DUI - Eric Ray, Criminal Defense Attorney

Should I Refuse a DUI Field Sobriety Test?

by Eric Ray | Nov 21, 2024 | DUI

If I am pulled over for a DUI in Kentucky, should I refuse the field sobriety tests and if I do, does that increase my potential penalties? If you are pulled over for suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) in Kentucky, one of the first decisions you may face...

DUI, Alcohol and Marijuana

by Eric Ray | Oct 3, 2022 | Drugs, DUI, Kentucky Driving Laws, Kentucky Drug Laws

“What is a DUI?” When faced with this question, most people think “driving under the influence” (DUI) relates only to driving while impaired by alcohol. However, that’s not the case. In Kentucky, the laws related to driving under the influence (DUI)...

What should the legal blood alcohol level be to drive?

by Eric Ray | Mar 22, 2019 | DUI, Kentucky Criminal Law, Kentucky Driving Laws

On December 30 , 2018, Utah became the strictest state in the country on blood alcohol content. The state legislature reduced the legal limit from 0.08 to 0.05. This is something that everyone should take notice of because Utah was also the first state to lower its...

Refusing a blood, breath, or urine test during a DUI arrest is surprisingly not an aggravator, as long as it is your 1st offense.

by Eric Ray | Jan 28, 2019 | Drugs, DUI, Kentucky Criminal Law, Kentucky Driving Laws, Kentucky Drug Laws

Kentucky’s DUI statute states that “aggravating circumstances are any one (1) of the following: (e) Refusing to submit to any test or tests of one’s blood, breath, or urine requested by an officer having reasonable grounds to believe the person was operating or in...

During a DUI arrest, you have the right to an independent blood test, but not an affordable blood test.

by Eric Ray | Dec 26, 2018 | Drugs, DUI, Kentucky Criminal Law, Kentucky Driving Laws, Kentucky Drug Laws

Earlier this month, the Kentucky Supreme Court reversed the court of appeals in ruling that a Defendant is not entitled to an affordable blood test. During a DUI arrest, the officer will give you the opportunity to contact a criminal defense attorney and request that...

Can I Receive a DUI for Consuming Substances Other Than Alcohol?

by Eric Ray | Feb 2, 2018 | Drugs, DUI, Kentucky Criminal Law, Kentucky Driving Laws, Kentucky Drug Laws

In the United States, an average of 1.5 million people are arrested annually for drunk driving. In 2015, an astounding 10,235 people died as a result of driving while drunk. There is a library of statistics and evidence comparing driving under the influence and car...