Currently Browsing: drinking and driving

5 Mistakes to Avoid After Being Arrested For ANYTHING!

Any good attorney will tell you: it's often what you say or do after being charged with a traffic offense or crime that can determine the outcome. This field-tested advice applies to speeding tickets, DWIs, DUIs, drug charges, misdemeanors, and,...

Read More

DWIs, DUIs, and BUIs...Oh My!

Summertime and the living is easy. As long as you aren't drinking and driving, or drinking and boating! Alcohol and summer weather just seem to go together, and boating is the perfect activity for fun under the sun. But just like drinking and...

Read More

12 Ways to Lose Your North Carolina Driver's License

In North Carolina, there are a LOT of traffic violations that can cause you to lose your license. Some reasons are pretty well known, like a DWI or too many points. But there are many others too. Before we answer the question, there are two terms you...

Read More

The Top 5 Myths of Traffic Ticket Charges

Whether you call them urban legends, common myths, or even “fake news,” there is a lot of misinformation about things and traffic tickets are no exception. If you get pulled over for speeding or some other traffic violation in Mecklenburg...

Read More

A North Carolina DWI Can Be a Life Changer

DWI/DUI charges can be costly both financially and personally. If you live in Charlotte, North Carolina and you have a few beers at the NCAA tournament or the annual St. Patrick's Day festival, you shouldn't drive. If you do drink and...

Read More

DWI Countdown: 30 Minutes Can Mean the Difference Between a DWI Conviction or a Dismissal

While we all know that driving and drinking just don't mix, it's inevitable that some of us will end up having to take a breathalyzer. Knowing your rights, and consulting a reputable DWI lawyer, will give you the best chance to minimize the...

Read More

Some DWI Convictions in North Carolina Are Worse Than Others

The most important reason for not drinking and driving is that it could injure or kill you and/or other drivers. In a perfect world, that reason alone would encourage most motorists to not get behind the wheel after drinking alcohol. But, of course,...

Read More

Why Does Charlotte Have So Many Bad Drivers and Traffic Accidents?

Just like any other big city, Charlotte, North Carolina has its share of bad drivers and traffic accidents. But as it turns out, we have more than our share! A recent study lists Charlotte as the 14th most dangerous city for bad drivers, from traffic...

Read More

What are the Penalties for Under Aged Drinking in NC?

Everyone else was drinking. And you'd always wanted to try it. Frankly, these opportunities don’t come around often, so you took your chance to toss a few back. You knew under age drinking was against the law, but thought, "Why...

Read More