Traffic/DWI Driving While Impaired

It’s no secret that a conviction today for Driving While Impaired DWI/DUI can seriously affect both a person’s personal as well as professional life.  The lawyers at Andresen & Arronte are dedicated to providing their clients charged with Driving While Impaired with quality legal representation.  A DWI/DUI defense attorney may be able to assist you in getting your driver's license back within 10 days of your arrest for DWI/DUI.  An attorney may also be able to prevent a suspension of your driving privilege or obtain a limited driving privilege for you from the court.  The DWI/DUI lawyers at Andresen & Arronte will thoroughly review the facts and circumstances of your case in order to provide you with the best possible defense.

The DWI/DUI defense attorney’s at Andresen & Arronte have handled hundreds of Driving While Impaired cases.  Mr. Andresen is a former Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina and is USDOT certified.  Mr. Andresen has received the same certification that law enforcement officers receive to conduct DWI/DUI investigations using Standardized Field Sobriety Tests.  Mr. Andresen has been practicing law in Charlotte, North Carolina for over 27 years. 

The DWI/DUI defense attorney’s at Andresen & Arronte will review every aspect of your case including:

1. The Stop:  Why were you pulled over by a law enforcement officer?  Did the officer have sufficient cause to stop your vehicle? 
   
   
2. The Post Stop Investigation and Arrest:  What did the officer ask you to do after he stopped your vehicle?  Did the officer ask you to conduct some field sobriety tests?  Did the officer administer the tests correctly?  This information is important because it may determine whether or not the officer was justified in his decision to place you under arrest for DWI/DUI.
   
   
3. Chemical Analysis:  Did you agree to submit to a test of your breath or a blood test?  Did the chemical analyst or intoxilyer operator conduct tests in accordance with the procedures and regulations set up for these tests?
   
   
4. Your time in Jail:  How long were you in jail?  Were you released quickly to your friends or family after you met the conditions of your release?  In some cases the denial of access to friends and family members by jail officials may prove to be important information for your DWI/DUI defense.

For more information about the DWI/DUI please call the DWI/DUI attorneys at
Andresen & Arronte

DWI General Information:

The following information about DUI/DWI is provided to give individuals charged with DWI/DUI background information.  The information that follows is not intended to address the specific facts of your case or the drunk driving laws in North Carolina.  Please contact the lawyers at Andresen & Arronte to discuss your own case.

In North Carolina a person commits the offense of a Driving While Impaired if he or she drives a vehicle upon any highway, street or public vehicular area while under the influence of an impairing substance.  A person is considered impaired if the results of a chemical analysis show he has a blood alcohol content of .08 or higher.  The state may also prove a person is impaired by providing the court with other evidence such as a person’s performance on field sobriety tests or the type of driving the person charged exhibited.  A person can also be convicted of DWI if the state proves that a person was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of a narcotic.