The police in California are constantly on the lookout for drunk drivers because of their association with serious car crashes. If an officer spots someone that they think is under the influence of alcohol, they will pull that driver over and then ask them certain...
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Understanding the factors that influence your BAC
Your blood alcohol concentration, or BAC, is the number that the police often use when determining if you were impaired by alcohol. You can be impaired below the legal limit of 0.08%, but hitting that limit means that they can assume you were impaired even without any...
Could a DUI destroy your career as a pharmacist?
The stress of the last couple of years on medical professionals of all kinds has been unbelievable, and pharmacists are no exception. When you do get a break, it’s only natural to want to kick back a little and relax -- maybe with a glass of wine or two. Just be...
You can still get a DUI long after drinking
You know that you shouldn’t finish off your last beer, walk to the parking lot behind the bar and hop in your pickup truck. If you’ve had a few drinks, it’s not yet safe to drive, and you could be well over the legal limit. You also know that your Blood Alcohol...
Your Sixth DUI — when you need your lawyer to be more than a lawyer
Most of us have found some lesson in our personal lives that we needed to learn more than once — sometimes over and over again. For 72-year-old Karren Erecius of Santa Rosa, the lesson was not to get behind the wheel when she’d been drinking. In March of this year,...
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Recently in DUI Category What Is A Safe Amount To Drink If You Drive? April 2, 2013, by Applegate Law Office This is a common-enough question, and it’s also intelligent, reasonable, and responsible. And like many similar questions, the answer is surprising. The...
What Is A Safe Amount To Drink If You Drive?
This is a common-enough question, and it’s also intelligent, reasonable, and responsible. And like many similar questions, the answer is surprising. The answer is ‘Nothing – nothing at all.’ If you listen to your lawyer — and you should — you’ll understand that there...