Gaston Police arrest man for habitual North Carolina DWI
Gaston Police say they have arrested a man for driving while impaired for at least the fifth time. A Gaston County officer says he observed a 1989 Toyota that was not properly maintaining a single...
View ArticleNorth Carolina man gets 9-plus years for habitual DWI
Prosecutors turned to the North Carolina habitual felon statutes in a drunk driving case against a Leland, North Carolina, man. Authorities arrested the man in November on suspicion of driving while...
View ArticleMoped rider in Clinton, NC charged with felony habitual DWI
Earlier this week, this blog reported that a man was charged with driving while impaired on a moped in Wilkesboro, North Carolina. A similar account has made the news in Clinton, North Carolina-at...
View ArticleBailey, North Carolina woman accused of habitual DWI
People accused of drunk driving with prior convictions for driving while impaired in North Carolina face stiffer consequences if charged with a repeat DWI offense. In 2011, the penalties for repeat DWI...
View ArticleNorth Carolina bill seeks to modify habitual DWI offense
Earlier this month, this blog discussed habitual driving while impaired charges. North Carolina law allows authorities to seek felony DWI charges against drivers with repeat DWI offenses within a 10...
View ArticleNorth Carolina House sends two habitual DWI bills to the Senate
Lawmakers in the North Carolina House passed to measures last week that are aimed at habitual drunk driving charges in the state. Essentially, habitual driving while impaired is a specific type of...
View ArticleMan accused of habitual DWI after allegedly sleeping in ditch
A North Carolina man is facing felony drunk driving charges after law enforcement says that the man fell asleep in his car in Belmont, North Carolina. Authorities claim that the Gastonia man was...
View ArticleMan pleads to habitual DWI in Carteret County
We have previously discussed the issue of the potentially increasing penalties that may be available when a person is accused of repeat driving while impaired offenses in North Carolina. Many people...
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