DRUNK DRIVING ARCHIVES

DRUNK DRIVING LIMIT TO BE LOWERED IN UTAH On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Monday, October 29, 2018. Drunk driving laws in Louisiana and across the country are already strict, but they may be getting tougher. The standard legal blood alcohol content limit is .08 percent in all states and the […]

STRICTER LAWS COULD REDUCE ALCOHOL CRASHES On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Over a million people were taken into custody for drunk driving throughout the country in 2016, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, it represents just 1 percent of those who reported […]

WILL TECHNOLOGY END DRUNK DRIVING ARRESTS? On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Friday, March 23, 2018. The phone you carry with you every day to your New Orleans job is far more powerful than the computers and software that initially made Steve Jobs and Bill Gates famous and rich. Technological advances […]

ASSERTING AN AGGRESSIVE DEFENSE AGAINST A DUI On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Thursday, February 15, 2018. New Orleans is known for a few things, such as their warm weather, close proximity to the gulf, Bourbon Street and Mardis Gras. All of these reasons cause locals and tourists to visit the […]

DEFENSE FOR HOLIDAY-SEASON DRUNK DRIVING CHARGES On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Friday, January 5, 2018. The New Year brings it with new beginnings for most people, but no one wants that new beginning to be from inside a jail cell, serving time for committing an act that they are suspected […]

A DRUNK DRIVING CHARGE CAN BE CONTESTED AT EVERY STEP On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Thursday, October 12, 2017. Getting stopped for drunk driving is something many individuals do not experience. However, with movies, cop shows, news casts and other sources, the overall process is common knowledge. After checking insurance […]

UNDERSTANDING IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE REGULATIONS On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Monday, July 31, 2017. Louisiana is one of eight states across the country that allow attachment of ignition interlock devices to vehicles even if the person is a first-time offender of drunk driving. This is a considerably serious provision, as […]

I BLEW UNDER .08, SO WHY AM I STILL BEING ARRESTED FOR DUI? On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Friday, June 30, 2017. Many people in the New Orleans area probably know that it is illegal to drive with more than .08 blood alcohol content in their system. This blog has […]

WE ARE NOT AFRAID TO CHALLENGE BREATH TEST RESULTS On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Friday, June 9, 2017. Although a previous post on this blog discussed the numerous ways is which the Breathalyzer machine police use to officially check a Louisiana resident’s blood alcohol content can be wrong, many New Orleans residents […]

HOW CAN A BREATHALYZER BREATH TEST BE WRONG? On behalf of Craig E. Gibbs, Attorney at Law posted in drunk driving on Friday, June 2, 2017. Many residents of New Orleans, Louisiana who get pulled over for drunk driving may be tempted to just plead guilty and accept their punishment. While sometimes this is in a person’s best interests, […]