As you know, every driver is required to get car insurance before going out on the road. Car insurance covers damages from an accident or theft to your vehicle that are beyond your control and your insurer may pay medical expenses if you - the driver - and your...
After a night out with friends, you know you can’t safely drive home. In this situation, you try to be responsible and sleep it off in your car, only to find out you are now facing DUI charges. Understanding Georgia’s DUI laws will help you make educated decisions...
Maybe you knew you cut it too close to the red light when you went through that last intersection, or maybe you really did roll through a stop sign. Either way, you weren’t happy that you got pulled over – but you never dreamed you’d end up in handcuffs and charged...
Every study ever done on field sobriety tests notes that they can fail sometimes. Some of these studies indicate that they fail a significant amount of the time, or at least a percentage that is concerning to anyone facing arrest based on these tests. You would assume...
The state of Georgia takes a hard stance against drunk driving. The penalties can impact your life in many ways if you are charged and convicted of this crime. Understanding how a DUI conviction can impact your life now and in the future will help you see why this is...
You know that losing your driver’s license is very likely if you get a DUI. The police generally take your license away and that suspension can stay in place for 12 months. You do have some options to appeal it after four months, or 120 days. But this is not always...
If you are stopped by the police, one of the things you might want to know is if you have to take a field sobriety test. You should know that it is possible to refuse a field sobriety test, but there are sometimes downsides to doing so that could negatively impact...
Keeping the roadways safe is one of the duties of police officers. The ones who are on patrol must be vigilant in their quest to spot drivers who are unsafe. In order to pull over a driver, they need to have reasonable suspicion that something amiss is going on. When...
Chemical breath tests are popular law enforcement tools. Although it is a brand name, many people refer to any breath test as a Breathalyzer test. Almost everyone pulled over for suspicion of impaired driving or involved in a car wreck may have an officer ask them to...
When the police pull you over on suspicion of drunk driving, they may ask you to take a breathalyzer test at some point. It is meant to ascertain your blood alcohol (BAC) levels, and should the reading be above the legal threshold of 0.08%, the police can arrest you...
