Author name: The Law Office of Brian Simoneau, P.C

As a result of the tragic death of 7 motorcyclists in New Hampshire, caused by Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, MassDOT recently discovered that the Registry of Motor Vehicles has not processed paper out of state suspension notices since March of 2018, when that function was apparently transferred from the Registry’s Driver Control Unit (Suspension Department) to the […]

On June 21, 2019, Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, the holder of a Massachusetts Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) killed 7 motorcyclists in New Hampshire. His Driver’s License should have been indefinitely revoked because he was arrested for DUI in Connecticut on May 11, 2019 and he refused to submit to a breath test. There is a nationwide system

Two different breathalyzer tests are usually performed in Massachusetts Operating Under the Influence cases and refusing one of these breath tests can result in the loss of your driver’s license for 6 months up to life. It is important to understand the differences between these breath tests. Many Massachusetts police officers are equipped with Preliminary

In the case of Commonwealth v. Cueva, the Massachusetts Appeals Court recently ruled that the evidence was insufficient to convict Cueva of Operating After Suspension, which would have likely resulted in a jail sentence. At the trial, the prosecutor introduced evidence, in the form of a docket sheet, showing that Cueva had his license suspended

Getting arrested for DUI out of state can result in confusion, harsh penalties, bureaucratic “red tape” and expensive reinstatement fees. It is bad enough to have to deal with the Mass. Registry of Motor Vehicles. When a DUI occurs in another state, such as California, Maine, New Hampshire, North Carolina, or Florida, for example, you

I was recently contacted by a successful local business owner who was stopped and cited for driving on an expired license. He immediately renewed his license, went to court, and paid a $100.00 fine. A few days after his court appearance, he received a letter from the Registry of Motor Vehicles notifying him that his