Category: DUI

Can I Lose My Job After a DUI? If you’ve been arrested for DUI, you’re already aware of how this one incident can turn your entire life upside down. Fines, fees, court dates, attorneys, jail time…you’d think all this would prevent drivers from drinking and then getting behind the wheel. But the truth is astounding. Driving under the influence of… Read More

Utah DUI violations, even for a first offense, can include hefty penalties; jail time, license suspension, monetary fines or the implementation of an Interlock Ignition Device (IID). If you blow over a .16, all of these penalties are on the table depending on the circumstances of the first-time DUI charge. IIDs in particular are a rather invasive intervention that might… Read More

We have been obsessed with self-driving cars in science fiction stories for decades. The ability to read a book or use your laptop or mobile phone while the car drives itself is an attractive idea, but what about the impact they could have on drunk driving? This is obviously a novel concept that could allow us to make it home… Read More

When you leave the bar too intoxicated to drive, often times we call a close friend or a taxi to give us a ride home. No doubt there is no shortage of alternative choices when it comes to drunk driving, but ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft have given us even more options. Here at the law offices of Kelly… Read More

A DUI charge in Utah can have some serious implications, but DUI law in the state covers more than just motor vehicles. In fact, the official definition of a vehicle in Utah is “. . .a device in, on, or by which a person or property is or may be transported or drawn on a highway.” This gives way for… Read More

The idea of taking away a driver’s privilege to drive was once considered a good idea and an effective tool to curb DUIs. Technology and the burdens put upon a driver by both the court system and the Legislature have now put that idea in question. The availability of efficient ignition interlock devices (IID) now present a viable alternative to… Read More

There is a tendency of legislative bodies to bemoan decisions of the courts that interpret and sometime alter the intent or meaning of the law. But, in almost every case where that may be have happened, there has been a strong element of either changing of society or of technology that has made it necessary to act. When the courts… Read More

Whenever there is a change in the law, any area of the law, all corollary statutes must also be examined and or altered. Difficult to do when it must be done in the short time frame that we provide our legislators. But, it’s something that must be done and considering the search engines that are now available, it’s easier than… Read More

What happens when field sobriety tests, which didn’t have a solid foundation to start with, are outmoded and don’t measure either sobriety or impairment with any reliability? The wrong people get arrested, their rights get violated, and worse, they can get convicted of a charge they weren’t guilty of. Where and how can this possibly happen? To start with, the… Read More