Drunk driving arrests and convictions in the modern world harm your reputation, drain your savings and compromise your freedoms. Over the years, New Hampshire lawmakers have increased the penalties for driving while intoxicated (DWI), partly to help deter chronic...
Getting pulled over by the police is nobody’s idea of a good time, but what starts out as an ordinary traffic stop can quickly turn into a real nightmare if you find yourself accused of driving while impaired (DWI). How does a mere traffic stop suddenly morph into...
You know that the police generally need to have some sort of a reason to pull your vehicle over. There are exceptions to this rule, such as a sobriety checkpoint, but they are rare. As a general rule, the police need to look for signs of impairment or other reasons to...
Police officers must have a valid reason to conduct a traffic stop. The established protocol for initiating a stop is reasonable suspicion. The police officer must see something that could make a reasonable person believe that there might be an illegal activity...
When you were pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving, your blood alcohol content (BAC) – according to the breath test you were given by the police – was only .06%. You know that’s below the .08% that you understand as the “legal limit” for intoxication, so you...
When police officers arrest people for driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses in New Hampshire, their interactions are typically the result of targeted enforcement efforts. Police officers tend to carefully scrutinize those involved in motor vehicle collisions and...
If the police arrest you and charge you with drunk driving, you might wonder if that is that or if there is any way you can defeat the charges. There are many different arguments that people have successfully used to overturn DUIs, so it pays to consider them all....
When New Hampshire drivers get arrested for driving while intoxicated (DWI) offenses, they face multiple penalties. A judge could send them to jail and order them to pay fines. Pleading guilty or getting convicted will also mean a mandatory, temporary revocation of...
Field sobriety tests are not always the best measure of a person’s level of intoxication. While it might seem like they would be helpful in identifying when someone is impaired, the reality is that even sober people can fail them. For example, the walk-and-turn test...
If you have been asked to complete field sobriety tests in the past, then you may be aware of the horizontal gaze nystagmus, or HGN, test looks to see if your eyes are moving from side to side smoothly. A nystagmus occurs when there is involuntary jerking of the eyes....
