December 9, 2016 Attorney Marc Lopez was on his way to Texas when the universe winked at him. As he was passing by a bar in the Indianapolis Airport, he spotted this promotional sign and couldn’t resist snapping a photo. In addition to a quality pun, this...
Most people charged with drunk driving are facing two charges: operating a vehicle while intoxicated and driving with a blood-alcohol concentration above the legal limit. Two charges for the same crime? Is this America? The lead charge in 99% of drunk driving cases...
A police impersonator has been pulling over women in Central Indiana. WTHR has the full story online. Indiana law is very clear. In order for a police officer to stop a person for a traffic violation the officer must be in fully marked police vehicle or wearing a...
An officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) will not be facing criminal charges after he struck and killed a pedestrian while the officer, not on duty, was driving an IMPD vehicle with a .029 blood alcohol content (BAC). This incident...
Attorney Marc Lopez was fortunate to attend the 2015 National College of DUI Defense DUI seminar in Las Vegas. The three-day seminar included topics ranging from updates on the blood testing, breath testing, standardize field sobriety testing and national trends in...
The State of Indiana has put into law a few defenses to crimes. We have all heard about self defense and entrapment. But there are a few lesser known defenses that individuals charged with DUI / OVWI should know about. One of those defenses is...
