Keeping up with insurance premiums can be a financial challenge with motorists with relatively good driving records. However, drivers may face expensive car insurance as one of their OUI conviction consequences in Massachusetts.An OUI conviction follows from a blood...
Month: April 2019
Massachusetts breathalyzer tests currently inadmissible
In January 2019, a District Court judge ruled that breathalyzer tests for people charged with OUI in the state of Massachusetts are, for the time being, inadmissible in court.Litigation has continued for years over this issue. A lack of reliable standards is at the...
Marijuana-impaired driving tests may be flawed
Massachusetts officials have been reviewing options on enforcing impaired driving laws after marijuana was legalized in the state. A report from a Michigan state commission studying the effects of marijuana on drivers may be instructive for Massachusetts' enforcement...
Binge drinking can lead an underage driver to an OUI charge
College students under the age of 21 sometimes indulge in binge drinking with friends.They might believe they can drive themselves home afterward, but have they considered what happens if law enforcement pulls them over on suspicion of OUI?Binge drinking explainedThe...