Massachusetts DUI Lawyers Blog

As a Massachusetts DUI and motor vehicle law defense attorney, I was recently contacted by a few media sources seeking my opinion on the new texting laws which take affect on Thursday. Along with several other new driving regulations and penalties outlined in these laws, it will now be illegal for anyone to text-message while driving. It will also be illegal for anyone under the age of 18 to talk on a cell phone while driving. These laws are a step in the right direction in the name of public safety, however as an attorney who specializes in criminal, OUI and driving related-offenses, I know that these new laws will be extremely difficult to enforce.

Please read Boston's Metro Newspaper in which I, along with other local driving-offense experts, explain that these laws will be difficult to enforce.

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In a blog article I wrote earlier this summer, I discussed the increasing number of Massachusetts police officer injuries and fatalities cause by drunk drivers. This trend led to increased law enforcement on the Commonwealth's roads and highways, more arrests, and a very busy summer for defense attorneys such as myself. These numbers are not going to go down anytime soon in the greater Lowell area, as a highly-decorated, off-duty police officer was killed by an alleged drunk driver just steps from Lowell District Court, where the 26-year-old suspect found himself held on $5,000 bail earlier today.

Officer Patrick Johnson leaves behind a wife, Lindsey, a three-year-old son, and an infant daughter.