As a Dekalb County DUI Lawyer, I regularly handle drug and alcohol-related charges both in and out of a car, including what is referred to as a PUI – pedestrian under the influence. It's important to know that a charge of Pedestrian under the influence is not the same as public intoxication. In t...

Jail records show that on July 7, 2019, not one but two Dekalb County Police Officers were arrested for driving under the influence in separate instances. The arrest report for Sergeant Tim Paske indicated that he was arrested for DUI on Cotillion Drive near Shallowford Road. Paske, 32, was booke...

While visiting South Carolina, Atlanta resident Tamika Bailey, 28, was arrested after allegedly driving while intoxicated with her two young children in the car. According to reports, The South Carolina Department of Public Safety received a complaint that Bailey was driving recklessly before tur...

If you live in Metro-Atlanta, chances are you've seen at least one of the thousands of electric scooters filling the sidewalks after scooter companies like Bird and Lime arrived in Atlanta early last summer. The scooters quickly sprouted across intown Atlanta, showing up in neighborhoods includin...

Last year, Steven Foster was convicted of a DUI in Dekalb County and was subsequently put on probation. More recently, he is back in jail. Steven Foster is a former Democratic candidate for Congress – his DUI left him to run his campaign from a jail cell. Though Foster was urged by Georgia democ...

In February, the Georgia Supreme Court struck down part of Georgia's DUI Law by declaring that a driver's refusal to take a breathalyzer test cannot be used against them at trial. The unanimous court found that using a driver's refusal to submit to a breathalyzer against them violated the protec...

A student of the Florida Law Enforcement Training Center crashed an SUV this past week after allegedly having a bit too much drink. The alleged driver was driving the vehicle when she first crashed her vehicle. She then ran other motorists off of the road at the following intersection. She did t...

Whip-Its are a unique way of getting intoxicated, or high, that can have a serious effect on a person's ability to drive safely and lawfully. They are cheap, becoming increasingly popular, and are dangerous both behind the wheel and away from it. When a person drives under the influence of Whip-I...

A driver now faces homicide by vehicle and DUI charges after an accident which has left a man brain-dead. The accident occurred on Jimmy Carter Boulevard at the intersection with Singleton Road, in unincorporated Norcross, GA. Diego Romero, age 31, was traveling westbound on Jimmy Carter Bouleva...

A county commissioner from Macon-Bibb County was arrested for a DUI charge in the early hours of Friday, February 22, 2019. Commissioner Virgil Watkins, age 34, was elected to represent District 8 in 2013. A Georgia State Patrol Trooper, Micheal Brock, pulled over Watkins just after 1 a.m. on Fr...

A woman in Forsyth County, Georgia led law enforcement on a crazy chase in the early morning hours of Tuesday, January 8, 2018. Christina Lee Waggoner, age 44, from Loganville, Georgia, was driving on Georgia 400 northbound when law enforcement attempted to initiate a traffic stop, leading to the...

Around any major holiday, Georgia law enforcement steps up their game when it comes to hunting for those driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs. In fact, the number of arrests and prosecutions rises dramatically during and immediately after a major holiday as a result of increased ...

Often the charges of hit and run and driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol will be charged out of the same set of circumstances. This typically arises when an allegedly intoxicated person strikes another vehicle (or a person) with his or her car and leaves the scene. Both charges ...

Georgia has incredibly strict DUI laws, even when the DUI did not result in any other harm than a broken law. When a person's intoxication causes damage to property or harm to other people, the charges may be much more severe. When that accident is the result of drug intoxication, a person may fa...

A Deputy Commissioner with the Georgia Department of Natural Resources faced DUI and failure to maintain lane charges in 2017 after a crash. Walter Hyman Rabon crashed on Georgia 11 Northbound with a passenger in the car. Rabon claimed he swerved to avoid a deer, which caused him to spin counterc...

A Georgia driver's license can be suspended for several reasons, including as a result of an arrest or a conviction of driving under the influence (DUI) of drugs or alcohol. If you have been arrested for DUI, or driving on suspended license, an experienced Dekalb County DUI attorney can help defe...

Pretrial diversion is an alternative to traditional criminal sentencing that could be just what you need to avoid the consequences of a DUI conviction. It is a chance to have your DUI charge dismissed and removed from your criminal record. Pretrial diversion has certain eligibility requirements,...

Drivers with a commercial driver's license (CDL) rely on that designation to make their living. These drivers have successfully passed tests that demonstrate their ability to drive commercial vehicles safely on Georgia roads. A CDL is valuable to the person who has earned the privilege and it sho...

The use of drug-sniffing dogs is a common occurrence in drug-related DUI cases in Georgia. Certain legal requirements must happen for the use of the drug-sniffing dog to be constitutional. An experienced Dekalb DUI attorney knows these requirements and will protect your rights. The Initial Stop ...

Did you know that you can be arrested for DUI even if youre not physically operating a motor vehicle? A Dekalb County woman recently learned this lesson the hard way. According to reports, police responded to a call about a woman standing in the middle of the street outside of a restaurant. When...

When an individual has been arrested for driving under the influence in DeKalb County or elsewhere in Georgia, he or she will typically be facing two different types of proceedings simultaneously: a criminal case and an Administrative License Suspension Hearing. The latter of these typically has ...

Utahs new blood alcohol content (BAC) limit of 0.05 percent, the lowest (and most inflammatory) blood alcohol legal limit for drivers in the country, is not set to go into effect until the end of this year. Since its passage into law, the state has experienced substantial pushback from disgruntl...

Despite a public perception that DUIs only happen to a certain type of person, DUI charges can happen to absolutely anyone. Whether they are an upper-crust member of society, middle class working professional, or someone with four DUI convictions behind them, these charges are not limited in sc...

The Governors Office of Highway Safety recently awarded the Dekalb County Police Department over $32,000 through the state-wide H.E.A.T. grant program. The goal of the program is to reduce crashes, injuries, and deaths due to driving under the influence (DUI), speeding and other unsafe driving b...

In the United States, people have a right to “plead the Fifth.” That is, the Fifth Amendment in the Bill of Rights provides citizens with the right to not incriminate themselves by making a statement that would implicate them in a crime. In addition to the federal constitution, every state has it...