Drunk Driving

You spend the night out drinking with your friends, despite the fact that you have to get up early for work. You figure you can just drink a large cup of coffee in the morning to wake yourself up, and you can power your way through the day. However, you get pulled...

You may have heard people talk about the link between fatigued driving and drunk driving. In a lot of cases, they lead to similar symptoms. A fatigued driver may nod off for a second and drift over the center line, for instance, making a police officer believe they...

There are a few different ways that police officers test for impairment during a traffic stop. First of all, a officer needs a reason to stop a car. After they do so, they may have the driver perform field sobriety tests, or they may ask them to take a breath test....

A police officer who initiates a traffic stop for any reason may automatically try to figure out what’s going on with the driver. There are times when the officer may notice signs of impairment, such as smelling alcohol on the driver’s breath or hearing them slurring...

People who are pulled over on suspicion of drunk driving may be asked to take a field sobriety test in an effort to determine if they’re impaired. There are many types of tests that police officers can perform on the individual, but most of them aren’t admissible in...

Mississippi law prohibits and punishes driving under the influence (DUI) with fines and jail time. Additionally, a DUI conviction means that your driver’s license will be suspended even if it is your first offense. Two things that could influence license-related...

If the police have charged you with driving under the influence (DUI), it is important to take a broad approach to your defense. You need to examine all possible options, including looking at things that might seem insignificant to you. One of those might be why the...

If you are heading out this New Year, you might be wondering how much you can drink before driving home. If you are thinking this, you are setting yourself up for problems. Firstly it is important to remember that you do not need to be over the legal limit to pick up...

Many people have seen police officers asking drivers who might be impaired to go through a series of tests. In movies and on television, these may include things like reciting the alphabet backward or counting in a certain sequence.  While there are a host of tests...

Every state has a law that says you are breaking the law if your blood alcohol content (BAC) is above the legal limit while driving – and Mississippi is no exception. This is called the “per se” limit, and it means that the police can charge you with driving under the...