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Will Sales of Carry-Out Cocktails Increase Instances of Michigan Drunk Driving?

Allowing the sale of pre-made cocktails and other types of alcoholic beverages to be sold carry-out may increase the numbers of drunk drivers on Michigan’s roads. However, because the answer to how carry out liquor sales will impact instances of DUI is not clear-cut, only time will tell if this…

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Top Michigan DUI Lawyer Predicts that Drunk Driving Arrests Will Skyrocket Starting in June

How Much is Legal Limit to Drive in Michigan? For most drivers the legal limit to drive in Michigan is .08. For people under the age of 21, Michigan has zero tolerance, which is legally defined as .02 or above. Commercial drivers, such as truckers and limousine drivers, can’t have…

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My Michigan DUI Case is Waiting on Blood Test Results. Do I Need to Hire a Lawyer Right Away?

Driving under the influence (DUI), or in Michigan Operating While Intoxicated (OWI), is usually charged using a breath test result. However, due to the recently discovered breath testing fraud, more often Michigan DUI cases are charged using a blood test result.  Breath test results are available immediately after the test…

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Government Claims Mandatory Use of Interlocks Will End Drunk Driving by 2024

Almost since the uniform adoption of the automobile in the early 20th Century, drunk driving has been a vexing problem. After World War II, as the population began to move to the suburbs and the two-car garage become standard, instances of drunk driving increased. A couple decades later, Mothers Against…

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What are the Michigan Laws for Drunk Driving Causing Death?

  In Michigan, Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) cases that lead to death usually fall into three categories: Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) Causing Death Manslaughter with a Motor Vehicle Second-Degree Murder OWI Causing Death To convict a defendant of Operating While Intoxicated, leading to death, the prosecution must prove beyond a…

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In Michigan DUI Causing Death Case Victim’s Intoxication Probably Not Relevant

With marijuana use on the rise in Michigan more and more drivers are found to have marijuana in their system or to even be intoxicated from using marijuana containing products. This is exactly what happened in a causing death case recently decided by the Michigan Court of Appeals. The name…

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Michigan Roadside Saliva Testing for Marijuana Use Now in Use Statewide

A localized pilot program to allow Michigan police officers to test a driver’s saliva for the presence of marijuana has been expanded statewide.  If you have used marijuana or cannabis containing products and then drive a motor vehicle in Michigan, you should be aware that roadside testing for marijuana use…

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DUI Causing Serious Injury with High BAC Increases Max Penalty to Ten Years in Prison

Michigan law recently changed regarding the penalty imposed for a DUI with a high BAC (Blood Alcohol Content) where serious injury has occurred.  This change enhances the causing serious injury DUI charge such that it is almost on par with a DUI causing death case. Now, if you operate a…

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Driving Under Influence of Marijuana at Least Twice as Dangerous as Alcohol

  A study prepared by researchers from Columbia University concludes that drivers under the influence of marijuana are more than twice as likely to cause motor vehicle accidents. The report, entitled Marijuana Use and Motor Vehicle Crashes which was a metanalysis of prior studies, found: Specifically, drivers who test positive…

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