Last week, more than 80 local police departments collectively announced that they are joining the Pennsylvania State Police in a “new” effort to crack down on “aggressive or unsafe driving behaviors.” The announcement defined “aggressive driving” as things like running stop signs or red lights, following other cars too closely, dangerous lane-changing, and driving too […]
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How to know when to surrender your PA driver’s license?
Many clients who suffer a driver’s license suspension ask us for advice regarding when they should surrender their license to PennDOT. Dealing with a driver’s license suspension is stressful. Besides losing the ability to drive, you need to navigate the rules of PennDOT. There is no government body more confusing than PennDOT. It is impossible […]
New Harsher PA DUI Laws Signed
Pennsylvania’s Governor Wolf just signed a series of harsher DUI laws known as “Deana’s Law.” Deana Eckman was a young woman killed by a 6 time convicted drunk driver, David Strowhouer, who crossed into oncoming traffic while passing another car and hit Deana’s car head-on, killing her. Had Strowhouer received consecutive prison time for his […]
Smoke medical marijuana and get a Pennsylvania DUI?
The Pennsylvania Superior Court just shocked the world with something we have written about over and over on this blog. If you smoke medical marijuana prescribed by a doctor in Pennsylvania and then then drive your car at any point in the next month you risk getting a DUI. Right now you are probably rejecting […]
Arrested for DUI without drinking?
Many times I have heard attorneys laugh about clients with DUI level BAC results who deny they were drinking. Ridiculous right? Right – in most cases. But some of these clients are telling the truth. How can that be? Auto-brewery Syndrome is a medical condition where the body actually produces alcohol during digestion, creating an […]