Felony DUI

Everyone knows that driving a car or boat after drinking alcohol or doing illegal drugs is against the law. But people may not realize that they can still be arrested for driving with certain legal prescription medications in their system. In order to keep yourself...

Criminal charges of all sorts come with specific penalties that you need to think carefully about when you are preparing your defense. Many people think about the court-imposed or direct consequences of these charges but they don't think about the collateral...

A Greenwood, South Carolina, man has been sentenced to 13 years behind bars for a fatal collision that occurred back in 2014 when he was intoxicated. The man was found guilty of two felony DUI charges -- one resulting in death and another causing great bodily...

A Coastal Carolina University student was killed recently as he attempted to cross S.C. 544 on an early Saturday morning. A 31-year-old man from Conway has been arrested and charged in the student's death.The student was from Averill Park, New York, and was hit by a...

In 2014, a three people were killed in an accident that was attributed to a drunk driver. Two other people were injured in the accident. That fatal accident led to a 25-year-old man facing felony charges. The case was recently resolved after the man pleaded guilty to...

A paramedic has lost her right leg in an accident between an ambulance and a pickup truck. According to Florence officials, the ambulance and truck were involved in an accident at approximately 5:02 a.m. on Church Street. As a result, three people were taken to the...

Any DUI charges should be considered serious, but when the term felony gets placed on the table, you had better sit up and take notice. In South Carolina, those convicted of felony DUI can be sentenced to serve up to 25 years imprisonment depending upon the nature of...

A young woman has been arrested and charged with drunk driving following a fatal car accident. According to authorities, the 22-year-old South Carolina woman was driving down Interstate 26 at approximately 7 p.m., on a recent Sunday evening when she collided with the...

Did you know that one of the goals of the South Carolina government is to rehabilitate drunk driving offenders? This goal is accomplished by requiring those convicted of felony DUI to attend a statewide substance abuse program known as the South Carolina Alcohol and...