Either your server just came to tell you that the restaurant is about to close or your friend just let you know that they want to go to bed. Your socialization is over, which means you need to finish your drink. It is probably safer and smarter to spend a few final...
Holiday celebrations mean getting together with family, traveling and often parties. Many people consume copious amounts of alcohol as part of their family or professional holiday celebrations. Unfortunately, that increase in partying means that the holidays are often...
If you get arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) in Georgia, you are likely going to have a number of different legal consequences if you plead guilty or get convicted. Most people worry primarily about how jail time or probation might affect their future....
When you make a mistake behind the wheel, the last thing you want is for that mistake to injure someone else. You especially don’t want to involve the police when possible. Unfortunately, if you do collide with a police cruiser or sports utility vehicle (SUV), you...
Drunk driving in Georgia can lead to an array of criminal charges depending on factors such as your blood-alcohol concentration (BAC), your age (if under 21), any prior offenses and whether an injury crash occurred. In this way, there are far more than two types of...
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed life dramatically for Americans. While Georgia didn’t “lock down” to nearly the degree that other states did, many of us have altered our behaviors, choosing to stay home much more than we otherwise would. That means fewer people...
Over the past half-century, public attitudes about drunk driving have changed dramatically due to pressure from groups like Mothers Against Drunk Driving. And the laws against drunk driving have become increasingly stringent over the years. In spite of this, drunk...
With alcohol, the legal limit for a driver's Blood Alcohol Concentration is 0.08%, and the court assumes that anyone with that type of reading on a Breathalyzer is impaired. This has been challenged occasionally, but the idea is that we generally think we understand...
Many people have been convicted of driving under the influence (DUI) offenses based on nothing other than the police report by the arresting officer and the breath test results from their traffic stop. In fact, quite a few people will choose to plead guilty after...
If you drive southwest of Lawrenceville for a few miles, you’ll come to a town called Atlanta (you might have heard of it). A TV station there recently aired a report about a medical condition affecting some people in Georgia. A condition known as auto-brewery...
