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Police officers are prohibited from randomly pulling drivers over to check for intoxication. This is true in South Carolina and other states. Sobriety checkpoints could be called an exception to this rule; however, as these checkpoints do not necessarily target...
Citizens of South Carolina trust the police force to provide protection from harm. Usually, these expectations are fulfilled, but once in a while, even those in a position of authority can make a mistake. Reportedly, this is what recently happened when a sheriff's...
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...
Authorities often order a blood alcohol test following a serious traffic accident that involves death and/or catastrophic injury. They may even order a test if no one appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. This test -- depending on how quickly it was performed...
Field sobriety tests have been around for quite some time now. In addition to breath alcohol testers, the field sobriety test has become standard practice for determining if a South Carolina driver is too inebriated to legally drive. After failing such a test, drivers...
When you get pulled over by a police officer, the officer will usually look for signs of intoxication. If the signs appear to be there, then the officer will request that you take a breathalyzer test. This test will reveal your blood alcohol concentration (BAC)....
In every U.S. state, it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content that is 0.08 percent or above. With this BAC or higher, police will consider drivers to be intoxicated and the drivers could be arrested and charged with DUI. There are three...
With the holiday season fast approaching, imagine driving home after celebrating Thanksgiving, Christmas or another holiday at a relative's house. As you look down the road, you notice flashing lights on the horizon. You get closer and you realize that those lights...
The Standard Field Sobriety Test (SFST) is given by police officers to drivers they suspect to be intoxicated. The test consists of three different parts: 1) the horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) test; 2) the one-leg stand test; and 3) the walk-and-turn test. The SFST...
Vehicle impoundment can happen after a DUI violation in certain states, and South Carolina happens to be one of them. However, your car will not be impounded until after your fourth DUI offense in our state. Fortunately for people accused of drunk driving, most DUI...
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