Police officers and prosecutors in Georgia are not shy about enforcing the state’s DUI laws. In fact, in 2019, there were nearly 20,000 DUI convictions in the Peach State. Accordingly, if you drive with a blood alcohol concentration over 0.08%, you have some chance of...
Man arrested for DUI and numerous other charges
A man in Georgia is facing numerous charges, including DUI charges for driving while under the impairment of drugs, after what news reports have called a two-day crime spree. Reports indicate that it all began when the man was driving a vehicle at night but without...
What to expect as a repeat DUI offender
You may not be aware of the severe consequences if you become a repeat DUI offender in the state of Georgia. If the court convicts you of a second or third DUI offense within five years of the first, fines and other penalties will increase significantly. First offense...
Georgia man faces DUI charges
A man from Georgia was recently pulled over and then arrested by the police in Vermont, and they allege that he was driving under the influence of alcohol. The man is 27 years old, and he was in St. Albans at the time of the traffic stop, driving down Fairfax Street...
Low alcohol levels and eye impairment
You may have heard that impaired drivers can get a DUI even when their blood alcohol level is under the .08% commonly cited as the legal limit. This is true, as officers have other means of gauging impairment and can arrest someone that they deem too intoxicated to...
What happens to your license with a traffic offense or DWI?
Like many other people, you might take your driving privileges for granted. You use your vehicle at any time to get where you want to go. In fact, you might not realize just how much of a privilege your driver's license is until after a conviction for a traffic...
Georgia police officer hit by suspected drunk driver
A police officer from Ringgold, Georgia, got a call on Sunday, March 1, that a driver may be under the influence. The officer initiated a traffic stop and pulled the car over. While investigating the situation -- the police are never supposed to assume that a driver...
The police understand when drunk driving is more likely
Do you ever feel like you see the police crack down on impaired driving at a certain time or around a certain event? It's not all in your head; you really are seeing more officers on the roads. The police understand when drunk driving is more likely, and they'll often...
A DWI conviction can cast a big cloud over your future
If you are in college or just out of school and focused on your first professional job, your whole life is in front of you, and you probably have big plans for your future. You may not think much about drinking and driving, believing that if stopped for DWI, you...
Georgia comes in 23rd in DUI arrests
Have you ever wondered where Georgia stands in terms of DUI arrests, if it has more or less than other states in the country? The truth is that it's right near the middle. A recent study found that there were 308.7 arrests for every 100,000 people living in Georgia,...