Nadie está exento de sufrir una agresión física en cualquier momento o lugar. En la calle, en el estacionamiento, en un centro comercial, o incluso directamente en un domicilio, el ataque puede presentarse de forma inesperada, sin que pueda prevenirse. Por tal razón,...
A driving under the influence (DUI) charge can hurt an adult's future and, even more so, a child's. As a parent, it's important to know what can happen to your child with an underage DUI conviction. Although this might seem intimidating, the purpose here isn't to...
If a driver is suspected by police of driving under the influence, Maryland police officers have a few different ways to tell if the driver is impaired. Most of the time, the officer will ask the driver to step out of the vehicle and take field sobriety tests. Field...
Conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol o las drogas (DUI), ya sean sustancias ilícitas o medicamentos recetados, es un delito que no debe tomarse a la ligera. En Maryland, como en muchos otros estados, las consecuencias legales de un primer delito pueden ser severas...
When police officers in Maryland stop a driver whom they suspect is impaired, they may ask the driver to take a series of field sobriety tests. These standardized field sobriety tests are utilized by officers to gauge a person’s impairment due to alcohol or drugs. Law...
Cuando una persona es detenida por sospecha de conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol o drogas (DUI por sus siglas en inglés), el proceso legal que sigue puede ser complejo y abrumador. Es fundamental conocer los pasos que involucra este procedimiento para estar...
Anyone from all walks of life here in Maryland and across the nation can occasionally make a mistake. No matter one’s status in society, if that mistake involves driving while under the influence of alcohol, the potential consequences could be life-altering....
Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is an ongoing and very concerning problem in Maryland. Every year, hundreds of people are injured or killed in accidents caused by impaired or drunk drivers. Law enforcement agencies across the state are increasing...
Driving while under the influence of alcohol is illegal – it’s also incredibly dangerous. Yet, every year, thousands of drivers in Maryland are arrested for driving impaired. These accusations can not only have disastrous impacts on a person’s life for many years but...
When Maryland drivers are stopped by police and suspected of being intoxicated, officers will usually ask to administer several field sobriety tests. The horizontal gaze nystagmus (HGN) is one of three standardized field sobriety tests that officers often administer...