In this video I will tell you about the steps of a DUI police investigation. There have been drunk driving laws for just over 100 years, so shortly after the car was invented. And before the invention of the car, there were traffic police in major cities dealing with horses and buggies. So enforcement of […]
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My name is Paul Doroshenko and I’m an IRP lawyer. What that means is that I defend the drunk driving cases that are common in BC. I’ve defended police DUI and impaired driving cases for over 15 years. Today I will tell you a little bit about dissecting police DUI investigations in a drink-drive case.
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WATCH: My name is Paul Doroshenko and I’m a lawyer with Acumen Law Corporation. We are the lawyers for people from all around BC when it comes to disputing Immediate Roadside Prohibitions. We succeed in more IRP review hearings than any other BC law firm month after month, so you can have some confidence that
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WATCH: In this video I will explain why in Immediate Roadside Prohibition cases we get the disclosure first from RoadSafetyBC before advising our clients on how to deal with their Immediate Roadside Prohibition. In the last video I explained that the police officer was required to submit the disclosure to RoadSafetyBC. The disclosure is a
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WATCH: Today I want to tell you about the RoadSafetyBC disclosure in an Immediate Roadside Prohibition case. When a police officer issues you a roadside prohibition, the officer is required in law to prepare a report about the case and send this disclosure to RoadSafetyBC in Victoria. In most cases they will send the disclosure
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WATCH: I want to talk to you about compassionate grounds arguments at IRP hearings. Of course people think that there’s always the sympathy angle. Well no. There isn’t. Many people who are stopped for drinking and driving feel that the driving prohibition should be revoked because the punishment is too harsh for them personally. Other
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WATCH: I’m gonna tell you about whether you should worry because you blew twice into a roadside breathalyzer. Most people who have been issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition blew twice into the breathalyzer. And in most cases, they blew two Fails. And many people assume because they blew two Fails, they must be done for.
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WATCH: I’m going to tell you about the first limitation period when you are issued an IRP. If you get an immediate driving prohibition for drinking and driving, it can be very traumatic. If you just got one, we want you to take a deep breath. Our job is to provide legal help to challenge
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In BC if you were given a driving prohibition by the police in a drunk driving case you’ve probably been issued an Immediate Roadside Prohibition. This is a driving prohibition that the police give you right there at the roadside when you blow into a roadside breathalyzer. Immediate Roadside Prohibitions are called IRPs for short.
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