Police say Todd Harrell, better known as the bassist for the band 3 Doors Down, committed vehicular homicide on April 19. He smashed into a pickup truck, sending it hurtling down an embankment. The driver of the pickup truck wasn’t wearing his seatbelt, and was ejected from his seat—he was rushed to hospital but died. The band [...]
Most drivers don’t think twice about getting behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. Even those with a higher risk of collision treat the activity as a normal part of everyday life. For those with a tendency to consume alcohol, however, taking a second thought before getting behind the wheel can save a life. When [...]
Blood alcohol content (BAC), also known as blood alcohol concentration, is a term used to describe the amount of alcohol (ethyl alcohol or ethanol) in your bloodstream at any given time. Law enforcement authorities use this measurement to determine whether or not a person is legally intoxicated, and medical professionals use it to determine health [...]
Your smart phone can do just about anything and now it can tell you if you’re too drunk to drive.
Your car may soon be that friend that won’t let you drink and drive. Researchers are working with the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers and the NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) to make a device officially known as the DADSS, or Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety.
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) recently released a new smartphone app which it hopes will lead to fewer impaired drivers getting behind the wheel. Called "Show Me My Buzz," the app is currently available for Androids and iPhones.
As a United States immigration attorney, I am routinely required to apply various grounds of inadmissibility, deportability and bars to naturalization to fact patterns presented by those hoping to enter, or stay in, the United States. US immigration laws impose different eligibility standards on aliens depending on where they are, what benefit they are seeking, [...]
The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) is initially responsible for determining the immigration consequences of your DUI. The USCIS may find a DUI conviction to be a crime involving moral turpitue (CIMT) or a violent crime. Such a finding can lead to inadmissibility to the US, deportation from the US, denial of a [...]