Beat your impaired driving and DUI charges.
Being convicted of drunk driving in Vaughan or anywhere in Ontario results in penalties that can significantly impact your life. Not only does a first-time impaired driving conviction result in the one-year loss of your driving privileges, but also includes hefty fines and administrative fees, big hikes to your insurance premiums, and mandatory enrollment at your expense in alcohol school and in the post-license-suspension ignition interlock program. Subsequent convictions result in tougher penalties including jail time. Other factors relating to the DUI charges, such as an accident, high breath sample readings, or reckless driving can lead to additional penalties well above the minimum sentence mandates. Beyond these court-ordered impacts, an impaired driving conviction can affect your job, future employment opportunities, and ability to enter other countries, such as the U.S.A.
For all of the above reasons, you should always consult with an expert drunk driving lawyer when faced with impaired driving charges. A skilled DUI lawyer in Vaughan has a full understanding of the highly complex and technical parameters of Ontario’s impaired driving laws in the DUI code and will be able to mount a defence tailored to your unique circumstances. Impaired driving charges are “DUI,” and, as such, the Mass Tsang LLP team of impaired driving lawyers will mount a vigorous defence against the charges brought against you in an effort to ensure that one mistake will not affect your life or ruin your reputation.
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While referred to by many names, such as driving while impaired, driving under the influence, driving while intoxicated, driving while high, drunk driving, DUI, and DWI, if you are charged with an impaired driving-related offence in Vaughan or anywhere in the greater Toronto area, you will likely be facing any of the following charges:
This charge is laid when the driver has an alcohol level of over 80 milligrams of alcohol for every 100 milliliters of blood. A breathalyzer reading or blood sample is used to obtain the evidence required to lay this charge.
This charge is made in the absence of a breath or blood alcohol test reading, when a police officer believes that he can prove that you were unable to operate a motor vehicle because of impairment by alcohol or drugs. An officer can lay this charge if a driver is driving erratically, has slurred speech, lacks motor skills, and/or displays unsteadiness while on their feet. With these charges the onus is on the charging officer and prosecutor to prove that your ability to operate a motor vehicle was impaired to some extent by alcohol or drug use.
This charge is generally used when a person suspected of impaired driving refuses to provide a breath or blood sample to a police officer. The charge can also be made when the provided sample is not deemed sufficient for the officer’s investigation.
You can be charged with impaired driving even if you were not actually driving a motor vehicle. Under such a charge, a police officer will try to prove that you had car and control of a motor vehicle while impaired, with a presumption that you also had such control while actually operating the motor vehicle.
In Vaughan and other Ontario jurisdictions, there is zero tolerance for the semblance of any impairment by teenage drivers. Thus, teenage drivers face a lower threshold of evidentiary proof to bring about any of the above charges.
There are a variety of defences that can be mounted to fight impaired driving charges depending upon your unique circumstances. They include:
Exclusion of evidence as a result of the police officer violating your Charter protected rights.
Challenging technical aspects of the breathalyzer and/or breath or blood testing procedure.
Challenging the police officer’s reasons for obtaining a breath sample
Challenging the police officer’s subjective judgement regarding impairment.
We highly recommend that you consult with one of our firm’s Vaughan-based impaired driving lawyers regarding the best defence for your impaired driving charge. You have every right to seek consultation upon your arrest and our DUI lawyers stand ready to help with any situation.
As noted above, penalties for being convicted of impaired driving in Vaughan or anywhere in Ontario are severe. To recap, minimum penalties for a first-time conviction include:
To book a free consultation with an experienced Vaughan impaired driving lawyer, call Mass Tsang LLP at 416-781-1148 or visit our website HERE. With more than 20 years of experience, our team of impaired driving lawyers provides service to clients in North York, Richmond Hill, Toronto, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan and all of greater Toronto.
Jeff Mass was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec. Coming from a family of judges and lawyers it was only a natural fit that his chosen profession was the practice of law.
Robbie was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. In 2000 he graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Science while studying human biology and actuarial science.
Heather Spence graduated from Wilfrid Laurier University in 2006 with an Honours Political Science degree and a Business Administration minor. Heather graduated Osgoode Hall Law School where she received a Juris Doctor in Law.
Brian Brody was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and has always been interested in social equality. Coming from a family of lawyers it was easy for him to choose the practice of law.
Alexei Zaitsev earned his law degree at the University of Windsor, with a heavy focus on criminal law. In his position with Mass Tsang LLP, Alexei practices exclusively in the area of criminal and quasi-criminal defence, as well as defending dog owners charged with offences under
Evan Sinclair studied law at the University of Windsor and the University of Detroit Mercy, receiving American and Canadian law degrees. Evan’s passion for criminal law was solidified after spending a semester as a student attorney working for the Detroit Mercy Criminal Legal Clinic.
Ruaridh McCartney is an Associate at Mass Tsang LLP. Ruaridh graduated from the University of Western Ontario in 2019 (Honours BA with a Specialization in Political Science). From 2019-2021 he attended the University of Southampton in the United Kingdom and graduated Juris Doctor in law in 2021.
Sehar Qureshi is an Associate at Mass Tsang LLP. Born and raised in Scarborough, she graduated from the University of Toronto (Scarborough) in 2017, with an Honours Bachelor of Science in Neuroscience and Psychology. She then attended the University of Windsor where she received a Juris Doctor in Law in 2022.
Stephanie was born in Hong Kong. She graduated from University of Toronto with an Honours Bachelor of Arts Degree majoring in Sociology and Book & Media Studies. In addition to her years of experience in operations management, legal administration, and customer service, she is also a certified interpreter for Cantonese and is fluent in Mandarin as well.
Lydia was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario. She graduated from the University of Toronto in 2017 with a Bachelor of Arts in political science, English, and history. Lydia has been working at Mass Tsang since 2018.
To receive expert advice and defence for your impaired driving arrest, book a free consultation with Mass Tsang LLP at 416-781-1148. With more then 20 years of experience, our team of DUI lawyers provides service to clients in Toronto, North York, Richmond Hill, Mississauga, Brampton, Vaughan and all of Greater Toronto.
