Drunk Driving

You may be driving when you see a sobriety checkpoint on the road somewhere ahead of you. This is different than a normal DUI stop, where the police already have reasonable suspicion and pull you over. At the checkpoint, all drivers have to identify themselves to...

The police can stop your vehicle to conduct an investigation if they believe you are driving drunk and violating traffic laws. If the police suspect you were drunk, they may ask you to prove that you are not through a series of field sobriety tests. These tests allow...

Understanding the basics of how the body metabolizes alcohol is important for anyone who drinks, even if they only do so occasionally. After consuming alcohol, many individuals wonder if there's a way to speed up the process of metabolizing alcohol to reduce its...

Drivers’ inaccurate perception of their impairment level is too often a significant factor contributing to the prevalence of driving under the influence (DUI) incidents. For a variety of reasons, many individuals underestimate how alcohol or drugs affect their driving...

The winter holidays in New Mexico tend to inspire a spike in impaired driving arrests, a serious issue that poses risks to both the driver and the public. Few people are so reckless that they knowingly get behind the wheel when they are significantly impaired. Yet, it...

Today, the internet is full of misinformation. While there are still many good resources that can help people, there’s also a lot of information that can create harm For example, there are a lot of misconceptions about DUI charges and how people can avoid them. Here...

When the police perform a breath test, it gives a numerical reading of the test subject’s blood alcohol concentration (BAC). If a driver is over the legal limit, then the court can presume that they were impaired by the alcohol they consumed prior to getting behind...

You are the designated driver and you’re taking your friends home after a night out. Suddenly, you find yourself being pulled over by law enforcement.  There are questions regarding your sobriety and ability to drive safely, and the officer is telling you that (based...

Don’t assume that a breath test is accurate. Don’t assume that failing the test during a DUI stop means that you are going to be convicted. People often look at breath tests this way, but it is not realistic. The tests are sometimes wrong and a conviction is never...

During a traffic stop, the police can use multiple tools to determine whether a driver is drunk. Some officers will evaluate a driver with a chemical breath test. The police may also ask drivers to perform a field sobriety test. What are field sobriety tests? These...