Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office announced that they will be conducting DUI roadblocks this weekend. Although they will be looking for all license and equipment violations, the main point is to look for Oklahoma drivers that may be driving under the influence or DUI.
If you are stopped at a DUI checkpoint or DUI roadblock, remain calm, cooperate with the officer but do not admit to consuming any alcohol. Do not submit to any field sobriety tests like the pen test or walk a straight line test. Do not blow into any handheld portable breath testing devices.
The decision on whether to take the actual breath or blood test is up to you. However, Oklahoma has just passed a new law that requires anyone that loses their Oklahoma driver's license for the first time as a result of refusing to take the breathalyzer or intoxilyzer or takes the breath test / blood test and has a result of .15 or higher to have an ignition interlock device in their vehicle for an additional 18 months after reinstatement.
Thus, if you think you are below a .15, then you may be better off taking the Oklahoma breath test. If you may be over a .15 bac, then you could face an aggravated DUI charge which would require additional treatment. To get an idea of what it takes to get to a .15 breath alcohol level, see our breath calculator.
If you decide to take the Oklahoma breath test, after taking the test immediately request a blood test and tell them that you will pay for it. This is your right. The blood test is more accurate and by requesting it after the their breath test, it gives you a little more time to eliminate alcohol.
The best thing to do to avoid a Oklahoma DUI charge is to drink responsibly and have a designated driver. If you are arrested, then you will want to take advantage of the free consultation offered by qualified Oklahoma DUI lawyers like Bruce and myself.
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma DUI Lawyer
Bruce Edge
Tulsa DUI Attorney
Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
More DUI Arrests Coming
Oklahoma Department of Public Safety and the Oklahoma Highway patrol announced their new campaign yesterday for traffic and drunk driving enforcement. The "More Cops, More Stops" campaign will run through the holidays. The cops will be looking for people not wearing seatbelts as well as other minor violations of the law so they can have a reason to pull you over.
Similar to our past experiences, most of these seatbelt stops will be at 2 a.m. just down the street from the local bars. If the past history is any indicator, the seatbelt stop will simply be the reason for a pretextual stop for an Oklahoma DUI arrest. Are our resources better spent pulling over the person that is weaving all over the road and is actually driving impaired instead of a person that is not having any difficulty operating their car? Get the dangerous person off the road instead of someone that may or may not be barely over the limit and doesn't pose a danger to anyone.
We remind people to drink responsibly but we also protect responsible social drinking.
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma DUI Attorney
Bruce Edge
Tulsa DUI Attorney
Similar to our past experiences, most of these seatbelt stops will be at 2 a.m. just down the street from the local bars. If the past history is any indicator, the seatbelt stop will simply be the reason for a pretextual stop for an Oklahoma DUI arrest. Are our resources better spent pulling over the person that is weaving all over the road and is actually driving impaired instead of a person that is not having any difficulty operating their car? Get the dangerous person off the road instead of someone that may or may not be barely over the limit and doesn't pose a danger to anyone.
We remind people to drink responsibly but we also protect responsible social drinking.
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma DUI Attorney
Bruce Edge
Tulsa DUI Attorney
Friday, November 11, 2011
Thank you to our Veterans
Bruce and I along with the staff at the Hunsucker Legal Group and the Edge Law Firm wish to thank our veterans that have sacrificed so much so we can enjoy the freedoms we have. As an army brat growing up on military bases following my career army father post to post, I have seen some of the sacrifices the veterans made leaving their hometowns, families and loved ones behind as they went off to protect us and keep us safe. Some paid the ultimate sacrifice and we say a prayer for those today as we remember.
To my father, Major James Hunsucker (Army Ret.) and all of the other veterans, thank you.
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma DUI Defense
Bruce Edge
Tulsa DUI Defense
To my father, Major James Hunsucker (Army Ret.) and all of the other veterans, thank you.
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma DUI Defense
Bruce Edge
Tulsa DUI Defense
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Another Cop arrested for DUI and refuses breath test
I always find it interesting when a police officer is arrested for DUI or APC and they refuse to take a breathalyzer or intoxilyzer test. Although it is not known what type of intoxilyzer test was offered to the Florida State Trooper arrested for driving under the influence, Florida has had issues with the Intoxilyzer 8000. The Intoxilyzer 8000 is the same breath testing device Oklahoma uses to test suspected Oklahoma DUI drivers.
In this case, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper named John Wilcox was arrested by Naples police Wednesday for DUI. The trooper was subsequently fired by the FHP on the same day. It is unclear if the DUI charge was the sole reason has this trooper has had previous difficulties with the law and previous complaints. According to the police report, Naples police pulled over a white truck after a witness reported that the truck struck a tree. Witnesses said several occupants got out, inspected the damage, and then drove away. Wilcox was driving the truck with two other passengers when officers stopped the truck which lead to the DUI arrest. Wilcox admitted to drinking but denied he was behind the wheel when it hit the tree. The Naples officer noting in his report that he knew Wilcox, said there was a strong odor of alcohol of alcoholic beverage from his breath. Wilcox submitted to the field sobriety tests, but refused a breath test, the report said.
John
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma City DUI Lawyer
Bruce Edge
Tulsa DUI Lawyer
In this case, a Florida Highway Patrol trooper named John Wilcox was arrested by Naples police Wednesday for DUI. The trooper was subsequently fired by the FHP on the same day. It is unclear if the DUI charge was the sole reason has this trooper has had previous difficulties with the law and previous complaints. According to the police report, Naples police pulled over a white truck after a witness reported that the truck struck a tree. Witnesses said several occupants got out, inspected the damage, and then drove away. Wilcox was driving the truck with two other passengers when officers stopped the truck which lead to the DUI arrest. Wilcox admitted to drinking but denied he was behind the wheel when it hit the tree. The Naples officer noting in his report that he knew Wilcox, said there was a strong odor of alcohol of alcoholic beverage from his breath. Wilcox submitted to the field sobriety tests, but refused a breath test, the report said.
John
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma City DUI Lawyer
Bruce Edge
Tulsa DUI Lawyer
Thursday, October 13, 2011
More problems with Intoxilyzer 8000
Prosecutors in two Florida counties have decided not to use breath-test results in about 100 current DUI cases in Sarasota and Manatee counties after learning about problems with the Intoxilyzer 8000. The Intoxilyzer 8000 is the same breath testing machine used in Oklahoma.
DUI prosecutors made Wednesday's announcement after the Herald Tribune reported that drivers across Florida have been arrested and convicted of DUI charges based on flawed breath-test machines that reported impossible results.
About 40% of Florida's Intoxilyzer 8000s tested by the State were incorrectly measuring breath volumnes of 2-3 times normal human lung capacity.
For more information, visit www.okdui.com or www.edgelawfirm.com
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma DUI Attorney
DUI prosecutors made Wednesday's announcement after the Herald Tribune reported that drivers across Florida have been arrested and convicted of DUI charges based on flawed breath-test machines that reported impossible results.
About 40% of Florida's Intoxilyzer 8000s tested by the State were incorrectly measuring breath volumnes of 2-3 times normal human lung capacity.
For more information, visit www.okdui.com or www.edgelawfirm.com
John Hunsucker
Oklahoma DUI Attorney
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Norman, Oklahoma DUI Checkpoint
Norman Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint/ DUI roadblock this last weekend. The roadblock lasted four hours and started Friday night at 11 pm. The results of the roadblock were five arrests for DUIs out of 565 cars checked. That means a minimum of 560 people were seized and detain for doing nothing more than driving their car through the intersection of Wylie Road and West Lindsey Street.
Is this a good use of manpower for 5 DUI arrests. How many officers were involved? If all the officers were at the roadblock, who was covering the rest of the city? How many officers were brought in for overtime?
Wouldn't it make more sense to use these officers to patrol the streets looking for drivers who are actually driving in a manner that indicates they may be under the influence of alcohol or potentially driving drunk? This would be a better use of manpower and would provide for city wide enforcement to prevent DUI drivers. Most importantly, the rivers and passengers in the 560 other vehicles would not have had their evening interrupted by russian style police tactics.
Is this a good use of manpower for 5 DUI arrests. How many officers were involved? If all the officers were at the roadblock, who was covering the rest of the city? How many officers were brought in for overtime?
Wouldn't it make more sense to use these officers to patrol the streets looking for drivers who are actually driving in a manner that indicates they may be under the influence of alcohol or potentially driving drunk? This would be a better use of manpower and would provide for city wide enforcement to prevent DUI drivers. Most importantly, the rivers and passengers in the 560 other vehicles would not have had their evening interrupted by russian style police tactics.
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