by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
In order to be convicted of DWI in North Carolina one of the elements that the government must prove is that the accused was driving on “any highway, any street, or any public vehicular area within this State.” N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-138.1 The portion which states the...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
A woman in New Hanover County was charged with DWI after being involved in an accident. The woman hit another vehicle after making an “unsafe movement” according to the police report. The woman was transported to the hospital to be treated for injuries sustained...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
The majority of the time when a police officer suspects the driver of a vehicle is intoxicated it is going to occur while the vehicle is in motion. There are various clues that police officers look for when observing a vehicle in motion to determine if a traffic stop...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
When the officer asks the driver to get his information often he is trying to observe how much difficulty the driver has in completing this task. If the driver fumbles around a lot to get to his information or even gives the officer something other than what he asked,...
by Aaron Lee | Jul 11, 2013 | General
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg police department set up a DWI checkpoint over the weekend in northeast Charlotte. The checkpoint was specifically located on Sharon Amity Road and started at 11 p.m. and ran up until 3 a.m. on September 21st. Specifically out of 11 arrests...
