Police officers have to follow strict procedures before charging a driver with operating while intoxicated. Our blog explores the finer details of drunk driving cases, including evidence collection, sentencing, and common ways to refute breathalyzer results.
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Ways to Avoid Arrest for Drinking and DrivingYou went out with friends, and consumed alcoholic beverages, and decided you were OK to drive home. You’re almost home, when you see flashing lights behind you. You don’t remember speeding or doing anything else wrong. What should you do now? Here are seven things you should do, if you’ve been pulled over after you’ve …
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Drunk Driving Accident: What are the penalties of a Michigan DUI?Causing a drunk driving accident in Michigan, or receiving a Michigan DUI, are very serious matters and may subject you to harsh penalties. Each year, thousands of people are injured and hundreds die as the result of alcohol and drug-related crashes in Michigan. Tens of thousands of people are arrested in Michigan yearly for alcohol-related …
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High BAC Arrests and Potential PenaltiesIn Michigan, as in most other states, the legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit is 0.08 percent. If you are tested and have reached this limit (or greater), you are considered a drunk driver. If an officer has stopped you on your way to or from Soaring Eagle Casino and Resort, Central Michigan University, or …
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Michigan Boating Under the Influence (BUI): What to Do When You Get a Boating DUISummer in Michigan is the pure definition of fun in the sun. With its five Great Lakes, 11,000 inland lakes and more freshwater coastline than any other state in the U.S.,* Michigan is a boater’s haven. Friends gather together, families plan reunions and tourists and locals alike hit the water to enjoy days on pontoons, …
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MIP Penalties Lessen With New LegislationBy Dave Barberi The new year brings majors changes for the law governing minors in possession of alcohol in Michigan. Prior to Jan. 1, underage drinkers between the ages of 17 and 20 who were caught in possession of alcohol faced misdemeanor charges. Now, young drinkers will be given a chance to make a mistake, …
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