Recently in New Jersey, a 26-year-old man was arrested after police saw him riding drunk on one of the e-scooters you can rent in many cities around the world. He was seen "unsteady and staggering" when he got on the scooter and rode away. The officer who witnessed his getting on the scooter said the man then proceeded to sway back and forth on the scooter, looking like he was...

Everyone knows that if you consent to a breathalyzer or blood test, the results can be used against you. Also, everyone knows that in most states, refusing to take a breathalyzer is itself a crime. However, most people think that if they refuse a blood test, the police have to get a search warrant to get a blood sample from you. In many states, there are ways around this.In...

For most of us, it is inconceivable. Your own child calls the cops on you. But, for a woman in Arizona recently, that's exactly what happened. Stephanie Davis's daughter was terrified that her mother was driving drunk and, though she is only 10 years old, called the police on her phone and recorded her mom driving drunk.Ms. Davis was so intoxicated that she fell out of the cruiser...

This is a question that is often asked and it is a good question. When police officers set up a DUI checkpoint they are indeed looking for intoxicated drivers. One could argue that they are setting you up and are "entrapping" you into committing the crime of DUI.The fact is, DUI checkpoints are not entrapment and the reason for them not being so is very clear. Entrapment involves...

If you are planning to visit New Jersey over the next few weeks, or several other of our neighboring states, be advised that the upcoming Labor Day holiday and the weeks before are one of the greatest DUI crackdown times of year. One reason for this is that, unlike your typical weekend when most people drive drunk after 11 pm, people drive drunk as early as 1 or 2 pm...