According to reports out of Gainesville, a 68-year-old man is in critical condition at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center after a crash that involved three different vehicles. The crash happened at the intersection of Pearl Nix Parkway and Dorsey Street. Police have reported that another drive...

While the basis for a police officer's initial stop of you or your vehicle may help support his decision to arrest you for DUI, the officer is also required to have probable cause to believe you are driving under the influence. This applies whether it was a traffic violation, or the officer was r...

As a Hall County DUI Attorney, I also frequently handle what is referred to as a PUI – pedestrian under the influence. Not many people realize that a charge of pedestrian under the influence is different than a charge of public intoxication (sometimes called public drunkenness). In today's post, ...

Earlier this month, Officer Nicolas Blane Dixon of the Hall County Police department died in the line of duty. Dixon, 28, was one of several officers in pursuit of a stolen car, believed to be the work of a group of teenagers that are also suspected in a string of other car thefts. The chase ende...

The Georgia Department of Driver Services recently released an updated Distracted Driver Data Report. The data revealed that since Georgia began its crackdown on distracted driving, more than 19,000 drivers have been convicted – this is almost twice the number of convictions from the previous yea...

A Hall County man has been arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence three times within the past 53 days. Michael Jones, 36, was first arrested for DUI on April 24 on Lula Road in Hall County. Only six days later, Jones was again pulled over and charged with DUI by Georgia State Patro...

According to reports, a Metro-Atlanta nanny was arrested on charges of driving under the influence and driving under the influence child endangerment. With the six-year-old child in the backseat and alcohol in her system, the Nanny got behind the wheel of the car, causing a four-car pileup. “She...

Whether you are planning for an afternoon picnic on Cumberland Island or spending a week on the Appalachian Trail, you should know that federal property is governed by different rules than other public places in the state of Georgia. Federal property is subject to federal law – even in cases of D...

Everyone has heard the terms DUI and DWI. Short for driving under the influence and driving while intoxicated, these terms call to mind an image of someone driving after having a few drinks. However, did you know it is possible to get a DUI or DWI without driving the car at all? This is due to th...

It is not uncommon for someone to wonder if you need to hire an attorney in a DUI case. After all, if you have been drinking in Hall County GA, and you were subsequently charged with a DUI, what could a Gainesville DUI attorney possibly do for you? The answer is plenty. An experienced Hall County...

The good news is, most DUI cases resolve without the defendant ever needing to testify in court. However, sometimes testimony is necessary at trial. While this is a rare event, there are some basic testimony tips you should know so that you are better prepared in the case you do have to testify. ...

In Georgia, state law defines driving under the influence (DUI) as driving or in physical control of a vehicle with a BAC of 0.08% or higher. When a driver is pulled over by a police officer while driving a vehicle, driving or in physical control is easy for the state to prove beyond a reasonable...

In Georgia, anyone convicted of DUI faces potential jail time and a fine. However, they are also required to engage in two additional steps. First, they must complete the Georgia Department of Drivers Services-approved DUI Alcohol or Drug Use Risk Reduction Program. This is often referred to as D...

A Georgia man was arrested for drinking and driving on Saturday in Aiken. The car parked in front of his hotel room was the same vehicle which earlier in the evening hit a light pole. Although there were no injuries that occurred, the man's car did receive damage on the driver's side. The police...

A DUI in Georgia is serious business, but it can be eve more serious if injury to another party is involved. A Georgia man, James Tucker was indicted for DUI and serious injury by vehicle when he crashed his car into another woman's vehicle earlier this year. Prosecutors are alleging that on Jan...

A DUI can happen to anyone whether you're in Hall County, GA or Arlington County, VA. On Thursday April 26th, two time Pro Bowler and safety on the Washington Redskins Brandon Meriweather was arrested for DUI in Arlington, Virginia. A police officer spotted his car going almost 20 miles over the ...

Many people with clean driving records, good jobs, and no criminal histories whatsoever find themselves arrested for a first DUI offense. This can be traumatic, scary, and aggravating to say the least. Hall County is a tough jurisdiction to face a first DUI charge. The judges can be very unforgiv...

Barrow County is turning into a hotbed of DUI arrests. Barrow Co. DUI officers are out nightly making DUI arrests. In addition, officers for the city of Braselton (which serves Barrow County, Jackson County, and Gwinnett County) have training and experience in DUI enforcement and detection. A fir...

Orson Charles, a former UGA football player and 2011 AFCA All-American, was charged with DUI this weekend in Athens-Clarke County. DUI officers stopped Charles at approximaetly 3 am when the officers pulled up behind him to check if his vehicle was disabled. As the officers approached, Charles re...

Judge Amanda F. Williams, the Drug Court Judge in the Brunswick, GA judicial circuit, resigned earlier this month from her judgeship. Williams was elected to the bench in 1990 and her courtroom was featured on the March 2011 NPR radio program "This American Life." The show showed Judge Wililams t...

In Hall County, when you are arrested for DUI, you will likely spend several hours in a Hall County jail and then make a bond (if it is your first DUI offense, each DUI makes your bond amount more expensive and can even lead to a felony charge with bond being denied). The officer will likely take...

Thousands of drivers get stopped each year and arrested for DUI - driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. If you facing a Hall County DUI charge, you are certainly not alone. Throughout Hall County, the state of Georgia, and the country, DUI arrests are frequent and the consequences are ...

Last week, former major league baseball pitcher Curtis Leskanic was arrested and charged with a DUI in Orlando. Leskanic, now 44, was a former player for the Boston Red Sox. According to reports, Leskanic was found in his parked vehicle passed out. DUI enforcement officers allegedly administered ...

Last year, Paris Hilton and her former boyfriend Cy Waits were stopped by Vegas police for a traffic infraction and the driver, Waits, was subsequently arrested for felony DUI for driving under the influence of drugs as well as for possession of marijuana. Hilton was charged with obstruction of l...

Every day in the Gainesville, GA area, Hall County law enforcement officers arrest people for drunk driving - DUI - offenses. While a first DUI is generally a misdemeanor, Hall County DUI prosecuting attorneys can elevate DUI charges to felonies, especially when there is a serious accident with i...