All 60 law enforcement officials with the Opelika Police Department (OPD) have recently completed some intensive new training on DUI investigations. This training is “designed to train officers in investigating impaired driving, and it takes them all the way through the investigation process [and] all the way through the court process,” program creator and Alabama Traffic Safety Prosecutor Brandon Hughes…
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Alabama Prison Reform Bill Passes in Senate, Moves on to House
The Alabama Senate has recently passed an Alabama prison reform bill, sponsored by Sen. Cam Ward, moving this bill one step closer to becoming a law. Officially known as the Justice Reinvestment Act, this bill will now be moving on to the House for review. If approved in the House, this bill would then have to be signed by Gov.…
How to Protect Your Rights during an Alabama DUI Stop: 7 Tips (Pt. 3)
Here’s the conclusion to our blog series How to Protect Your Rights during an Alabama DUI Stop: 7 Tips. Additional Ways to Protect Yourself during an Alabama DUI Stop 5 – Be prepared to be asked to submit to BAC testing. When an Alabama DUI stop leads to an arrest and DUI charges, contact us. Our lawyers have the experience…
How to Protect Your Rights during an Alabama DUI Stop: 7 Tips (Pt. 2)
Proceeding from How to Protect Your Rights during an Alabama DUI Stop: 7 Tips (Pt. 1), below, we will highlight some more ways that you can help yourself and safeguard your rights during these traffic stops. More Smart Things to Do During an Alabama DUI Stop 3 – Do NOT admit to being drunk or having consumed alcohol. During an…
How to Protect Your Rights during an Alabama DUI Stop: 7 Tips (Pt. 1)
When traffic officers make DUI stops, how motorists speak and behave during these stops can be crucial to: When an Alabama DUI stop occurs, here’s what you can do to protect your rights. Contact us when you need the strongest DUI defense.Officers’ assessment of potential intoxication Whether a DUI arrest will be made The nature of the criminal charges that…
Alabama Prison Reform Bill Could Result in Some Big Changes
A bill currently making its way through the Alabama legislature could end up having big impacts on the state’s prison system, as well as how certain felonies are classified, in the future. This Alabama prison reform bill, which is sponsored by Sen. Cam Ward (R-Alabaster), was unanimously approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee this past week. If all goes as…
Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 3)
Here’s the conclusion to our blog series entitled Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know. Additional Important Info about Fatal Truck Accidents in the U.S. 5 – Fatal truck accidents cost the U.S. economy roughly $40 billion annually. The most important fact to know about fatal truck accidents is that, when negligence is involved, we can help victims obtain…
Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 2)
Proceeding from Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 1), below, some more crucial findings that related to the incidence of fatal truck accidents in the U.S. will be revealed and discussed. Fatal Truck Accidents in the U.S.: More Important Findings 3 – For every trucker who dies in a fatal truck accident, there are 6 others who…
Fatal Truck Accidents: 6 Facts You Should Know (Pt. 1)
Did you know that fatal truck accidents are the number one cause of job-related death for truckers? Here are more important facts about fatal truck accidents in the U.S. About 330,000 truck accidents involving larger trucks occur in the U.S. each year. While transportation safety regulators are continuing to work on reducing the incidence of these collisions and saving lives,…
6 Important Stats & Facts about Pedestrian Accidents (Pt. 3)
Ending our blog series 6 Important Stats & Facts about Pedestrian Accidents, here are a few more things that can be crucial to know about these types of traffic accidents. Pedestrian Accidents: Additional Important Info 5 – Pedestrian accidents are preventable. These facts about pedestrian accidents are key to understanding how to prevent them. Contact us, however, when you need…