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Sobriety checkpoints typically involve law enforcement setting up a roadblock on a public road and either stopping every single vehicle or each vehicle in a pattern (e.g. every third or fourth vehicle) to investigate if the operator is too impaired to drive due to...
Most people think they have a good idea of what it means to "operate" a vehicle when accused of drunk driving. They usually envision the typical scenario of a police officer driving behind a vehicle on a highway that is swerving between the lanes. The police officer...
Everyone knows that if you have consumed enough alcohol to be in excess of the legal limit and drive an automobile, motorcycle or truck on the open road, you can be charged and perhaps convicted with operating while intoxicated. But what about other means of...
On June 27th, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Mitchell v. Wisconsin, ___ U.S. ___ (2019) holding in a very close 5-4 decision that the police officer's warrantless seizure of a blood draw from an unconscious drunk driving suspect did not violate...
One of the most unpleasant experiences faced by many drivers comes when you see the red and blue flashing lights in our rearview mirror. Many times, you already have an idea about why you are being pulled over; sometimes, you don't. Regardless, how handle that...
Teenagers are high-risk drivers on public roads because they often lack the experience to deal with all the situations that a driver of any age might face. If this inexperience is coupled with the consumption of alcohol, then the odds of a catastrophe occurring will...
Commercial motor vehicle drivers are held to a higher standard than regular drivers because of the greater injuries or deaths that can result from collisions with their large vehicles. Obtaining and keeping a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) requires more knowledge...
The so-called "super drunk" law was passed by the Michigan Legislature in 2008 and took effect on October 31st, 2010. The law was passed to target the drunkest drivers (0.17 BAC or higher) who are usually at fault for the deadliest crashes. Generally, it enhances the...
Operating while visibly impaired has the least severe consequences of all the drunk driving offenses you could be charged with in Michigan. The prosecutor may sometimes offer the opportunity to plead guilty to this offense in exchange for the dismissal of an operating...
The days when a drunk driver would spend a night sobering up in jail and be released the next day with a fine are long past. A conviction for operating while intoxicated in Michigan can have significant criminal penalties, stiff financial obligations and severe...