When an officer pulls you over for a routine traffic stop, they might find reason to run some sobriety tests, too. You are likely to see a standardized field sobriety test before anything like a breath or blood test. But what is the purpose of a field sobriety test?...
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The long-term consequences of drunk driving
People who are caught driving while they’re intoxicated often worry about the immediate consequences they face. These are the ones that are imposed through the administrative process and the criminal court system. What they might not realize, however, is that there...
North Carolina’s DWI arrest rate is fourth highest in nation
If it sometimes seems to you that more people get arrested for driving while impaired in North Carolina than just about any other place, you are not imagining things. According to a recent report, we have one of the highest DWI arrest rates in the nation. Last year,...