On behalf of Nielsen Legal | Sep 20, 2019 | car accidents, Traffic Violations
Car accidents happen all the time in North Carolina, but that does not mean that this state has drivers who worse than other states. There is a lot of information about accidents, including what causes them and who is most likely to get into them. There are also...
On behalf of Nielsen Legal | Aug 28, 2019 | Traffic Violations
North Carolina treats driving while impaired as a misdemeanor with five separate penalty levels from V, the least severe, to I, the most severe. Every level carries a mandatory minimum jail sentence, starting with 24 hours to 60 days for a first-time offender....
On behalf of Nielsen Legal | Aug 22, 2019 | Traffic Violations
Busy lifestyles have become the norm. People seem to always be rushing around to bring their kids to school, go to work, pick up the kids, go to the grocery store, and complete all the little errands that must be done in between. Having a busy lifestyle can be...
by Nielsen Legal | Dec 30, 2016 | Traffic Violations
People are slowly catching on about the risks they are taking when they text and drive. Hardly a week goes by that the news does not report a tragic story of a young mother killed by a driver texting, a child in a crosswalk run over by a distracted driver or a teen...
by Nielsen Legal | May 6, 2016 | Traffic Violations
First, in North Carolina, there is a three-tier graduated system for obtaining one’s full driver’s license. The graduation is as follows: Level 1 – Limited Learner’s Permit – beginning at age 15, you can obtain a limited learner’s...
by Nielsen Legal | May 6, 2016 | Traffic Violations
Often law enforcement will charge someone with Aid and Abet of DWI even when they were not driving or sometimes not even in the car with the driver, or the car’s owner. This means that the person who is driving or operating the car is charged with Driving While...
by Nielsen Legal | Feb 29, 2016 | Traffic Violations
If you have been charged with Driving While Impaired in North Carolina or even if a law enforcement officer suspects you of Driving While Impaired (or DWI) you may be required to submit and/or provide either a breath or blood sample for the state to test. Many people...
by Nielsen Legal | Feb 29, 2016 | Traffic Violations
These dreaded letters come when a number of things might have occurred, here are a few: You have refused to take a chemical breath analysis when charged with a DWI If this is so, YOU MUST request a hearing within 10 days of the post mark on the letter and call a...
by Nielsen Legal | Jan 22, 2016 | Traffic Violations
Many individuals in this state and others face a misdemeanor offense of Driving While License Revoked (DWLR). Many client’s do not understand why they received this charge when they were stopped for a routine traffic violation or at a driver’s license...
