Potential Toronto-area clients who initially consult with us about their impaired driving charges tend to have many questions. Our DUI criminal defence lawyers often preface our responses to these questions with "it depends."
For example: "Can you beat the charges?"
"It depends," we'll begin ...
Despite intensive public education efforts and decades of increasing enforcement efforts and penalties, Canadians continue to drive while impaired by alcohol and/or drugs. According to Statistics Canada, 38,252 people were arrested for impaired driving in 2021. If police charged that many people with ...
If Ontario police arrest you for impaired driving-related charges, you might be tempted to plead guilty during your first court appearance, especially if it's your first DUI arrest. Whatever the charges are based on— blood alcohol readings over 80, failing to provide a blood ...
If you ever get behind the wheel after a few drinks, pause before turning the ignition key and consider how much your impaired driving might cost. Sure, you might arrive at your Toronto-area destination without difficulties, but what if you get arrested for driving under ...
Drunk drivers are more likely to cause traffic accidents than sober drivers because alcohol affects the brain's information processing and sensory communications abilities. When consumed, alcohol begins to disrupt and slow the functioning of the central nervous system within five minutes, and even a ...
