A driver in Stuart, Florida made a big mistake when he was pulled over for drunk driving recently. Michael Moore (no relation to the filmmaker, we think) told police he was trying to “drive off” his buzz after he was pulled over on US 1. Moore told police he had a fight with his wife […]
In the state of Florida, everyone who has been lawfully arrested under suspicion of drunk or drugged driving is required by law to submit to a chemical test. This test can be either a breath test, a blood test or in some rare cases a urine test. All chemical testing instruments are to be […]
Today, the Tampa Bay Times reported that a man who allegedly fled the scene of a fiery collision last month was arrested after his blood test results indicated a blood alcohol concentration of .105 percent. The legal limit is .08 percent.The accident seriously injured a woman from Valrico, making this a DUI with injury case […]
How is it possible for two sisters – riding in the same car – to both end up charged with DUI? Well that is just what happened in the Florida Keys this week. An officer followed the vehicle, driven by one sister, for a few miles before stopping the driver for a traffic infraction. Upon […]
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013, the National Transportation Safety Board announced a proposal to lower the nationwide legal blood alcohol content (BAC) limit from .08 percent to .05 percent. The goal is to reduce the nearly 10,000 alcohol-related driving deaths each year. If this change is adopted, it could drastically alter how DUI laws are […]
Did you know that in Florida you may be eligible for a hardship license just two (2) years after a court imposed ten (10) year revocation / suspension of your license? At Taracks & Associates, we have a staff of lawyers dedicated to helping people just like you earn back their driving privileges. We have […]
Was your license recently revoked for 5 or even 10 years as a Habitual Traffic Offender or for multiple DUI charges? Was your license suspended for life? Unfortunately, if you have answered yes to one of these questions, you have had a rough couple of years. Hopefully, the worst is behind you. What many people […]
Investigators say a TPD cruiser was heading south on Bruce B. Downs Boulevard at the intersection of 42nd Street in North Tampa at around 11:30 p.m. on Super Bowl Sunday when a pickup truck made a left-hand turn directly in front of the police car. The crash left pieces of vehicles scattered through the intersection. […]
The Supreme Court of Florida handed down an opinion last week changing the face of DMV Administrative Hearings as we know them. Until this decision, if an officer made an illegal, or “bad”, stop of a vehicle, the DMV could still suspend that driver’s license if he or she was found to have blown […]