Category Archives: DUI Defense
The Trouble With Pennsylvania Cannabis DUI Laws
It isn’t a case of last night’s edibles messing with your mind; Pennsylvania’s cannabis laws are confusing. Pennsylvania has a robust medical cannabis program that has operated continuously since 2016, and twelve cities, including Pittsburgh, have decriminalized possession of small quantities of cannabis for personal use, as has all of Delaware County. Therefore, millions… Read More »
Pittsburgh Emergency Physician Charged With DUI Vehicular Homicide After Accident That Killed Colleague
Insurance companies and personal injury lawyers appear to look at fatal DUI car accidents as number puzzles. This is all part of their job description, determining the chances that the victim would still be alive if he had been wearing a seatbelt and perhaps even assigning a share of the fault for the accident… Read More »
Driver Who Caused Fatal DUI Collision Gets Prison Sentence
DUI has a reputation for being such a minor offense that criminal defense lawyers sometimes advertise their DUI defense services on big billboards next to the highway, as if getting arrested for DUI was as mundane as buying a burger or filing your income tax returns. It is true that many defendants accused of… Read More »
Can You Get Arrested For DUI If You Are Asleep In A Parked Car?
Everyone knows that driving drunk is dangerous and illegal, so what do you do when the bar closes and you are too drunk to drive home? Even if your grandpa swears by black coffee and your college roommates were in the habit of eating a bacon and egg sandwich between Thirsty Thursday drink specials… Read More »
Former Pennsylvania State Senator Enters Pretrial Diversion Program Following DUI Arrest
A lot of people go through life thinking that criminal court is somewhere they will never go, but anyone can get arrested and face criminal charges. Getting arrested for drunk driving feels more like getting a traffic ticket than it does like your first foray into a life of crime. In fact, you can… Read More »
Do Pennsylvania’s Laissez Faire Smoking Laws Cause DUI Incidents?
Sure, there are social drinkers who have never lit a cigarette, and there are cigarette smokers who do not drink alcohol but for the most part, drinking and smoking go together. The neon signs in bars and the glow of cigarettes add to the atmosphere of conviviality. At least, that was how the old… Read More »
In DUI Cases, Whether You Injure Someone Matters More Than Prior Offenses or the Nature of the Substance
One of the many flaws of the drug education programs many of us experienced in school is that they made it sound like there are good drugs and bad drugs, that something is either a dangerous poison that only a stupid or amoral person would ingest, or else it is a harmless, beneficial medicine. … Read More »
Pittsburgh Woman Faces Child Endangerment Charges for Driving Drunk with Four Children in the Car
Before you bring a newborn baby home from the hospital, the hospital staff ensures that you have the infant safety seat installed properly in the car. Installing child car seats can be a source of anxiety for first-time parents; every time the child outgrows one seat, they must figure out how to configure the… Read More »
Wilkinsburg Man Receives Guilty Verdict Relating to 2017 Crash in Which a Passenger Died
Lots of people fear air travel, train travel, boating, and amusement park rides, but in fact all of those are less dangerous than traveling by car, which many of us do every day. Car accidents have been a leading cause of premature death since the invention of the automobile, but cars and driving have… Read More »
Pittsburgh Police Officer Faces Criminal Charges After Alleged Drunken Hit-and-Run Accident with a Bicyclist
Leaving the scene of a car accident without talking to police or, at least, without talking to the person you hit and making sure they are not injured, is one of the worst things you can do. It can escalate a minor inconvenience into a civil lawsuit, a traffic ticket into criminal charges, and… Read More »
