by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 29, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
As most Raleigh and North Carolina residents know, sobriety checkpoints are a key element of the state’s anti-drunk driving Booze It & Lose It program. At checkpoints this past St. Patrick’s Day police issued more than 1,000 DWI charges. A group of... by Michelle Sparrow | Dec 29, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
The American Beverage Institute, a restaurant trade association that supports responsible on-premise alcohol consumption, is asking states to stop using sobriety checkpoints as a way to stop drunk drivers. Citing a low number of DWI arrests at checkpoints compared... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 4, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
October is one of the deadliest months on the nation’s highways, and most law enforcement agencies attribute the increase in accidents to Halloween party-goers who get drunk and then get behind the wheel. The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety... by Michelle Sparrow | Sep 15, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
Labor Day weekend is one of the busiest weekends of the year for roadway traffic. It is basically the last weekend before summer truly ends. It seems as though everyone makes some sort of plans to celebrate the four day weekend before they have to go back to work or... by Michelle Sparrow | Aug 25, 2010 | Criminal Law Blog, Drunk Driving
As summer winds down and Labor Day looms, North Carolina drivers are seeing more police and state troopers on the roads. Checkpoints have also sprung up across the state as the annual Booze It & Lose It campaign got underway last Friday, August 20. The initiative...