Get a DUI Defense Lawyer in Sterling Va
It can happen to anyone. One too many drinks puts you over the legal limit and you get behind the wheel feeling like your alright to drive, but your not.
Never drink and drive it's not worth the danger.
If you have found yourself with a DUI offense or DWI arrest you need a qualified DUI Lawyer. Regardless of the circumstances you cannot afford to go through the legal system without the guidance of an expericed DUI Attorney. The laws today are written in such a way that you will recieve a harsher sentence and punishment if you do not have representation by an attorney. Don't go it alone.
Punishments can range from loss of your drivers license to jial time so don't risk defending yoursel from a DUI charge.
DUI Laws and Penalties
When operating a motor vehicle, boat or water craft in Virginia, you are legally considered driving or operating under the influence (DUI) if your blood alcohol content (BAC) is 0.08 percent or higher. You may be considered under the influence with a lower BAC if your ability to operate a motor vehicle, boat or water craft is impaired. If your driving is affected because you are under the influence of any drug, you may face the same penalties as driving under the influence of alcohol. If you are involved in a motor vehicle crash and a law enforcement officer has probable cause, you can be arrested for DUI within three hours of the crash without a warrant and at any location. If you are arrested for DUI a third or subsequent time within a five year period, you will not be granted bail while you wait to go to trial. All DUI laws apply to mopeds operated on public highways.
You do not have the option of requesting a blood test instead of a breath test for an alcohol-related offense. If you have had a prior DUI conviction or conviction of breath test refusal, you will be charged with a Class 2 misdemeanor for refusing to take a blood alcohol test. If you have had two DUI convictions or conviction of breath test refusal within a ten-year period, you will be charged with a Class 1 misdemeanor. Both offenses carry a three-year license suspension. If you are convicted of a breath test refusal, the court will suspend your driving privilege for one year. If you are also convicted of DUI, the DUI driver’s license revocation period will run consecutively with the breath test refusal revocation. You are not eligible for a restricted driver’s license during the suspension for a breath test refusal.
If you are convicted of the following, the court will require that you have an ignition interlock device
installed on every vehicle you own, co-own or operate as a condition of restricted driving privileges
or full restoration of driving privileges:
- Convicted of a DUI second offense within ten years, or
- Convicted of a DUI third or subsequent offense within ten years, or
- Convicted of a first DUI offense and your BAC was 0.15 percent or higher
In the following cases, DMV will require you to have an ignition interlock device installed as a condition
of restricted driving privileges or full restoration of driving privileges, even if the court does not require
it:
- Convicted of a DUI second offense within five years, or
- Convicted of a DUI third or subsequent offense within ten years, or
- Convicted of three separate DUI offenses within ten years
Convictions for a first offense violation of the ignition interlock restriction or other restricted license provisions will result in a DMV revocation for one year. Two or more convictions of violating restricted privileges will result in a three-year revocation.
Sterling News
Sterling Woman Pleads Guilty to Murder-for-Hire Plot
Ann Jenene Cinnamon, aka Ann Jenene Greer, 41, of Sterling, Va., pled guilty today to hiring a hit-man to kill her boyfriend’s “mistress.” Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, and James W. McJunkin, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington Field Office, made the announcement after the plea [...]
Sterling Teen Faces Charges in Assault and Attempted Robbery
A 15-year-old teenager is facing charges in two recent crimes where he assaulted women in the area of East Holly Avenue and East Furman Drive in Sterling, Virginia. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office became aware of the January 23, 2012 attempted robbery and assault after a witness c…ontacted the agency reporting a possible crime. The [...]
Loudoun County, VA – A 21-year-old Sterling, Virginia man was charged last week in connection with a December 2011 incident where he brandished a firearm and held a female against her will while claiming he was a police officer. Members of the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jose L. Rivera-Laboy on Thursday, January 19, 2012 [...]
Two Charged in Connection with New Year’s Eve Robbery of Fairfield Inn & Suites
An Alexandria, Virginia man and a teenager from Sterling, Virginia have been charged in connection with the December 31, 2011 armed robbery of the Fairfield Inn and Suites located in the 23000 block of Indian Creek Drive in Dulles, Virginia. Cesar A. Pisconte, Jr., 21, was charged January 10, 2012 by Loudoun County Sheriff’s Investigators [...]
Pacific Boulevard in Sterling Closed
Pacific Boulevard is closed in both directions between the Washington & Old Dominion Trail and Columbia Place in Sterling due to gas line break. The roadway is expected to be closed for at least one hour. 01/11/12 10:08
Stabbing in Sterling A Result of Domestic Dispute
Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to Cedar Lake Plaza in Sterling on a reported stabbing at approximately 7:30 Monday evening. Upon arriving at the scene, police identified a 36-year-old female in the parking lot and determined the assault was domestic in nature. A suspect, who was no longer on scene, was identified and a lookout [...]
DUI Driver Stops Then Drives into Tree
A deputy from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle driving erratically in the area of Route 7 westbound at Algonkian Parkway in the early morning hours of December 27th. Based on his observations the deputy initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle near the intersection of Route 7 and Route 28. The driver [...]
Sterling Neighbohood Evacuated Due to Suspected Pipe Bomb
Several Sterling residents were evacuated from their homes while members of the Fire Marshal’s Office responded to a suspicious object found in the common area of the Manning Sq. town house neighborhood. Emergency personnel responded to the scene on December 23rd for a citizen’s report of a suspicious object, resembling a “pipe bomb.” Deputies from [...]
Police Plan Sobriety Checkpoint for the Holiday Season
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday, December 16, 2011, in Eastern Loudoun County. The sobriety checkpoint will be held from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office designed the checkpoints to raise public awareness and to discourage impaired driving. Members of the Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary Unit and [...]
Police Look for Hit and Run Vehicle Involved in Motorcycle Accident
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance to help locate a vehicle involved in a hit and run crash involving a motorcyclist. The hit and run occurred around 5:15 p.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2011, in the area of S. Cottage Road and S. Fox Road in Sterling, Virginia. The vehicle, [...]
DUI News
DUI Driver Stops Then Drives into Tree
A deputy from the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office observed a vehicle driving erratically in the area of Route 7 westbound at Algonkian Parkway in the early morning hours of December 27th. Based on his observations the deputy initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle near the intersection of Route 7 and Route 28. The driver [...]
Police Plan Sobriety Checkpoint for the Holiday Season
The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office will conduct a sobriety checkpoint Friday, December 16, 2011, in Eastern Loudoun County. The sobriety checkpoint will be held from 10 p.m. to 3 a.m. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office designed the checkpoints to raise public awareness and to discourage impaired driving. Members of the Sheriff’s Office Auxiliary Unit and [...]
Police in City of Fairfax Arrest FAA Administrator on DUI Charges
City of Fairfax Police have charged the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration with driving while intoxicated. Jerome Randolph Babbitt, 65, of 1923 Lakeport Lane, Reston, was arrested on Saturday, December 3. About 10:30 PM an officer on patrol observed a vehicle driving on the wrong side of the road in the 3900 block of [...]
Front Royal Plans to Crakdown on Holiday Drunk Driving
Front Royal Police Department Chief Richard Furr has announced that the Front Royal Police Department will be participating in the ‘CHECKPOINT STRIKEFORCE: DRIVE SOBER OR GET PULLED OVER’ holiday campaign from now until January 2nd, 2012. Chief Furr states “During this time of year, many families are travelling to different parts of the country. Our [...]
Alexandria Police to Conduct DWI Enforcement
On November 18, Alexandria police will conduct a DWI enforcement effort to deter and apprehend intoxicated drivers. The DWI crackdown will begin at 10:00 P.M. on Friday, November 18, and will continue until 6:00 A.M. on Saturday, November 19. Motorists will be stopped and drivers will be checked to assure that their abilities to drive [...]
Teen Driver Charged with DUI in Loudoun County Parkway Accident
An 18-year-old Leesburg man was charged with DUI (under 21) after being involved in a serious crash Tuesday morning on Loudoun County Parkway. Around 7:15 a.m. on November 15, 2011, Loudoun County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to the westbound exit of Loudoun County Parkway at Route 7 for a two vehicle crash. A 2010 Hyundai driven [...]
Off-Duty Fairfax County Police Officer Arrested for DWI
An off-duty, Fairfax County police officer was involved in a single vehicle crash on Zion Drive on Monday, October 24 shortly after 3 a.m. The officer was the sole occupant of his personal vehicle when it struck a utility pole near the intersection of Grovewood Way. The officer was not injured. PFC Sean McGlone, 41, [...]
Arlington Police Reports October 13-19, 2011
MALICIOUS WOUNDING, 10/17/11, 4500 block of Fairfax Drive. On October 17 at 11:10 pm, a man was found bleeding from his head. He stated that a subject that he knew assaulted him. ROBBERY, 10/15/11, 1100 block of S. Hayes Street. On October 15 at 3:20 pm, a man asked a jeweler to see several sets [...]
Police Make Arrest in DUI Pursuit
At 4:00 AM Oct 16, 2011 officers from The Martinsburg City Police Department attempted to stop a 1999 green Saturn 4 door in the area of N. Maple and Martin Street. This vehicle failed to stop and attempted to elude officers. This pursuit traveled west on King Street and into the county and continued into [...]
Motorcylist Involved in Accident on Sycolin Road Charged with DUI
Share with Addthis Late Sunday night Deputies responded to Sycolin Road just west of the Murray’s Ford Bridge for a reported motorcycle crash.At approximately 10:30 PM on October 9th deputies found a 62-year-old male from of Ashburn with serious injuries resulting from a single vehicle accident. Investigation into the incident revealed that the driver [...]