Taimoor Rana is seasoned criminal defense attorney specializing in DUI related cases. He shares his expert legal opinion here The Science of Intoxication »
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- 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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Accuracy, Honesty and Rights: Field Sobriety Tests in Florida »
If you’re ever pulled over under suspicion of DUI in Florida, the officer will normally perform a Standardized Field Sobriety Test (SFST) and take a breathalyzer reading.
The SFST is used to estimate the level of intoxication and can provide the cause to arrest. A breathalyzer is used mostly to confirm intoxication.
Sometimes, the breathalyzer may return a negative reading, contradicting the results of a field sobriety test. There have been many cases involving a driver that has been arrested after a SFST and registered a completely legal BAC at the station.
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Unlawful Police Stops »
It is compulsory for an officer to have a valid, probable cause for ordering a driver to legally pull over for suspected drunk driving. Probable cause in this case can be defined as a reason sufficient enough to believe that illegal activity is taking place, not just a hunch or suspicion.
Before asking to stop, the officer should have observed actual signs that indicate intoxication. These may include swerving, speeding, driving too slowly and disobeying a traffic law which give the officer a reason to ask you to pull over for DUI.
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How Blood Tests Work in DUI and DWI Cases »
Once the police asks you to pull over for DUI or DWI, you will be required to give a breath test or you may end up taking a blood test to measure the blood alcohol content (BAC) in your body. The BAC level a crucial piece of evidence that the prosecution will use in proving that you were driving drunk.
Thus it is important to understand what this test measures, how it is administered and what can affect the results.
There are devices that have now been placed in police cars, known as breath testing equipment, that measure breath alcohol levels in suspected drunk drivers. But in case you have been accused of DUI or DWI and believe that the breath analysis is not accurate, you should request a blood test.
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“Strong Odor of Alcohol on Suspect’s Breath” Is it possible? »
I am sure about the fact that you would have never seen a DUI case where the officer does not report an odor of alcohol on the suspect’s breath. Never ever.It is expected by the officer that the person who has been stopped by him must have drunk and so there must be an odor of alcohol on his breath, and it is a psychological fact that we see, hear and smell the same thing that we expect to see, hear and smell.
But here I really want to tell you that it is a fact that most police DUI reports are formatted for the usual symptoms. There is given a box for "odor of alcohol", which the officer is required to check off. Usually there are three boxes, that has labels "strong", "moderate" and "weak"; but there is no box for "none", so this means that there is no other option for the officer other than to check off one of the three boxes. Mostly the "strong" box is checked by the officers. It is presumed that the stronger the odor of alcohol, the more intoxicated would have been the person who has been arrested.
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10 DWI/DUI Myths and Their Facts – Part-1 »
Common myths surround the subject of DWI and DUI. Here I have corrected them by giving scientific information and evidence related to these myths.
Myth # 1:
A person’s BAC reading could be lowered down by sucking on pennies.
Fact:
If you suck a penny or other copper, it will not affect the results of an alcohol breath tester BAC. Don’t ever try to be a sucker as doing this you does not make any cents.
Myth # 2:
A reliable sign of how much alcohol has been consumed and what is the level of intoxication is “Alcohol on the breath”.
Fact:
Actually alcohol is odorless means it does not contain any smell. It is believed by the people that actually the alcohol on the breath is the odor of things commonly found in alcoholic beverages. So the breath of a person who has taken a non-alcoholic beer will smell the same as that of a person who has consumed an alcoholic beer.
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