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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.

Drunkest Cities

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:

  1. Fresno, California
  2. Reno, Nevada
  3. Billings, Montana
  4. Riverside, California Click here to read more »

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Plea Bargaining (Part-2): When is a DUI a Felony? »

BAC at or above .08%

(b) It is considered as a crime to drive a vehicle with.08% blood alcohol content (BAC) and at the same time any act forbidden by law is also done by him, or if he neglect any duty imposed on him by law in driving the vehicle which was the main cause due to which a person other than him is badly injured, then the DUI is considered a felony. However, the traffic collision must have happened due to his mistake.

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In case if the driver is under the influence of alcohol or drugs or both, but it was not his fault for which the traffic collision takes place, then the driver shall be charged with violation of VC 23152 (b), which is a misdemeanor.

It has been determined by the courts that if the driver undergoes a chemical test which reflects a BAC of .08% or greater within 3 hours of driving, then it will be believed on the basis of that test that the driver had a BAC of .08% or greater at the time of driving. Click here to read more »

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Plea Bargaining (Part-1): When is a DUI a Felony? »

In this article we have described, when a DUI or drunk drive offense is considered a felony offense as compared to other lower level crimes called misdemeanors. All the information that is provided in the article is directly related to DUI offenses in the state of California and cites specific California vehicle codes. If you do not need to consider the specific codes but just want to get the general information from the article it is basically relevant to all states.

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Plea Bargaining:
Below are few frequently asked questions related to plea bargaining. In this article I have tried to give the answers to these questions:

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