Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here Woman Charged With DUI After Plowing Into House »
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- This week, a 20-year-old Winnetka woman was charged with DUI. Earlier this month, she had lost control of her car, crashing into the living room of a sleeping Wilmette family.
The woman named Colleen D. Brennan, resident of the 600 block of Sheridan Road, was charged when she had a blood-alcohol content of .29, which is greater than three times the legal limit to drive of .08.
According to the Police, Brennan was alone in a Saab at 5 a.m. on Dec. 5, when she crashed into a fire hydrant and a parked car before crossing four lawns in the 1100 block of Ridge Road in Wilmette. After that, she drove right through the bushes, before going airborne and hitting the home.
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Common DUI Penalties »
Punishments for driving under DUI differ from country to country. These punishments might be in the form of penalty, or staying in jail for a specified number of days. The days that the criminal is required to spend in the jails depends on the seriousness of the accident.
Moreover, punishment can also be in the form of certain amount of fine or cancellation of the license. These penalties become further severe if an underage driver is involved in this incident.
Other penalties consist of probation and alcohol programs like a living in a rehabilitation center for few days, outpatient rehab, or even Alcoholics or Narcotics Center.
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How to stop your Loved Ones from Drunk Driving »
Drunk driving is not only dangerous to the driver itself but also for other drivers and passengers present on road at the same time. But what can be done to keep your loved ones from driving when they are not in their senses because of having more than 5 or 6 drinks in one sitting.
Here are some useful ways that can be applied to stop them in such risky situation.
Take the Keys
The first thing you can do is to take car keys before serving them alcohol and allow them to go out only if they prove themselves conscious enough to drive a car. If it seems impossible to stay at that place and you also find them unable to drive, take them yourself where they want to go.
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Woman Charged With DWI After Almost Hitting Deputy »
A woman in Cannon Falls was charged with DWI for almost hitting an officer, who was helping out at an accident scene.
The 40-year-old Christina Leigh Ekstrom of Cannon Falls was charged by the prosecutors with two counts of driving while impaired in the third degree for the near-miss in June.
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Sleeping In The Car: DUI? »
Many times, DUI offenders are arrested after they have been reported to be asleep behind the wheel of a car, even when the car has been parked somewhere and are far away from a public roadway.
Recently, a DUI arrest had a public figure involved who argued that he was simply too tired to drive and was catching some sleep at a gas station parking lot, in his car. An officer arrested the man for DUI, even though the car was parked. Although the man refused to give a breath test, he failed sobriety tests according to the officer.
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What are Field Sobriety Tests »
Many accidents are reported everyday that happen just because of driving under the influence. However, without conducting some medical tests, it is sometimes hard to determine whether the driver is drunk or not.
Therefore, in order to find out, the police officers use a variety of field sobriety tests. But before conducting the tests, the police must have enough argument to stop your car.
A driver can be stopped only if he or she is driving strangely or violating the rules of the road. After being stopped for that, if the officer smells alcohol, or has a reason to believe that the driver is drunk, he has the right to ask the driver to pass few tests.
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Woman Charged with DWI, After Wrecking Car With Baby On Board »
A mother in Charlotte was charged with DWI after she clipped a utility pole and shut down a section of Beatties Ford Road.
According to the investigators, the woman who has not yet been identified told the police that she had been drinking before she wrecked the car near Johnson C. Smith University at about 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
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