When temperatures drop and summer ends, cold and flu season is just getting started. While you may associate this time of year with coughing, sneezing and a whole lot of tissues or cough drops, seasonal illnesses can have unexpected consequences. In fact, you can end...
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What’s the best way to sober up?
When you’re having fun, it’s easy to over-indulge. Whether you lost count of the beers you had about three rounds in or just had one drink too many for safety, now you’re faced with the prospect of getting home and you need to sober up. Is there a way to speed up the...
Repeat drunk driving offenses are serious
Drunk driving is a significant issue, especially when an offender engages in repeated impaired driving behavior. South Carolina, like other states, takes repeat offenses extremely seriously. Those convicted more than once face increasing penalties, which can have a...
Do any Breathalyzer tricks actually work?
Breathalyzer tests or chemical breath tests are one way for police officers to validate claims that someone decided to drive with an illegal amount of alcohol in their bloodstream. Police officers will often administer breath tests after traffic collisions and during...
Colder-season celebrations often cause a spike in DUI enforcement
Many people experience a decrease in their overall mood during the winter months. Shorter days and changing weather patterns may make people more irritable. Therefore, when an opportunity to celebrate and raise one's spirits arises, people are often eager to make use...
What factors influence BAC?
The main thing that influences blood alcohol concentration (BAC), of course, is how much alcohol an individual has consumed. A standard drink is generally considered to be 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine or one shot. The number of drinks that someone has is the...
South Carolina drivers have to pay to drive with a BAIID
There are numerous frustrating consequences imposed upon motorists who are convicted of impaired driving charges. Depending on the circumstances, individuals in South Carolina may end up sentenced to time in jail, ordered to pay large fines and forced to give up their...
Can you trust a pocket breathalyzer?
There’s a huge emphasis on responsible drinking and road safety these days, and the consequences of a drunk driving conviction can be severe. With that in mind, “pocket breathalyzers,” or tiny devices that promise quick and accurate blood alcohol content measurements,...
Is it illegal to drive away from a sobriety checkpoint?
Most of the time, when a driver is arrested on drunk driving charges, they get pulled over by the police prior to this arrest. Police officers need to have reasonable suspicion to stop a car. They can then make an arrest if they think that a driver is impaired. One...
Overview of standardized field sobriety test variations
Police officers use field sobriety tests to determine whether someone is too impaired to drive. While many different tests can be done, only three are considered reliable enough to be admissible in court. The one-leg stand, horizontal gaze nystagmus and walk-and-turn...
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