Driving Offenses

A drunk driving conviction in Pennsylvania can have long-lasting and far-reaching consequences, especially if you were convicted of underage drinking and driving. If this has happened to your son or daughter, the consequences of the DUI conviction might include jail...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and numerous other entities analyze accident statistics in Pennsylvania and throughout the country. Information and data compiled from such analyses help researchers and safety experts develop recommendations...

If you emigrated from another country of origin to the United States, you may have done so with an employment-based visa. You might also have arrived in Pennsylvania because you were getting married or going to attend one of the state’s prestigious universities....

If a Pennsylvania police officer makes a traffic stop, the driver might be asked to exit the vehicle if intoxication is suspected. To determine if there is probable cause to arrest a motorist, a police officer might request that the driver take a field sobriety test....

A 67-year-old man who was employed at PennDOT resigned from his job after legal problems arose last April. The man had worked as a driver's license instructor assistant. He is now facing criminal charges in Pennsylvania, which include more than 30 counts of...

A government employee who has worked for more than 10 years as the head of the Office of Congressional Ethics is facing serious legal problems regarding an incident that occurred in September. He has been placed on leave from his position until further notice. He is...

If a Pennsylvania motorist is pulled over, then arrested for suspected drunk driving, it activates a series of legal proceedings. There is no way to predict what the ultimate outcome of a specific charge is going to be. However, certain issues can definitely have a...

Every day, drunk driving incidents cause an average of 29 deaths throughout the country. That amounts to more than 10,500 deaths per year, an alarming number. But that does not mean that every time an adult drinks an alcoholic beverage and drives, he or she is...

Pennsylvania police say they received a call on a recent Monday evening that compelled them to position a patrol car near a certain exit on the highway. The caller reportedly told police that a vehicle on the road was weaving in and out of traffic, coming dangerously...

You may have gotten a speeding ticket at some point in your life. Or, perhaps, a Pennsylvania police officer pulled you over to inform you that one of your brake lights wasn’t functioning.  A traffic stop might be brief and relatively painless. However, if you get...