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You just got pulled over and you are thinking – Will that traffic ticket affect my car insurance rates? The simple answer is, yes it will and you may be surprised at how much. Your driving record is as important as your credit report when it comes to saving money on your auto insurance. When [...]
Checkpoint Strikeforce is a zero-tolerance program designed to arrest individuals driving impaired. Sobriety checkpoints through this program are taking place in 5 states including, Virginia, Washington DC, Delaware, West Virginia, and Maryland. You may have seen some of the advertising campaign for Checkpoint Strikeforce. Their campaign consists of TV commercials with the motto “over the [...]
A teenager wearing a Breathalyzer costume was arrested for driving while intoxicated, minor in possession, and negligent driving. Police in Lincoln, Nebraska arrested the 19 year-old after observing him “driving erratically” in a Ford pickup truck in the early morning hours of Monday, November 1. The individual was wearing his Halloween costume, which ironically [...]
Austin, TX police stopped Jose Rios and Samuel Olivo Jr. after they were spotted trotting down the street. It’s not strange to see people riding horses in Austin, but the individuals were intoxicated, which made it interesting. The two individuals, one on a horse and one on a mule, were urging passers-by to walk onto [...]
A woman was injured, a man faces a DUI charge, and several people were arreasted for public intoxication when a stunt intended for Youtube went awry in Carlsbad, California. Police said the group rented a Toyota Yaris in order to “ghostride the whip.” Ghost riding is essentially a stunt wherein the driver starts driving, exits [...]
Insurance.com recently released a list the top 20 cities in terms of drunk driving arrests. As you’ll see looking at the rankings, it’s not necessarily the cities with the reputation for partying hard that top out the list, but rather those with the highest enforcement standards. Data was pulled from several categories to generate the [...]
We all know that in Virginia a DUI is a criminal charge, and consequences include jail time, loss of license, etc. But aside from the immediate punishments, what are the long-term effects? After dealing with loss or suspension of a drivers license, most peoples’ biggest concern is insurance premiums. Things You Should Know About Your [...]
Obviously not “step up” like Step Up 3 (but if you aren’t traveling this weekend, maybe you should go see that in 3D) though 75% of Virginia State Police troopers will be on patrol statewide. Virginia experienced a sharp rise in traffic deaths over Labor Day weekend last year, with 14 deaths during the 4-day [...]
While reports aren’t fully in yet, the video speaks for itself: An alleged drunk driver tries to cut through a line of cars, and then makes the clumsiest exit possible. While a third party uploaded the video to Youtube, it appears to be from a security camera, so it’s safe to guess they’ve identified the [...]
Ellen Marie Rix probably thought she was helping out her friend, but it ended up causing trouble for the both of them. When Veselina Stoilova was pulled over, she suggested she and Rix switch seats so that it appeared Rix was driving. Fearing Stoilova would be deported (she lacked a driver’s license), Rix agreed. Of [...]
