Have you wondered what the difference is between DWI and DUI? Did you know DUI (Driving Under the Influence) and DWI (Driving While Impaired) are the same crime. North Carolina law does not recognize a difference between the two and actually punishes this offense under the label of DWI. This…
From July of 2012 until June of 2013, the Administrative Office of the Courts reported 61,425 Impaired Driving citations issued in North Carolina. Of this figure, Cumberland and Hoke Counties accounted for over 2,500 citations. These “impaired driving” citations included Driving While Impaired, Driving While Impaired in a Commercial Vehicle,…
Cumberland County started in 2010 a special court to address the issue of repeat offenders of driving while impaired cases. This court has been named Sobriety Court. It was the first court of its kind in North Carolina and to my knowledge no other county has a court like this.…