DUIs happen with such frequency around the country, that unless a celebrity is involved or there is a fatality or major injury, we rarely hear about them. However, when a commercial passenger flight is involved, the stakes are so much greater and many people take notice. In Michigan, a TSA employee noticed an airline pilot acting strangely as he was headed to his plane to pilot...

An interesting event happened recently in Wake County, North Carolina. North Carolina law allows for anyone asked to take a breathalyzer test to have a third party of their choosing present during the administering of the test. One woman testified that she was now allowed to contact anyone and therefore was denied this right. The arresting officer, a deputy, testified that she had been allowed...

Many states allow a "Hardship License" to be issued to those convicted (usually on their first offense) of a DUI. These licenses generally allow a twelve hour window during the day for an individual to drive so they may work. New Hampshire has made this license a little more difficult to get. First, you must have your driving privileges suspended completely for 45 days before the...

In an seemingly unlikely story we find that truth is indeed stranger than fiction, and we also find proof that the law really DOES want you to do the right thing, not just punish you. In North Carolina a veteran suffering from PTSD was on probation and failed a urine test. After admitting to using alcohol, the judge in charge of the case sentenced the veteran...

There are three main ways you can test for DUI - urine testing, blood testing and the breathalyzer. Why is it that cops prefer the breathalyzer? Especially when it is the least accurate of the three methods? The answer is that you need a search warrant to obtain blood and urine, your exhalations are technically not your body, and therefore no warrant is needed to obtain...