Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here New Drunk Driving Law »
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- Most people tend to ignore this fact and yet go onto repeat their mistakes; drink and drive. This combination together is a problematic issue and in the state of Louisiana, the republican representative from LaPlace, Nickie Monica, will make sure that the second time offenders of DWI get punished severely.
Prior to this bill, a second time offender of this offense was allowed to drive if they got permission from the department of motor vehicles who would grant a restricted license. This restricted license means that you could only driver to certain places such as work, church or in any medical emergency. Click here to read more »
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Understanding Implied Consent »
Implied Consent states that it’s the consent assessed when the circumstances allow a person around you to believe in the fact that consent has been granted even though if the word of agreement was not direct, express or explicit. This is often used by the law enforcing agencies to determine where you’re intoxicated or clean. For instance in case of drunk driving, if you’re drunk and you’re driving a vehicle then you have given a consent to submit to the approved test to test whether you are drunk driving or not. If you’re stopped driving for any particular reason then you can refuse to take the breathalyzer test, this is because when you got hold off your license, you gave consent for this to be done. But if you deny driving in a drunken state or refuse to give the test then you would find yourself in hot water than compared to giving the test.
In the city of Pennsylvania, the law of implied consent requires you to give the test. If you fail to do or deny appearing for it then you would lose you driving license for up to a period of 12 months due to the refusal itself. Given the above condition you still land up with DUI conviction and the 12 month ban period, therefore most lawyers advise their clients to go ahead with the test than to deny it.
For instance as mentioned above if you are stopped while driving or rather arrested then the officer on duty would read out the Implied Consent notice to you as stated by the law. After that you would be required to appear for various tests such as blood test, urine or breath or maybe in severe cases a combination of all three. It mandatory to give the test as you had agreed while accepting your driving license and if you fail to follow this then there might be severe complications. Having been arrested for drunk driving and if there are any exceptional circumstances such as injury or death or any one due to your influence of alcohol then you might be subject to a term of 15 years imprisonment. Thus its highly recommended that you give the test. Click here to read more »
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The Science of Intoxication »
We all know the consumption of alcohol and drugs have an adverse effect on our bodies. We have heard about the reaction of drugs and alcohol on the human body whilst driving, these articles appear in magazines, on TV and even on the radio. Everybody’s reaction and reaction time to these elements are different. Here is some information on how a person will react to alcohol and drugs consumption whilst driving.
When it comes to alcohol consumption, the effects it has on the body varies from people to people, everyone has their own tolerance level for alcohol. Usually the effects depend on the age, weight and diet of the individual. For the average person a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of .01% – .03% is considered to be normal, resulting in normal behavior of the individual and probably slow reflexes on his part, just like not having slept after a long day. Click here to read more »
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Scientific Facts about Intoxication While Driving »
Everyday we hear and listen how drugs and alcohol reacts in our bodies. It is about their side effects on body organs such as liver and kidneys, and also its reaction on the body movement especially while driving. Here are some important facts about the body’s reaction to alcohol when you drive car.
Impact of Alcohol on Your Motor Reflexes
Alcohol effects varies, depending on the person and their tolerance related to their age, weight, and diet. In major cases blood alcohol content of 0.01-0.05% is considered subclinical and it results in normal behavior and slowed reflexes are same as someone has not slept after a day long.
If you get blood alcohol level of 0.03-0.12% then you are considered in the Euphoria stage that results in a loss of critical judgment, emotional instability and the impairment of general perception, memory and comprehension. In simple words it means that you lose the basic skills which are needed to operate a motor vehicle properly. In other effects you can have drowsiness which is dangerous and everything from visual acuity, to glare recovery, to sense motor coordination can reduce all.
When your blood alcohol level reaches at 0.10%, it means you reach the confusion level which will result in loss of motor control, visual disturbances and dizziness. After this point, you reach dangerous levels of Stupor and even Coma.
Driving Motor Vehicle While Intoxicated
You can lose some necessary skills to handle a car when your blood alcohol level is 0.03%, for some people it can be even lower. Even at 0.01% blood alcohol level accident risks are higher. And it gets higher if your blood alcohol level is high. In some states 0.08% blood alcohol content is considered legally drunk while they are well beyond safe driving limits.
There is no doubt that driving a car when drunk is a bad idea. Even a single drink can increase the risk of an accident many times over. So when you will be having 0.08% blood alcohol level which is legal in most of states, the risks are infinitely higher, resulting in potential accidents or even deaths.
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Texas DUI/DWI Penalties »
There are two definitions for intoxication in the Texas Legislature. The first definition is that if a driver is intoxicated and had a below normal use of physical or mental faculties because of alcohol, drug, or controlled substance use. If any driver is having blood alcohol concentration (BAC) 0.08 percent or above, the driver will be considered intoxicated according to second definition.
For first DWI/DUI offense driver will face fines up to $2,000, imprisonment from 72 hours to 180 days, and suspension of driving license for 90 days to 1 year. They must also have to take part in alcohol assessment/rehabilitation program. Click here to read more »
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Facts and Figures about DUI »
The facts of DUI can astonish for many people. Drinking and driving is never been a good idea. If you drink then never drive back home yourself, ask any of your friends or hire any taxi for going back home. Your negligence can take someone else’s life.
Every half an hour DUI accidents cause one death and injure a person in every couple of minutes across United States. Biggest reason behind the criminal deaths across the country is Driving Under the Influence (DUI). Click here to read more »
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Five Things Can Result Wrong DUI Breathalyzer Reading »
People know very well that ‘drinking and driving‘ is not a good thing and mostly it ends up with a horrible incident. But people should have enough information to protect themselves from a false reading during breathalyzer test. There are several ways to prove that breathalyzers can be wrong during the testing process and the results shown by the machine are not reliable always. The innocent people can use this information to protect themselves against false prosecution of drunk driving.
Here are the five things that can make breathalyzer test wrong.
1 – Calibration
If the breathalyzer won’t be calibrated properly then it will lose the ability to give accurate readings. A proper calibration process is meant to train the breathalyzer’s sensor so it can accurately detect the amount of alcohol that is sent through the machine.
2 – Residual Mouth Alcohol:
It is important for the breathalyzer administrator to analyze the suspect for up to twenty minutes so that the residual in the suspect’s mouth won’t make the breathalyzer reading wrong. Breathalyzer basically functions on assuming that the breath it gets comes direct from the lungs and there is a reading of how much alcohol is in the bloodstream. But there is always possibility that the suspect will be having left over alcohol in their mouth, which makes the breathalyzer false reading and will show the high alcohol limit in them. Click here to read more »
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How Alcohol Turns You Drunk? »
Medically 20% of alcohol drink absorbs in stomach and rest 80% alcohol get absorb in small intestine. This absorption of alcohol in body mostly act on central nervous system (CNS), which play a vital role in main body function like body movement, speech, sight, muscles and sense of organs etc. 
CNS works a central processing unit where information is processed and a suitable action is carried out after data analysis. This information receives from ears, eyes, muscle or from environment. This information then is responded by contraction of muscles. Unusual alcohol drinking impairs person CNS actions that result in unintentional actions that prove a man is drunk. These actions can be excess sweating, blurred vision, uneven body balance and dullness of mind.
An alcohol drink also influences the outer layer of the brain called frontal cortex. This frontal cortex is responsible for conscious thoughts. After getting drunk most people loose their consciousness and start doing funny things.
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Teen Charged For DUI After Crashing Car Into a Home »
A 17 years old teen was arrested for crashing car into a Washington Road House in late December. The teen driver who is Cromwell resident was arrested this week and was charged with drunken driving under the age of 21 years and reckless driving.
Police haven’t given the name of young man because of his age, they told that he was under the influence of alcohol and unspecified drugs also at the time when he crashed the vehicle into the house on the night of Dec. 29.
He was driving 1999 model four door Cadillac Coupe de Ville and was moving north on Washington Road when he lost the control on the car and crashed that into a home at 11:08 p.m.
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Top Ten Drunkest Cities In United States »
The list of top ten drunkest cities in America has been released. This list is compiled by various available DUI/DWI statistics, alcohol related car accidents, and breath rates from alcoholic live disease.
In the top ten, California and Arizona cities are cracked to top. Number one city on list is Fresno, California. California is having several cities in top ten list. But in the list there is no city of northeast states which are having trouble with alcohol.
Here is the list of top ten drunkest cities in United States:
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Fresno, California
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Reno, Nevada
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Billings, Montana
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Riverside, California Click here to read more »
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