DUI

When a Virginia police officer makes a suspected drunk driving arrest, it activates a series of events within the criminal justice system. Whether you’re struggling with alcohol addiction or had a momentary lapse in judgment when you got behind the wheel, if the...

In Virginia, penalties under conviction of drunk driving are quite severe. For a first offense, and even in some subsequent cases, convictions are handed down as misdemeanor crimes. Many people mistakenly believe this term is synonymous with the phrase “not serious,”...