Recent studies have concluded that women now drink as much alcohol as men. This is true globally as well as in the United States. The leading reasons for the surge in drinking by women are drinking culture, affordability and accessibility, and increased marketing...
Carrollton, Texas – January 27, 2017 – The Law Offices of Kimberly Griffin Tucker has been named a Three Best Rated DWI Lawyer in Carrollton, Texas by Three Best Rated, as judged and rated by their employees. The Three Best Rated designation is awarded to a broad...
This week we continue to explore driving under the influence of drugs and the challenging response state and local governments and health offices are facing as they deal with the opioid epidemic sweeping through the United States. Texas DWI (Drugs) Laws in Depth Under...
Last July, a terrible accident occurred in Lockhart, Texas involving a hot air balloon, 15 passengers and a drug impaired ballooning pilot. All 16 people, including the pilot, were killed when the hot air balloon struck a powerline, burst into flames and crashed into...
In 1987, the Partnership for a Drug Free America, produced a public service announcement (PSA) comparing the effects of drug abuse on the brain to a fried egg. In the iconic PSA, the narrator shows the viewer an egg and says, “this is your brain.” Next, the viewer is...
Did you know that on average, two in three people will be involved in a drunk driving car crash in their lifetime? (Source: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Under current Texas law, a BAC level of .08% or higher means that you are legally...
This is part two of a continuing series on DWI laws and penalties in Texas Criminal Court. The first post in this series examined general drivers’ license requirements for obtaining driving privileges in Texas. Attention was paid to general information about DWI...
Many people are familiar with DWI charges in Texas. In fact, the Texas Department of Public Safety publishes a Texas Driver Handbook that contains an entire chapter on the topic of the impact of alcohol and drugs on driving ability. The written exam portion of the...
The 1987 film Planes, Trains, & Automobiles is a comedy starring Steve Martin and John Candy that follows the trials and tribulations of a man traveling home for Thanksgiving and how he copes with the breakdown of various forms of transportation in the company of...
Many cases involving alcohol impaired driving end in a collision. The impaired driver may strike another car, truck, or motorcycle, and may even strike a pedestrian or bicyclists. Some of these collisions, however, end with the impaired driver crashing into a home....
