Drunk Driving Charges

Police have charged a 26-year-old man with driving while impaired and driving while intoxicated after he allegedly drove in the wrong direction in Richmond County during the early morning hours of June 11. The New Jersey resident is scheduled to appear in court to answer the charges on Aug. 11. His vehicle was stopped by […]

New York law enforcement authorities have reported that a 73-year-old woman was handed charges of drunk driving on June 7 in connection with an accident involving an unmarked police vehicle. Media reports claim that the woman’s blood alcohol level was .21 percent at the time of the crash. Motorists with blood alcohol levels of .08

In New York and throughout the country, law enforcement is increasingly using police body cams and dashboard cameras. Whether it’s at the station or during a traffic stop, police often record suspects taking field sobriety tests. The recently released dashboard camera footage of golfer Tiger Woods’ Florida arrest gives the public a glimpse of what

The driver who caused a fatal accident in Times Square in New York earlier in May reportedly had gotten off easy in a second drunken driving case. The driver, who had been taken into custody on suspicion of drunk driving in 2015, was not required to have an ignition interlock device installed in his vehicle.

A New York man was arrested and charged with drunk driving in the parking lot of a police academy in Albany. The incident happened on May 17 in the parking lot of the New York State Police Academy. According to police reports, an off-duty state trooper saw a man that the trooper thought looked suspicious

New York motorists who have multiple prior alcohol- or drug-related traffic convictions may have their drivers’ licenses permanently revoked. On May 9, the Court of Appeals ruled that the laws allowing lifetime bans were constitutionally permissible. Three drivers who had their licenses permanently revoked had sued the state, arguing that the laws were impermissibly broad

New York motorists who have a first-time conviction for driving under the influence are required by law to install an ignition interlock device on their vehicle. However, this is not the case in every state. As of March 2016, only 26 states had a mandatory requirement that the device must be installed after a first

Hip-hop fans in New York and around the country probably know Keith Cozart better by his stage name Chief Keef. The 21-year-old rapper burst onto the music scene in 2011 and has since released several highly acclaimed mixtapes and studio albums, but he has also had his share of trouble with the law. Cozart was

Drugged driving incidents are becoming far more common in New York and around the country according to reports from the nation’s police departments and data from several federal agencies. Marijuana remains the most common illegal drug found in the systems of impaired motorists, but police in Rust Belt states like Ohio and Michigan say that

Individuals under the age of 21 are not permitted to consume alcohol in New York, and even traces of the compound can lead to severe consequences for young drivers. The legal driving limit in New York is .08 percent for adults, but individuals under the age of 21 are considered intoxicated with a blood alcohol