Points begin to accumulate against your driver’s license after receiving multiple traffic violations. Those results can lead to increasingly severe penalties, which can then lead to the loss of your driving privileges and even result in jail time. Each of these traffic offenses have their...
With Saint Patrick’s Day right around the corner, most of us are preparing our best green getups, planning or RSVPing to parties, and stocking up on the best Irish beers and whiskey. When we’re caught up getting into the spirit of the holiday, it can...
In Arizona, you are legally obligated to stop if you are in a motor vehicle accident. Failing to do so is known as leaving the scene of an accident, failure to stop, or hit and run. They all mean the same thing, and can have...
As we discussed in our previous blog post, being involved in a hit and run accident can be an extremely emotionally taxing and difficult situation. That fact is amplified 100-fold if it’s a hit and run in Arizona involving death or personal injury. Fear and...
Not all traffic offenses should be written off as a simple ticket and a guilty plea. As we discussed in a recent blog, the severity of traffic offense varies from offense to offense and as such should be treated differently. A conviction relating to reckless...
As a criminal defense law firm in Phoenix, we handle a variety of traffic offenses, from speeding, reckless driving, driving with a suspended license, to breaking any of the many Arizona traffic laws. Phoenix is the 6th most populous city in the United States. That...
As a criminal defense attorney in Phoenix, Todd Coolidge has argued his fair share of traffic violation cases in Arizona. With open skies and freeways that are five lanes wide on each side, it’s hard not to find your foot getting a little heavy when...
By this spring, 47 states had already banned handheld calls and texting while driving. And in April (2019), Arizona joined the club—making it State 48 once again. Montana and Missouri are the remaining two that have yet to follow the majority. Arizona’s new cellphone laws...
Many of us wouldn’t even think twice about paying a ticket if we were to be pulled over for speeding or another minor traffic offense in Arizona. However, you may not realize that by paying a ticket you are actually pleading guilty or no contest...
It’s the holiday season once again. And with the season comes a higher percentage of drivers on the road who are under the influence. As a criminal defense law firm, Coolidge Law encourages all Arizona residents to drive safely and responsibly. If you are pulled...