Criminal Law

Texting While Driving Is More Dangerous Than Drunk-Driving; Is Jail-Time Warranted
A study by the Transport Research Laboratory, a British center for transport research, has suggested that texting while driving is riskier than driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs...

New California Law Banning Texting While Driving Takes Effect Jan. 1
California will become the sixth state in the nation to ban texting while driving. The new law will take effect on Jan. 1, 2009. Motorists caught texting and driving at the same time could start facing fines of up to...

Phoenix Bans Texting While Driving
Last week, Phoenix became the first city in the nation to ban text messaging while driving. Based on dangers associated with distracted driving, city officials concluded that the dangers of text messaging while driving outweigh any possible public benefits...

Road Texting: An Accident Waiting to Happen
Along with the ability to send text messages while driving comes the likelihood of more traffic accidents. Psychologists at the University of Utah say that texting behind the wheel is 50 percent more dangerous than talking on a cell phone while driving...

Georgia Ban on Texting While Driving a Reality Soon
As many of you know who read my blog regularly, one of my pet peeves is folks who text while driving a motor vehicle out on the streets of Atlanta, or really anywhere in Georgia...

Schuyler County Bans Dangerous Texting While Driving
OMG, is it really worth risking your life to send a text message? Apparently, to some drivers it is. Texting while driving is believed to be a factor in - or even the sole cause of - a growing number of car accidents...

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
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DUI/DWI
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Linda Mead
$1.25 million settlement in drunken driving wrongful death lawsuit.

Allstate Insurance Co.
$100,000 insurance settlement after a teenager was killed in a drunk driving accident.