Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here Teen Charged For DUI After Crashing Car Into a Home »
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- 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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Ignition Interlock Bill in Kentucky »
On Tuesday, a House committee has passed a bill for DUI conviction. According to that bill the DUI convicted people might have to pass a Breathalyzer test each time they start their vehicle.
This House Bill 58 will allow the judge to order for a breath alcohol-monitoring device for a person’s first DUI conviction. This ignition interlock device requires a person to go under a breath test before starting the vehicle; if the person will be too dunk to drive then the car will not start.
Democratic Rep. Dennis who had sponsored this bill told that the person who will be charged for this penalty would pay $2 to $3 a day for the device and that can continue for up to a year.
Keene said that he is sponsoring this bill because his daughter was injured by a drunk driver in 2002 and she have to go under three operations. He said that cost is not the issue if they can buy liquor then $3 a day is nothing, its almost equal to the cost of a beer in a bar.
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In Nevada, A Conviction For DUI Can Bring troubles to you »
Before you start driving on the roads in Nevada, you must bear in mind that getting charged for a DUI case would not only make you face criminal conviction, but also affect your future in a negative way. Being charged for DUI in Nevada is not a small crime.
it can label you with an ill-conduct record for rest of your life that would result in ruining your career too and making it difficult for you to find some other job. Keeping in mind the severe consequences, you must not take a DUI charge lightly. The best way to lessen your worries in this regard is to contact some Nevada DUI attorney as early as possible. Click here to read more »
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Effects of Drunk Driving »
Drunk driving effects can be serious and long lasting for those people who are involved in that. Majority of people who drink and drive never think that the results of drunk driving can be horrible. They realize it on moment when the damage is done or its too late. Most frequent committed crime in America is drunk driving, killing someone every thirty minutes and injuring someone every two minutes.
Drunk driving is having vast effects. As figures show that three of every Americans will be involved in a drunk driving accident at some point in their lives. Effects of drunk driving pose a significant threat to public safety. The effects of drunk driving had forced states to crack down on drunk driving offenders, making harsh legal effects on those who found guilty for a DUI or DWI.
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Women DUI Cases on the Rise »
DUI arrests for women had risen 30% since 2007. This increase is seen with many female celebrities who had arrested for suspected drunk driving.
In Santa Barbara, Heather Locklear was arrested back in 2007 for suspicion for drinking and driving. A driver on the road informed the police about her rash driving on the road.
She pleads no contest to DUI but pled guilty to a lesser charge of a misdemeanor of reckless driving. She was fined $700 with sentence to attend a 12-hour drug education program and placed on 3 years.
In the same year of 2007 Lindsay Lohan also received a DUI offense. She pled no contest to driving under influence and received three years probation. She was also ordered to serve 10 days community service. 30 days in drug rehab and complete an 18 months alcohol education program.
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Certain Circumstances Can Intensify a D.U.I. Charge »
If you are drinking and driving having three children at back seat of your car then this act will immediately enhance your punishments. It’s really like a worst nightmare because the results for you will not be so good.
Here seven more situations that can increase charges for drunk driving:
1. While DUI speeding 30-30 miles over than speed limit.
2. Having a BCA of .20 greater than the legal limit.
3. Past convictions record for DUI, DWI, OUI, OWI or any other drunk driving offense.
4. If you are under 21 years of age while driving under the influence.
5. Refusing or arguing for undergoing a chemical test of blood, breath, or urine when suspected of DUI/DWI.
6. Property damage, an accident or injury resulting because of a DUI/DWI case.
7. Worst condition than all unfortunately if you are drinking and driving and someone got injured because accident even if its your passenger then many states for that will convict you of a felony DUI/DWI. And if death is related to a DUI/DWI case then the drunk driver can be charged with vehicular manslaughter or even murder.
Though the punishments and laws are different from state to state and county to county but one thing is assured they all are having severe laws.
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Driving Under Influence »
The literal meaning of “Drunk driving” is that when a person is drunk while driving. However, it may also mean, a drunk person sitting idle in the car. Police can arrest such drivers before they cause harm to humanity.
You will be considered a “drunk driver if your body shows alcohol levels above a level of legal intoxication level. This can be examined through a blood test or breath test.
On What Conditions Can A Person Get Arrested?
A driver cannot be arrested based on wine smell coming from his mouth. However, other indications like bloodshot or watery eyes, slurred speech or the manner of driving prior to the stop, may give the officer right to arrest the driver.
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The Dangers of Drunk Driving »
The rate of casualties during road accidents is on the rise. The main reason behind such alarming death rate is drunk driving.
According to reports released by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality, motor vehicle crashes have now become the leading cause behind rising death rate in Unites States.
All measures taken at government level, severe penalties, public awareness and heavy crackdown from law enforcement agencies are not proving enough for keep people from getting behind the wheel while intoxicated.
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Penalties for Driving Drunk »
Since 1980, several new DUI laws have been formulated to deal with drunk driving. Many NGOs and special organizations like MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Driving) have done a lot in this regard.
Some of these laws include ALR (Administrative License Revocation) and Zero tolerance laws which have been passed by the majority of states. ALR laws permits arresting officer to keep a driver’s license until he passes a breath test.
As the legal drinking age is 21 and legal blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit is 0.08 % in almost all states, therefore Zero tolerance laws have been passed to restrict the adult drivers from having a considerable alcohol concentration in their blood. Other penalties like fine money, license suspension period and number of days behind the bars have also been increased to deal the menace.
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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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