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When a person is pulled over by police for suspicion of driving under the influence, there is a good chance that he or she will be asked to partake in one or more field sobriety test. The one leg stand test, for example, is one of three NHTSA approved tests.Known as a...
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...
Police officers in South Carolina often rely on a Breathalyzer, to calculate the blood alcohol content of a motorist arrested for drunk driving. These devices work by receiving a sample of the driver's breath and then delivering the subject's BAC level. These machines...
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...
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