While police officers many times have drivers perform any number of “tests” on the side of the road to determine whether the driver is impaired or intoxicated, only three have been validated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). They are the (1) Walk-and-Turn; (2) One-Leg-Stand; and (3) Horizontal…
As previously discussed, officers are trained in three different Phases of Driving While Intoxicated detection. Phase 1 involves the officer’s observations of the vehicle in motion, Phase 2 involves the officer’s personal contact with the driver and Phase 3, which I will discuss here, involves Pre-Arrest Screening. During Phase 3,…
As I discussed in a prior blog, Phase 1 of Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) detection involves the officer’s observations of the vehicle in motion. This blog will focus on Phase 2 of DWI detection which involves the officer’s personal observation of the driver once the officer stops the vehicle. Phase…
There are generally three Driving While Intoxicated (DWI) detection phases. Unless there is an accident or the officer comes upon a parked vehicle, Phase 1 is usually the vehicle in motion; Phase 2 of DWI detection is the personal contact phase; and the Phase 3 is pre-arrest screening. In this…
Those charged with a New York DWI/DUI or related offenses, should be pleased to hear that New York criminal defense lawyer, Peter Tilem, the managing partner at Tilem & Campbell recently completed two courses relevant to Driving Under the Influence, Driving While Intoxicated and Driving While Ability Impaired by Drugs.…
Mortgage Fraud has taken center stage in Westchester County Courts and around New York State. This national problem has taken on extra prominence in New York where property values are high. As a criminal defense law firm that has handled many mortgage fraud cases including headline making cases we are…
In continuing with my series of blogs on Driving While Intoxicated and blood testing, this blog will focus on the problem of fermentation within the blood sample collection tube. I previously explained that the collection tube is supposed to contain two chemicals – an anticoagulant and an anti-fermentation chemical. Preventing…
As discussed in a prior blog, when you are charged in New York with Driving While Intoxicated or Driving While Ability Impaired, the most common method used by police to determine your blood alcohol concentration is a Breathalyzer type machine. However, the police may, and sometimes do, request a blood…
If you have been charged with a New York Driving While Intoxicated charge or any other related charge such as Vehicular Manslaughter, you need criminal defense attorneys who not only know the laws relevant to DWI, but also the science and procedures involved with such charges. You need lawyers who…
If you have been charged with Driving While Intoxicated in New York you need criminal attorneys who know not just the law, but the science and procedures relevant to a DWI case.In continuing with my series of blogs concerning blood testing in New York Driving While Intoxicated cases, I will…