The start of basketball or baseball season is an exciting time, but there’s something standout and unique about Football season. Perhaps its a combination of the crisp fall air, pumpkin-everything and the end of the scorching hot summer, but little gets us as thrilled and feeling as full of life as NFL Sundays. Sadly, we’re …
The number of drunk driving deaths in Virginia in one decade would have wiped out a small town. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that from 2003 to 2012, 2,613 people in Virginia lost their lives in crashes that involved drunk drivers. The CDC put together a fact sheet to highlight the magnitude of …
Note: This is part 2 of a DUI Guide provided by the Parrish Law Firm. If you have not read part 1, you can do so Part 1 of our DUI Guide . Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is never safe and never right. That said, we can’t control what others on …
Here’s a scary statistic: Alcohol is involved in 40% of fatal car accidents – let that sink in. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs is never safe and never right. That said, we can’t control what others on the road have chosen to do before getting behind the wheel. This guide will dive …
James R. Parrish, founder of Parrish Law Firm, PLLC has been chosen to join Corporate America’s Legal Elite of 2015! This prestigious award has crowned Parrish Law Firm PLLC: Best for Drunk Driving Accidents – Virginia. The 2015 Legal Elite Awards recognize the individuals and firms who use their top-class skills and experience to help …
In 2004 lawmakers tightened Drunk Driving laws. Using a high profile DUI case they set out to make a difference and to reduce this occurrence. A bipartisan group drafted more than 70 bills seeking to stiffen penalties and enacted a near-zero-tolerance for repeat offenders. Key provisions of the 2004 Virginia drunken driving laws that were …
The Supreme Court of Virginia has reinstated a $100,000 punitive damages award, which had previously been reduced to $50,000 by a trial judge, for two plaintiffs injured by a drunk driver who was also talking on a cellphone, reports Virginia Lawyers Weekly. Plaintiffs Victoria Coalson and Michael Stemke suffered minor injuries in the the auto-accident, …
Once again this holiday season Prince William County police are participating in Virginia’s Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign in the hopes of getting drunk drivers off the road, reports the Manassas Patch. Checkpoint Strikeforce is a multistate initiative that is researched-based and utilizes road checkpoints and patrols in an effort to catch inebriated drivers during high-risk times …
The Virginia lawyer who faces a DUI charge and two counts of manslaughter after killing a couple riding a motorcycle in Ashburn, VA will remain in jail after a judge stayed his bond, reports NBC Washington. Ashburn resident and attorney Mark Sgarlata, 52, was drunk when he made a left turn into a shopping center …
A crash in Ashburn, VA over the weekend left two people dead, and an attorney facing manslaughter and drunk driving charges, reports NBC Washington. Ricky and Leia Wrenn were making their way to their Ashburn home on their Harley Davidson motorcycle when a BMW sedan, driven by an alleged drunk driver, hit and killed them. …
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