcohol wasn’t the blame?

By | November 24th, 2013

“Causation” is an essential element of a tort action. Defendants are not liable unless their conduct such as the act or omission constituting a breach of duty to plaintiff was a “legal cause” of plaintiff’s injury. [Saelzler v. Advanced Group 400 (2001). Legal causation is generally a question of fact to be determined by the jury … unless, as a matter of law, the facts admit of only one conclusion. [Ortega v. Kmart Corp. (2001)].  The burden of proving lack of causation is properly shifted to a defendant who, being.

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Deportation of a Naturalized Citizen Due to Multiple DUI

By | June 5th, 2013

QUESTION: My dad became a naturalized citizen in the 90’s. He was picked up yesterday for DUI. This isn’t the first DUI he has had, and I was told by a few friends that they can take away his US citizenship and deport him after a certain number of DUI. Is this true? ANSWER: For DUI committed after naturalization, no. Also, a naturalized US citizen will most likely NOT be deported for a crime committed after he was naturalized, unless the naturalized citizen obtained their status through fraud, or have.

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