STANDING UP FOR YOU WITH SKILLED ADVOCACY

“Assign a designated driver.” That is how many drinkers would answer the question about how they go out and party but still get safely home. A recent study suggests, however, that the safety of a designated driver might be a myth to some extent. Researchers followed various designated drivers and tested their levels of impairment.

Some people will go to great lengths to avoid a drunk driving arrest. In the case of a Tennessee pair, they apparently saw relying on a sober driver as a wise way to get around a possible DUI problem. However, when that sober driver is 11 years old, that isn’t a good — or legal

Last month, Tennessee police got a call that there was a parked school bus in a parking lot with the driver inside. When authorities reported to the location and approached the bus driver, they had reason to begin a drunk driving investigation. A breath test allegedly indicated that the 39-year-old bus driver had a blood

A person’s profession or status doesn’t save him from the arms of the law. One of the stars of musical group 3 Doors Down is struggling with legal hardship right now. He’s accused of a very serious crime involving drunk driving. It is as serious as it gets when death is involved. News sources report

The lawmakers who want to make Tennessee drunk driving laws stricter might now all be able to classify themselves as football fans. At least they might say that they are fans of new Tennessee Titan Delanie Walker. Walker joins the Titans not only with professional success in mind but with legislative action in mind as well. He

Statistics suggest that the majority of teenagers do not drink, about 70 percent. Though that is a significant amount of non-drinking kids, the 30 percent who apparently do consume alcohol leaves room for concern. Parents need to talk to their kids consistently about drinking and driving from both the perspectives of safety and the law.

Before Tennessee officials decide that putting ignition interlock devices in all DUI offenders’ vehicles, the public should have a more developed understanding of what interlock devices entail. They aren’t machines that are simply popped in and out of a car. They aren’t free. They aren’t always reliable. The Tullahoma News reports that Tennessee’s Senate Judiciary

In Tennessee, there is really no sympathy for the fact that teenagers experiment and make mistakes. Whereas a driver 21 or over would be charged with DWI with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08, a 16-year-old with a BAC level of 0.02 would face an underage DUI charge in Tennessee. Think back to your teenhood.

The age of 23 is relatively young, especially when put into context. Eight years accounts for more than one-third of the life that a young Tennessee DUI defendant has lived. He was involved in a fatal motor vehicle accident and faces both civil and criminal penalties for his role in the incident. In September of

We generally stick to Tennessee criminal law matters on this drunk driving blog, but sometimes matters from out of state send a message to all states. Currently, a district attorney in Pennsylvania is supporting the argument that breathalyzer tests are not reliable sources of drunk driving evidence. The DA sent a letter to his local