Florida police officers often use what is known as a field sobriety test to evaluate if an individual is intoxicated. These tests are typically performed alongside the roadway during a routine DUI traffic stop. In the event that you're pulled over because of suspicion...
If you've racked up multiple DUI charges in Florida, you might be required to install an interlock ignition device, or IID, on your vehicle. An IID requires you to take a breath test before you start the engine. If you fail the test, the car won't start. This aims to...
The best way to avoid a DUI charge in Florida is never to drink and drive. Not only does it place you in legal jeopardy, but it also creates a dangerous situation for you and everyone else on the road. However, sometimes poor judgment or other circumstances lead to...
A restaurant owner and two passengers have died after the restaurant owner's car collided with a semi-truck on a Texas highway. The man was the owner of the popular BurgerQue restaurant in Florida, which he had launched in 2011. Following his death, the remaining...
In the state of Florida, you can be arrested if you're caught driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or more. For people under the age of 21, that number drops to 0.02%. It might sound excessive, but protecting the lives of young people is more...
The Florida Highway Patrol says that a 24-year-old man was drunk when he struck and killed a cyclist and then fled the scene during the early morning hours of Sept. 19. The Riverside resident has been charged with DUI manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident...
A man in Coral Springs was taken into custody after being accused of driving while intoxicated and falling asleep at the wheel. Local police officers were called after receiving an anonymous tip about a man drinking in a car in a parking lot. The car had left by the...
Driving under the influence in Florida happens when a person operates a motor vehicle after consuming sufficient drugs or alcohol to impair the ability of the person to drive. Police offers possess the right to pull over any driver they feel is possibly driving under...
A man in Florida has been charged with various offenses after causing a car accident that took the life of a female passenger in the backseat of his vehicle. On August 8, the man left Rosie's Sports Bar and Grill with two passengers in the backseat and another in the...
A Florida man is facing multiple impaired driving charges after allegedly causing a traffic accident in Citrus County on the afternoon of July 9. The 42-year-old Crystal River resident was taken into custody at the scene after he allegedly failed to complete a...
