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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Today, a young man got the maximum penalty from court for causing the death of a friend. The death was caused due to a drunken-driving crash. The driver was also driving without a license due to a previous DWI conviction.

 

 

Judge Alex R. Renzi of Monroe County Court sentenced Aaron M. Boop to prison for five to 15 years for the death of Nicholas A. Zajac in Wheatland on Oct. 21, 2008.

 

The trial was carried out last month for the first degree vehicular manslaughter, second-degree manslaughter, first-degree aggravated unlicensed operation, driving while intoxicated and driving without a license. Boop, 20, of Avon, Livingston County was convicted in the trial.

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According to the New Jersey law, first-time DWI offenders can face up to seven month license suspension and a fine and fee of over $1,000. And in case it’s your second conviction, you will be deprived of your driving privileges for 2 years and owe thousands of dollars. Moreover, in case of a third offense, you could be imprisoned for six months and lose your license for 10 years.

 

Another penalty also awaits those who are convicted of driving under the influence in New Jersey for subsequent offenses, which is the ignition-interlocking device.

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