What to Do If You Get an Out of State DUI Despite the constant education, state laws, and afterschool specials, drunk driving and arrests for driving under the influence of alcohol still remain common occurrences. Data shows that there are about 111 million self-reported incidences of drunk driving in the United States every year. In […]
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DUI – Learn What Happens
What Happens When You Get a DUI? Drunk driving remains a serious problem in the United States today. While certain measures, like sobriety checkpoints and enforcing minimum legal drinking age laws have significantly reduced drunk driving incidents, they still happen frequently. In 2015, about 1.1 million people were arrested for driving under the influence of […]
Reasons For License Suspension
Reasons for License Suspension Committing any sort of crime comes with a wide range of potential penalties. With traffic violations, you can usually expect tickets or fines, but in some cases your license may be suspended, preventing you from driving legally for a certain period of time as determined by a court of law. There […]
Understanding DUIs and Traffic Violations
Is a DUI a Traffic Violation? According to data from the Federal Highway Administration, the U.S. has over 212 million licensed drivers age 16 or older. In 2015, about 1.1 million drivers were arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol or other narcotics. Alcohol-impaired driving is sadly an incredibly common occurrence, and many […]
What Is Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)?
What Is Blood Alcohol Content (BAC)? Drunk and impaired driving remain serious problems affecting the entire country. According to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 10,265 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes in 2015 alone. That accounted for about 29 percent of all traffic-related deaths in the country. Today, an estimated 28 people die every day […]
How Long Does a Breathalyzer Detect Alcohol?
How Long Does a Breathalyzer Detect Alcohol? Used by law enforcement and in ignition interlock devices, breathalyzers have become the primary tool for detecting the presence of alcohol and measuring a person’s blood alcohol concentration when taking a blood test or urine sample may be too difficult at that moment in time. They can be […]