| There has been a trend in recent years that shows | | | | When kids drink with their friends, elevated levels of |
| many DUI arrests are the result of underage drinking | | | | peer pressure can formulate into daring a person to |
| and driving. More and more teenage children are | | | | drive a vehicle. This can only lead to a great deal of |
| deciding to drink alcohol before they climb into their | | | | destruction that, ultimately, will mean either jail time or a |
| motor vehicle. Alcohol and driving can be a fatal | | | | probationary period for the teen. Either way, most |
| mixture that can lead to a great deal of harm being | | | | states do not remove DUI arrests from your record at |
| done either to the person driving the car or an innocent | | | | any time, so the DUI that you got when you were 16 |
| human being driving another car. There is a zero | | | | could still come back to haunt you when you are 45. |
| tolerance policy for anyone under the age of 21 who is | | | | If your child has found themselves in one of those |
| found to be intoxicated when they are behind the | | | | awkward situations where they are being tried for a |
| steering wheel, and the laws are being enforced more | | | | DUI arrest, you will undoubtedly need the professional |
| vehemently now than ever before. | | | | advice of a good criminal attorney who will help you |
| In 2007, the National Highway Traffic Safety | | | | through the entire process. Prosecuting attorneys are |
| Administration conducted a study in which it was | | | | usually not very lenient when it comes to driving under |
| shown that 28 percent of all juvenile crashes in the | | | | the influence cases whether you are an adult or a |
| United States were a direct result of the teenager | | | | child. In order to have your rights fully represented in |
| being intoxicated. Of that number, 64 percent were | | | | the matter, you will want to hire a criminal lawyer who |
| found to not be wearing their safety belt. Once you | | | | has a great deal of experience with these types of |
| begin to drink, your inhibitions quickly begin to dissolve, | | | | cases, as they can usually be difficult to try from the |
| which means that you are not at the right mental | | | | defense's standpoint. |
| capacity to make decisions as they relate to operating | | | | DUI attorneys do a fantastic job at making sure that all |
| a motor vehicle. The NHTSA also found that 40 | | | | of your personal rights are adhered to while getting |
| percent of all fatalities that were related to alcohol | | | | you a fair trial in the courtroom. A good criminal lawyer |
| could be traced back to juvenile drinking and driving. | | | | will diligently help you prepare a case to argue and |
| The new found thrill of having a driver's license and | | | | support your child throughout the entire process. It is |
| being able to go wherever you want is sometimes | | | | important that you only hire reputable a reputable, |
| taken for granted by some teenagers, which can | | | | well-established criminal attorney, as there are many |
| result in poor decisions like driving under the influence. | | | | intricacies that are involved with this type of case. |
| Another interesting element to this story is the fact | | | | Juvenile DUI is a serious matter, and it should be |
| that peer pressure amongst juveniles is usually higher | | | | handled in a professional way by a competent DUI |
| and plays a bigger role in the actions of any teenager. | | | | attorney. |