North Carolina drunk driving News

North Carolina Tosses 175 DUI, Traffic Cases From Officer Who Lied in Court

The district attorney in Wake County, North Carolina, has dismissed 104 DWI cases and another 71 traffic-related offenses after a sheriff’s deputy was found to have lied on the stand. Local media outlets said District Attorney Lorrin Freeman took the …

North Carolina Kicks Off Annual Holiday Anti-Drunk Driving Campaign

The North Carolina Governor’s Highway Safety Program and law enforcement agencies are starting their annual holiday campaign to combat drunken driving. The kickoff for the “Booze It & Lose It” enforcement campaign was held Dec. 11 at the Winston-Salem Fairgrounds. …

North Carolina Legislators Approve Tougher Drunken-Driving Bills

North Carolina lawmakers want a tougher no-alcohol policy imposed upon more motorists permitted to drive again following an impaired-driving conviction. The House voted this week for a measure saying drivers who get their licenses restored can’t drive with any alcohol …

Former North Carolina Lawmaker Sues Driver, Bar Over Crash

A former North Carolina legislator who was seriously injured in a 2011 car crash is suing the estate of the man killed in the accident as well as the bar which he says served the victim too much alcohol. The …

Nearly 1,800 North Carolina Drivers Arrested for Drunk Driving Over Holiday

North Carolina transportation officials said almost 1,800 motorists were arrested on North Carolina highways for driving while impaired during an Independence Day operation. The N.C. Department of Transportation and the Governor’s Highway Safety Program announced that “Operation Firecracker” resulted in …