On behalf of Sullivan Law | May 27, 2020 | DUI Defense
People in the Myrtle Beach area may have headed to one of North Carolina’s many beaches this past Memorial Day weekend, or they may have celebrated the unofficial start of summer with a backyard barbecue. One highlight of these celebrations for many is having a beer...
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Mar 30, 2020 | DUI Defense
Field sobriety tests, also referred to as roadside sobriety tests, involve assessments of drivers’ coordination and physical control by law enforcement officials. Police and other law enforcement personnel execute these tests when they suspect that drivers may be...
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Jan 17, 2020 | DUI Defense
A 43-year-old coach and teacher in Cary was arrested and charged with both driving while intoxicated (DWI) and child abuse charges this past weekend.Court records show that police found the man passed out behind the wheel of his running car in the early morning hours...
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Dec 6, 2019 | DUI Defense
Since September, two Horry County, South Carolina, school district officials have been arrested on charges of driving under the influence.In September, the District 1 school board member was arrested after she allegedly failed to follow field sobriety test directions....
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Oct 11, 2019 | DUI Defense
Jeff Hardy, a superstar wrestler with the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE), was arrested on DUI charges last year. He was recently arrested again in North Carolina, making it two sets of charges in two years.When asked for comment, the WWE did not want any part of...
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Sep 13, 2019 | DUI Defense
If you are like many football fans, tailgating is the highlight of the season for you. You enjoy manning the grill and meeting up with both new and old friends in the parking lot on game day. You quaff a few beers and share some laughs together before heading for...
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Jun 21, 2019 | DUI Defense
A whopping 70 percent of Americans don’t think drivers who are high on marijuana will be caught by police.That’s according to a new survey published by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, which showed that an estimated 14.8 million people drove within...
On behalf of Sullivan Law | May 23, 2019 | DUI Defense
The increasing availability of ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft is at least one reason for the drop in DWI arrests in North Carolina over the past five years — especially in the state’s largest metropolitan areas like Raleigh and Charlotte....
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Apr 10, 2019 | DUI Defense
Many people think that impaired driving laws apply only when someone is driving a car, truck or commercial vehicle on a public road while under the influence of alcohol or drugs. In fact, state DWI/DUI laws can be much broader than that. North Carolina’s laws...
On behalf of Sullivan Law | Mar 1, 2019 | DUI Defense
We recently discussed the issue of passengers in vehicles having open containers and how the driver is the one who might face legal issues if this occurs. The issue here is that there is a chance that a driver who is in a vehicle with alcohol might be tempted to take...
