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Navigating the DUI Arrest Process: Step-by-Step Guide

Kevin Spade2024-02-23T07:24:20+00:00Understanding and Managing the DUI Arrest Procedure with Essential Tips Facing a DUI (Driving Under the Influence) arrest can be a daunting and confusing experience for anyone involved, whether it's you or someone close to you. However, with the right information and guidance, navigating through this process can become more manageable. This article aims to provide a detailed, step-by-step guide to understanding what to expect during a DUI arrest process, offering clarity and support through this challenging time. The Traffic Stop and Arrest The DUI process often begins with a traffic stop. Police may pull you over for a traffic violation or if they suspect DUI based on your driving behavior. If the officer believes you have consumed alcohol or drugs, they may ask you to undergo a field sobriety test. Failing this test, or exceeding the legal alcohol limit on a breathalyzer test, can lead to your arrest. This initial interaction...

Weird Facts about Alcohol and Our Bodies

Kevin Spade2018-09-22T08:27:19+00:00We’ve always had a complicated relationship with alcohol. Even centuries before the motor vehicle was even invented, humanity has enjoyed the immediate effects of intoxication while being aware of the need to sober up to avoid more serious risks like addiction or even death. One of the best ways to avoid a DUI is educate yourself on how the body responds to alcohol in general. You may know, for example, that alcohol can damage the liver. But you may be surprised at just what else it can do. Read on for all the details: Can Alcohol Be Good for You? Starting out on a positive note, moderate amounts of alcohol (particularly red wine) might actually be good for you. This is because of a component of red wine called resveratrol, which may do everything from diminish the look of aging skin to helping prevent heart disease. We should caution that more is not...

4 Proven Defense Strategies to Defeat a DUI Case in Sacramento

Kevin Spade2021-06-18T23:13:11+00:00You may not realize it, but DUIs are very serious offenses, particularly in Sacramento. That’s why it’s so important to have a reliable, knowledgeable attorney on your side to help you fight your DUI charges. Over the years, the best DUI attorneys in Sacramento have relied on a variety of strategies to get cases overthrown and help defendants avoid jail time. Here are a few of the strategies that consistently work time after time to defeat a DUI case in Sacramento. Breathalyzer Issues The Breathalyzer test is one of the more common ways of determining a DUI, but it is far from perfect. In addition to faulty equipment, there are a variety of conditions that could cause it to read a higher BAC (blood alcohol content) than normal. For example, certain types of gum, mints or mouthwash contain a type of alcohol. If you’ve only recently used something like this, it can...

What Happens to Parents Who Get a DUI in Sacramento with Their Kids in the Car?

Kevin Spade2021-06-19T02:07:39+00:00Being involved in an accident with your children in the car is frightening. But if you were arrested for A DUI with children in the car, things become much more problematic. Driving under the influence means that you’re a threat -- not just to yourself, but to public safety as well. Adding children to the mix creates an entirely new layer of complications that can add significant jail time to your sentence, as well as the possibility of losing your children. Your Children Could Be Injured or Killed This is one of the most heart-wrenching issues that can be caused by DUI with kids in the car. Legal issues aside, driving while under the influence puts children’s lives at risk. There are countless stories of mothers who now have to live with the guilt of injuring or even killing their babies, toddlers or children because they chose to drink. This can...

9 Interesting Facts To Know About Drunk Driving

Kevin Spade2021-06-18T23:13:56+00:00Driving a vehicle after drinking alcohol is never a good idea. And, of course, DUI charges are quite serious, implying plenty of different unpleasant legal penalties as well as consequences. With that said, there are some facts about drunk driving that you are going to be genuinely surprised to learn. For instance, were you aware that you can be arrested for DUI even if you are in a vehicle that is not moving? And just how many drinks will you need in order for you to become impaired according to the law? Well, here are some facts about drunk driving that you have probably never heard about. Odds are, you never knew that you can just as easily be charged with DUI, even if you are simply sitting in your car after having a few drinks and waiting to sober off. Well, if you are sitting in the driver’s seat...

Most Common DUI Defense Strategies

Kevin Spade2021-06-18T23:14:18+00:00Being charged with DUI (Driving Under Influence) is very serious and may lead to some genuinely harsh legal penalties and punishment. And this is why people are doing their very best in order to avoid the consequences. With that said, there are plenty of stories saying that one may actually avoid being penalized if he or she will suck in a breath mint or even a penny after he or she was pulled over by the law enforcement officers. And, of course, these are nothing but stories – urban legends that would never work in the real world. However, it does not necessarily imply that there are not legal defense strategies that could help you out. In fact, from the very moment that you were pulled over and all the way up to the presentation of evidence against you in court, there are ways to avoid the legal punishment and...

DUI And Public Transport: Dangers of Uber And Similar Transportation

Kevin Spade2018-01-29T05:06:15+00:00Getting behind the wheel after having a drink is never a good idea. If you are a driver for public transport, this is not just a crime – this is pretty much similar to attempted murder. The unsuspected passengers are putting themselves in danger when you are behind the wheel – you become an instant risk for the surrounding drivers, all of your passengers, and even pedestrians and other road users. With that said, it is horrifying when public transport drivers are charged with DUI in Sacramento and a recent case of Uber driver, who caused an accident that involved four passengers, is a great case study that should be an example for everyone who is not thinking clearly and believes that a couple of drinks before work will do no harm. At times like these, people become more aware of what’s happening in the public transport area. Of course, the...

Legal Penalties For DUIs That Cause Injuries

Kevin Spade2021-06-19T00:14:57+00:00If you injure other people while driving under the influence of alcohol, you will be charged with DUI causing injuries in line with the Californian Vehicle Code requirements. If it is established that you were operating your vehicle under the influence of drugs or alcohol, thus being unable to react to various road situations properly, breaking the law and acting in a way that consequently led to a person or a group of people to be injured, you will be charged with DUI causing injuries. If it is proven that you were driving with a BAC above the legal 0.8% limit, you will be charged with Operating Your Vehicle With BAC Above the 0.8% Threshold as well as causing injuries to people around you. On the other hand, though, the prosecution is not required to prove that you were simply driving under the influence of alcohol – instead, they are...

Driving With a Suspended License in Sacramento

Kevin Spade2021-06-18T23:15:28+00:00Most people have been pulled over at some point for some kind of traffic violation. Well, some people are ready to pay the fine right away, while others are looking for an attorney to speak on their behalf and there are those who are looking to make sure that the case will continue until they will have the money to pay the fines. But, what happens if you cannot find the money to pay the fine or perhaps hire a qualified legal representative? After all, people these days are always busy and constantly in a rush, trying to deal with their issues and problems at work, so not all of us have the time or the money to pay such fines as quickly as possible. California DMV (Department of Motor Vehicles) is stating that the suspension of one’s driving privileges implies that you will be unable to drive and your...

Sacramento DUI Case And Miranda Rights

Kevin Spade2021-06-18T23:15:54+00:00We have all seen and heard it a million times now. Miranda Rights are essential when a law enforcement officer arrests someone. It is basically a warning that the suspect will need to hear before being questioned by the police. That way, the defendant will get a chance to remember his or her legal rights and that they are protected by the Fifth Amendment of US Constitution. Furthermore, the case will be dismissed in court if the arresting officer did not issue that Miranda warning to begin with, which could be used by the attorneys to the defendant’s benefit. With that said, it is important to understand that law enforcement officers themselves do not have the right to convict or charge a person just because they believe that he or she was driving under the influence. The police are there to arrest you. Case files will then be redirected to...