dui defense

Two Face DUI Charges after Crashing into Indiana State Police Cars

by ParkmanLawFirm July 1, 2013 Criminal Law

Two drivers have been arrested on DUI charges after they crashed into two Indiana State Police cars at the same location on I-465 early on Sunday morning.  The incident began just before 2:30 a.m. when State Trooper Josh Graves was dispatched to the southbound lanes near 56th street at the 39.2 mile marker to remove […]

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Idaho Cab Driver Charged With DUI

by ParkmanLawFirm May 30, 2013 Criminal Law

A Nampa cab driver, Jeffrey Knutson, is facing a DUI charge following a crash involving a motorcyclist.  Knutson, 43, slammed his taxi into a 38-year-old woman riding on a motorcycle last Saturday afternoon around 5:00 p.m.  The woman was taken to the hospital and is in serious condition. Corporal Jamie Burns, of the Nampa Police […]

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National Transportation Safety Board wishes to lower BAC limit

by ParkmanLawFirm May 15, 2013 Criminal Law

Currently every state in the United States makes it illegal to drive a vehicle with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .08%.  The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has voted to recommend that each state lower their BAC level from .08% to .05%. The NTSB based their decision on several factors.  The NTSB argued that […]

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Indianapolis Police Officer Heads to Court on DUI Charge

by ParkmanLawFirm April 30, 2013 Criminal Law

David Bisard, a suspended Indianapolis Metropolitan police officer, is heading back to court on Wednesday for his latest arrest for suspected driving while intoxicated.  Bisard was already facing charges of reckless homicide and operating while intoxicated(OWI) from a crash in August of 2010 that took the life of motorcyclist Eric Wells.  Two others were injured […]

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Tennessee DUI Bill Aims to Reduce DUI Arrests

by ParkmanLawFirm April 29, 2013 Criminal Law

Last year the Tennessee Department of Safety reported that there were 28,735 DUI arrests which rank the state 11th in drunk driving fatalities.  According to the Mothers’ Against Drunk Driving(MADD), one third of those arrests were repeat offenders. So what is being done to combat this problem with repeat DUI offenders? Currently, a new piece […]

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Should You Provide A Breath Sample Or Not?

by ParkmanLawFirm April 10, 2013 Criminal Law

One of the most common questions I receive from individuals is whether they should provide a breath sample when they are stopped for DUI.  The first thing I tell them is that if they refuse, their driver’s license can be suspended for 90 days for a first time DUI.  The Alabama Code states, “[t]he director, […]

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National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Study 1981

by ParkmanLawFirm March 25, 2013 Criminal Law

After the initial 1977 study into field sobriety testing conducted by the Southern California Research Institute a second study was commissioned.  In 1981 the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) awarded a second contract for the study of the three standardized tests.  These tests were the Horizontal Gaze Nystagmus, Walk-and-Turn, and One-Leg Stand. The purpose […]

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Alabama Underage DUI

by ParkmanLawFirm March 13, 2013 Criminal Law

In the State of Alabama, individuals under the legal drinking age are held to a more stringent standard than those over the legal drinking age.  As most people know, the legal drinking age in the State of Alabama is 21. There are a couple instances where underage drinkers may be prosecuted for DUI.  The first […]

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National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Study 1977

by ParkmanLawFirm March 8, 2013 Criminal Law

Over the years, the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) has awarded research contracts to several organizations to determine the effectiveness of field sobriety tests.  The Southern California Research Institute did the first of the studies conducted.  Marcelline Burns was the director of Southern California Research Institute. It was Burns understanding that the NHTSA was […]

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