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Steven Epstein, Esq. is admitted as an attorney in New York and Connecticut, as well as before the United States District Courts for the Eastern, Southern and Northern Districts of New York and the United States Supreme Court. General Member, National College for DUI Defense (NCDD)
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n September 10, 1897, a London cabdriver named George Smith became the first person in recorded history to be arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol (“DUI�). It was obvious to the bobbies that he was intoxicated. Also obvious was that his being intoxicated affected his ability to drive a car. Mr. Smith crashed his taxi cab into a building. Mr. Smith pled guilty and was sentenced to pay 25 schillings.1 The purpose of his prosecution was as 1 History of Drunk Driving, http://www.DrunkDrivingPrevention.com (last visited August 16, 2018).
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