Recent Posts in DUI Posted By Law Offices of Robert Stepniak 11-Nov-2019 Common Holiday Crimes in Florida Not only are the holidays a merry time of the year, but it is also the season that experiences an increase in criminal activity every year. While many people are attending festive events or buying gifts, others are making mistakes that result in ... Continue Reading Posted By Law Offices of Robert Stepniak 4-Nov-2019 What You Can Do to Avoid a Holiday DUI Festive celebrations during the holidays are commonly associated with alcohol consumption. That is why fatal drunk driving collisions and DUI arrests typically increase when it’s this time of year. In order to arrest suspected drunk drivers and ... Continue Reading Posted By Law Offices of Robert Stepniak 16-Sep-2019 Volusia County Pretrial Services Part 2: DUI Court A conviction for a first-time DUI offense carries a jail sentence of up to six months, a maximum $1,000 fine, and driver’s license suspension for up six months. A second or third DUI offense can lead to harsher penalties and even a felony ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 26-Jun-2019 Do I Have to Take a Breath Test After a FL DUI Arrest? After a DUI arrest, the police will ask you to take a breath, blood, or urine test to determine your blood alcohol content (BAC) level or how much drugs are in your system. Your BAC or concentration of drugs in your blood will be used in court to ... Continue Reading Posted By Law Offices of Robert Stepniak 29-Apr-2019 Do I Have to Tell My Boss About My DUI Arrest? Being arrested for drunk driving can be one of the scariest, most frustrating, and most confusing situations of your life, especially if it is your first time. After getting released from custody, you may be nervous about what you are going to say to ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 22-Jan-2019 4 Visual Cues Police Use to Detect Drunk Drivers The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) created a list of several visual cues for law enforcement to look out for when catching drivers who are under the influence of alcohol or drugs. These cues help police officers establish ... Continue Reading Posted By the Law Offices of Robert Stepniak 28-Sep-2018 What to Do at a FL DUI Checkpoint Whether it’s the weekend or a national holiday, police throughout the country typically set up DUI checkpoints to arrest drunk drivers and protect other motorists and pedestrians on the roads. Sobriety checkpoints are legal in Florida and do ... Continue Reading Posted By Law Offices of Robert Stepniak 18-Sep-2018 5 Common Mistakes People Make After a DUI Arrest One of the most frightening and stressful situations in life is a DUI arrest. Although all hope seems lost, what you do after your arrest can be the difference between conviction and freedom. However, people often make mistakes that jeopardize their ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 15-Jun-2018 How a DUI Conviction Can Affect Your Future The serious consequences of a DUI conviction do not end in the courtroom. In fact, having a drunk driving conviction on your criminal record can have a negative impact on your employment and educational opportunities. DUI & Employment Whether a ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 11-Jun-2018 Can I Get Charged with "Wet Reckless" Rather than DUI? If you are charged with a DUI in Florida, you could face jail time, fines, license suspension, and a host of other penalties if convicted. Additionally, having a DUI conviction on your record can affect the opportunities you have in life, such as ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 16-Mar-2018 If I Sleep in My Car, Can I Get a DUI? Imagine having a few drinks, it’s late, you stagger to your car to drive home. But as soon as you get in your vehicle, you realize that you are too intoxicated to drive. So instead of taking off, you stay in your car to sleep it off. Although ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 21-Nov-2017 Am I Allowed to Refuse a Field Sobriety Test? Under Florida’s implied consent laws, you are legally required to submit to chemical testing if you are pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence. If you refuse, your driver’s license is immediately suspended and you may ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 26-Oct-2017 Helping Your Guests Avoid a DUI After a Party With the arrival of Halloween, the holiday season is just around the corner once again. Many Americans will be celebrating the fall and winter months surrounded by friends and family, food, holiday cheer, and alcoholic beverages. Unfortunately, drunk ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 20-Sep-2017 Handling Your DUI with a Past Conviction A first-time DUI conviction in Florida can result in severe consequences, such as jail time, fines, and license suspension. However, if you get pulled over and charged with another DUI while a DUI conviction is still active on your criminal and ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 11-Apr-2017 How a DUI Can Impact Your Life DUIs are one of the most debilitating charges one can ever face, as even one time can lead to severe consequences you will have to endure for the rest of your life. Your personal and professional lives are both at risk, as is your reputation. If you ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 19-Oct-2015 Volusia DUI School Graduates Are Inspiring Many people who enter the Florida DUI School only do so to reduce their charges and to help them get their license back. Some of these people feel that the program is a waste of time, and that it won’t actually help them with their addiction. ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 7-Sep-2015 Blood Alcohol Test Upheld On Appeal A Sumter County man charged with DUI manslaughter, DUI with serious bodily injury, and two counts of DUI causing property damage asked the court to throw out his blood-alcohol test because the blood draw had not been done properly. The appeals court ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 26-Aug-2015 Investigator for State Attorney's Office Arrested for DUI, Resigns Mark Edward Moore is facing criminal charges following a vehicle collision on the evening of March 7th. Moore was charged with DUI, DUI property damage, and DUI causing serious bodily injury. Moore, of Cape Coral, was an investigator with the state ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 20-Jul-2015 3 DUI Arrests in One Week A Florida woman is in legal trouble after being arrested 3 times within a 6 day period. The woman was pulled over on suspicion of DUI on April 30 and refused to take a blood test. She posted bail and was released from jail. The next day, she was ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 6-Jul-2015 Florida Woman Sentenced to 24 Years in Prison for Fatal Wrong-Way DUI Crash She was facing up to 30 years in prison, but a Florida woman received a prison sentence of 24 years for driving drunk and killing two women in a wrong-way collision. Part of her sentence also included a permanent license revocation, meaning that even ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 22-Jun-2015 Florida Pilot Arrested for DUI After Causing Minor Crash A pilot in Melbourne, Florida, was arrested and taken to jail after crashing into an airport communications tower with his twin-engine Cessna plane. Police stated that the man smelled very strongly of alcohol and that his speech was slurred. On the ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 9-Mar-2015 Florida Woman with Twin Kids in the Car Arrested for DUI Every once in a while, a DUI arrest will come along that grabs your attention and simply will not let go. Such is the case with a recent incident that involved a DUI arrest, children, and an accident. According to police, a 28-year-old Florida ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 26-Jan-2015 Teen Substance Abuse Fuels Dangerous Crimes While the substance-abuse rates of teens in Volusia and Flagler counties are higher than the national and state averages, the number of teens that are abusing drugs and alcohol in these areas is going down. The Florida Use Substance Abuse Survey has ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 16-Nov-2014 Closing Loopholes in Florida's DUI Laws Imagine that you’re walking along a neighborhood block late at night when you notice a vehicle swerving far ahead. You decide to keep your distance assuming the driver must be drunk, and sure enough, their vehicle hits a mailbox. The driver ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 23-Sep-2014 Do Diversionary DUI Tactics Work? We all know stiff penalties and consequences are in place for those charged with driving under the influence – that much is common knowledge. Can anyone honestly tell you whether DUI diversionary tactics like checkpoints and classes are ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 6-Apr-2014 Officially, Florida State Troopers Have No Incentive to Write Tickets The Historic City News publishes the proposed policy for you to read. Department executives “clarify” that performance bonuses are not tied to writing tickets. Policies aside, let’s remember that in the real world, every traffic ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 24-Mar-2014 "24/7 Sobriety" to Help Repeat DUI Offenders in Florida? It all depends on your point of view. And it’s not a simple, one-dimensional issue. Florida House Bill HB 7005 would create an alternative to DUI Interlock devices. Instead, or in addition, a judge could require that drivers convicted of DUI ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 28-Jan-2013 Palm Bay Man with Meth Lab in Car Charged with DUI When concerned motorists called to report a vehicle being driven erratically on Minton Road early Saturday morning, Palm Bay police responded and stopped the vehicle on Santo Domingo Avenue. The unidentified driver of the vehicle was arrested and ... Continue Reading Posted By Stepniak & Park 11-Aug-2012 Fatal DUI Car Accident Ends in 2-Year Prison Sentence A fatal DUI case that has been in the system for years now, has finally found closure, with a man sentenced to 2 years in prison. The man in question, Ryan C. Kremer, was found to be driving under the influence of alcohol back in 2010 when he was ... Continue Reading
