Month: November 2020
DUI penalties get tougher after the first conviction
For someone with no criminal history, a conviction for drinking and driving in Pennsylvania does two things. One, it can get your driver’s license suspended, force you to pay a fine, and potentially send you to jail. Two, it will set you up to experience an even tougher sentence if...
Can I turn away from a DUI checkpoint?
With the holiday season just around the corner, police departments across Pennsylvania will increase their patrols for drunk drivers. Many will have DUI checkpoints over the next several weeks, hoping to stop drunk drivers before they cause an accident and hurt someone else. That’s because the U.S. National Institute on...