Category Archives: DUI/DWI

The crackdown on drunk driving that took place in Harford County Maryland during Labor Day weekend resulted in four arrests. According to a news report in The Baltimore Sun, a DUI checkpoint was set up on Route 152 near Stockton Road in Joppa overnight between August 31 and September 1. Harford County officers arrested a 24-year-old woman and […]

According to the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA) website, http:www.mva.maryland.gov, a Maryland police officer can request that a driver suspected of driving under the influence submit to a test for blood alcohol content (BAC) provided he or she has reasonable grounds to believe that the driver is impaired by alcohol, drugs, or other controlled substances. Driving […]

According to Maryland State Police Reports for St. Mary’s County and published by somdnews.com, the Leonardtown Barrack of Maryland State Police (MSP) revealed that at 12:55 a.m. on June 10, a Maryland State Police Trooper conducted a traffic stop for a minor traffic violation that eventually led to a drunk driving arrest in St. Mary’s County. The make […]

Courtesy of cityofbowie.org, Bowie, Maryland Police was dispatched to a single vehicle accident at 1:23 a.m. at the 15400 blocks of Annapolis Road.  The report confirmed that the vehicle involved in the crash was in the ditch line. Police officers identified the vehicle as a black Nissan Armada SUV.  The SUV was on the eastbound side of […]

There are a number of circumstances under which you can be arrested and charged with drunk driving in Maryland. You can be charged with a DUI in Maryland even if you are sitting in your car and your car is stopped, idling, or not moving at the time. In such cases, the question that the court will look […]

Driving under the influence (DUI) enforcement traditionally increases during the winter holidays in an effort to take drunk drivers traveling to or from holiday events off the road. DUI checkpoints, saturation patrols, and other efforts are increased and law enforcement is actively looking for signs of intoxication. Recently, the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office released the […]

A person charged with driving under the influence (DUI) in Maryland may face serious penalties, including jail time, steep fines, and license suspension. However, a defendant may be able to have their Maryland DUI charge reduced to a case of reckless driving, which may mean less severe penalties. A conviction of reckless driving involving alcohol, also known […]

Four drunk drivers convicted in Washington, D.C. have recently seen their drunk driving convictions overturned in court due to inaccurate and unreliable breath tests, with a total of $20,000 and attorneys’ fees paid to the group of four. According to The Washington Post, the appeals sprung from an ongoing effort by D.C. police and the Office […]

Being arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI) in Maryland is a very serious and potentially life-changing occurrence. Because there are so many ramifications for someone facing DUI charges, it is important to understand what occurs during a DUI arrest. If police make mistakes or violate an arrestee’s rights, then it […]