Is Drinking and Driving a Felony?

Is drinking and driving a felony? The short answer: sometimes. But when? That’s going to take this whole post to answer properly! A person can be convicted of a DUI as both a misdemeanor and a felony. Usually, a first-time offender will be a misdemeanor, but if that person injures another person or, worse— kills […]

Where ignition interlock devices used to be reserved for specific DUI cases, today they have become a much more common tool for safeguarding against alcohol-impaired driving and preventing the accidents, injuries, and deaths that often result from drunk driving. However, laws surrounding the installation and usage of ignition interlock devices varies from state to state. […]

When you’re arrested for a DUI, you can suffer a wide range of consequences, including fines, prison time, and installation of an ignition interlock device. Nearly all DUI offenses, first-time and otherwise, will result in a license suspension, which is a temporary seizure of your driving privileges. Despite what you might think, license suspensions are […]

It happened. You had too much to drink and didn’t have a backup plan for getting home, so you got behind the wheel thinking you’d be okay. Then you see and hear the sirens. You get pulled over, and you’re hit with a DUI charge. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is a […]

According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, the Fourth of July is the deadliest day of the year, a title that it has consistently held over a five-year period. Every July 4th sees about 118 lives lost to car crashes, which is about 28 more deaths than the overall average daily number of traffic […]

States use a variety of laws and tools to help discourage alcohol-impaired driving and prevent the injuries, deaths, and damage to property that it causes. One of the most effective tools is the ignition interlock device. While IIDs were initially reserved for certain cases, today they have become more common and many states have begun […]