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DUI - DWI Offenses
Drunk Driving • License Suspension
William Foreman, P.C.
Phoenix DUI Lawyer
We Value Your Freedom
Being arrested for drunk driving, driving under the influence (DUI), or driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a serious matter. A DUI / DWI conviction in Arizona, and in most other states, carries with it the possibility of serious sanctions. Contact Phoenix DUI lawyer William Foreman, P.C. to discuss the facts of your case. Learn how you may be able to avoid negative consequences such as the following:
- alcohol assessment and treatment
- community service
- criminal record
- fines and forfeitures
- increased insurance rates
- job loss
- mandatory jail or prison sentence
- probation
- suspension or loss of driver’s license
- vehicle immobilization or forfeiture
In most situations of DUI / DWI, criminal charges are a result. Clients of William Foreman, P.C., are assured that their 4th amendment right of freedom from illegal search and seizure will be upheld in cases involving drug possession or alcohol-related charges. By getting in touch with an experienced drunk driving attorney, you may be able to resolve your situation quickly.
However, a DUI / DWI arrest also brings about a civil proceeding against the arrested motorist’s driving privileges in Arizona by the Motor Division of the Arizona Department of Transportation. [link] An MVD license suspension is initiated against an arrested driver when he or she either refuses to submit to breath or blood testing, or fails a breath or blood test.
The legal authority to impose an MVD suspension against a driver’s license is found in the Arizona implied consent statues, which state that any driver who operates a motor vehicle on Arizona roadways has implicitly consented to provide a specimen of breath or blood if that driver is arrested for DUI / DWI and is provided with the applicable consequences for refusing to submit to testing.
Issues involved in an MVD license suspension include the following:
- whether the police had reasonable suspicion to stop the driver
- whether the police had probable cause to arrest the driver
- whether the police complied with Arizona implied consent law
- whether the driver refused to provide a specimen of blood or breath or failed a breath or blood test by registering an alcohol concentration of .08 or greater.
If you have been arrested for drunk driving, DUI, DWI, vehicular homicide, marijuana possession, or any alcohol- or drug-related crime, contact William Foreman, P.C. to schedule a free consultation.
William Foreman, P.C., represents clients in the Phoenix area (Maricopa County), and beyond, in communities throughout the State of Arizona, such as Scottsdale, Tempe, Mesa, Glendale, Chandler, Sun City, Avondale, East Valley, Tucson, Flagstaff, Peoria, and Anthem, Arizona.
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