I came across an article from the Washington Post in my Archives (https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/21/driver-who-plowed-into-osu-crowd-was-not-drunk-court-documents-reveal) & wanted to pass it on, as it relates to yesterday's post & is pertinent to those accused of DUI in the City of Seattle.

“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.

oes the law actually allow law enforcement officers to force a Washington State driver to be held down while a police officer forcibly sticks a needle in their arm to take blood? It may be hard to believe, but the answer is Yes.

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.  

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 impose upo...

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 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 ...

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...

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...

While all DUI cases are different, there are some tasks all drivers arrested for DUI in Washington State will most likely need to complete in order to eventually resolve their cases.  Among those is obtaining a Chemical Dependency Evaluation & complying with its recommendation, along attendin...

While some of our clients are the first to admit they had too much to drink on the night of their arrest, others are shocked to learn their alleged breath test samples were in excess of Washington State's legal limit.  While some medical professionals claim there are different ways to calculate o...