Morgantown Criminal and DUI Lawyer

West Virginia authorities recently charged a Martinsville Central Elementary School principal with DUI following an ATV accident in which a woman was injured, according to a WBIW.com report. Authorities said Peter Jochim, 35, was driving an ATV in Morgantown when he made a sharp left-hand turn, which caused a passenger to fall off, the news…

Kanawha County deputies recently issued an arrest warrant for a West Virginia man they said was involved in a rollover crash in Sissonville, according to WOWKTV.com Authorities are seeking Steven Russell Beane Jr., who they said rolled his vehicle over June 3 while driving near Route 21, forcing a brief road closure, according to the…

A new law went into effect in West Virginia for all new DUI offenders – one state officials say will help people charged with drinking and driving retain their driving privileges while also ensuring throughways are safe for other motorists, according to WDTV.com. The law now allows DUI offenders to waive their right to a Department…

According to news reports, a new DUI sobriety checkpoint from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. on West Virginia 68 (Harris Highway) in Parkersburg would start. The Wood County Sheriff’s Office announced this in the wake of increasing accidents due to driving under influence, particularly alcohol. It is noted that West Virginia has one of the…

WVU Hall of Famer and former NFL defensive back Aaron Beasley was recently charged with a DUI-second offense, driving on a non-DUI suspended license, possession of a controlled substance, and having no insurance, West Virginia Metro News reports.

Several police agencies teamed up in early July to conduct heightened DUI enforcement. Patrols were increased in the Route 19 area for the Fourth of July holiday because of a high number of alcohol-related crashes in the past, according to WVVA.com.

A West Virginia man was jailed after police said he was found driving under the influence of alcohol while in possession of drugs and a gun, according to WOWK-TV.

A McDowell County, West Virginia man is facing DUI, reckless driving, fleeing from an officer while DUI, driving with an operator, defective equipment, resisting arrest, assault on a police officer, battery of a police officer, assault, battery, and unlawful possession following a police chase recently, according to WVVA.com.

Kanawha police charged a Kenova man with DUI, fleeing with DUI and two counts of possession of a firearm following a police chase recently, according to WOWK-TV.

Anonymous plaintiffs have filed a civil lawsuit against two employers of Johnnie Barto, the pediatrician from Johnstown who got arrested in March 2018 for assaulting 31 children, most of them were his patients. According to the lawsuit, the employer knew that Barto was a serious threat to the patients and they still allowed him to…