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A 51-year-old resident of Faith, North Carolina was arrested in Salisbury, North Carolina, Sunday on suspicion of driving while impaired. The North Carolina Highway Patrol says that the man accused of DWI was driving a moped when a passenger on the bike fell off.

Troopers say the driver of the moped stopped briefly at the scene. However, law enforcement accused the alleged moped driver of fleeing the scene of the accident after gathering a few items from the accident scene. Troopers apparently base their suspicions from witness statements.

The witnesses say that a passenger fell off the moped around 6:00 Sunday evening as the driver was negotiating a turn in Salisbury. The witnesses claim that the driver stopped, and later fled the scene. Troopers say that the witnesses provided a description of the person who was driving the moped at the time of the accident.

Investigators located a man that troopers claim matches the witness’s description. The man was found down the road from the scene of the accident. Law enforcement claims that the man was hiding behind a tree.

The man who witnesses say was a passenger on the moped was taken to Rowan Regional Medical Center with undisclosed injuries.

The Faith, North Carolina man is now accused of drunk driving on a moped and fleeing the scene of an accident.

North Carolina DWI laws are applied broadly in terms of the vehicles used in public places in the state. This blog has previously reported a DWI arrest involving a moped. This blog has also covered stories related to DWI charges involving bicycles, golf carts and more.

It is important when accused of driving while impaired to consider speaking with a seasoned Pitt County DWI defense lawyer for a review of the allegations and to learn what defenses may be available in specific circumstances.

Source: Salisbury Post, “Police: Drink driver hid behind tree after accident,” July 23, 2012

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An underage North Carolina man faces serious charges after an alleged investigation into a report of an erratic driver. Law enforcement says that someone called around 3:00 Saturday afternoon claiming that a driver may be impaired. Officers responded to the area and say that they followed a car into a parking lot outside a Walmart store in western North Carolina.

Henderson Police say that the driver put his car into reverse while in the Walmart parking lot and rammed the car into the police patrol vehicle before driving off. Authorities claim the 20-year-old driver cruised to the rear of the Walmart store, where there apparently was no exit.

The young man was arrested and later booked into jail with bond set at ,000. The man faces a slate of North Carolina criminal charges, including DWI, inhaling toxic fumes, texting and driving and fleeing police. Authorities claim that the inhaling fumes charges relate to aerosol computer cleaner, although a story in the Spartanburg Herald Journal does not reveal what evidence of alleged huffing and texting that law enforcement is depending upon to support those charges.

Greenville underage drinking and DWI lawyers know that the legal issues surrounding telephone tips and traffic stops can be complex. An experienced DWI and alcohol offense lawyer can help anyone accused of criminal charges protect his or her rights in court.

While the recent allegations against a 20-year-old North Carolina man did not arise in Pitt County, North Carolina traffic stops can often escalate to include resisting arrest or fleeing charges in any part of the state.

Source: Spartanburg Herald Journal, “Police: NC man, 20, was drunk, texting, inhaling computer cleaner while driving,” July 8, 2012

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