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| California DUI/DWI Facts and Statistics Drunk driving or | | | | 0.08% blood alcohol count, the DUI arrests have |
| driving under the influence (DUI) is the act of driving a | | | | decreased by an assenting rate of 45%. The number |
| motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or while in | | | | of deaths and injuries has also shown a 50% |
| an inebriated condition. It is a common problem in the | | | | decrease. This is a positive indication, which proves |
| United States and the rest of the world. DUI is | | | | that to an extent, the imposition of fines and |
| responsible for 41 percent of total traffic deaths. | | | | punishments has shown affirmative results. |
| Alcohol tends to get absorbed into the bloodstream | | | | Alcohol offenses are serious crimes, which carry |
| and is carried to the brain immediately upon | | | | major consequences if convicted. An alcohol related |
| consumption. Laws in the US in relation to DUI have | | | | crime can be one of many subcategories including, DUI, |
| become extremely strict. In the state of California | | | | DWI, underage drinking, public drunken behavior and the |
| alone there are approximately 200,000 arrests for DUI | | | | illegal distribution, production and sale of liquor. |
| every year. The law has enforced strict and stringent | | | | If you have been charged with any of these crimes, |
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| blood alcohol count of 0.08% or more. | | | | specializes DUI charges in California. All Attorneys are |
| Based on California law, a person under the influence | | | | insured and monitored by a process approved by the |
| of alcohol is charged on two counts, a Vehicle Code | | | | California Bar Association and the Supreme Court. |
| section 23152(a) count, driving impaired by alcohol and | | | | Any punishment or penalties assigned by the court in a |
| 23152(b), driving above a .08% Blood Alcohol Content. | | | | California DUI / drunk driving case is separate from the |
| California Highway Patrol records, 1998 states that in | | | | repercussions possible at the DMV. The California |
| 1997, a total of 31,189 people were injured in | | | | DMV will suspend the driver's license for a minimum of |
| alcohol-related traffic accidents in California. This | | | | four (4) months for a first-offense (1st) DUI / DWI |
| comes down to approximately 86 people per day. | | | | arrest if the driver loses the hearing. |
| Injuries caused in such accidents comprise of roughly | | | | The DMV will suspend the driver’s license for one |
| 10.94% of the total 284,871 traffic injuries in California. It | | | | year for a second offense (2nd) and two years for a |
| also states that in 1997, a total of 1,100 people were | | | | third offense (3rd). These are the repercussions faced |
| killed in alcohol-related accidents in California - this | | | | by California drivers who submit to a chemical test of |
| equates to 3 people per day. These deaths roughly | | | | their blood or breath. In the case of a refusal, the DMV |
| represent almost 29.96% of the total 3,671 traffic | | | | punishment is increased: a first-offense (1st) will trigger |
| fatalities in California. | | | | a one-year suspension with no opportunity for a |
| Strict and stringent laws have been enacted to deal | | | | restricted license. |
| with offenders caught while DUI. Jail sentences range | | | | A second offense (2nd) with refusal will result in a |
| from 2 days to 120 days depending on the intensity of | | | | two-year suspension, and a third offense (3rd) will |
| the offence. Similarly DUI schooling may also be | | | | cause a three-year suspension. |
| recommended. This may range from 15 weeks to 18 | | | | |