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Drunk Driving in Raleigh the Day After

Damon Chetson — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 01:07:07 +0000

Interesting article about the World Cup and the increase in drunk driving charges worldwide. One common problem is that a night of heavy drinking and partying can result in someone being still impaired the next morning. I’ve handled countless cases where clients awoke the next morning still impaired at well above a BAC of .08.

Studies in Europe show that 51 per cent of drivers have unintentionally driven the morning after while still being over the legal blood alcohol limit. With the first England group match happening tomorrow, the company has put together a short guide to help fans avoid “doing a Ferdinand.” Our local hostelries will be heaving with local soccer fans for the duration of the tournament until July 11. So, it seems to me this advice should be offered for “consumption” here.

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Drunk Driving Wake County

Damon Chetson — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 13:20:09 +0000

In most drunk driving cases in Wake County, the District Attorney attempts to prove impaired driving by demonstrating either that the person was “appreciably impaired” at the time he or she was driving, or the person blew a .08 or higher on the Intox EC/IR machine that is used at the Public Safety Center (Jail) or other departments in Wake County.

Your drunk driving case may therefore may be proved either by the officer who arrested you, or the officer in conjunction with the chemical analyst. About half of all of the law enforcement officers in Wake County are also chemical analysts, which means that the same person who arrested you will also testify about the breathalyzer results.

This makes it less likely that your case would be dismissed because of the absence of the chemical analyst, since the chemical analyst is also the arresting officer.

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Don’t Drive A State Car While Drunk

Damon Chetson — Wed, 05 May 2010 00:32:40 +0000

Here’s a thought. Don’t drive a state vehicle while drunk! A Illinois politician had to give up his state car when his son, who was driving said car, was arrested for driving while impaired. If you’re accused of a DWI Raleigh or DUI Raleigh, feel free to call me.

Senate President John Cullerton has given up the state-owned sports-utility vehicle in which his son was ticketed for drunk-driving, Cullerton’s office announced today… Cullerton (D-Chicago) controlled three state vehicles on behalf of Senate Democrats and opted to transfer the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid that his son used without his permission to the state Department of Central Management Services.

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DWI Lawyer Raleigh: Tricked out DWI Recliner Auctioned for $3,700

Damon Chetson — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:57:43 +0000

A crazy story out of Minnesota about a motorized recliner that was involved in a DWI incident:

Previous attempts by Proctor police to sell the chair were foiled — once when it was erroneously advertised on eBay as a La-Z-Boy model. Then in a do-over, the winning bidder backed out on his $10,999 offer. Kyte wouldn’t say any more about the latest winning bidder other than that he is stop by Friday to pick up the chair.Proceeds from the sale go to the Proctor Police Department.

Equipped with a stereo and a cup holder, the recliner was converted from a gasoline-powered lawnmower and has a steering wheel, headlights and power antenna. Police estimate that it can top out at 15 to 20 miles per hour.

The recliner’s former owner, Dennis Leroy Anderson of Proctor, pleaded guilty to hopping on the chair one night in August 2008, after visiting a bar in town, then crashing into a car in the parking lot. Anderson’s blood alcohol content was 0.29 percent, more than three times the legal limit for driving in Minnesota.