DUI

A DUI Arrest cannot be based on an Officer’s Hunch that a Driver is Impaired

An arrest for driving under influence of drugs or alcohol cannot be made on the basis of a police officer’s hunch.  Before making an arrest, an officer must have reasonable grounds to believe that an offence has been committed. In cases of driving while impaired by drugs, if the officer is unable to form these …

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Alcohol Consumption

Absorption primarily entails the passage of alcohol through the blood stream from where it is distributed throughout the tissues of the body via diffusion. Alcohol remains temporarily in the body tissue until elimination, which is the complete removal of the alcohol from the body. All of these processes depend highly upon and contribute to the …

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Care or Control

Sometimes drivers find themselves in a situation whereby they have been drinking and they are aware of the fact that they are too intoxicated to legally drive home. Drivers often have the right idea in thinking that “sleeping it off” is a safe option but sometimes the execution of this option has unintended consequence. Usually …

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