DUI Attorney Virginia

www.virginiadwiblog.com Hear from Principal Attorney James Parrish of the Parrish Law Firm discusses the nature of punitive damage in cases that may occur in Fairfax, Fauquier, Prince William counties Virginia. TRANSCRIPT: Hello everyone. I’m Jim Parrish of the Parrish Law Firm in Northern Virginia. I handle drunk driving injury cases, that is, cases in which people are injured by drunk drivers. In such cases there are special types of damages that can be available to the injured person, outside of those damages that are available for their injuries. This special type of damage is known as a punitive damage, or punishment damage. It’s a very tricky and complex area of the law. And in Virginia it’s very very difficult to recover this type of punitive damage. If you’d like further information about this type of damage, or if you’ve been involved in a an accident caused by a drunk driver, please feel free to contact us or visit us on our website, www.theparrishlawfirm.com. The address will pop up at the end of the video.

fairfax-county-dui-attorney.com Video 18 of 40 This video explains the walk and turn test which police often administer to drivers suspected of DUI and explains how it can be administered incorrectly. Walk and Turn Test in Fairfax County DUI Cases Before police arrested you for a DUI in Virginia, you may have been given a field sobriety test known as the Walk and Turn or Heel to Toe. This field sobriety test is approved by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Prior to administering the test, the police officer must first demonstrate what he or she wants you to do. Basically, the test requires that you take nine heel to toe steps, turn on a pivot and walk back in the same manner. You will follow either the white line on the roadway or an imaginary line walking as straight as possible. This test is actually a divided attention test meaning that it is checking to see if you can follow instructions as well as perform the tasks required. While you are performing the Walk and Turn, the officer will be looking for nine clues to see if you are under the influence. He or she will be looking to see if you can keep balance while listening to instructions, start the test when told to do so, have to stop walking to maintain balance, making sure to take heel to toe steps, seeing if you stepped off the line, using your arms for balance, taking the wrong number of steps, losing your balance during the pivot, or if you cannot complete the test. If the officer notices two of …