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Information on driving under the influence, traffic stops, standard field sobriety tests, PBT, Intoxilyzer 5000, probable cause, arrests, and convictions in Kentucky.
By Stephen J. Isaacs, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 21, 2011 at 03:51:02

Implied Consent

Posted on February 27, 2011
Few people charged with DUI realize that they have statutory rights under Kentucky's implied consent laws, KRS 189A.103 and KRS 189A.105, which can protect them from inappropriate police procedure when the police are attempting to obtain evidence of their impairment...

DUI Man Mowed The Sidewalk

Posted on February 26, 2011
Intoxiated people sometimes say the funniest things. According to Fox 8 News, police in Lorain, Ohio arrested a man for DUI after trying to 'mow the sidewalk'. Apparently, when police arrived at the scene where Steve Urbansky had driven his...

Free DUI Attorney?

Posted on February 26, 2011
Overheard in the concession line at a Lexington Kentucky movie theatre: A lawyer who works for free in a DUI case is a fool: why would you hire a fool for a DUI lawyer? Post by Lexington Kentucky DUI Attorney...

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Kentucky Legislature's Proposed DUI Amendments - Update

Posted on February 26, 2011
Kentucky?s legislature is working at toughening Kentucky?s Driving Under the Influence (DUI) laws. The following list contains the latest updates to the proposed changes current to February 26, 2011: HB 328 - Amend KRS 189A.010 - Kentucky?s driving under the...

Former MADD President Arrested for DUI

Posted on February 26, 2011
Gainesville Florida police arrested the former MADD president of the Gainesville, Florida chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving for DUI, according to KTLA News. Apparently, Debra Oberlin, 48, blew a 0.234 and a 0.239 on the breathalyzer tests. When asked,...

Kentucky Legislature to Consider Tougher DUI Laws in 2011

Posted on December 28, 2010
It appears that the Kentucky Legislature will consider amending Kentucky?s DUI laws for the next legislative session beginning January 4, 2011. In many ways, Kentucky appears to be following the guidance of the National Transportation Safety Board to combat hard-core...

Legal Fees in DUI Defense Cases

Posted on September 21, 2010
How much should an attorney charge for the defense of a DUI case? Sitting in court this month waiting our turn to be heard by the court, my client and I had an opportunity to watch other DUI attorney's in...

Welcome visitors to the 2010 World Equestrian Games in Lexington KY

Posted on September 06, 2010
Isaacs Law Office welcomes the visitors to Lexington Kentucky for the 2010 World Equestrian Games. The local Lexington and Fayette County Police Officers are very strict and stop vehicles when they suspect a driver is impaired. Therefore, please drink responsibly...

DUI While Driving Barbie Electric Toy Car

Posted on May 20, 2010
Essex, England - In an unusual DUI, the Telegraph reports that a man received a DUI and a three year driving ban for operating a child?s Barbie electric toy car. Paul Hutton, 40, received the three-year driving ban as an...

Criminal Lawyer Defense Lawyer Strategies

Posted on May 19, 2010
As a Kentucky criminal defense lawyer, I am occasionally asked how I can represent a defendant who must be guilty because they were arrested by the police. I note that to be an effective criminal defense lawyer I take the...

Possible DUI Sentencing Alternatives in Kentucky

Posted on May 18, 2010
Kentucky DUI Attorney Stephen Isaacs of Isaacs Law Office has learned that some Kentucky courts are considering sentencing alternatives to jail for DUI offenders. One such alternative involves continuous alcohol monitoring using a bracelet attached to an offender's leg...

What should you do when you've been stopped by the police for suspicion of driving under the influence

Posted on January 25, 2010
In Kentucky, Police stop vehicles for many reasons, not just for suspicion of DUI. But if you had been drinking or under the influence of a drug, then you need to do several things to increase your chance of being...

Costs of a DUI - 2010

Posted on January 11, 2010
The costs of a DUI are increasing. Everybody knows that a DUI charge and conviction can devastate most people financially. MSN Money reports that a typical first time DUI costs around $10,000 after court costs, fees, towing, and increases in...

DUI Offenders Subject to Identity Theft

Posted on September 16, 2009
September 15, 2009 - The Department of Justice announced it has charged Donald Stoner, of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, with conspiracy to commit identity fraud in a scheme wherein he targeted DUI offenders in Lancaster and York Counties. According to the...

Breath Alcohol Concentration Tests Can Vary As Much As 20%

Posted on September 11, 2009
While the states contend that the science behind Breath Alcohol Testing is reliable, researchers are finding flaws upon which with the science upon which Breath Alcohol Testing is based. Lung physiology researcher Dr. Michael P. Hlastala, Ph.D. Professor of Physiology,...

University of Kentucky Former Coach Billy C. Gillispie Charged With DUI

Posted on August 30, 2009
On August 27, 2009 at 2:24 a.m., Lawrenceburg Kentucky police stopped vehicle driven by the former University of Kentucky basketball coach Billy C. Gillispie and charged him with DUI, first offense. According to police records, the Lawrencebug Police Department (LPD)...

Tips For The Selection of a DUI Attorney

Posted on August 21, 2009
After a person is stopped and charged with DUI, they usually do not know where to go nor who to call for legal help. Immediately after arrest while still in jail, out comes the telephone book and a search in...

Can Taxing Marijuana Save Kentucky?

Posted on July 31, 2009
In this challeging economy, a Lexington Kentucky attorney has a solution for Kentucky's budget crisis: legalize and tax marijuana. In a prepared statement, Attorney Gatewood Gailbraith, former political candidate for governor of Kentucky, states that Kentucky is looking for new...

Out-of-State Drivers May Receive Enhanced Administrative DUI Penalties For Kentucky Conviction

Posted on July 29, 2009
An issue that surprises many Out-of-State drivers who are charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI) in Kentucky is how their home state will handle a DUI conviction in Kentucky. Many drivers charged with DUI in Kentucky believe that if...

Stephen Isaacs Lectures on DUI to New Kentucky Attorneys

Posted on March 18, 2009
The Kentucky Bar Association held its New Lawyer Program on January 15-16, 2009 at the Northern Kentucky Convention Center. The Kentucky Bar included the topic of Driving Under the Influence in Kentucky. This author, Stephen Isaacs, was pleased to be...

Kentucky General Assembly Wants to Toughen Aggravated DUI Laws

Posted on March 18, 2009
The Kentucky General Assembly approved a bill last Friday which added penalties for some Kentucky DUI charges. The bill now goes to Gov. Steve Beshear. The penalties inside Senate Bill 34 include a provision to lower the blood-alcohol level for...

Can You Say Your ABC's Backwards as Fast as this Drunk Cowboy?

Posted on December 25, 2008
Click on the following link to view a police video of a field sobriety test does not follow the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Standard Field Sobriety Tests. A criminal defense lawyer should be able to get the Field Sobriety...

Kentucky Appellate Court Orders Disclosure of Intoxilyzer 5000 Source Code

Posted on February 14, 2008
A Kentucky Appellate Court recently held that a defendant can examine the source code of the breathalyzer instrument manufactured by CMI, Inc., more commonly known as an Intoxilyzer 5000, so they could challenge the validity of the breath alcohol readings...

MINNESOTA SUPREME COURT ORDERS INTOXILYZER MANUFACTURER CMI TO TURN OVER SOURCE CODE TO DEFENDANT

Posted on February 13, 2008
In this case, Dale Lee Underdahl was arrested for driving while intoxicated (DUI) and submitted to a breath test using the Minnesota model of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN. At his implied consent hearing, Underdahl made a discovery motion, by his attorney, that included, among the items sought, the "complete computer source code for the Intoxilyzer 5000EN currently in use in the State of Minnesota ? In response to Underdahl's defense attorney?s request that the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety provide the complete computer source code for the operation of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN so he could properly defend his client, a Minnesota District Court ordered the Commissioner of Public Safety to provide the defense counsel with an operational Intoxilyzer 5000EN instrument and the complete computer source code for the operation of the Intoxilyzer 5000EN...

Pro Wrestler Kurt Angle Arrested at Home For DUI

Posted on October 04, 2007
Pro wrestler Kurt Angle was charged with driving under the influence and careless driving in Pittsburgh based on a witness? statement. One witness claimed Angle almost hit a car with his white Cadillac Escalade. Police went to Angle's home to investigate the reports of his erratic driving, and reported that Angle showed signs of intoxication...

Driving While Distracted

Posted on October 04, 2007
In browsing the web, I happened upon Steven Eversole?s observation of the ignorance, poor research and reporting skills of members of the media. It appears that the Huntsville Times (Alabama) ran an editorial, without citing a single statistic, claiming that those accused with DUI's are the most dangerous drivers in Alabama...

Diabetic Victims of DUI Arrests

Posted on October 01, 2007
As a Kentucky DUI attorney, I have observed diabetics arrested and victimized by the zealous efforts by poorly trained law enforcement officers seeking to obtain a DUI convictions. The truth is that some diabetic individuals arrested for DUI are innocent of the DUI charges and need medical attention...

Kentucky Legislators To Vote On Tougher DUI Laws.

Posted on September 29, 2007
Kentucky Representative Jody Richards recently filed tougher Driving Under the Influence bills for consideration by the Kentucky 2008 General Assembly: The DUI bills, while not law, seek to lower the alcohol percentage from 0.18 to 0.15 for increased penalties; reduce the alcohol concentration from 0...

Executive Director of Ky Alcoholic Beverage Control Arrested for DUI

Posted on September 29, 2007
Chris Lilly, the Executive Director of Kentucky's Alcoholic Beverage Control Department, was arrested September 24, 2007, for DUI. Police stopped Lilly after observing him weaving and driving slowly. Lilly's blood-alcohol level measured 0.18. Post by Lexington Kentucky Attorney Stephen J...

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