Most major car insurances will not cover those that have been charged with a DUI in Arizona (Driving Under the Influence). Even if you are currently covered by insurance at the time of your conviction, your insurance company may very well cancel or raise your rates considerably. If you're like most people you simply can't afford not to be driving, even after driving under … [Read more...]
The most recent Arizona DUI laws
As of September 2007, drivers convicted of a first time misdemeanor, "extreme" or "super extreme" DUI offense in the state of Arizona will have to install an ignition interlock device into their vehicle for a mandatory, minimum one year period. Arizona reported the sixth highest number of alcohol related motor vehicle fatalities nationwide in 2006, and tough, punitive DUI … [Read more...]
The costs and benefits of hiring a lawyer for your DUI case
DUI laws (or Driving Under the Influence laws) are getting more and more fierce in recent years. Arizona recently passed a "super law" where a minor first time infraction is heavily penalized with mandatory jail time. Virginia is considering the same law. Other states are also steadily toughening up their DUI laws bit by bit. If you ever arrested for DUI, you need a lawyer who … [Read more...]
Testimonies: Overcoming a drinking problem
Alcoholism is a devastating illness. It is an equal opportunity destroyer. It distinguishes neither age, class, gender, nor race. And its effects are far reaching. It not only wreaks havoc in the life of the one suffering from it, but the lives of everyone that cares about that person. I know from personal experience. All three of my older brothers suffer from alcoholism. I … [Read more...]
Statistics on young people killed by drinking and driving in Arizona
The national statistics for deaths of young people due to easily preventable driving under the influence (DUI) deaths are sobering. They are even more sobering for the state of Arizona. Completely senseless deaths from DUI are hard to take for any age, but the group most at risk from dying from drinking and driving are under 21. Things are so bad that the Insurance Institute … [Read more...]