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Today’s post comes to us from fellow interlock provider, LifeSafer. A recent study by the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs highlighted data that shows how drunk driving deaths have been underestimated. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the blood alcohol levels of those who die due to drunk driving or an alcohol-related …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. It’s scary enough handing over the car keys to your teen. Throw the dangers of drinking and driving into the mix and you have a pretty worried set of parents. We’re certain part of your fears include wondering if your child listened to what …
Today’s post comes to us from fellow ignition interlock provider, LifeSafer. We all talk about the dangers of drinking and driving, but how do we really know how dangerous the effects of alcohol can be unless we’ve experienced it for ourselves? Okay, we know what you’re thinking. We’re not encouraging anyone to drink and drive. …
Misdemeanors vs Felonies In the state of North Carolina, there are only two types of DWI charges that are felonies. They are: Felony death by motor vehicle: a person is charged with this if, while drunk driving, he/she causes an accident that results in the death of another person. Felony death by a motor vehicle …
Today’s post on DUI statistics comes to us from LifeSafer’s Interlock Talk blog: Drinking and driving related crashes claim thousands of lives every year in the United States. The key to staying safe while driving comes from knowing the facts about DUI and what can cause alcohol-related crashes. Here are 10 sobering DUI statistics you may …
When you get hit with a DWI, the road in front of you seems long and complicate. In order to regain your driving privileges, you’ll have to fill out paperwork, attend classes and meet with attorneys and others involved in the process. Sometimes answers are hard to find, but they are out there. So we’ve …
Today’s post comes to us from Steve Oberman of the Tennessee-based Oberman & Rice firm. This post was first published in the DUI News Blog. Now it’s time to learn about the risks of driving after taking legally prescribed medication. ***** I receive many calls from persons arrested for DUI due to the fact they’d been pulled after taking …
By Bryce Little Market Coordinator North Carolina’s Holiday “Booze It & Lose It” campaign netted more than 3,000 DWI arrests. As North Carolina citizens were partying over the holidays, law enforcement officers were out in full force from December 13, 2013 through January 5, 2014, stopping vehicles and using breathalyzer test checkpoints to monitor the sobriety …
