Legal Commentary

Driving While Intoxicated vs Driving While Texting
Which is more dangerous to human life: driving  under the influence of alcohol — or driving while texting?  Texting Could Be More Dangerous Than Drunken Driving June 25 –This morning, NBC’s “Today” show featured a story on how driving while texting could be more dangerous than driving while under the influence of alcohol...

Driving While Texting vs Driving Under the Influence
So which is more dangerous: driving under the influence or driving while texting?  And which one is severely punished? Dewd, U Think DUI is Bad…Try DWT CNET News, Dec. 22 — It’s no surprise that driving while texting (DWT) falls under the category of driving while stupid (DWS)...

Driving Under the Influence of Texting
Warning: if you?re driving right now, you may be breaking the law.  On Tuesday, following the growing trend of State driving-while-texting bans, the U.S. Department of Transportation has immediately banned bus and commercial truck drivers from texting while behind the wheel (click here for an up-to-date, interactive map of state-by-state texting laws from the IIHS)...

Tougher Texting While Driving Laws Proposed in New York
Since November, in New York State, there has been a secondary law in effect banning texting while driving. What this means is that police can only enforce this law when pulling you over for some other violation...

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...

Texting - Deadly Encounters
Texting ? a seemingly harmless activity ? appears to be far more dangerous than the general public thinks, especially when driving. Sending text messages while behind the wheel can cause serious injuries and may even be deadly...

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...

Brutal, graphic video aimed at teens: don't text while driving
There's been quite a lot of media coverage on the high risk of texting while driving and several states are lining up to issue bans or restrictions on the practice. We recently featured a texting while driving game that let's you get a rough gauge of how you'd fare while texting at the wheel...

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...

Inebriated or Texting: Which Is More Dangerous When Driving
Which is more deadly – driving while intoxicated or driving while texting?  Ok, so….which is a serious crime and which is not? DWT Should Be as Socially Unacceptable as DUI Halifax, Nova Scotia...

Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
Know the limits before getting behind the wheel

Driving Record Checks
Get your Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) from your State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) Online

DUI/DWI
If you have been arrested for drunk driving or driving under the influence you should contact an attorney immediately.

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.