Getting arrested for drunk driving is stressful, confusing, and often overwhelming. One moment you’re behind the wheel, and the next you’re in handcuffs wondering what happens now. If you picked up a DUI in Johnson County, Indiana, the next 30 days are important. What...
When you’re arrested for drunk driving in Indiana, one of the first questions people have is simple: “Is a DUI worse than a DWI?” Here’s the truth: In Indiana, it’s a trick question—because there is no difference between DUI and DWI. Other states love their acronyms....
If you’ve been charged with drunk driving in Indiana, you need to understand something right away: this is not just a ticket. It’s not a minor offense that will quietly go away. In fact, an Indiana DUI or, as it’s legally called, Operating a Vehicle While...
A Second DUI Isn’t Just “More of the Same” If you’ve been charged with a DUI, OWI, or OVWI in Indiana and this isn’t your first time, you’re facing a very different kind of case. Indiana law treats repeat drunk-driving offenses much more harshly than first-time...
Getting pulled over for drunk driving is stressful enough. Add in a chemical test refusal, and things can go from bad to worse in an instant. Many people don’t realize how easy it is to be marked as a “refusal” in Indiana and how severe the penalties are if it...
Being charged with a DUI (or as Indiana law calls it, OVWI — Operating a Vehicle While Intoxicated) can feel overwhelming. People often ask: Am I going to jail? Will I lose my license? What does this process even look like? At the Marc Lopez Law Firm, we built our...
