No one likes to hear about car crashes, particularly when someone is injured. There are times when a crash is truly an accident and no one is specifically to blame. Then there are other times when a car crash could have — and should have — been avoided. This was the case one evening in June…
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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) recently recommended that states lower the blood-alcohol content (BAC) that constitutes drunk driving from .08 to .05. The BAC measures the percentage of alcohol, by volume, in the blood. Currently, all 50 states use .08 as the legal limit, above which a driver is subject to arrest and prosecution.…
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The Herndon Patch reports that the Town of Herndon Police Department will be conducting drivers’ checkpoints on weekends during this busy holiday season. What are they looking for? Drunk Drivers. The Herndon law firm ABRAMS LANDAU has tried cases against impaired drivers. Injury lawyer Doug Landau prosecuted drunk and stoned drivers as part of his…
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Virginia wine sales are up to an all-time high, according to recent press accounts. Virginia is home to nearly 200 wineries, the fifth largest number in the United States. While the Commonwealth of Virginia collected almost $1.8 million in wine liter tax revenue this year, up from $1.6 million in 2010, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau…
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