Oklahoma State Tragedy in relation to Washington DUI Defense

One of the negative repercussions of a DUI conviction in Washington State is a requirement of an Ignition Interlock Device (IID) for a minimum of one-year on one's vehicle. While IIDs are well-intentioned and serve a legitimate purpose, these devices are error-prone and often dangerous.

While you likely don't have a court date immediately, there are certain things that should be addressed immediately

A frequent question I get from new clients is how a Seattle DUI charge will affect vehicle insurance. I briefly touched upon SR-22 insurance in a previous post, but want to provide additional information here. Three years of SR-22 is a requirement the Department of Licensing (DOL) will ...

Law Enforcement officers in Washington State do have the discretion to take DUI arrestees Blood without consent in certain cicumstances

If an attorney tells you that they don't have to try cases and/or don't lose trials, you should run like the wind. Seattle DUI charges are tough, and any attorney claiming to not lose cases is doing what many attorneys I know do: merely plea their clients guilty when prosecutors ...

“A defendant is presumed innocent. This presumption continues throughout the entire trial unless during your deliberations you find it has been overcome by the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt…” WPIC 4.01.

For years, we ,at Veitch Ault & Associates, have suspected that various Washington State law enforcement agencies used "DUI Quotas" for their traffic enforcment officers. 

I found this article today in the Huffington Post.  http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4221000 Such details the following: "Former prosecutor and judge, Ken Anderson, pled guilty to intentionally failing to disclose evidence in a case that sent an innocent man, Michael Morton, to prison for the mur...

As I have written before, I don't know a single person who believes it's a good idea to drink a lot of alcohol before getting behind the wheel.  

I came across the following article this morning, which details how distracted driving is expected to surpass impaired driving as a factor in fatal crashes for the 7th straight year in Ontario Provincial. My reason for posting is not to minimize the danger of drinking and driving.  Rather, I thin...

I came across the following article this week, which compares average insurance premium increases following a DUI from city-to-state http://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/insurance/2015/03/09/stpatricks-day-drinking-dui-insurance. The article ranks Seattle as #17th in the U.S. in average insurance pre...

I came across this article as a member of the National College for DUI Defense.  Though http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Lawmaker-Paul-Moriarty-Says-He-Was-Humiliated-by-False-DWI-Arrest-290842361.html

I have previouslu blogged about the possible effects of a criminal conviction on one's ability to gain employment in Washington State. Thus, I wanted to post an article from the New York Times written this past week. While the article is well-written and makes some good points, I believe (atleast...

I tell every potential client I meet with that setting realistic expectations is paramount.  Unlike many attorneys who claim to focus in DUI Defense, I am not going to make promises I can't keep.  The large majority of our firm's clients come from referrals (from other lawyers, past clients, law ...

Roughly 90% of the potential clients I meet with are under the impression that their DUI arrest was video and audio recorded.  Unfortunately, this is the case only roughly 35% of the time..  As a general rule, I am ALWAYS happy to learn that a client's arrest was audio/video recorded.  You may th...

The following article comes from the Seattle Times in 2015. Such discusses how a number of ill-advised local lawmakers are pushing to amend the current law regarding what qualifies as a Felony DUI in Washington State. At the present time, the number of misdemeanor/gross misdemeanors

While waiting to be seated for breakfast this morning at a local restaurant, I overheard a man explaining to one of the waitresses that a friend of his had been stopped at a DUI Sobriety Checkpoint in the State of California last evening. The man's friend, intelligently, had agreed to be the desi...

I recently came across the following article: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/State-lawmakers-mull-toughening-Wash-distracted-driving-law-286516891.html. Such briefly touches upon the notion that law enforcement officers in Washington State have become frustrated with the limited effect of dis...

Another Day, Another Article in a Washington State newspaper (The Olympian) concerning drivers arrested for Marijuana-DUIs.

"Prevalence of Alcohol Dependence Among US Adult Drinkers (2009-2011).

I came across the following article in the Seattle Times this morning (such was, in fact, released on November 29, 2014).  The article explains how researchers at Washington State University are currently taking steps toward creating a Preliminary (& Portable) Breath Test Device (PBT) to assi...

Ever since the legalization of recreational marijuana was approved in Washington State on November 6th, 2012 I have been asked countless times to what degree we can expect the number of Marijuana DUI arrests to increase. If I knew the precise answer, I would be playing the lotto rather than wr...

This past Sunday, I came across a KIRO Investigative Report on the television. It is a rare occurrence when a local news station provides information worthy of a second thought. However, I will admit  that Channel 7's fifteen-minute segment concerning off-duty DUI arrests within the Seattle F...

A frequent question from one arrested for DUI is, "What is going to show up on Background Checks?" Unfortunately, there isn't a universal answer to this question, as there If you or someone you know has been arrested for DUI in Washington State, contact Veitch Ault & Associates...

The blog below comes from an article I wrote in November, 2012.  Such was published in the Washington Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers magaazine.  This article outlines how subjects arrested for DUI often have difficulty providing a breath sample at the police station and are improperly fo...