Blog Posts in March, 2011
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Posted on Mar 31, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration ("NHTSA") recently released a pamphlet called "The Visual Detection of DWI Motorists." According to NHTSA, there are approximately 100 cues ...
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Posted on Mar 30, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A fire chief in Dallas County, Missouri has resigned after being charged with DWI . In 2002 and 2004, the fire chief had been previously arrested for DWI. If this were Texas, he would be charged with ...
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Posted on Mar 29, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A New York Man who was at court for a felony DWI showed up to court intoxicated. Not only was he intoxicated, but he brought an open can of beer to the court. In addition, he had four more cans of ...
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Posted on Mar 28, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A custom monster truck was lifted so high that the driver, Eric Crutchfield, never saw the victim and did not know that he had hit the 23-year-old victim. Crutchfield told police that he did not know ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A man is facing third-degree felony charges after he hit a pedicab driver in downtown Austin. The man tried to flee the scene, but Austin traffic prevented him from escaping. To make things worse the ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Following arrest for DWI , an officer performed a search of the suspect which revealed an "underwire bra." The officer testified that it is standard practice to have women suspects remove underwire ...
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Posted on Mar 25, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Officer Stephanie Brown, a police officer with the San Antonio Police Department, was dispatched to a call when she was hit by a suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on I-35. Officer Brown was ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Representative Mark Buesgens was arrested for DWI last September after he drove into a ditch last September. He took the SFSTs and his results were posted on You Tube for the world to see. While ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
The purpose of the Tarrant County DWI court is to assist chronic drunken drivers with their rehabilitation. Judge Sharen Wilson created several years ago the DWI court also known as the Felony Alcohol ...
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Posted on Mar 23, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Detective Miller, Albany Police, was arrested Friday night for suspicion of DWI. He was driving a department assigned vehicle and was stopped for driving without the headlights on. He failed the SFSTs ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
DWI offenders underwent "shock therapy" in New York as a result of court orders. Over 300 offenders were required to attend a seminar where victims of Intoxication Manslaughter recounted the tales of ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A San Antonio man, who was allegedly intoxicated, slammed into a van full of people around 6 a.m. Luckily, no one was injured in the accident. However, the man apparently demonstrated signs of ...
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Posted on Mar 21, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
The ole' American staple--driving through fast-food lines in the early morning after a night of partying. Every fast-food company in America has caught on to the trend--late night binging after a ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Police use several tests to investigate whether a potential suspect has committed the offense of DWI . We have consistently argued that the Standard Field Sobriety Tests used in a DWI investigation by ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Contact a Plano DWI lawyer because you only have 15 days to request a hearing to contest the suspension of your license. This is the "15-day rule" which states that if you refuse a breath test , or ...
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Posted on Mar 18, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A 60 year old man was arrested for Boating While Intoxicated on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas this past Friday. Rangers with the Lower Colorado River Authority stopped him for a boat inspection and ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Several of the larger counties in Texas have discovered the difficulty in prosecuting people who refuse to submit to a breath or blood test. The pros and cons of refusing to submit to a blood or ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Driving Under the Influence (DUI) The drinking age in Texas is 21 and a minor who drinks alcohol and operates/drives a car commits the offense of DUI. DUI is a Class C misdemeanor in Texas. A person ...
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Posted on Mar 16, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
St. Patrick's is a great day in Texas and is one of the most fun days of the year. To everyone celebrating St. Patrick's Day 2011 in Plano, Frisco, and McKinney, you must be aware that law enforcement ...
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Posted on Mar 15, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A 60 year old man was arrested for boating while intoxicated on Lake Travis in Austin, Texas this past Friday. Rangers with the Lower Colorado River Authority stopped him for a boat inspection and ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
The much criticized Intoxilyzer 5000 barely survived another attack in Minnesota this past week. Almost 4,000 DWI cases were pending while Minnesota was waiting for the ruling. Scott County Judge ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
An underage Texas A & M student was arrested for DUI and failure to stop at an accident. The victim called the police and reported that he was struck from behind and then the car fled. The police ...
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Posted on Mar 14, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A Corpus Christi man was arrested on March 10, 2011 for DWI , or possibly Intoxication Assault , after a near head-on collision. The collision did considerable damage to both vehicles. After the ...
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Posted on Mar 11, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
A bill in the California legislature will require the installation of an interlock-type device that will test for b lood alcohol content ("BAC") before the driver is allowed to start the car. The ...
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Posted on Mar 10, 2011 By Plano DWI Lawyer
Charlie Sheen's girlfriend will be in a DWI trial in June. In early February, she was driving home from a night club when she lost control of her car and hit a light pole. She told officers that ...
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