Tiger Woods' mug shot after his DUI arrest in Jupiter, Florida says it all. There's no question the photo shows impairment. Now whether the impairment is from alcohol or prescription medication doesn't really matter in terms of the rules of the road and Florida statutes. Prescription narcotics come with warning labels about not operating machinery while taking this drug. Woods' statement some fifteen hours after his arrest demonstrates that he doesn't understand that. It doesn't really … [Read more...]
DUI, Poor Judgment, and the Life of a Florida State Representative
The Florida House had just wrapped up its third week in the 2017 session and state Rep. Cary Pigman was driving his Jeep with a license plate that reflects his House district, “H55,” back to his home district when a Florida Highway Patrol officer who'd been following Pigman noticed that he was driving erratically, weaving in and out of lanes and crossing over into the right shoulder of the southbound lanes of the Florida Turnpike. As the patrolman approached the driver's side of Pigman's … [Read more...]
DUI Will Ruin Your Holidays
Now that Halloween has passed, we can turn our attention to the holidays with Thanksgiving and Christmas around the corner. We begin making plans to be with friends and family at holiday dinners and parties. Soon after Thanksgiving, office parties begin. Holiday revelers aren't the only ones stepping up their plans. Law enforcement agencies start more DUI patrols with wolfpacks and DUI checkpoints. With the holidays just around the corner, drinking gets a little more frequent and heavier. … [Read more...]
