When the police pull someone over on suspicion of drunk driving, they have a certain routine. One of the first things they do is touch the back of your vehicle. This way, their prints are on the car in case you take off and they need to prove they had stopped you previously. The next […]
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Getting arrested on suspicion of drunk driving can be a scary moment, especially being forced to take a breathalyzer test. With so many questions swirling through your mind, you need to know the right step to take. A Greenville DUI lawyer at The Bateman Law Firm can help you through this process. Road accidents account […]
If you’ve been out drinking, the last thing you want to see are the red and blue lights flashing behind you. There’s no escaping the fact that the cops are going to find out that you have alcohol on your breath. It doesn’t matter how many mints you eat. It doesn’t matter if you spray […]
If you’re arrested and charged with DUI in South Carolina, you should know that you’ll be facing pretty stiff penalties. And, unlike a lot of other states, South Carolina has special penalties for people who have a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .10 or higher. Across the board, the legal limit for DUI in this […]
DUI defense lawyers in South Carolina meet with clients all the time who ask what the legal limit is for DUI. For the most part, no matter what state you live in, the legal limit for DUI is .08. When someone refers to the legal limit, they’re referring to the blood alcohol concentration threshold. In […]
If you’ve ever been stopped for DUI or arrested for DUI, you may recall the process quite well. The police pull you over on suspicions of some sort of traffic violation. This can be anything from having a taillight out to speeding. If, after pulling you over, the police suspect you’re drunk, they’ll ask you […]
In just about every state, in order to be charged with DUI, you need to have a blood alcohol concentration of at least .08. However, in South Carolina, this isn’t the case. Some people think that, as long as you blow less than this .08 threshold, you’re safe. This couldn’t be further from the truth. […]
In almost every state, the legal limit for BAC( Blood Alcohol Content) while driving is .08. This means that your blood alcohol concentration has to be at least 8% in order to be charged with drunk driving. Now, the police can still arrest anyone who appears to be impaired to the point where they can’t […]
Many people have long suspected that there are sometimes issues with traditional breath tests, which are often a mainstay of what police use in order to determine if drivers are drunk or not. In fact, nearly one million Americans are arrested each and every year for drunk driving with the overwhelming number of those cases […]
About 20 years ago, there was no legal standard on the blood alcohol level that defined alcohol intoxication. Each state has its own BAC limits to determine the state of intoxication. However, it was President Clinton in 1998 who set the National standard to define the concept of legal intoxication. Today, universally in all states, […]
Drunk driving is illegal in South Carolina and is a criminal offense. Over the years, the number of drunk drivers on the road has increased considerably, and that is why South Carolina has some of the strictest DUI laws in the country. It is important for all drivers on the roads in Clemson, South Carolina […]
South Carolina has some of the toughest drunk driving laws in the nation. Over the past two decades, the legal system and law enforcement have done a great job at reducing drunk driving on the state roads. Today there are signs posted on most highways and roads in Greenville, South Carolina warning drivers not to […]