As recently reported in the Manchester Union Leader, a Rochester New Hampshire man with 2 previous DWI convictions was recently involved in a motor vehicle crash wherein his 9-year-old daughter was severely injured. According to the Deerfield NH Police, the 29-year-old man reported that he swerved to avoid a deer and crashed into a tree. […]
Category Archives: DUI/DWI
Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer and is one of the most well-traveled holidays in New Hampshire. According to the New Hampshire Division of Travel and Tourism, New Hampshire should see approximately 540,000 out-of-state visitors for the Memorial Day weekend, the 4th busiest tourism weekend for the state. Most of the holiday visitors hail […]
The National Driver License Compact program is a voluntary agreement among U.S. states to share information about driving-related arrests, charges, and convictions, including the administrative penalties that may come with them. The program is operated by the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA). About 43 states currently participate in the program, including New Hampshire. […]
Sobriety checkpoints are spots along roads where police stop passing vehicles to screen for possible criminal behavior, including driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol or drugs. However, recent moves in New Hampshire’s legislature to eliminate or restrict police power to hold NH sobriety checkpoints have made many New Hampshire drivers wonder: why are sobriety […]
St. Patrick’s Day, March 17, is a popular holiday to hit the local bar and enjoy a beer or other alcoholic beverage – many of which come in green to celebrate the day. But more people out partying also means more police officers on the roads, in roving patrols and at NH sobriety checkpoints, keeping an […]
The New Hampshire state House of Representatives has postponed further consideration of a bill that would allow grocery stores to sell liquor in the state. The House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee has instead asked for a study that will weigh the bill’s possible impacts on administrative costs, liquor costs, and the possible consequences, such […]
The New Hampshire Senate is currently considering a bill that would expand the administrative powers of the Division of Motor Vehicles when it comes to drivers who have been arrested for or charged with driving under the influence (DUI) or driving while intoxicated (DWI) in New Hampshire. The bill, known as Senate Bill 282, would […]
A bill recently introduced in the New Hampshire legislature to limit or prohibit officers from making arrests at sobriety checkpoints has sparked opposition from law enforcement agencies and other groups, according to a recent article in the Union-Leader. Representatives of various law enforcement agencies and House representatives banded together to hold a hearing opposing the bill, […]
New Hampshire law requires police departments to obtain a court’s approval before setting up an NH sobriety checkpoint to screen drivers for driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI). Researchers in the field of drunk driving prevention say that sobriety checkpoints work best when the community has plenty of notice about when and where the checkpoint will […]
Many law enforcement attempts to stop drunk driving are focused on deterrence or encouraging people not to drive when there is a risk they may be arrested on suspicion of breaking DUI laws. Although NH sobriety checkpoints and roving patrols will arrest people they suspect of breaking New Hampshire DUI laws, they are also intended to deter […]