DUI

What do I do if I was charged with DUI?

What You Should Do After Being Charged with DUI After you have been pulled over and charged with DUI, it is more than likely that several questions and concerns are going through your head. At Manchester & Associates, we commonly…

Marijuana DUI: The Modified Romberg Balance Test

If you asked Dr. Moritz Heinrich Romberg him what his legacy would be while he was on his death bed in 1873, we doubt he would say field sobriety testing for drug and marijuana DUIs. Nevertheless, (former) neurologist Dr. Romberg…

ARD – Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition

What Does ARD Mean? ARD stands for “Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition”. If you have been charged with a first offense Pennsylvania DUI, you may be eligible for Pennsylvania’s ARD program. If so, and you complete the program, you will have resolved…

DUI Prescription Drugs

More Common Than Ever: DUI Prescription Drugs Recent surveys show Americans are taking more and more prescription drugs, and as such, police in Pennsylvania are stepping up their enforcement of prescription drug DUIs. You do not have to be drunk…

Vehicular Homicide While DUI

Vehicular Homicide While DUI; A Second Degree Felony Have you or someone you know been charged with Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence? This charge is also well-known as “Vehicular Homicide While DUI” or “Vehicular Manslaughter While DUI,”…

Some Defenses For Drug DUI Cases

I was going over the latest PA Bulletin on the minimum detection levels for a case and I wanted to share some information about it because I often get calls on this topic. In summary, if a Schedule I, II,…

Consequences For Refusing A Breathalyzer Test

In Pennsylvania, there are two ways that the Commonwealth can gather evidence that will result in a Blood Alcohol Concentration Level: Now it is important to differentiate that there are two different types of breath test. There is the portable…

What Should I Do At A Traffic Stop In Pennsylvania?

If you are driving in Pennsylvania at some point you will be pulled over by the police for any number of possible traffic violations, or randomly through a DUI checkpoint. If you are stopped by the police the first thing…