If you have recently been charged with a DUI or you have had one in the past‚ you are likely beginning to realize what a difficult process it is to deal with a DUI case. A DUI charge can effect many areas of your life and could leave you without a license or even dealing with jail time. So how do you keep yourself safe whether you are driving or you are a passenger. Which States Have the Most Drunk Drivers There are some states within the U.S. that tend to have a higher rate of drunk drivers. Seeing
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left a precedent of ensuring that every person caught driving under the influence faces prosecution by signing a “Watson Advisement.” However‚ there is enough educational warning about the dangers of driving under the influence that even in the first DUI a person should be charged with deeper punishment. After reading statistics like this the average person realizes there’s nothing they can do to protect themselves; thus solidifying
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California DUI Management Information System‚ in 2010 there were 17‚592 DUI arrests in the 4 BART servicing counties: Alameda‚ Contra Costa‚ San Francisco‚ and San Mateo. The goal of The Weekend Extension project is to provide safe‚ late night public transportation to already servicing areas. Objectives are to include: Extending operational hours to 3 AM to the already servicing 3 main nighttime routes. Increasing ridership and revenue through ticket fares and parking. Decreasing DUI arrests by
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had been convicted a dozen times for DUI‚ which under New Mexico’s law‚ becomes a felony (punishable by a prison term of more than one year) the fourth (or subsequent) time an individual commits it. (Supp.2007). The sentencing judge consequently found that Begay had at least three prior convictions for a crime “punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.” 377 F.Supp.2d 1141‚ 1143 (NM 2005). The judge also concluded that Begay’s “three felony DUI convictions involve conduct that presents
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months to a year. For a DUI or DWI that’s been classified as a felony. either because the driver killed or injured someone or because it’s the driver’s third or fourth DUI. jail sentences of several years are not uncommon. Again‚ this depends on state law‚ the facts of the case‚ and the discretion of the judge at trial. Fines In addition to jail sentences‚ courts can and do impose high fines for DUI or DWI. These range from $500 to as much as $2‚000. Driver’s License Problems A DUI or DWI offender stands
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be given a DUI or DWI for having a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or less. While driving under the influence charges are normally given to people with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 percent or higher‚ police are still allowed to hand out tickets to someone who seems impaired. Your blood alcohol concentration may be low‚ but this does not necessarily mean that you are safe to drive. DUI Charges Under Florida’s Laws According to Florida’s laws‚ a conviction for a DUI can lead to
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under the age of 24‚ and about 40 percent of those deaths are somehow related to alcohol. Many of those in this statistic were the drivers or passengers of drunk drivers‚ and recent Driving Under Influence (DUI) statistics are showing increasing trends. States are cracking down on drunk driving. DUI and DWI laws across the nation are becoming stricter and being enforced with greater diligence. Why is drunk driving such a big deal? What happens to your body when you drink that makes driving so dangerous
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case was on a charge of DUI. The defendant was found guilty on a summary offense of obedience to traffic control devices‚ and an act of careless driving. He received a $35.00 fine for each offense. This male was also found guilty of a DUI and was ordered to serve a minimum of thirty days‚ and a maximum of six months‚ in the Western Diagnostic Classification Center in Pittsburgh‚ PA. He also is to refrain from the use of alcohol or substances‚ pay a $750.00 fine‚ complete DUI School while incarcerated
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function the same way they would if they were sober‚ not thinking about the consequences. People are lucky if all they are facing is a totaled car and a few scrapes and bruises. In Julia Beatty’s article‚ “It Happened To Me: I Crashed My Car And Got A DUI‚” it tells her story of the time she totaled her car after leaving a party on the fourth of July. She was trying to find the exit to get back home‚ but none of the roads looked right. Then when she thought she found the right road‚ she swerved over
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down the highway safely. Before he knows it‚ though‚ he plows right into a police car‚ T boning it‚ and immediately killing the officer and his service dog that were inside of the car. This man is now facing not one‚ but two charges of murder and a DUI. If he ever gets out of jail‚ it will be almost impossible for him to get a job and his insurance rates will skyrocket because of the accident. For these reasons‚ and simply to prevent terrible accidents like this from happening‚
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