Every case has its own unique set of facts and circumstances. These facts and circumstances will affect the type of things that a driver can be charged with and may also ultimately affect sentencing. One particular Georgia driver is learning this after making the unfortunate mistake of driving wh...

The legal drinking age in all states and the District of Columbia has been twenty-one since the 1980s. While this increase has helped reduce the number of teenagers who drink, there are still those that consume alcohol while underage and, unfortunately, some of these individuals choose to get be...

Technology is changing the way that we do pretty much everything. Since the advent of the smartphone, people have been using their phones to do more and more things. Channel 2 News conducted an investigation into the reasons that Georgia has seen a drop in the number of DUI arrests in recent year...

Pop singer Aaron Carter is currently facing a handful of misdemeanor charges in Georgias Habersham County. These include DUI, possession of less than 1 ounce of marijuana and drug paraphernalia. In an ironic turn of events, Carter was filmed last Monday in Tampa, Florida offering his opinion abo...

Chicago policeman Dale Jesionowski, 53, has been charged with misdemeanor DUI after a fellow officer observed him driving erratically on the city's Southwest side. According to local news outlets, at approximately 12 pm Jesionowski was seen striking a curb in the parking lot of a police station i...

It is reasonable to wonder if riding a bicycle while intoxicated could result in a DUI charge? The question is especially relevant to college students, many of whom opt for a bike instead of a car to save money on gas and other auto expenses. Riding a bike after drinking may even seem like a logi...

Every year, St. Patrick's Day brings with it a slew of alcohol-related charges. It can happen to the best of us. With free-flowing frothy green beer, live bands and a mood of frivolity, many otherwise law-abiding citizens easily get tied up in ordinance violations, or more serious charges. Some G...

Across the United States, the "legal limit" of blood alcohol concentration (BAC) is .08. A driver's BAC and where it sits in relation to the legal limit are crucial elements in any DUI case, with prosecutors sometimes declining to move forward in cases in which an individual blew lower than the l...

Technology is advancing by leaps and bounds every year. Companies are constantly coming up with new gadgets and devices that do a variety of different things, from refrigerators with cameras so you can see what you need while at the grocery store to watches that can detect you are sick before you...

Drinking and driving has long been an issue. As Justice Alito put it in Birchfield v. North Dakota, "[t]he problem of drunk driving arose almost as soon as motor vehicles came into use." The first law that made it illegal to drive while under the influence was passed in 1906 in New Jersey. Other ...

People take prescription drugs for a variety of different medical conditions. According to the Washington Post, a 2015 study published by the Journal of the American Medical Association, "found that the prevalence of prescription drug use among people 20 and older had risen to 59 percent in 2012....

The Supreme Court of Georgia recently decided Zilke v. State, a case concerning how much power campus police have to make an arrest when they are outside of their jurisdiction. The central question of the case was whether the Kennesaw State University (KSU) police had the authority to arrest an i...

Being arrested for driving under the influence can be harsh enough, but when a child is involved in a DUI charge, Georgia punishes to the fullest extent of the law. When a driver is accused of being under the influence with a child under the age of 14 in the vehicle, they face DUI child endangerm...

According to the AJC, Former Atlanta Falcon Star Jamal Anderson was arrested for DUI in Dekalb County GA on June 25, 2012. Unfortunately this was not his first brush with the law. He had been previously arrested in 2009. Like anyone else arrested for a Dekalb County DUI, he will be prosecuted in...

Recently, attorney Jennifer Little, a former DeKalb County assistant distrct attorney, was arrested for DUI. Ms. Little just left her position as a prosecutor earlier this year to enter private practice. She was traveling north on Buford Highway in the early morning hours going an alleged 91mph -...

DUI cases are typically prosecuted for Clayton County in Jonesboro at the Clayton County State Court. Tasha Mosely is the elected solicitor general and she has several attorneys who work for her as prosecuting attorneys. They are tough on DUI are it is rare that they dismiss one, even if they hav...

Former UGA star football player Orson Charles was arrested on Friday in Athens for DUI. According to the DUI report, Charles car was stopped in the street around 3am. When the officer approached to see if everything was okay with the vehicle and driver, Mr. Charles began to drive. This triggered ...

A DeKalb County woman, 22 year old Chasity Nicole Jones, was arrested and charged last month with serious DUI charges and vehicular homicide after an accident in which she fatally struck Atlanta police officer Gail Thomas. Officer Thomas, a 15 year veteran, was working a traffic accident when she...

Republican State Representative Kip Smith was arrested in Atlanta recently for driving under the influence ( DUI ). Atlanta DUI officer Kramer observed Smith's gold Jaguar XJ8 run a red light and initiated a traffic stop. Upon speaking to Smith, Officer Kramer noticed that Smith smelled of alcoho...

This time of year - with New Years Eve just a few days off - and lots of holiday parties and festivities to partake in, DeKalb DUI officers stay quite busy stopping drivers and arresting them for possession and DUI related offenses. I recently came across a study from the Journal of Public Econom...

I try to keep up with DUI arrests in the news. The list just goes on and on from prominent politicians (George W. Bush) to socialites (Khloe Kardashian) to athletes (Hines Ward). So many people arrested for DUI in DeKalb County or Decatur, GA feel ashamed, embarrased and alone. You are really not...

Field Sobriety Tests are making news in DeKalb County. Channel 2 Action News investigated the standard field sobriety tests that DeKalb County DUI officers administer to those suspected of DUI. Typically, a Dekalb area motorist is stopped by a DUI officer for a traffic violation. Then an investig...

Last weekend, a City of Doraville DUI officer was himself arrested for DUI following a motor vehicle accident. Doraville DUI Officer Kasey Lindsey was placed on leave after the incident and has now been terminated from the Doraville police force. DeKalb County DUI officers responded to a wreck l...

Most DUI offenses in DeKalb County are misdemeanors. However, if you have had prior DUIs, you may be charged with a felony. You may also be considered a habitual violator (which is a felony) if you have had numerous prior traffic convictions. Serious accidents or injuries by vehicle involving dru...

DeKalb County DUI prosecuting attorneys rarely reduce DUI cases to reckless driving. Even more rarely do they just dismiss or drop a DeKalb DUI. And DeKalb County has Star Team officers who arrest drivers for DUI every night. This means that there are usually just two options for a person facing ...