| Driving under the Influence or drinking and driving can | | | | kill someone who is an innocent bystander with your |
| have far reaching consequences, both legally, financially | | | | careless behavior. |
| and emotional. When considering the sky rocketing | | | | Over the past thirty years, there have been many |
| number of deaths and injuries related to drunk driving, | | | | laws passed relating to drunk driving, and the legal age |
| most states have taken a more strict stance at this | | | | for consuming alcohol in all 50 states is now 21 years |
| lack of social responsibility. | | | | of age. According to DUI statistics in Ohio drinking |
| As a result, having an attorney to plead your DWI | | | | underage and driving makes up for a disproportionate |
| case in exchange for a lesser sentence has lost much | | | | number of alcohol related deaths. So as a result, all 50 |
| of its appeal. Judges are trying to send a loud | | | | states have responded with felony charges and |
| message that such acts of irresponsibility will not be | | | | extended jail time for anyone convicted of DUI, DWI, |
| tolerated. | | | | OVI or driving under the influence. |
| If you are convicted for driving under the influence, you | | | | In addition to the very likely possibility of have to deal |
| will not only face fines and penalties imposed by the | | | | with a great number of legal issues with driving under |
| state court system, but also many other | | | | the influence, one of the worst side effects of alcohol |
| consequences. Things that you should consider before | | | | abuse is the loss of memory and impaired judgment. In |
| deciding to drink and drive are the possibility of some | | | | an drunken state, you will lose the ability to react |
| time in prison, court fees, lawyer costs, loss of your | | | | quickly or drive safely. This type of behavior not only |
| driver's license, being fired from your job, loss of | | | | affects the safety of the intoxicated driver, but it also |
| income, steep insurance increases, community service, | | | | affects the safety of others on the roads. |
| and worst of all - the possibility that you could harm or | | | | |