How many drinks have you had? Today we are going to answer a question about talking to the police after they stop you on suspicion of drunk driving. This question is from Angela in Newark, Delaware. Question: “I was a passenger when my boyfriend was ...
Read MoreHi, I’m Attorney Matt Stiller, I received a question over YouTube and the question reads as follows, “What happens if you have a DUI in another state and then get a DUI in Delaware? Will it count as a second offense in Delaware? Or will it coun...
Read MoreThe short answer is, “It depends”! If you’re convicted of a DUI in Delaware, there is a mandatory loss of driver’s license. The length of revocation depends upon the blood alcohol content (BAC) and the DUI conviction itself; ...
Read MoreDelaware DUI Lawyer James M. “Matt” Stiller, Jr. has been selected for membership by the American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys. The American Association of Premier DUI Attorneys has compiled information from Judges, Traffic Safety...
Read MoreThe Los Angeles Police Department recently announced that they would start using oral swab drug test kits at DUI checkpoints to determine whether drivers consumed drugs such as marijuana prior to driving. The test kits will alert police to the presen...
Read MoreIf you were arrested and charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI aka DWI) in the State of Delaware Wednesday, November 27 through Sunday, December 1, 2013, you will find that just about all the law firms are closed. Never fear – the Delaware DU...
Read MoreThe State of Delaware’s news webpage carried a story Wednesday stating that a DUI Checkpoint is planned for the vicinity of Newark, Delaware for this evening, September 6, 2013. The news story also indicated that 11 arrests were made at DUI checkpoin...
Read MoreThe National Transportation Safety Board issued a report on Tuesday recommending that states adopt a new Blood-Alcohol Concentration limit of .05 instead of .08. The recommendation indicated that the NTSB estimates reducing the legal BAC from ....
Read MoreSam Donaldson, veteran ABC News anchor, was arrested December 1, 2012 after a traffic stop on Savannah Road in Lewes, Delaware. Donaldson, 78, resides in Northern Virginia. According to news reports, Donaldson was operating his vehicle o...
Read MoreDelaware Checkpoint Strikeforce has checkpoints planned for this weekend: -Friday Oct. 26th Checkpoints will be conducted in Wilmington and in Georgetown, DE -Saturday Oct. 27th there will be a checkpoint in Wilmington conducted by the NcCo DU...
Read MoreCheckpoint Strikeforce has scheduled two Driving Under the Influence (DUI) Checkpoints in Delaware this weekend. There will be a DUI checkpoint in Christiana, Delaware on Friday, September 21, 2012. There will also be a drunk driving checkpoin...
Read MoreThe State of Delaware erected a giant billboard on I-95 just South of Wilmington to let us all know how many DUI arrests are being made in our little state. When I saw this billboard, I was surprised at the number of DUIs reported. Two thousand ...
Read MoreThe Delaware Office of Highway Safety announced earlier this month that it will be coordinating stepped-up statewide St. Patrick’s Day weekend DUI enforcement March 16 and 17. DUI saturation patrols will be conducted by police in Clayton, Dover...
Read MoreMets bullpen catcher, Eric Langill, 32 years old, was arrested on suspicion of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) this past Sunday in Lakeland, Florida. According to news reports, Langill was operating a Honda. He lost control of the vehicle. I...
Read MoreDon't drive drunk. I'm not posting the locations of DUI checkpoints to encourage drinking and driving. I am posting them in an effort to protest the State's encroachment onto the Constitutional rights of law abiding citizens. There is no ...
Read MoreAs you may know from my blog posts at https://www.schwartzandschwartz.com I believe that DUI checkpoints are an unconstitutional abuse of state power. DUI checkpoints stop all the citizens unlucky enough to be ensnared, regardless of whether they are...
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