A bill has been introduced in New Jersey to lower that state's legal BAC limit from .08 to .05. A recent study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has shown that there are significant reductions in driving abilities at lower levels of BAC.What is also interesting is that several other countries, such as Austria, Denmark, and Japan have lowered their legal BAC...

It's that time of year again. Green beer, corned beef and general good ole Irish times with the annual St. Patrick's Day festival. The police are always aware that folks drink more on St. Patrick's Day but this year they are going to be extra vigilant as it falls on a Saturday.Some popular drinks on St. Patrick's Day have a high alcohol content. There is Irish...

This is a question that some people ask. They say, what if someone at a party thinks I was drunk when I left and tells a friend who then tells the authorities that I was drunk driving? Will I then be arrested and charged with a crime?This brings up the issue of Hearsay. This may be confusing to some people but we can simplify it...

In some states, a DUI charge can result in a felony conviction. For instance, in California, if you have three DUI-related conviction within the past 10 years, the new charge becomes a felony. There are some other circumstances where a DUI charge can become a felony. Most of these are DUIs which involved some type of injury. If you injure someone while driving drunk, you...

Each state has its own set of laws governing what types of vehicles are involved in DUI cases. In New Jersey it is only the operation of a motorized vehicle, while intoxicated, that will land you with a DUI charge. This includes vehicles such as cars, trucks, mopeds, motorcycles, ATVs, airplanes and dirt bikes. You can bike drunk, but that could lead to other charges...