DUI Defense Lawyer in Winchester Va and Frederick County
If you have found yourself with a DUI offense or DWI arrest you need a qualified DUI Lawyer. The laws are written in such a way that you will recieve a harsher sentence and punishment if you do not have representation by an attorney.
Punishments can range from loss of your drivers license to jail time so don't risk defending yourself from a DUI charge.
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.
Drunk Driving and Breathalyzer Tests
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.
Did you fail a breathalyzer test? Research shows breathalyzer tests vary sometimes 15% from actual blood alcohol concentration. Some studies have shown that as much as 23% of all individuals tested will have a BAC reading higher than their actual BAC. This results in many people being wrongly convicted of DUI/DWI.
It’s important that drunk drivers, and especially hard core repeat offenders be convicted and/or receive appropriate treatment. But it’s also important that innocent drivers not be falsely convicted of DWI/DUI.
Disclaimer: The information provided on this website is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice. The use of the information on this website creates no attorney client relationship between the user and any attorneys. If you have legal questions, you must contact an experienced attorney immediately.
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
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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
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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 [...]
Winchester News
Handley Regional Library Celebrates 100 Years with Book
Help the Handley Regional Library celebrate a century of service. To mark the upcoming 100th anniversary of Handley Regional Library in 2013, the library will publish a beautiful 250-page, full-color, hard-back book. All profits from book sales will be used for special centennial projects and for library operations. Slated for publication in November 2012, [...]
Rates for Autopark to Increase February 1st
As of February 1, 2012, the Winchester Parking Authority will implement new parking rates at the four downtown autoparks. The hourly rate will stay the same at $0.50; however, the daily maximum for hourly parkers will increase from $4.00 to $10.00. For example, to reach the $10 daily maximum rate, a vehicle would need to [...]
City Begins Discussions About Minor League Baseball
The Winchester Economic Development Authority (EDA) has completed a feasibility study concerning recruiting a minor league baseball team and constructing a new stadium in the City of Winchester. The EDA has requested that Council approve a conveyance of park land (approx. 12 acres in the northeast corner of Jim Barnett Park near I-81 and Cork [...]
Frederick County Accepting Bids for Sale of Old Gainesboro Elementary School
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Section 15.2-1800, Code of Virginia, is seeking bids for the sale of the county property and buildings comprising the former Gainesboro Elementary School which is comprised of approximately 5.5 acres. The property will be sold as is, together with all appurtenances and rights of way belonging thereto. [...]
Wolf Trap Sues Local Arts Center Over Use of ‘The Barns’
The Wolf Trap Foundation, based in Vienna, Virginia has filed suit in Federal court in Alexandria, claiming trademark infringement against a tiny not-for-profit organization more than 50 miles and two counties away asserting that their use of “The Barns of Rose Hill” in Berryville will confuse Wolf Traps patrons. Berryville sits west of the Blue [...]
Wolf Trap Foundation Sues Tiny Arts Center in Rural County Over the use of ‘Barns’
The Wolf Trap Foundation, based in Vienna, Virginia has filed suit in Federal court in Alexandria, claiming trademark infringement against a tiny not-for-profit organization more than 50 miles and two counties away asserting that their use of “The Barns of Rose Hill” in Berryville will confuse Wolf Traps patrons. Wait, what? Berryville sits west of [...]
Route Changes to Winchester Transit Scheduled to Begin Feb. 6
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First Term Delegates from Northern Va Introduce Land Conservation Legislation
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LFCC Recognizes Community Members with “Walking King’s Talk” Awards
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Winchester Police Department Captain Graduates from FBI National Academy
The Winchester Police department is proud to announce that Capt. Kelly Rice, Commander of the Administration Division, graduated from the FBI National Academy on December 16, 2011, at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia. Capt. Rice was in a class with two hundred sixty-one other law enforcement professionals from 49 states and 25 international countries. [...]