Drunk Driving

A 63-year-old Florida man has been charged with cocaine possession and driving under the influence of alcohol after allegedly stopping a Marion County Sheriff's Office deputy to ask for directions to an auto parts retailer. The deputy says that the sequence of events...

Virtually all police departments in Florida and around the country use breath-testing equipment to determine whether drivers are operating motor vehicles under the influence of alcohol. These devices are highly sophisticated and accurate when they are properly...

The consequences for an arrest and conviction of drunk driving in Naples often go far beyond the act itself. Such an offense will typically require that your license be revoked. Meeting the demands of your daily schedule can be difficult without having immediate...

There is a science to the way alcohol affects your body. The more drinks you consume, the higher your blood alcohol content (BAC) becomes. As BAC rises, you'll experience more debilitating effects, which can be deadly when operating a motor vehicle. The Centers...

The breathalyzer device has become the de-facto symbol for drunk driving enforcement in the U.S. Yet many in Naples may wonder how alcohol (which people consume as a liquid) can be measured through one's breath. The answer to this question lies in understanding the...

Truly autonomous vehicles, meaning those that don't require participation from a human operator, are still a long way off. These days, many vehicles have certain capabilities that allow them to assist drivers but fall short of what most people think of when they...

If someone has been pulled over under the suspicion that he or she was driving under the influence in Florida, authorities must be accurate and fair in the way they go about gathering their information before any formal charges are filed. If people are charged, they...

The fact that the number .08 looms so large when it comes to drunk driving seemingly implies a uniformity when it comes to alcohol intoxication. You might infer from that standard that the way in which you may become intoxicated is the same as every other person in...

You may never even envision a scenario where you would get behind the wheel of a vehicle in Naples after having consumed alcohol. Thus, the concern of having to deal with a criminal charge stemming from driving under the influence may not weigh heavily on your mind....

It would be a strange experience to get behind the wheel hours after having one or two drinks, or when not having had anything at all to drink, and to get arrested for having a high blood alcohol content. For some people in Florida and elsewhere, this scenario is a...