Generally, someone who has a blood alcohol level above 0.08 or THC concentration above 5.00 is considered to be driving under the influence in Washington. However, when the driver is under 21 years of age, the legal limit is actually much lower. As you know, individuals cannot legally drink alc...
The Rhode Island State Police recently arrested a man who allegedly had a blood alcohol content of 0.362. The legal limit for driving in Rhode Island (just as it is in Washington) is 0.08. So this man was driving with a blood alcohol level well over four times the legal limit. And to show that t...
If you are ever arrested for a DUI in Washington, your first thought may be what penalties you face. The penalties for drunk driving in Washington are severe. This is true even for a first-time DUI arrest. Here's an overview of Washington drunk driving penalties. (RCW 46.61.5055). First-Time DU...
A couple days before Christmas, Idaho Senator Michael Crapo was arrested for drunk driving. The 61-year-old Senator ran a red light and was arrested after testing for a blood alcohol level of 0.11. Today, a court handed down Crapo's penalties. He received a 180-day jail sentence, one-year licen...
An alleged drunk driver was arrested in Mercer Island after he reportedly sped up behind a patrol car and then gave up before the officer even gave chase. The unidentified 22-year-old Bellevue man was reportedly racing along Interstate 90 in Mercer Island when he unintentionally sped up right be...
This may be a case where no news is good news. Across the country, newspapers are reporting a spate of drunk driving arrests as revelers ringed in the new year. However, for residents of Seattle and the King County areas, the news may be notable for what is not said. In fact, there have been fe...
There is no such thing as a good drunk driving arrest. But there may be such a thing as an especially bad DUI arrest. In Vermont, a 55-year-old man got busted for drunk driving. It wasn't tough for cops to spot the suspected drunk driver, as he was apparently driving on the front lawn of the ho...
You know that old trick where you get someone else to blow into the ignition interlock device so that you can get the engine started? Well, apparently, Washington state lawmakers and the police are aware of this trick too. So beginning January 1, 2013, all new ignition interlock devices will com...
The use of sobriety checkpoints is prohibited in Washington state. As a result, the state has adopted other alternatives to stop drunk driving including highly visible saturation patrols. These patrols consist of a team of troopers whose sole job is to stop drunk drivers. These teams are typical...
New Year's Eve is only a few days away and you may be getting ready for the revelries. In fact, you may have even checked out one of several online blood alcohol calculators or apps that would supposedly measure how many drinks you can safely have before reaching the legal driving limit of 0.08 ...
Seattle DUI lawyer Aaron Wolff explains some common legal defenses for a person accused of driving under the influence.
You may have heard that the legal driving limit for marijuana use in Washington is five nanograms of THC. If you test above this amount, you may be automatically charged with a drugged driving offense. But even if you smoke marijuana and come well below the five nanograms mark, you could still ...
Hiring the right DUI attorney can mean the difference between spending time in jail, losing your license, paying thousands of dollars in fines and getting a non-guilty or reduced plea verdict. But with seemingly thousands of drunk driving attorneys to choose from in the Seattle area, how do you ...
A common question someone arrested for a DUI may ask is whether he will lose his driving privileges and have his driver's license suspended. If you get arrested for a DUI in Washington, the default rule is that your license will be suspended pending the criminal trial. However, what you may not...
In just a little over a week since recreational marijuana use was made legal in Washington, a pedestrian was killed after allegedly being struck by a driver high on pot. The accident happened in Vancouver, Washington, as a man crossing the street while carrying a grocery bag was struck and kille...
Two off-duty Seattle police officers were arrested on suspicion of DUI and may have also been involved in a hit-and-run. The incident happened early Monday morning in the Sodo District. Someone reported a collision and said that a woman was driving a Nissan Altima with significant front-end dama...
If you were driving over the weekend, you may have noticed a lot more police officers on the roads looking for drunk drivers. This was no coincidence as police departments across Washington state made a concerted effort to step up DUI patrols during the holiday season. On Friday alone, there wer...
If you get stopped for suspicion of drunk driving, you may be wondering whether you can refuse to take a Breathalyzer test under Washington law. As with most drunk driving legal questions, the answer is complicated and confusing. Washington has implied consent laws (RCW 46.20.308). These laws b...
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is making a push to have all states enact laws that would require even a first-time convicted drunk driver to install an ignition interlock device. The NTSB issued its non-binding recommendation to the 33 states that don't currently require interlo...
A Washington State Patrol officer travelling on I-405 saw a suspected DUI driver get on the freeway at about 9:00 p.m. on Saturday night. The suspect was driving without any lights on and was driving in an erratic fashion. When the patrol officer tried to get the vehicle to stop, a car chase ens...
Washington state residents can now legally smoke marijuana for recreational purposes. But with the new law permitting recreational pot use, comes new standards for driving under the influence of pot. Under these new DUI laws, any driver caught with a THC blood content level above five nanograms...
In Kirkland, and throughout King County, law enforcement is extremely aggressive about pursuing DUI suspects. Unfortunately, the individuals charged do not always receive the fair treatment and objective DUI assessment that they deserve. That's why it's so important to hire a DUI lawyer immediate...
Have you been charged with DUI in Kirkland, WA? After your initial arrest and booking, you undoubtedly have a lot of thoughts swirling through your head, and a lot of important decisions to make, but before you do anything else, you need to get in touch with a qualified, experienced Kirkland DUI ...
Be forewarned, if you are convicted Reckless Driving as amended from DUI, you may now be required to get the interlock license for 30 days.
King County and Washington State law enforcement spent weeks warning drivers about the “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” campaign, which seeks to crack down on impaired drivers during the holiday season. And if the Thanksgiving weekend arrest numbers are any indication, the police are not fooling ...
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