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A new bill introduced in the Georgia State Senate would toughen drunk driving (DUI) penalties by mandating an ignition interlock breathalyser device be installed in your car after any conviction. Current Georgia DUI law only mandates an interlock device in the case of a second offense DUI conviction. read more

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This entry was posted on Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at 9:16 pm and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Recently making headlines around the Atlanta area was an arrest of the city’s Commission Chairman on DUI charges. What made the case interesting wasn’t just that a city official was put in handcuffs but that he was actually found to not be intoxicated at all. The Atlanta Journal Constitution now states that the Deputy who mistakenly arrested the chairman had made similar mistakes before. read more

This entry was posted on Monday, July 12th, 2010 at 2:24 pm and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Not all traffic stops involve a warning or even a ticket. There are some offenses that are serious criminal charges, as a Snellville man has learned this week. read more

This entry was posted on Friday, October 2nd, 2009 at 9:13 am and is filed under criminal law, dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Gwinnett County Police Officer James Stoudenmire has been placed on administrative leave following his Saturday DUI arrest. read more

This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 8th, 2009 at 11:00 pm and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

DUI is a common criminal offense in Georgia. This doesn’t mean it isn’t a serious one or one that shouldn’t be taken very seriously, just that it is charged on a daily basis by people across this state, very few of whom are dangerous criminals. A DUI can turn into something far more tragic when an accident occurs, however.

Point in case, 23 year old Macon man, Ian Andrew Nichols will serve 8 years in prison for a DUI accident that resulted in a death. Last May Nichols was driving under the influence when he was involved in an accident that killed 21 year old Brittney Higdon. read more

This entry was posted on Tuesday, May 26th, 2009 at 1:04 pm and is filed under dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

Unlike DUI courts in other Georgia counties, the Fulton County DUI court is struggling to survive. Because of funding the program only takes on 3rd offense DUI suspects and they must volunteer for the program. This means there aren’t many takers which translates to even less funding in a vicious circle.

According to this piece in the Atlanta Journal Constitution, those people who participate in a DUI court like the one in Fulton County are 3 times less likely to get another DUI conviction than those who go the traditional route.

So why aren’t more people participating? read more

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 13th, 2009 at 2:11 pm and is filed under criminal law, dui. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

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