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Before a law enforcement officer can stop a driver for DUI, he or she must have probable cause that some traffic infraction or crime is being committed. A trooper or officer may have a reasonable suspicion that a person may be DUI or DWI if they are: driving too slow, disobeying traffic signs, swerving, weaving or going into the wrong lanes of traffic, or speeding. If an officer notices someone driving in this manner, the Manassas or Woodbridge police officer will probably make a traffic… Continue

Last year in Prince William County, more than 300 people were charged with drunk driving related offenses. It is important to understand that just because a DUI or DWI arrest has been made it does not mean that every person charged with this serious offense in Prince William County was found guilty.



The penalties for DUI in Prince William County can be severe. The maximum punishments for a first time conviction can be a loss of driving privileges for 12 months, a fine of $2500.00,… Continue

If the officer properly administered a breath test and the Intoxilyzer machine was working correctly and calibrated there are still many ways to challenge the measured BAC level before it can be entered into evidence in a DUI trial in Loudoun County courts. Fairfax and Leesburg DWI and DUI lawyers have been challenging the statute which allows the evidence of BAC as a “rebuttable presumption” that a driver was intoxicated at the time he operated the vehicle. Some Virginia appellate courts have… Continue

If a driver is suspected of DUI in Leesburg, Ashburn or Sterling, a police officer will often ask that the person take a PBT (preliminary breath test) at the location of the traffic stop. The result of the PBT cannot not be used against the driver at trial regarding his innocence or guilt, BUT the PBT results may be used by the Loudoun County police officer to establish that he or she had probable cause to arrest a driver for DUI. The PBT results can only be introduced into evidence if the… Continue