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This can blow up your fines, your license, your insurance bill, and your leverage in court fast. A very high blood alcohol concentration usually turns an ordinary drunk-driving...

impaired driving

Not just "drunk driving," and not limited to someone who is falling-down wasted. A person can be impaired even if they seem steady, talk normally, or blow under a number people...

Miss this label, and a case that looks like a standard drunk-driving arrest can suddenly turn into jail exposure, license loss, crushing fines, and facts that make a civil...

Seriously, is chasing the bar worth it after a Greensboro pileup?

A Greensboro factory worker gets buried in a pileup claim, the insurer says he made his injuries worse by not treating fast enough, and the real question is whether the drunk driver's bar and punitive damages make the fight worth it.

ARTICLE by Priya Rao

A reduced drunk driving-related charge, usually meaning a DUI or DWI case is resolved as reckless driving with alcohol facts still noted in the record. For example, a driver...

super extreme DUI

What does "super extreme DUI" mean, and does North Carolina charge it? It is a label some states use for a very high-BAC drunk-driving offense, usually when a driver's blood...

misdemeanor DUI

What trips people up most is that "misdemeanor" does not mean minor. A misdemeanor DUI is a criminal charge for driving while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or another impairing...

ignition interlock device

Not a tracker, and not a machine that proves someone is sober all day long. It is a breath-testing device installed in a vehicle that requires the driver to blow into it before...

A charge or legal shorthand for operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol, drugs, or another intoxicating substance, OWI is used in some states in place of DUI or DWI. The...

People often lump felony DUI and misdemeanor DUI together, as if the only difference is "how drunk" someone was. That is wrong. A misdemeanor DUI is the usual lower-level...

It is not a charge that requires proof a driver looked drunk, slurred words, or failed roadside tests. A per se DUI is the alcohol- or drug-based offense built on a legal...

implied consent

A single refusal can cost money, driving privileges, and leverage in a criminal case before you ever get to trial. When police lawfully suspect impaired driving, saying no to a...

Insurance companies and defense lawyers may throw around "dry reckless" to make a drunk-driving situation sound smaller than it was. The pitch is simple: no alcohol-based...

one leg stand test

A poor performance on this roadside test can cost plenty: it may help an officer justify an arrest, trigger towing and bond expenses, raise insurance problems, and become part...

Ashamed to say it: daycare kids were with me when the light failed

A Durham daycare worker got hit in an intersection with a malfunctioning light, her injuries got worse because safety equipment failed, and now the insurer is calling her treatment unnecessary.

ARTICLE by Wayne Stiltner

Medicare Reimbursement After a Passenger Injury Crash

In North Carolina, an injured passenger usually makes a claim against the at-fault driver's liability coverage, even if that driver is family, and Medicare reimbursement can turn a simple wreck into a mess fast.

ARTICLE by Darius McNeil

administrative license revocation

You just got a letter that says your driving privileges were taken away before your criminal case is even finished. That usually means an administrative license revocation: a...

Greensboro Uber crash claim feels dead because the driver was "off the clock" - that may be exactly what they want you to believe

An Uber passenger hurt when a car backed across a Greensboro sidewalk can still have a real claim even if the driver's employer denies responsibility and Medicare already paid the bills.

ARTICLE by Sandra McBryde

retrograde extrapolation

A prosecutor's estimate about your alcohol level earlier in time can raise fines, license consequences, and even make the difference between a weaker case and a conviction....

horizontal gaze nystagmus

Why is an officer shining a penlight in someone's face and asking them to follow it with their eyes? That is part of a roadside sobriety test called horizontal gaze nystagmus,...