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This past week, the police in Cobb County reminded people that it doesn’t matter who you are or what title you hold. If you’re driving under the influence in their jurisdiction, you’re going to be caught and you will be arrested and charged with DUI in Cobb County. On March 11, at about 11:30 pm,…

A man was arrested after a Gwinnett County DUI crash killed two people on Sunday, February 7. The police in Gwinnett County were called to the scene of the accident around 6 am. They immediately rushed to the scene. The crash took place in the Eastbound lanes of Highway 316 not far from Sugarloaf Parkway.…

It’s not uncommon to see DUI checkpoints set up on New Year’s Eve in Georgia. It’s one way to keep drunk drivers off the road. It also allows the cops in Georgia to start the year off with dozens if not hundreds of DUI arrests. That appears to be the case for a Forsyth County…

It doesn’t matter who you are. If you’re driving while intoxicated in Georgia, you will be arrested and charged with DUI. That goes for police chiefs as well. On November 25th at about 11:30 pm, the Chief of Police at Georgia State University learned this the hard way. Chief Joe Spillane was traveling along GA…

A Grantville man was arrested and charged with drunk driving for his involvement in a multi-vehicle crash that killed one person. The accident happened on Interstate-85 at about 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 10, 2020.  The police in Coweta County who arrived to the scene of the crash near mile marker 44 were surprised by…

When you send your children off to school in the morning, the last thing you should have to worry about is their bus driver being safe. It is rare that we hear about a school bus driver being drunk while on duty. Sadly, that is exactly what happened early October in Columbia County, Georgia, with…

The police always have to deal with a lot of traffic issues over the holidays. This includes more than just Christmas and New Year’s Eve. The summer holidays can be brutal too when it comes to DUI arrests and traffic fatalities. The Georgia State Patrol saw the number of DUI arrests and drunk driving fatalities…

One of the reasons a DUI conviction is such a big deal is that it stay on your record for the rest of your life. In most states, no matter how good your record is, you can’t get an DUI expunged. This was always the case in Georgia as well. In 2013, there was a…

When the police pull someone over for a routine traffic stop, they’re always going to keep their eyes open. If they think the driver has been drinking or using any illegal substances, they’re going to look for evidence. Or, if they see the passenger in a car with something that seems suspicious, they can ask…

There were protests in just about every major city this past week over the George Floyd death. Atlanta was no exception. Officer Maximilian Brewer was handling traffic control at a busy intersection in downtown Atlanta. Things were going okay until a man on an ATV crashed into the officer, running him over and knocking him…