There have been a spate of new studies regarding the effects of marijuana on driving. Washington now allows recreational marijuana use and set the legal limit for driving high at five nanograms of THC. But what exactly this means and how five nanograms of THC affects someone's driving is up for ...
Tacoma Councilman Ryan Mello enters plea deal for his DUI charge in Kitsap County where he can keep a clean record if he stays out of trouble for the next year.
We've written a lot about the different penalties for a drunk driving conviction in Washington. These can include mandatory minimum jail sentences, monetary fines, losing your driver's license, and even having to pay to install an ignition interlock device into your car. However, we rarely ever...
If you are arrested for drunk driving in the Seattle area you face the very real possibility of jail time. However, while Washington DUI statutes do provide for mandatory minimum jail terms as a possible penalty, many DUI defendants do avoid going to jail. Generally, even for a first DUI convic...
Seattle DUI Attorney Aaron Wolff explains what the SCRAM device is and how it is being regularly for Seattle DUI charges in Seattle Municipal Court.
As a state representative, Roger Goodman was associated with toughening Washington DUI laws. The representative even once won MADD's “legislator of the year” award, reports the Sammamish Review. However, the representative is now making news for a different reason. Documents revealed during his ...
A Puyallup man was arrested in Kent for allegedly driving under the influence of marijuana. The DUI suspect, 31-year-old Mike Simmons, says that the only thing he's guilty of is having a green tongue, reports Q13 Fox. Simmons says that he was stopped in Kent and a police officer asked him to st...
William Appleby Jr. faces potential felony DUI charges after his most recent drunk driving arrest. The 35-year-old Lacey man has five driving while intoxicated arrests on his record in the past ten years. He has been convicted twice and pleaded three other DUI citations down to either negligent ...
An actual backseat driver in Virginia has been charged with a DUI. You might be wondering how someone in the back of the car can be charged with driving under the influence. Well, apparently 23-year-old Brandi Snow Williams was able to grab the steering wheel from the back seat of the car she wa...
As the debate rages on regarding how high is too high to drive, Washington TV station KIRO took it upon itself and tested the effects of pot on driving. In a segment that aired last week, the TV station gathered a group of volunteers and had them smoke pot while unleashing them on a closed drivi...
When you drive in Washington, you give implied consent to submit to a blood alcohol test. Should you get stopped for drunk driving and refuse to submit to such a test, you face penalties including a driver's license suspension regardless of whether or not you were drunk. In these cases, you wil...
The concern voiced by some groups against Initiative 502 was that the new THC limit for driving while under the influence of marijuana would unfairly affect medicinal marijuana users. But one month into the new law, a study suggests that medical marijuana users have not been unduly affected. In...
Seattle DUI Attorney Aaron Wolff discusses a recent study that shows how a alcoholic beverage mixed with a sugary drink slows absorption of the alcohol and leads to a lower blood alcohol level then the same drink mixed with a diet soda.
When asked what the legal limit is to drink and drive in Washington state, many of you may say 0.08. And you would be correct. However, did you know that you can also be charged with drunk driving if you test for a 0.04 or even a 0.02 blood alcohol level? So what gives? Generally, the legal li...
For the third time in recent weeks, a councilman in Washington has made headlines for drunk driving. This time, a Pullman City Councilman was arrested over the weekend for a suspected DUI, reports The Seattle Times. The councilman, Derrick Skaug, is also a leader at Washington State University's...
If you were driving after the Super Bowl, you may have noticed an increased presence by the Washington State Patrol. This was no coincidence as state troopers were out in full force cracking down on drunk drivers following the big game, reports Q13 Fox News. Similar to other heavy drinking days...
Country singer Randy Travis was recently convicted of drunk driving in Texas and received two years probation, a suspended jail sentence of 180 days, $2,000 fine, and a mandatory minimum 30-day stay at a alcohol treatment facility, reports The Seattle Times. Travis was busted in a bizarre drunk ...
There have been over 130 arrests for suspected drugged driving in Washington state since marijuana possession became legal early December, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Sixteen of these arrests occurred in King County. The new legal standard for driving under the influence of marijuana...
Washington Ignition Interlock Requirements If you are convicted of a DUI in Washington and you wish to drive, you will be required to install an ignition interlock device. (RCW 46.20.720). As you may know, an ignition interlock device is a device that is installed directly into your car. You wi...
The recent arrest of a Billings, Montana man for his seventh DUI got us wondering what happens if you are charged with a DUI in Washington and have multiple prior convictions on your record. In the Montana case, 48-year-old Robert Luis Cedeno was busted for a DUI after he allegedly struck a tree...
Following the most recent arrest of a public official for DUI, Seattle DUI attorney Aaron Wolff provides information regarding the January 20th, 2013, incident involving Tacoma Councilman Ryan Mello as well as explains the typical court process for a Washington DUI.
Proposed legislation in Olympia would create special College DUI courts which would act similar to normal DUI courts but would give the ability to impose special conditions such as withholding a person's diploma.
Washington state has tough DUI laws and even local politicians are not immune. Snohomish County Councilman Brian Sullivan pleaded guilty to drunken driving charges this week. For the crime, he was sentenced to spend a day in jail, reports the AP. Over the summer, the 54-year-old Sullivan was st...
Sure, you can listen to DUI attorneys talk about themselves and what great representation they'll provide you. But why not get a real sense of what working with a Seattle DUI attorney is really like by hearing from a client who worked first-hand with attorney Aaron Wolff. The client, let's call...
"Can police force you to undergo a blood alcohol test?" The justices heard arguments this week as to whether police officers must get a warrant before ordering a blood test on unwilling suspected drunk drivers, rep...
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